Freiburg Central Station

Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
View from the railway bridge over the tracks and station complex
Operations
Category 2 [1]
Type Crossing station
Platforms in use 8 (Long distance)
2 (Regional)
Daily trains 250[2]
Daily entry/exit * 45,000 regional
  • 15,000 long distance
  • 12,000 visitors to the station[2]
DS100 code RF
Station code 1893
Construction and location
Opened 1845 original

1949 temporary reconstruction
1999 current

Style of architecture Functionalism
Architect Harter + Kanzler
Location Freiburg im Breisgau
State Baden-Württemberg
Country Germany
Home page www.bahnhof.de
Route information
List of railway stations in Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg Central Station (German: Freiburg Hauptbahnhof) is the main train station in the German city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is a Category 2 station serving southern Baden-Württemberg. It was modernized in 1999, replacing a temporary station built in 1949 after the original 1845 station was destroyed in World War II.

References

  1. ^ "Station catgories 2011" (in German) (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/infomaterial/sonstige/bahnhofskategorieliste__db__station__service__2011.pdf. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Interview with station manager, Herr Sutter, in October 2009.