Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof
Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof | |
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| Through station | |
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| Location |
Saarlouis, Saarland Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°19′40″N 6°45′01″E / 49.32782°N 6.750219°ECoordinates: 49°19′40″N 6°45′01″E / 49.32782°N 6.750219°E |
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| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 5458 |
| DS100 code | SSLS |
| Category | 3 [1] |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 December 1909 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | < 5000 [2] |
Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof is the only station in the town of Saarlouis in the German state of Saarland. It is on the Saar line between Trier and Saarbrucken in the district of Roden, about 1 km north of the city centre. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.[1]
History
The first station on the territory of today's Saarlouis was opened in Fraulautern on 16 December 1858 during the construction of the Saar line.[3] However, Saarlouis was cut off from rail traffic, which hindered its economic development and the city fell behind the neighbouring communities of Dillingen and Bous. This initially led to the establishment of the Straßen- und Kleinbahnen im Kreis Saarlouis (Tramways and Light Railways in the District of Saarlouis). In addition, it was decided to construct a railway station in the current district of Roden.[4] Saarlouis station was opened on the present site on 19 December 1912.[5] From the mid-1960s the station was connected to the electrical network of Deutsche Bundesbahn after the station was renamed as Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof (literally “main station”, although there are no other stations in Saarlouis). Until 2002, InterRegio services also stopped in Saarlouis; since then the station has only been served by regional services.
Infrastructure
The station has three platforms tracks and three freight tracks that have no platform. Platform 1 has a length of 314 m and a height of 76 cm, track 2 and 3 are each 300 m long and 55 cm high.[6] Barrier-free access for the disabled is only possible on platform 1. Tracks 2 and 3 are only accessible via a pedestrian tunnel with stairs. The station has a travel centre. In front of the station there are parking spaces, bicycle parking, taxi stands and restrooms. The station building was replaced as part of a renovation program for stations in the Saarland, which was completed in 2012.[7] In 1967, relay interlocking was installed at the station.[8]
Rail services
The station is now only served by regional trains. Its fares are regulated by the Saarländischen Verkehrsverbund (Saarland Transport Association) as part of German fare zone 452.[9]
| Line | Name | Route | Frequency |
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| RE 1 | Mosel-Saar-Express | Koblenz Hbf – Cochem – Wittlich Hbf – Trier Hbf – Saarburg – Merzig (Saar) – Dillingen – Saarlouis Hbf – Völklingen - Saarbrücken Hbf | Every 2 hours |
| RE 11 | Saartal-Express | Trier Hbf – Merzig (Saar) – Dillingen – Saarlouis Hbf – Völklingen - Saarbrücken Hbf | Hourly with RE 1 |
| RB 71 | Saartal-Bahn | Dillingen – Saarlouis Hbf – Saarbrücken Hbf – St. Ingbert | Every 30 minutes |
| Trier Hbf – Merzig (Saar) – Dillingen - Saarlouis Hbf - Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf | Hourly |
Line RB71 runs through the station every half hour between St. Ingbert and Dillingen; on the remaining section trains run every hour.
| Preceding station | Deutsche Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Koblenz Hbf | RE 1 Mosel-Saar-Express | toward Saarbrücken Hbf |
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toward Trier Hbf | RE 11 Saartal-Express | |||
| RB 71 Saartal-Bahn | Ensdorf (Saar) toward Homburg Hbf |
Outside the station, there is a bus station with buses to all parts of the city of Saarlouis, to France and to Lebach. The latter replaces the closed Prims Valley Railway (Primstalbahn).
Notes
- 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2016" [Station price list 2016] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Saarland. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006" (PDF) (in German). November 2006. p. 13. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "History of Fraulautern" (in German). Fraulautern.net. p. 13. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Heute vor 25 Jahren: Der Bahnhof Saarlouis in Dienst gestellt" (in German). RODĒNA Heimat- und Sachkunde Saarlouis-Roden via Picasa. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Saarlouiser Bahnhof" (in German). RODĒNA Heimat- und Sachkunde Saarlouis-Roden. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Bahnsteiginformationen Station Saarlouis Hbf" (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Konjunkturprogramm abgeschlossen" (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Liste deutscher Stellwerke" (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Tarifbestimmungen und Beförderungsbedingungen" (PDF) (in German). Saarländischen Verkehrsverbunds saarVV. p. 38 (Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saarlouis central station. |
- "Documents and photos" (in German). rodena.de. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- "Track plan of Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof" (PDF, 192 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 June 2012.