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Public transport
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. Certain services, such as intercity of high-speed
High-speed rail
High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include for upgraded track and or faster for new track, whilst in the United States, the U.S...
routes make their only stop in the city at the central station, while commuter services may serve all stations in the city. A central station may be a terminal station
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
, with all services ending at the station, or may permit through services.
Europe
Non-English language names for central or main station:- Centraal Station (abbreviated formerly as CS and currently as Centraal) in DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
- centralstation (abbreviated central or C) in SwedishSwedish languageSwedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
- Dworzec Główny in PolishPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
- Estación Central in SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
- Főpályaudvar (abbreviated főpu.) in HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
- Gar in TurkishTurkish languageTurkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
- Gare centrale in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- Glavni kolodvor (abbreviated Gl. kol.) in CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
- Hauptbahnhof (abbreviated Hbf or HB) in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
- hlavní nádraží (abbreviated hl. n.) in CzechCzech languageCzech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
- hovedbanegård in DanishDanish languageDanish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
- sentralstasjon in NorwegianNorwegian languageNorwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
- Stazione Centrale in ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
- Централна гара (tsentralna gara) in BulgarianBulgarian languageBulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
United Kingdom
Railway stations in BritainUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
using the suffix 'Central' often do not refer to a centrally located station, and many of these cannot be said to be 'principal' stations, and are merely called Central to distinguish them from other stations called North, South, East or West, or for reasons of prestige. In some cases, a station that was originally owned by the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
in locations served by more than one station were called 'Central'. 'Town' is also a suffix used, as for example , used to distinguish it from station.
One of the few 'principal' stations in the UK that is called 'Central' and truly is in the centre of the city it serves is Glasgow Central station
Glasgow Central station
Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 31 July 1879 and is currently managed by Network Rail...
; although Glasgow was once served by four 'principal' terminus stations, all within the city centre, only one was called 'Central'. Likewise, Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
is located in the city centre
Cardiff city centre
Cardiff city centre is the central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations - Central and Queen Street - to the south and east respectively...
and is the mainline hub of South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
' rail network which includes 19 other stations in Cardiff itself, one of which is another principal city centre station, Cardiff Queen Street.
- Acton Central railway stationActon Central railway stationActon Central railway station is on the North London Line, between and , in Travelcard Zone 3. It is also where trains change power supply from OHLE to 3rd Rail or from 3rd rail to OHLE depending on direction of travel.-History:...
- Belfast Central railway stationBelfast Central railway stationBelfast Central is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is one of the four stations located in Belfast City Centre, the others being Great Victoria Street, City Hospital and Botanic....
- Birkenhead Central railway stationBirkenhead Central railway stationBirkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network...
- Burnley Central railway stationBurnley Central railway stationBurnley Central railway station is a station in the town of Burnley, Lancashire and is on the East Lancashire Line. It is managed by Northern Rail, which also provides its passenger service....
- Cardiff Central railway stationCardiff Central railway stationCardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
- Coatbridge Central railway stationCoatbridge Central railway stationCoatbridge Central railway station is located in the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.-Architecture and history:...
- Dumbarton Central railway stationDumbarton Central railway stationDumbarton Central railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and the North Clyde Line, 25 km north west of .- Building :...
- Exeter Central railway stationExeter Central railway stationExeter Central railway station is the most centrally located of the railway stations in Exeter, Devon, England. It is smaller than St Davids which is on the west side of the city but it is served by trains on the London Waterloo to Exeter main line, and is also by local services to , and . From...
- Finchley Central tube stationFinchley Central tube stationFinchley Central tube station is a London Underground station in the Church End area of Finchley, North London.The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between West Finchley and East Finchley stations and is the junction for the short branch to Mill Hill East station...
- Folkestone Central railway stationFolkestone Central railway stationFolkestone Central railway station is one of three railway stations in Folkestone. It is the more central of the two main stations in the town. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.- History :...
- Gainsborough Central railway stationGainsborough Central railway stationGainsborough Central railway station is a railway station in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The town's other station is the busier Gainsborough Lea Road...
- Glasgow Central railway station
- Greenock Central railway stationGreenock Central railway stationGreenock Central station is one of eight railway stations serving the town of Greenock in western Scotland, and is the nearest to the town centre. This station, which is staffed, is on the Inverclyde Line west of Glasgow Central towards Gourock. It has three platforms, two of which are in use,...
- Hackney Central railway stationHackney Central railway stationHackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in an area of the London Borough of Hackney known as Hackney Central in east London. It is between and , in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground.The station is a...
- Hamilton Central railway stationHamilton Central railway stationHamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. It is situated in the town centre, adjacent to the Hamilton bus station, as well as the Regent Shopping Centre, Hamilton's main shopping location...
- Helensburgh Central railway stationHelensburgh Central railway stationHelensburgh Central railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near to Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station...
- Hendon Central tube stationHendon Central tube stationHendon Central tube station is a London Underground station in North West London on the A41.The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line, between Colindale and Brent Cross stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Zone 4. Its postcode is NW4 2TE...
- Hounslow Central tube stationHounslow Central tube stationHounslow Central is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow West and Hounslow East stations. The station is located on Lampton Road about 500m north of Hounslow High Street and close to Lampton Park...
- Hyde Central railway stationHyde Central railway stationHyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde, Greater Manchester, England.Originally simply Hyde, it was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, opening in 1858 as a branch from its main line through Penistone to Sheffield. From 1862 the branch was extended to...
- Leicester Central railway stationLeicester Central railway stationLeicester Central was a railway station in Leicester. It was situated to the west of the city centre, on Great Central Street which is today just off the inner ring road. It was closed in 1969.- Construction :...
- Lincoln Central railway stationLincoln Central railway stationLincoln Central railway station serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, who provide services along with Northern Rail and East Coast....
- Liverpool Central railway stationLiverpool Central railway stationLiverpool Central railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, and forms the central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. In the years 2008/09, Liverpool Central station was shown to be the busiest station in Liverpool, despite being...
- Manchester Central (Conference Centre)
- Milton Keynes Central railway stationMilton Keynes Central railway stationMilton Keynes Central railway station serves Central Milton Keynes and the surrounding area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The station is located on the West Coast Main Line between the stations of Bletchley and Wolverton, both of which are also within Milton Keynes. The station is served by...
