| Erfurt Hauptbahnhof | |
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| Entrance hall | |
| Operations | |
| Category | 2 |
| Type | Through station |
| Platforms in use | 10 |
| Daily entry/exit | 34,000 |
| DS100 code | UE |
| Station code | 1634 |
| Construction and location | |
| Opened | 1846 |
| Style of architecture | Historicism (old parts), modern glass architecture (new parts) |
| Architect | Gössler Kinz Kreienbaum Architekten BDA (new parts) |
| Location | Erfurt |
| State | Thuringia |
| Country | Germany |
| Home page | www.bahnhof.de |
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Erfurt Central Station (German: Erfurt Hauptbahnhof) is the central railway station of Erfurt in Germany. It is an important junctions of the German railways and is served by numerous local and long-distance rail services. Immediately north of the station, is Erfurt's city center. It had approximately 12.5 million passengers in 2006, that is an average of about 34,000 per day. The station lies on the Thüringer Bahn, which connects Halle to Bebra.
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In order for future ICE services between Munich and Berlin to connect with the ICE services between Frankfurt/Main and Dresden changes are being to the station's tracks and platforms, the station's building are being redeveloped and a new platform bridge is being constructed. The building of the third Erfurt Hauptbahnhof began in 2002 and was originally intended to be completed in 2007. Three island platforms and nine rail tracks as well as four dock platforms are planned. The double-span roof consists of a 20 metre-wide side span and a 65 metre-wide main span with a length of 157 metres and a maximum height of 25 metres. It will cost approximately € 260 million. The new station is being built by DB-Projekts as part of the new high speed line between Berlin and München via the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed line and Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed lines.
The station is served by the following services:
| Service | Train Type | Route | Material | Frequency |
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| RE | DB Regional Express | Neudietendorf - Erfurt Hbf - Weimar - Jena West - Gera Hbf - Altenburg | Every 2 hours | |
| RE7 Mainfranken-Thüringen-Express | DB Regional Express | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Suhl - Bad Neustadt - Schweinfurt Hbf - Würzburg Hbf | Class 612 | Every 2 hours |
| RB20 | DB | Eisenach - Gotha - Neudietendorf - Erfurt Hbf - Weimar - Apolda - Naumburg (Saale) Hbf - Großkorbetha - Leuna Werke Süd - Leuna Werke Nord - Halle (Saale) Hbf | Class 143 | 1x per hour |
| RB23 | DB | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Stadtilm - Rottenbach - Bad Blankenburg - Saalfeld (Saale) | Every 2 hours | |
| RB (STB4) | Süd-Thüringer-Bahn | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Plaue (Thür) - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Grimmenthal - Meiningen | Class 450 | Every 2 hours |
| RB (EB3) | Erfurter Bahn | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Plaue (Thür) - Geraberg - Ilmenau | Class 450 | 1x per hour |
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toward Wiesbaden or Saarbrücken
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ICE 50 |
toward Dresden Hbf
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toward Düsseldorf Hbf
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ICE 50 |
toward Dresden Hbf
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toward Frankfurt Flughafen
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IC 50 |
toward Ostseebad Binz or Dresden Hbf
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toward Göttingen
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RE 1 |
toward Zwickau Hbf
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Terminus
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RE |
toward Altenburg
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toward Würzburg Hbf
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RE | Terminus | ||
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Erfurt-Bischleben
toward Eisenach
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RB 20 |
Vieselbach
toward Halle (Saale) Hbf
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toward Saalfeld
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RB | Terminus | ||
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Erfurt-Bischleben
toward Meiningen
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RB | Terminus | ||
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Erfurt-Bischleben
toward Ilmenau
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RB | Terminus |