Rostock Hauptbahnhof

Rostock Hauptbahnhof
Operations
Category	2
Type	Bf
DS100 code	WR
Station code	5365
Construction and location
Location	Rostock
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country	Germany
Local authority	Steintor-Vorstadt
Home page	www.bahnhof.de
54°04′41″N 12°07′51″E / 54.07806°N 12.13083°E / 54.07806; 12.13083Coordinates: 54°04′41″N 12°07′51″E / 54.07806°N 12.13083°E / 54.07806; 12.13083
Route information
Bad Kleinen–Rostock (KBS 100) Warnemünde–Neustrelitz (KBS 181) Rostock Hbf–Rostock Seehafen Nord (KBS 183) Rostock–Stralsund (KBS 184) Wismar–Rostock (KBS 185) Rostock–Tessin (KBS 185)
List of railway stations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Rostock Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the German city of Rostock. The station was first opened in 1886 by the Deutsch-Nordischer Lloyd, operating a combined railway/ferry line to Nykøbing Falster in Denmark. In 1894, the station was renamed to Central-Bahnhof and finally to Rostock Hauptbahnhof at the turn of the 20th century. The station saw further expansion in 1913 and 1922, but was heavily damaged in World War II. The importance of the classic connections to Hamburg and Copenhagen diminished after the German division, with long-distance services focusing on cities within the German Democratic Republic instead. Electrification reached the station in 1985.

After German reunification, the station was extensively modernised.

New southern station building, built 1999-2003

Tram station in the underground

Services

The station is on the following lines:

• Bad Kleinen–Rostock (KBS 100)
• Warnemünde–Neustrelitz (KBS 181)
• Rostock Hbf–Rostock Seehafen Nord (KBS 183)
• Rostock–Stralsund (KBS 184)
• Wismar–Rostock (KBS 185)
• Rostock–Tessin (KBS 185)