- New Mills Central railway stationNew Mills Central railway stationNew Mills Central railway station serves the town of New Mills in Derbyshire, England. It is on the Hope Valley Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield...
- Newcastle railway station (known locally as Newcastle Central Station) and the associated Central Station Metro stationCentral Station Metro stationNewcastle Central Station is a underground station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is located below Newcastle railway station, from which the Metro station gets its name. There are entrances to it from both inside and outside the main line station...
on the Tyne and Wear Metro - Redcar Central railway stationRedcar Central railway stationRedcar Central railway station serves the town of Redcar in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. Redcar Central is a staffed Monday...
- Rotherham Central railway stationRotherham Central railway stationRotherham Central railway station is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The station was originally named "Rotherham", becoming "Rotherham and Masborough" in January 1889 and finally "Rotherham Central" on 25 September 1950...
- St Helens Central railway stationSt Helens Central railway stationSt Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western...
- Southend Central railway stationSouthend Central railway stationSouthend Central is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Train services are provided by the National Express Group train operating company c2c...
- Southampton Central railway stationSouthampton Central railway stationSouthampton Central railway station is a main line railway station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the Wessex Main Line, the South Western Main Line and the West Coastway Line...
- Telford Central railway stationTelford Central railway stationTelford Central railway station serves the new town of Telford, England. It is situated close to the town centre, the main commercial district of the town...
- Walthamstow Central stationWalthamstow Central stationWalthamstow Central is a London Underground and commuter rail station. It is the terminus of the Victoria line, and is on the branch of the London commuter rail network operated by National Express East Anglia...
- Warrington Central railway stationWarrington Central railway stationWarrington Central railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line , and is situated around halfway between the two cities...
- Wembley Central stationWembley Central stationWembley Central is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line, London Overground , Southern and a few London Midland services. It is located in the High Road of Wembley, northwest London...
- Windsor and Eton Central railway stationWindsor and Eton Central railway stationWindsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor in Berkshire, England. Although a small part still functions as a railway station, the station structure has largely been converted into a tourist-oriented shopping centre, known as Windsor Royal Shopping...
- Wrexham Central railway stationWrexham Central railway stationWrexham Central railway station is the smaller of two main railway stations serving the central area of Wrexham in Wales. The platform can accommodate a three car diesel train, but has room for platform extension...
Austria
All central stations in Austria:- Graz HauptbahnhofGraz Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Graz, which is both the capital city of the federal state of Styria in Austria, and the second largest city in Austria.- External links :...
- Innsbruck HauptbahnhofInnsbruck Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Innsbruck, the capital city of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Opened in 1853, it is one of the country's busiest railway stations, with around 25,000 passenger movements daily....
- Klagenfurt HauptbahnhofKlagenfurt HauptbahnhofKlagenfurt Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, the capital city of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria....
- Leoben HauptbahnhofLeoben HauptbahnhofLeoben Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Leoben, a city in the federal state of Styria in Austria....
- Linz HauptbahnhofLinz Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Linz, the third largest city in Austria, and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria.Opened in 1858, the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub...
- Salzburg HauptbahnhofSalzburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Salzburg, capital of the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the most important station in the agglomeration of Salzburg, and a major transportation hub in western Austria.-Overview:...
- St. Pölten HauptbahnhofSt. Pölten HauptbahnhofSt. Pölten Hauptbahnhof is the main station at St. Pölten, which is the capital city of the federal state of Lower Austria, located in the north east of Austria.- External links :...
- Vienna Hauptbahnhof - the new central station for Vienna, currently under construction.
- Villach HauptbahnhofVillach HauptbahnhofVillach Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Villach, the second largest city in the federal state of Carinthia in Austria.- External links :...
- Wels HauptbahnhofWels Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Wels, which is the second largest city in the federal state of Upper Austria, in the north of Austria.Opened in 1851, the station is owned and operated by the Austrian Federal Railways...
- Wiener Neustadt HauptbahnhofWiener Neustadt Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Wiener Neustadt, in the federal state of Lower Austria, south of Vienna.With over 700 trains and 25,000 passengers each day, the station is the busiest in Lower Austria....
- Wörgl HauptbahnhofWörgl HauptbahnhofWörgl Hauptbahnhof is the main station of Wörgl, a city in the Kufstein district of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, about 20 km from the state border with Bavaria.- External links :...
Belgium
There are only three stations as "central stations"- Antwerpen-Centraal railway station
- Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal railway station
- Station Verviers-Central
Bulgaria
- Central Railway Station, SofiaCentral Railway Station, SofiaThe Central Railway Station Sofia is the main passenger railway station of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as well as the largest railway station of the country...
(Централна гара София) - Central Railway Station, Plovdiv (Централна гара Пловдив)
Czech republic
- Brno hlavní nádražíBrno hlavní nádražíthumb|right|The station from the frontBrno hlavní nádraží is the principal railway station in Brno, the largest city in the South Moravian Region and second largest in the Czech Republic...
- Česká Lípa hlavní nádraží
- Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Hradec Králové hlavní nádraží
- Karviná hlavní nádraží
- Kutná Hora hlavní nádraží
- Mladá Boleslav hlavní nádraží
- Mořkov hlavní trať
- Nymburk hlavní nádraží
- Olomouc hlavní nádraží
- Ostrava hlavní nádraží
- Pardubice hlavní nádraží
- Plzeň hlavní nádraží
- Praha hlavní nádražíPraha hlavní nádražíPraha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...
- Prostějov hlavní nádraží
- Trutnov hlavní nádraží
- Ústí nad Labem hlavní nádraží
Denmark
There are only two stations:- Copenhagen Central Station (Københavns Hovedbanegård)
- Århus Central StationÅrhus Central StationAarhus Central Station is the main railroad station in the Danish city of Århus.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Aarhus and rest of Denmark on inter-city rail and commuter rail, the station is used by an average of 6.3 million people per year, making it the busiest train...
(Århus Hovedbanegård)
Finland
There are two central railway stations in Finland:- Helsinki Central railway stationHelsinki Central railway stationHelsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building...
(Helsingin päärautatieasema) - Turku Central railway stationTurku Central railway stationThe Turku Central railway station is a railway station in the VII District of Turku, Finland. It has VR services to Helsinki and towards Joensuu...
