Lübeck-Travemünde Strand station

Lübeck-Travemünde Strand
Terminal station
Location Travemünde, Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Coordinates 53°57′54″N 10°52′34″E / 53.96500°N 10.87611°E / 53.96500; 10.87611Coordinates: 53°57′54″N 10°52′34″E / 53.96500°N 10.87611°E / 53.96500; 10.87611
Line(s)
Platforms 1
Construction
Architect Fritz Klingholz
Architectural style Art Nouveau
Other information
Station code 3814
DS100 codeALTS[1]
Category6[2]
History
Opened 1912
Clock tower with departures board
Interior of the station

Lübeck-Travemünde Strand (beach) station (also known as Travemünde Strandbahnhof in German) is a station in Lübeck district of Travemünde in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It has heritage protection and is one of three railway stations in Travemünde along with Lübeck-Travemünde Hafen station at the former ferry terminal and Skandinavienkai (Scandinavia Quay) station. The terminus is at the end of the predominantly single-track Lübeck–Lübeck-Travemünde Strand railway between Lübeck Hauptbahnhof and Travemünde.

History

The station was built by the Lübeck-Büchen Railway Company (Lübeck-Büchener Eisenbahn, LBE), which opened the railway from Lübeck to Travemünde in 1882. It originally ended at the port and the Strand station was built when the line was extended to the beach in 1898. The original station building was made of wood and it was replaced in 1911/1912 with the current building built with elements of Art Nouveau to a design by Fritz Klingholz. The entrance building is supported by steel trusses and has a triangular gable and lunette. A special feature is the clock tower, which includes a departures board that is visible from the beach and shows the time of the next service to Lübeck Hauptbahnhof. It is also under monument protection. In 1991, the station was declared a national monument.

The building was remodelled up to 2006, mainly affecting the interior. The floor was renewed to the original design, masonry and glazing was removed from the steel truss, automatic doors were installed and the toilets were made accessible for wheelchairs. The listed roofs of the train shed and the concourse at the end of the platforms were renovated. The costs amounting to €2.3 million were contributed by Deutsche Bahn, the Federal Government, the city of Lübeck, the state of Schleswig-Holstein, the Possehl Foundation (Possehl-Stiftung) and the Charitable Association (Gemeinnützige Verein) of Travemünde. The station building now contains shops, restaurants and a tourist "Welcome Center".

In 2011, the platform was renewed at a cost of €1.4 million for the disabled in preparation for its use as a combined platform for future interchange with buses.

Rail services

The following service stops at the station:

Train class Route Timetable route
RE RB (Hamburg Hauptbahnhof on summer weekends) – Lübeck HauptbahnhofLübeck-Dänischburg/IKEA (from December 2014[3]) – Lübeck-Kücknitz – Lübeck-Travemünde Skandinavienkai –Lübeck-Travemünde HafenLübeck-Travemünde Strand KBS 104

Popular Culture

The exterior and interior of the station were used as locations in episode 4 of the 1982 miniseries Smiley's People. Alec Guinness is seen parking at the station, buying a ticket, and standing on the platform.

Notes

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Stationspreisliste 2016" [Station price list 2016] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. "Ikea: Bahnhaltepunkt Dänischburg eröffnet erst im Dezember". Lübecker Nachrichten (in German). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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