Rendsburg station
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| Location | Am Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5223[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | AR[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8000312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 September 1845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Rendsburg-Glacis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station.[1] There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.
History[edit]
The approximately 34 km-long Neumünster–Flensburg railway, funded by local interests, was opened by the Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company (Rendsburg-Neumünstersche Eisenbahn) between Neumünster and the station then known as Rendsburg-Glacis as part of the Jutland Line (Jütlandlinie) on 18 September 1845.[3] This was followed on 1 January 1847 by a connection to the port railway from Rendsburg-Glacis to Rendsburg-Obereider.
Operations[edit]
In long-distance traffic, Intercity trains on the Aarhus – Hamburg route stop in Rendsburg. DB Regio Nord operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour. The Husum–Jübek–Schleswig–Rendsburg route has been operated by DB Regio since 2011.
Long-distance and regional services[edit]
| Line | Route | Frequency |
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| IC 76 | Hamburg – Hamburg Dammtor – Rendsburg – Flensburg – Padborg – Kolding – Fredericia – Vejle – Horsens – Skanderborg – Aarhus | Some trains |
| RE 7 | Schleswig-Holstein-Express: Flensburg–Rendsburg–Neumünster–Hamburg Hbf | Hourly |
| RE 74 | Kiel Hbf – Rendsburg – Schleswig – Husum | Hourly |
| RB 75 | Kiel Hbf – Rendsburg | Hourly |
Tracks[edit]
The station has five tracks, four of which are located on a platform. The tracks the movement of persons to be spanned by a platform area. Trains leave as follows:
- Platform track 1: long-distance and regional trains towards Hamburg, regional trains towards Neumünster and Kiel,
- Platform track 2: regional services to Kiel,
- Platform track 3: long-distance services to Denmark, regional services to Flensburg/Padborg, regional services to Husum/Bad St. Peter-Ording,
- Platform track 4: no scheduled services.
Gallery[edit]
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NOB train to Kiel -
RB-SH train to Flensburg -
Preserved signalbox in Rendsburg station
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Königlich Preußische Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona" (in German). bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
External links[edit]
- "Track plan" (PDF, 170 kB) (in German). DB Netz AG. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- "Photographs of Rendsburg station" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- "Track plan of Rendsburg station before renovation" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.