(Turun päärautatieasema)
Germany
In German-speaking countries, the general term for a central station is "Hauptbahnhof", literally meaning "Main Station" but mostly translated as "Central Station"As at 4 October 2010, the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
's Bahnhöfe in Deutschland website (German language only) designated Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily...
and 119 other stations in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
as having the status of Hauptbahnhof. Those stations were:
- Aachen HauptbahnhofAachen HauptbahnhofAachen Central Station is the train station for the city of Aachen, in the far west of Germany near the Dutch and Belgian border. It is the largest of the four currently active Aachen stations, and is integrated into the long-distance network.- History :...
- Arnstadt HauptbahnhofArnstadt Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia, Germany.It is situated on the meeting point of the Erfurt-Schweinfurt, Arnstadt–Saalfeld and Arnstadt-Ichtershausen lines.-History:...
- Aschaffenburg HauptbahnhofAschaffenburg Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station of Aschaffenburg in Germany.The station was built in 1854 by the Ludwigs-West-Bahn. It remained largely unchanged until destroyed in a 1944 air raid, after which it was rebuilt in the style typical for the 1950s...
- Augsburg HauptbahnhofAugsburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the Bavarian city of Augsburg, situated in southern Germany.The station has one of the oldest still existing station halls in Germany, which was built from 1843 to 1846 after plans by architect Eduard Rüber. It was reconstructed in 1869 according to Friedrich Bürklein's plans...
- Bayreuth HauptbahnhofBayreuth Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station in the German city of Bayreuth.Railway lines run north to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, and from there to Bamberg and over the Schiefe Ebene to Hof, east to Weidenberg, southeast to Weiden and south to Schnabelwaid with connexions to Nuremberg on the Pegnitz Valley Railway...
- Berchtesgaden HauptbahnhofBerchtesgaden Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station in the German city of Berchtesgaden....
- Berlin HauptbahnhofBerlin Hauptbahnhof' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily...
- Bielefeld HauptbahnhofBielefeld Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station of the city of Bielefeld in Germany. The station was opened in 1847 as part of the Cologne-Minden trunk line. The current building was built in 1910 in the Art Nouveau style.-Train services:...
- Bingen (Rhein) HauptbahnhofBingen (Rhein) Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Bingen am Rhein on the West Rhine Railway. Contrary to its name, it is not located in the city centre, but in the borough of Bingerbrück...
- Bochum HauptbahnhofBochum Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Bochum in western Germany. In its current incarnation, it was built from 1955 to 1957 and is one of the most notable 1950s railway stations in Germany....
- Bonn HauptbahnhofBonn Hauptbahnhofis a railway station located on the left bank of the Rhine along the Cologne–Mainz line. It is the principal station serving the city of Bonn. In addition to extensive rail service from Deutsche Bahn it acts as a hub for local bus, tram, and Stadtbahn services....
- Boppard HauptbahnhofBoppard Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station in the German town of Boppard on the Left Rhine railway.-Operational usage:...
- Bottrop HauptbahnhofBottrop HauptbahnhofBottrop Hauptbahnof is a railway station in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Hamm railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by RE, RB and S-Bahn services operated by DB and NordWestBahn.-History :...
- Brandenburg HauptbahnhofBrandenburg Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station in the German town of Brandenburg.-Train services:The station is served by the following service:-External Links:**-References:*...
- Braunschweig HauptbahnhofBraunschweig Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Braunschweig. It is about 1.5 km to the southeast the city center and was opened on October 1, 1960, replacing the old passenger station on the southern edge of the old town.-History:...
- Bremen HauptbahnhofBremen Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Bremen in northwestern Germany. It is the most important rail station for both the city and the state of Bremen; InterCityExpress, Intercity, EuroCity, CityNightLine and DB NachtZug services call at the station, which is situated to the Northeast of the city...
- Bremerhaven HauptbahnhofBremerhaven Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Bremerhaven in Northwestern Germany. It is the main railway hub for the city, offering regional connections to Bremen Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Cuxhaven, Bremervörde and Hamburg Hbf...
- Castrop-Rauxel HauptbahnhofCastrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Castrop-Rauxel. It is situated on the S2 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.-History:The station was opened in 1848 as part of the trunk line of the former Cologne-Minden Railway Company. Castrop station was opened for passenger services with this section of the...
- Chemnitz HauptbahnhofChemnitz Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of Chemnitz in Germany.-Station building :The station has a combination of terminating and through platforms. Platform tracks 1 to 9 terminate and tracks 10 to14 continue to the west of Chemnitz towards Zwickau, Nuremberg and Göttingen. Tracks 11 to 14 are reached by a passenger...
- Darmstadt HauptbahnhofDarmstadt Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Darmstadt. After Frankfurt Hbf and Wiesbaden Hbf, it is the third largest station in the state of Hesse. It is the second busiest station in Hesse, servicing 35 000 passengers and 220 trains per day....
- Deggendorf Hauptbahnhof
- Dessau Hauptbahnhof
- Döbeln HauptbahnhofDöbeln Hauptbahnhofis the largest station of Döbeln in the German state of Saxony. It was built as a wedge-shaped station connected the station and central Döbeln.- Long distance and regional transport:- External links :* * *...
- Dortmund HauptbahnhofDortmund Hauptbahnhofis the central station for the city of Dortmund in Germany.The station's origins lie in a joint station of the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn which was built north of the city centre in 1847. That station was replaced by a new station, erected in 1910 at the current site....
- Dresden HauptbahnhofDresden Hauptbahnhofis one of two main inter-city transit hubs in the German city of Dresden. Designed by Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner, it was built between 1892 and 1897 at the southern border of the inner city and was important in the growth and development of the city....
- Duisburg HauptbahnhofDuisburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Duisburg in western Germany. It is situated at the meeting point of many important national and international railway lines in the Northwestern Ruhr valley.- Lines :...
- Düsseldorf HauptbahnhofDüsseldorf Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...
- Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof
- Emden HauptbahnhofEmden Hauptbahnhofis the main station of Emden in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the terminus of the Emsland Railway, connecting Emden with Münster and the Ruhr and the starting point of the East Frisian coastal railway from Emden to Norden and Norddeich, both of which are electrified...
- Erfurt HauptbahnhofErfurt Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station of Erfurt in Germany. It is an important junctions of the German railways and is served by numerous local and long-distance rail services. Immediately north of the station, is Erfurt's city center. It had approximately 12.5 million passengers in 2006, that is an...
