| Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer station | |
|---|---|
| Vogtlandbahn train in the station | |
| Operations | |
| Category | 3 |
| Type | Through station |
| Platforms in use | 6 |
| Daily entry/exit | 1,400 per day[1] |
| DS100 code | DP |
| Construction and location | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Style of architecture | Functionalism |
| Location | Plauen |
| State | Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Route information | |
| List of railway stations in Saxony | |
Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer (upper) station is the main station of Plauen in the German state of Saxony on the Leipzig–Hof line. It is the main hub of rail traffic in Vogtland. This station is maintained and operated by Deutsche Bahn.
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Plauen station was opened in 1848. For three years from that time it was a terminus with a stagecoach connection to Plauen city and to Reichenbach station. In 1851 the continuous Leipzig–Reichenbach–Plauen–Hof line was completed. In 1874, the Oelsnitz–Cheb line was extended to Plauen. The following year the station was renamed as Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer station, following the opening of the Elster Valley Railway with its own station, Plauen (Vogtland) Unterer (lower) station. In the Second World War, the historic station building was completely destroyed by bombing. In late 2006, the station’s mechanical interlocking was closed and the train dispatcher was removed, when the station track was integrated into the Leipzig electronic interlocking.
With the closure of Plauen lower station in December 2010, the city is planning to rename Plauen upper station as Plauen Hauptbahnhof.
The station has six platforms and a goods yard, as well as a loading facility for timber.
The station is connected by buses and lines 1, 5 and 6 of Plauen tramways, which pass in front of the station. In addition, there is a taxi stand in front of the main station entrance.
With the Franken-Sachsen-Express and several Deutsche Bahn Regional-Express services, there are daily direct connections to several major cities. Vogtlandbahn directly connects Plauen with almost all stations of the Vogtland district and other cities in Bavaria, Thuringia and Bohemian Vogtland. Since June 2005 Vogtlandbahn has operated the Vogtland-Express, the only direct service to Berlin, although between 16 February and 8 April 2009 it was temporarily suspended. Due to its function as a transport hub, the station is operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 3 station.
The following lines stop in Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer Station:
| Line | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| IRE 1 | Franken-Sachsen-Express: Dresden – Freiberg – Chemnitz – Glauchau – Zwickau – Reichenbach – Plauen – Hof – Bayreuth – Nuremberg | every 2 hours, hourly together with RE3 |
| VX | Vogtland-Express: Plauen – Zwickau – Chemnitz – Riesa – Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen – Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin Zoo | 1 pair of trains daily |
| RE 3 | Franken-Sachsen-Express: Dresden – Tharandt − Freiberg − Flöha – Chemnitz – Hohenstein-Ernstthal − Glauchau − Zwickau − Reichenbach − Plauen − Hof (− Nuremberg) | every 2 hours, hourly together with IRE1 |
| RE 16 | Leipzig − Plauen − Hof / Adorf | every 2 hours |
| VB 2 | Zwickau Zentrum – Zwickau − Plauen − Cheb – Mariánské Lázně | hourly |
| VB 5 | Adorf − Falkenstein − Plauen − Hof | every 2 hours |
| Preceding station | DB AG | Following station | ||
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toward Nürnberg Hbf
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IRE 1 Franken-Sachsen-Express |
toward Dresden Hbf
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toward Nürnberg Hbf
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RE 3 Franken-Sachsen-Express |
toward Dresden Hbf
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toward Leipzig Hbf
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RE 16 Bäder-Express |
Terminus
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| RE 16 Bäder-Express |
Oelsnitz
toward Adorf
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| Preceding station | Vogtlandbahn | Following station | ||
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Jößnitz
toward Berlin Zoologischer Garten
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VX Vogtland-Express |
Plauen West
toward Adorf
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Jößnitz
toward Zwickau Hbf
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VB 2 |
Plauen West
toward Mariánské Lázně
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Syrau
toward Hof Hbf
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VB 5 |
Jößnitz
toward Falkenstein
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