- Eschweiler HauptbahnhofEschweiler Hauptbahnhofis the largest station in the city of Eschweiler in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on a slight curve on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line...
- Essen HauptbahnhofEssen Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway.It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn...
- Frankenthal Hauptbahnhof
- Frankfurt (Main) HauptbahnhofFrankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhofis the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...
- Freiburg (Breisgau) Hauptbahnhof
- Freudenstadt HauptbahnhofFreudenstadt Hauptbahnhofis the main station in the town of Freudenstadt in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and is an important railway junction in the northern Black Forest.-Location :...
- Fürth (Bayern) Hauptbahnhof
- Gelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofGelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofGelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station and Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Gelsenkirchen...
- Gera HauptbahnhofGera Hauptbahnhofis the main station of the Thuringian town of Gera. Gera is one of the largest cities in Germany with no long-distance rail connections and no electrified lines. The station is a significant regional transport hub...
- Gevelsberg HauptbahnhofGevelsberg Hauptbahnhofis a railway station in the municipality of Gevelsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with a section of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway, opened by the Rhenish Railway Company between Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen and Hagen RhE station on 15...
- Gütersloh HauptbahnhofGütersloh Hauptbahnhofis the main station of Gütersloh in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the electrified, four-track main line from the Ruhr to Hanover, opened in 1847 as part of the trunk line of the former Cologne-Minden Railway Company...
- Hagen HauptbahnhofHagen Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Hagen in western Germany. It is an important rail hub for the southeastern Ruhr area, offering regional and long distance connections....
- Halle (Saale) HauptbahnhofHalle (Saale) HauptbahnhofHalle Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Halle in southern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt...
- Hamburg HauptbahnhofHamburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Hamburg. It was opened in 1906 to replace 4 terminal stations. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service...
- Hanau HauptbahnhofHanau Hauptbahnhofis the central station for Hanau, Germany and a major rail junction east of Frankfurt am Main.The first Hanau station was built on the Frankfurt-Hanau Railway at the location of the current Hanau West station, close to Hanau city centre....
- Hannover HauptbahnhofHannover Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:The first station on the current site, a temporary building serving the line to Lehrte, was erected in 1843...
- Heidelberg HauptbahnhofHeidelberg Hauptbahnhofis the central station for Heidelberg. In 2005 it was used by 30,472 passengers daily and is one of the largest passenger stations in Baden-Wurttemberg. The main station entrance opened in 1955 in Willy-Brandt-Platz in the western district of Heidelberg, on the edge of the district. Diagonally...
- Heilbronn HauptbahnhofHeilbronn Hauptbahnhofis the main passenger station in Heilbronn in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Description :The station is located about 1 km west of the inner city of Heilbronn and the Old Neckar on a 1 km wide island between the old Neckar and the modern canalised Neckar. Southwest of the modern...
- Hildesheim HauptbahnhofHildesheim Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Hildesheim. It is used by trains of Deutsche Bahn and Euro Rail. Trains stopping in Hildesheim are Hanover S-Bahn services, regional services and the hourly Intercity-Express trains running between Frankfurt am Main and Berlin .-History:The first Hildesheim...
- Hof HauptbahnhofHof HauptbahnhofHof Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Hof in southern Germany and is situated at the intersection of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line and the Munich–Regensburg–Leipzig–Berlin line...
- *Homburg (Saar) HauptbahnhofHomburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhofof the city of Homburg in the German state of Saarland. It is a through station with four platforms and seven platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a station of category 3. It is located at the junction of the Homburg–Neunkirchen line and the Mannheim–Saarbrücken line...
- Ingolstadt HauptbahnhofIngolstadt Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, situated in southern Germany.Ingolstadt station is an important junction in the net Deutsche Bahn network...
- Kaiserslautern HauptbahnhofKaiserslautern Hauptbahnhofis a through station in the German city of Kaiserslautern and one of seven stations in the city.It is a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn’s Intercity-Express network and a hub for all the regional trains of the western Palatinate...
- Karlsruhe HauptbahnhofKarlsruhe Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station in the German city of Karlsruhe. The station is classified as one of the major Category 1 stations in Germany, due to its function as a hub connecting several railway lines with each other.- History :...
- Kassel HauptbahnhofKassel HauptbahnhofKassel Hauptbahnhof is a "DB" railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. Situated in the central borough of Mitte, it is the city's second important railway station after the opening of Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe in 1991; and so it is the only Hauptbahnhof that is not the main...
- Kempten (Allgäu) Hauptbahnhof
- Kiel HauptbahnhofKiel Hauptbahnhofis the main railway station in the northern German city of Kiel. It consists of six rail tracks, all of which are electrified, and is a hub for train services to nearby towns such as Plön and Eckernförde.-Overview:...
- Koblenz HauptbahnhofKoblenz Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the focal point of rail transport in the Rhine-Moselle-Lahn area. It is a through station in southern Koblenz built below Fort Großfürst Konstantin and opened in 1902 in the Neustadt , which was built...
- Köln HauptbahnhofKöln HauptbahnhofKöln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station in Cologne, Germany.The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains...
(Cologne Central Station) - Krefeld HauptbahnhofKrefeld HauptbahnhofKrefeld Hauptbahnhof is the largest station of the city of Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The double-track and electrified Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway and the Lower Left Rhine Railway cross at the station. A line to Rheydt formerly began at the station, but...
- Landau (Pfalz) HauptbahnhofLandau (Pfalz) Hauptbahnhofof the centre of public transport in the city of Landau in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.-History :The history of the station begins in 1855, when the Palatine Maximilian Railway was opened on the Neustadt–Landau–Winden–Wissembourg route. In 1872, a new station building was built in the...
- Landshut (Bayern) Hauptbahnhof
- Leipzig HauptbahnhofLeipzig Hauptbahnhofis, at 83,460 m², Europe's largest railway station when measured by floor area. It has 24 platforms housed in six iron trainsheds; a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches; and a 293 metre-long facade...
- Lindau Hauptbahnhof
- Lörrach Hauptbahnhof
- Lübeck HauptbahnhofLübeck Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is a through station at the western edge of the city centre....
- Ludwigshafen (Rhein) HauptbahnhofLudwigshafen (Rhein) Hauptbahnhofis a combination of a wedge shaped station and a two-level interchange station in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The station is at the junction on the lines from Mainz and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse to Mannheim. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2...
- Lünen HauptbahnhofLünen HauptbahnhofLünen station is located north of central Lünen on the outskirts of Nordlünen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.-Significance:Lünen station is an important station for regional trains in the district of Unna. Only regional trains operate here...
- Magdeburg HauptbahnhofMagdeburg Hauptbahnhofis the main railway station in the city of Magdeburg in the northern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.-Importance :The station is the main station of Magdeburg and along with Halle Hauptbahnhof the centre of long-distance rail transport in Saxony-Anhalt...
- Mainz HauptbahnhofMainz Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is used by about 80,000 travellers and visitors each day and is therefore one of the busiest 21 stations in Germany...
- Mannheim HauptbahnhofMannheim Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station of Mannheim in Germany. It is the second largest traffic hub in southwestern Germany after Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, with 658 trains a day, including 238 long-distance trains. 100,000 passengers embark, disembark or transfer between trains at the station each day...
- Mönchengladbach HauptbahnhofMönchengladbach Hauptbahnhofis a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.-Overview:The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with Rheydt Hbf, one of the two Hauptbahnhof stations in Mönchengladbach...
- Mülheim (Ruhr) HauptbahnhofMülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mülheim in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was renamed as a Hauptbahnhof in 1974 at the time of the rebuilding of the Dortmund–Duisburg line as part of the establishment of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn....
- München HauptbahnhofMünchen HauptbahnhofMunich Central Station is the main railway station of the city of Munich in Germany. It is one of the three long distance train stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. The station sees about 350,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in...
(Munich Central Station) - Münster (Westfalen) Hauptbahnhof
- Naumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
- Neunkirchen (Saar) Hauptbahnhof
- Neuss HauptbahnhofNeuss Hauptbahnhofis the central railway station and Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Neuss.-History:Neuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen. A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855. In 1875/76, the second station building was built. The current station building was opened at the...
- Neustadt (Weinstraße) HauptbahnhofNeustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhofis the centre of public transport in the city of Neustadt in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.In addition to the Hauptbahnhof, there is another station in the city, Neustadt-Böbig, which is a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn...
- Neustrelitz HauptbahnhofNeustrelitz Hauptbahnhofis a railway station in the city of Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Stralsund-Neubrandenburg railway, Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway and Wittenberge–Strasburg railway...
- Nürnberg HauptbahnhofNürnberg HauptbahnhofNuremberg Central Station is the main railway station for the city of Nuremberg in Germany. It is the largest station in north Bavaria and belongs to the 20 stations in the highest category of importance allocated by DB Station&Service....
(Nuremberg Central Station) - Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof
- Offenbach (Main) HauptbahnhofOffenbach (Main) Hauptbahnhofis the central station for the German city of Offenbach am Main and is located on the Frankfurt–Bebra railway/South Main line between Frankfurt and Hanau on the south bank of the Main...
- Oldenburg (Oldenburg) HauptbahnhofOldenburg (Oldenburg) Hauptbahnhofis the main passenger station in the city of Oldenburg in the German state of Lower Saxony. With gradual closure of other stations, including Ofenerdiek and Osternburg, it is currently the only passenger station in Oldenburg. It is a through station, with seven platform tracks...
- Öhringen Hauptbahnhof
- Osnabrück HauptbahnhofOsnabrück HauptbahnhofOsnabrück Hauptbahnhof or Osnabrück Hbf is a railway station located in Osnabrück, Germany. The station was opened in 1895 and is located on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg, Löhne–Rheine, Osnabrück–Bielefeld and the Oldenburg–Osnabrück lines. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, NordWestBahn...
- Paderborn HauptbahnhofPaderborn Hauptbahnhofis the main passenger station in the city of Paderborn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the Hamm–Warburg line, part of the Mid-Germany Connection from Cologne or Düsseldorf to Thuringia and Saxony...
- Passau HauptbahnhofPassau HauptbahnhofPassau Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Passau in Bavaria, Germany, and was built in 1860. It has eight platforms, of which three are bay platforms and three are through tracks. The ca...
- Pforzheim HauptbahnhofPforzheim Hauptbahnhofis the main station in the city of Pforzheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Rail services :Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof is served by several lines operated at regular intervals, including an Interregio-Express/ Regional-Express line, a Regionalbahn line and two Karlsruhe Stadtbahn lines...
- Pirmasens Hauptbahnhof
- Potsdam HauptbahnhofPotsdam HauptbahnhofPotsdam Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in German city of Potsdam. It is the southern terminus of S-Bahn line and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line .- Overview :...
- Recklinghausen HauptbahnhofRecklinghausen Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Recklinghausen in Germany.-History:The original station opened in 1870 by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company as part of the construction of the Hamburg-Venlo railway....
- Regensburg HauptbahnhofRegensburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Regensburg in southern Germany.- Location :Regensburg Hauptbahnhof is located on the southern edge of the old city in the immediate vicinity of Schloss St. Emmeram. In front of the station building are a taxi rank and the regional bus station. A short distance...
- Remscheid HauptbahnhofRemscheid HauptbahnhofRemscheid Hauptbahnhof is in the Bergisch city of Remscheid in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in Willy-Brandt-Platz near central Remscheid and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station....
- Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof
- Rheydt HauptbahnhofRheydt Hauptbahnhofis a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It is unique in the fact that Mönchengladbach is actually the only city in Germany that does have two stations called Hauptbahnhof associated with it...
- Rostock HauptbahnhofRostock Hauptbahnhofis the central 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 in Denmark. In 1894, the station was renamed to Central-Bahnhof and finally to Rostock Hauptbahnhof at the turn of...
- Saarbrücken HauptbahnhofSaarbrücken HauptbahnhofSaarbrücken Hauptbahnhof is the main or central railway station in the German city of Saarbrücken and the largest station in the Saarland, a German state on the border with France. Around 10 million passengers use the station annually...
- Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof
- Schweinfurt HauptbahnhofSchweinfurt HauptbahnhofSchweinfurt Hauptbahnhof is the largest railway station in the Lower Franconian city of Schweinfurt and its transfer hub to the majority of regional buses...
- Schwerin HauptbahnhofSchwerin Hauptbahnhofis the main passenger station of the capital of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is located in the northwest of the central city. It includes four tracks on two platforms and a siding west of the fourth track. Currently the station is used by about 12,000 passengers a...
- Solingen HauptbahnhofSolingen HauptbahnhofSolingen Hauptbahnhof is the only train station in Solingen, Germany offering ICE and IC long distance trains....
- Sonneberg (Thüringen) Hauptbahnhof
- Speyer HauptbahnhofSpeyer Hauptbahnhofis a transit station and the more important of the two stations in the city of Speyer in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.-Location :The station is on the Schifferstadt–Wörth line and is a stop for Regional-Express services from Mainz to Karlsruhe and S-Bahn lines S3 and S4 of the...
- Stolberg (Rheinland) HauptbahnhofStolberg (Rheinland) Hauptbahnhofis situated on the line between Cologne and Aachen and is the largest station for passengers and freight in the town of Stolberg in the urban region of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It houses the Vennbahn Museum and is built at a junction.-Routes:Stolberger Hauptbahnhof is...
- Stralsund HauptbahnhofStralsund Hauptbahnhofis the main station in Western Pomerania and the central station for railway lines running to Hamburg, Bergen auf Rügen and Berlin in the German Hanseatic city of Stralsund.It is owned and operated by Deutsche Bahn.-Station :...
- Stuttgart HauptbahnhofStuttgart Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Stuttgart, the capital of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the halt at Charlottenplatz, the main...
- Thale Hauptbahnhof
- Trier HauptbahnhofTrier Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Trier, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a through station located about east of the inner city and the Porta Nigra.-History:...
- Tübingen HauptbahnhofTübingen Hauptbahnhofis a transport node in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the largest station in the university town of Tübingen and the district of Tübingen.-Location :...
- Ulm HauptbahnhofUlm Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof or central railway station for the city of Ulm, which lies on the Danube, on the border of the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is on ICE line from Stuttgart to Munich and the Paris –Budapest Magistrale for Europe line that is supported by the European Union...
- Wanne-Eickel HauptbahnhofWanne-Eickel Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof of the former city of Wanne-Eickel, now part of Herne in western Germany.-History :The station grew out of the Pluto-Thies freight yard, opened in 1856 on the Duisburg–Dortmund line section of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company's trunk line, which was opened in 1847. In 1864, a...
- Wiesbaden HauptbahnhofWiesbaden Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Wiesbaden, the state capital of the German state of Hesse. It is a terminal station at the southern edge of the city center and is served by over 500 long-distance and regional trains and used by more than 30,000 travelers each day.-History:The current station...
- Witten HauptbahnhofWitten Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the town of Witten in western Germany. It is situated southwest of the town.In 1849 the station was opened as Witten West by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. At the end of the 19th century the whole station was reconstructed, the new station building was was...
- Wittlich HauptbahnhofWittlich Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Wittlich in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and is on the Koblenz–Trier line . Until the closure of the Wengerohr–Daun and Wengerohr–Bernkastel-Kues lines, it was a junction station and a regional rail node...
- Wolfsburg HauptbahnhofWolfsburg HauptbahnhofWolfsburg Hauptbahnhof or Wolfsburg Hbf is a railway station located in Wolfsburg, Germany.-History:The station was opened in 1929 and was rebuilt, with the new building being opened in 1957. It is protected as a heritage site. In 2010, a sculpture by Quinto Provenziani honouring Italian immigrants...
- Worms HauptbahnhofWorms Hauptbahnhofis, along with Worms Brücke station and Worms Pfeddersheim station, one of three operational passenger stations in the Rhenish Hesse city of Worms, Germany. The station with is its pedestrian underpass is also an essential link between the eastern and the western parts of central Worms...
- Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof
- Würzburg HauptbahnhofWürzburg Hauptbahnhofis the central station for the city of Würzburg in the German state of Bavaria.Regional and long-distance trains call at the station; it is the southern end of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line that carries InterCityExpress traffic...
- Zweibrücken Hauptbahnhof
- Zwickau (Sachsen) Hauptbahnhof
Italy
- Agrigento Centrale railway station
- Bari Centrale railway stationBari Centrale railway stationBari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important "FS" stations of Italy.-History:The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added...
- Barletta Centrale railway station (FNB)
- Bologna Centrale railway station
- Caltanissetta Centrale railway station
- Gorizia Centrale railway stationGorizia Centrale railway stationGorizia Centrale railway station ) is the main station serving the town and comune of Gorizia, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy....
- La Spezia Centrale railway stationLa Spezia Centrale railway stationLa Spezia Centrale railway station is the main station of La Spezia, situated in the Piazza Medaglie d’Oro in the city centre.-Overview:It is the largest of four stations in the municipal area...
- Lamezia Terme Centrale railway stationLamezia Terme Centrale railway stationLamezia Terme Centrale railway station is the main station serving the city and comune of Lamezia Terme, in the Calabria region, southern Italy...
- Livorno Centrale railway stationLivorno Centrale railway stationLivorno Centrale railway station is the main station of the Italian city of Livorno. It is situated in the Piazza Dante on the eastern edge of the town. It is on the Pisa–Livorno–Rome line and handles nearly 5,300,000 passengers annually...
- Messina Centrale railway stationMessina Centrale railway stationMessina Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Messina, in Sicily. As Palermo Centrale, Catania Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region...
- Milano Centrale railway station
- Napoli Centrale railway stationNapoli Centrale railway stationNapoli Centrale is the main railway station in the city of Naples and southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow. It is located next to Piazza Garibaldi to the east of the old city...
- Palermo Centrale railway stationPalermo Centrale railway stationPalermo Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Palermo, capital of Sicily. It is one of the most important "FS" stations of Italy. Along with Catania Centrale, Messina Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region...
- Pescara Centrale railway station
- Pisa Centrale railway stationPisa Centrale railway stationPisa Centrale railway station is the central station of the Italian city of Pisa. The station is one of the major railway junctions of Tuscany. Lines serving the station include three long-distance lines: the Pisa–Livorno–Rome line, the Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa line and the Pisa–Florence line. Local...
- Prato Centrale railway stationPrato Centrale railway stationPrato Centrale railway station is the main station serving the city and comune of Prato, in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. Opened in 1862, it forms part of both the Bologna–Florence railway and the Maria Antonia railway...
- Reggio Calabria Centrale railway stationReggio Calabria Centrale railway stationReggio Calabria Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Reggio, in Calabria. It is the most important station of its region and is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.-History:...
- Roma Termini railway stationRoma Termini railway stationRoma Termini is the main train station of Rome. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian , which lie across the street from the main entrance.-Overview:The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities as well...
- Tarvisio Centrale railway station - now closed
- Torino Porta Nuova railway stationTorino Porta Nuova railway stationTorino Porta Nuova station is currently the main railway station of Turin. It is the third busiest station in Italy for passenger flow after Rome Termini and Milan Central, with about 192,000 journeys per day and 70 million travellers a year and a total of about 350 trains per day. It is...
- Torre Annunziata Centrale railway station
- Trieste Centrale railway stationTrieste Centrale railway stationTrieste Centrale railway station ) is the main station serving the city and comune of Trieste, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy....
- Treviglio railway stationTreviglio railway stationTreviglio railway station , also known as Treviglio Centrale railway station is the main station serving the town and comune of Treviglio, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy...
, also known as Treviglio Centrale - Treviso Centrale railway stationTreviso Centrale railway stationTreviso Centrale railway station serves the city and comune of Treviso, in the Veneto region, northeastern Italy. Opened in 1851, the station forms part of the Venice–Udine railway, and is also a junction of three branch lines, to Montebelluna , Vicenza and Portogruaro, respectively.Although...
- Trieste Centrale railway stationTrieste Centrale railway stationTrieste Centrale railway station ) is the main station serving the city and comune of Trieste, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy....
- Venezia Mestre railway stationVenezia Mestre railway stationVenezia Mestre railway station is a junction station in the comune of Venice, Italy. It is located within the mainland frazione of Mestre, and is classified by its owner, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, as a gold category station....
Netherlands
There are five stations designated as "central stations" in the Netherlands.- Amsterdam Centraal
- Den Haag Centraal
- Leiden CentraalLeiden Centraal railway stationLeiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a city in the Netherlands.-History:Leiden Centraal station opened on 17 August 1842 as the southern terminal of the first expansion of the Old Line from Haarlem. The original building was replaced by a new one, designed by D.A.N. Margadant, in...
- Rotterdam CentraalRotterdam Centraal railway stationRotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands.-History:The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn opened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007...
- Utrecht CentraalUtrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...
- Breda CentraalBreda railway stationBreda is a railway station in Breda, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway, the Roosendaal–Breda railway and the Breda–Eindhoven railway.-History:...
(after renovating) - Arnhem CentraalArnhem railway stationArnhem is a railway station located in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 14 May 1845 and is located on the Rhijnspoorweg , the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway...
(after renovating)
Norway
- Oslo Central Station(Oslo Sentralstasjon)
- Trondheim Central StationTrondheim Central StationTrondheim Central Station or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city center, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running southwards, and the Nordland Line, which runs north...
(Trondheim Sentralstasjon)
Poland
There is only one "central" station in Poland. The main train station in Warsaw uses this suffix. All the main train stations in other cities tend to use the suffix "Główny" (meaning "main") or one of its derivatives.- Warszawa Centralna
- Bielsko-Biała Główna
- Bydgoszcz GłównaBydgoszcz GłównaBydgoszcz Główna is the main railway station serving the city of Bydgoszcz, largest city and co-capital of Poland's Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.-History:...
- Gdańsk Główny
- Gdynia Główna
- Iława Główna
- Kłodzko Główne
- Kraków Główny
- Kraków Główny Towarowy
- Łowicz Główny
- Olsztyn Główny
- Opole Główne
- Podkowa Leśna Główna
- Poznań Główny
- Poznań Główny Towarowy
- Przemyśl Główny
- Rzeszów Główny
- Sosnowiec Główny
- Świnoujście Główne
- Szczecin Główny
- Toruń Główny
- Wałbrzych Główny
- Wrocław Główny
Sweden
In Sweden, the suffix "Central" is used even if referring to the only station in town.- Arlanda Central StationArlanda Central StationArlanda Central Station or Arlanda C is a railway station on the Arlanda Line serving Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden, and is served by regional and intercity trains operated by SJ and Tågkompaniet, as well as the suburban train Upptåget, which can be used to reach Stockholm in 35...
(Stockholm Arlanda Airport) - Gothenburg Central StationGothenburg Central StationGothenburg Central Station is the main railway station of Gothenburg and the third largest railway station in Sweden after Stockholm Central Station and Malmö Central Station. The station opened in October the 4th, 1858. Approximately 40 000 travelers visit the station every day. The station is...
- Halmstad Central Station
- Hässleholm Central Station
- Jönköping Central Station
- Malmö Central StationMalmö Central StationMalmö Central Station is a terminus railway station on the Southern Main Line in Malmö, Sweden opened in 1876. It serves approximately 55 000 passengers every day, making it the second busiest in Sweden behind Stockholm Central Station-History:...
- *Norrköping Central StationNorrköping Central StationNorrköping Central Station is a railway station located at Norrköping in Norrköping Municipality, Sweden. It is located on the Southern Main Line, which runs from Katrineholm to Malmö....
- Nässjö Central Station
- Stockholm Central StationStockholm Central StationStockholm Central Station is the largest railway station in Sweden. The station is situated in the district of Norrmalm at Vasagatan/Central Plan. Opened July 18, 1871, the station is the largest in Sweden, with over 200,000 visitors daily...
- Uppsala Central StationUppsala Central StationUppsala Central Station is a railway station located at Uppsala in Uppsala Municipality, Sweden. It lies on Ostkustbanan , which runs south to Stockholm and north to Gävle and Sundsvall and it is one of the termini for Dalabanan which runs northwest ending in Mora...
- Västerås Central StationVästerås Central StationVästerås Central Station is a railway station in Västerås, Sweden on the Mälarbanan railway....
- Lund Central StationLund Central StationLund Central Station, or Lund C is the main railway station of Lund, Sweden. It is located on the Southern Main Line and the West Coast Line....
- Kalmar Central Station
- Karlskrona Central Station
- Kristianstad Central Station
- Linköping Central StationLinköping Central StationLinköping Central Station is a railway station located at Linköping in Linköping Municipality, Sweden. It is located on the Södra stambanan, which runs from Katrineholm to Malmö....
- Helsingborg Central Station
- Södertälje Central Station
- Örebro Central Station
North America
A union station is a central station that in the past served more than one railway companyRailway company
A railway company or railroad company is an entity that operates a railroad track and/or trains. Such a company can either be private or public...
. This is most commonly used in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, where in some cities a single station would serve several private railway companies. This is no longer the case, as the government-funded Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
took over the operation of all intercity passenger rail in the 1970s and 1980s. The term was also used in Europe prior to the nationalization
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of railway companies.
United States
- Buffalo Central TerminalBuffalo Central TerminalThe New York Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, USA, was a key railroad station from 1929 to 1979. The 17-story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. After years of abandonment, it is in derelict condition, but is now owned by...
, in Buffalo, New York, United States - Central Station (Chicago)Central Station (Chicago)Central Station was an intercity passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, located at the southern end of Grant Park at Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue. Owned by the Illinois Central Railroad, the former terminal also served other companies via trackage rights...
, in Chicago, Illinois, United States - Central Station (Chicago terminal), in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Grand Central Station (Chicago)Grand Central Station (Chicago)Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 W. Harrison Street in the south-western part of the Chicago Loop, the block bounded by Harrison Street, Wells Street, Polk Street and the Chicago River...
, in Chicago, Illinois, United States - Central (CTA Purple Line)Central (CTA Purple Line)Central is a Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois , the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a block west of Ridge Avenue...
, in Evanston, Illinois, United States - Central (CTA Green Line)Central (CTA Green Line)Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Laramie and Austin stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem Avenue in Forest Park to Englewood and Woodlawn...
, in Chicago, Illinois, United States - Central Station (Memphis)Central Station (Memphis)Memphis Central Station, referred to as Grand Central Station prior to 1944, is located at 545 South Main Street, on the corner of Main Street and G.E. Patterson Boulevard, just south of the downtown business district...
, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States - Miami Central StationMiami Central StationMiami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood....
, in Miami, Florida, United States - Grand Central TerminalGrand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
, in New York City, United States - Pennsylvania StationPennsylvania Station (New York City)Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...
, also in New York City, United States - 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Canada
- Central (ETS)Central (ETS)Central Station is a station on the LRT system in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by the Edmonton Transit System, and was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978...
, a light rail station in Edmonton, Canada - Central Station (Montreal), in Montreal, Canada
South America
- Central Station (Rio de Janeiro), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Santiago Estación Central in Santiago, Chile
Asia
Central stations in Malaysia are called Sentral, which is the MalayMalay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
spelling for the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
word central.
- Central Station (MTR), on the MTR metro system in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
India
- Chennai CentralChennai CentralChennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
(MAS), in ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh... - Kanpur CentralKanpur CentralKanpur Central is the major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Kanpur. It falls is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Kanpur Central Railway Station is on the main Howrah - Delhi route broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh...
(CNB), in Kanpur, Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... - Mumbai CentralMumbai CentralMumbai Central , previously known as Bombay Central, is a major intercity railway station and a commuter station in Mumbai. It was designed by the british architect Claude Batley. It serves as the terminal for several long distance trains operated by Western Railway. The station is located in south...
(BCT), in MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharastra - Trivandrum CentralTrivandrum CentralTrivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
(TVC), in Trivandrum, KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.... - Mangalore Central (MAQ), in MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, KarnatakaKarnatakaKarnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
Israel
- Be'er Sheva Central Railway Station, in Be'er Sheva
- Haifa Central Railway Station, in HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
- Jerusalem Central Railway StationJerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway StationJerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station is a future railway station on the future high-speed railway to Jerusalem near Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, Israel. The station is currently under construction and will be mostly underground, 60–80 m deep...
(Under construction), In Jerusalem - Tel Aviv Central Railway Station, Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
Hong Kong
- Central Station -- This is an interchange stationInterchange stationAn interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
in the Mass Transit RailwayMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
(MTR) system, which links together the Tsuen Wan Line, the Island LineIsland Line (MTR)The Island Line is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District. The line first opened in 31 May 1985...
, the Tung Chung Line and the Airport ExpressAirport Express (MTR)The Airport Express is one of the lines of the Mass Transit Railway serving Hong Kong. It links the principal urban areas of Hong Kong to Hong Kong International Airport and the associated AsiaWorld-Expo exhibition and convention centre....
. The station is named after the Central DistrictCentral, Hong KongCentral is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
on Hong Kong IslandHong Kong IslandHong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, where it is located. Unlike the central stations in most other cities in the world, this station is not served by intercity trainsInter-city railInter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.There is no precise definition of inter-city rail. Its meaning may vary from country to country...
. - Hung Hom Station -- This is currently the only station in Hong Kong for border-crossing trains to cities in ChinaMainland ChinaMainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
. After the opening of the Kowloon Southern Link, Hung Hom Station will also become an interchange station of the East Rail Line and the West Rail Line in the MTR system. Practically speaking, this station is the de factoDe factoDe facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
central station of Hong Kong. - West Kowloon StationWest Kowloon TerminusWest Kowloon Terminus is the proposed underground terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link . It is the only station in the Hong Kong Section and will connect to the Mainand China Section through a dedicated tunnel...
-- This is the proposed terminal station for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail LinkGuangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail LinkThe Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section is a proposed high speed railway connecting Kowloon with the high-speed rail network of China at Shenzhen...
, a high-speed intercity railway that connects Hong Kong to cities in the Chinese province of GuangdongGuangdongGuangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
. It will also link together the West Rail Line, the Tung Chung Line and the Airport ExpressAirport Express (MTR)The Airport Express is one of the lines of the Mass Transit Railway serving Hong Kong. It links the principal urban areas of Hong Kong to Hong Kong International Airport and the associated AsiaWorld-Expo exhibition and convention centre....
of the MTR system. Therefore, it will potentially become the new de factoDe factoDe facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
central station of Hong Kong.
Australia
- Central railway station, BrisbaneCentral railway station, BrisbaneCentral railway station is, as the name suggests, the central railway station for the Queensland Rail City network in the Brisbane central business district, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
, in Brisbane, Australia - Flinders Street StationFlinders Street StationFlinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
, in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Central Station is not the main central railway station in Melbourne, being named after Melbourne Central shopping centre. - Central railway station, SydneyCentral railway station, SydneyCentral Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services...
also known as Sydney Terminal.