Erfurt Hauptbahnhof
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is 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 average of about 34,000 per day. The station lies on the Thüringer Bahn, which connects Halle
to Bebra
.
services between Munich
and Berlin
to connect with the ICE services between Frankfurt/Main and Dresden
changes are being to the station's tracks and platforms, the station's building are being redeveloped and a new platform bridge is being constructed. The building of the third Erfurt Hauptbahnhof began in 2002 and was originally intended to be completed in 2007. Three island platforms and nine rail tracks as well as four dock platforms are planned. The double-span roof consists of a 20 metre-wide side span and a 65 metre-wide main span with a length of 157 metres and a maximum height of 25 metres. It will cost approximately € 260 million. The new station is being built by DB
-Projekts as part of the new high speed line between Berlin
and München via the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed line and Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed line
s.
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
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...
. 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
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
's city center
Central business district
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. It had approximately 12.5 million passengers in 2006, that is an average of about 34,000 per day. The station lies on the Thüringer Bahn, which connects Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
to Bebra
Bebra
Bebra is a small town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Bebra lies some 45 km south of Kassel on the Fulda. The town is easy to find on most maps thanks to its prominent location on the Fuldaknie...
.
Overview
In order for future ICEIce
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services between Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to connect with the ICE services between Frankfurt/Main and Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
changes are being to the station's tracks and platforms, the station's building are being redeveloped and a new platform bridge is being constructed. The building of the third Erfurt Hauptbahnhof began in 2002 and was originally intended to be completed in 2007. Three island platforms and nine rail tracks as well as four dock platforms are planned. The double-span roof consists of a 20 metre-wide side span and a 65 metre-wide main span with a length of 157 metres and a maximum height of 25 metres. It will cost approximately € 260 million. The new station is being built by DB
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...
-Projekts as part of the new high speed line between Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and München via the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed line and Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed line
Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle high-speed rail line
The Erfurt–Leipzig/ Halle high-speed rail line is a 123 km-long German high-speed railway, currently under construction, between Erfurt and Leipzig/Halle. It is listed in the Germany's federal transport plan as German Unity rail project no 8.1 and is a section of the high-speed route is...
s.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:- intercity-express service (ICE 50) Wiesbaden/Saarbrücken - Frankfurt (Main) - Erfurt - Leipzig - Dresden
- intercity-express service (ICE 50) Düsseldorf - Dortmund - Kassel - Erfurt - Leipzig - Dresden
- intercity service (IC 50) Frankfurt (Main) - Erfurt - Halle - Berlin - Eberswalde - Stralsund - Binz
- regional express (RE 1) Göttingen - Erfurt - Jena - Gera - Zwickau
| Service | Train Type | Route | Material | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE | DB Regional Express | Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Erfurt Hbf - Weimar - Jena West - Gera Hbf Gera Hauptbahnhof is 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... - Altenburg |
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| RE7 Mainfranken-Thüringen-Express | DB Regional Express | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Arnstadt Hbf Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof is 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:... - Suhl - Bad Neustadt - Schweinfurt Hbf Schweinfurt Hauptbahnhof Schweinfurt Hauptbahnhof is the largest railway station in the Lower Franconian city of Schweinfurt and its transfer hub to the majority of regional buses... - Würzburg Hbf Würzburg Hauptbahnhof is 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... |
Class 612 DBAG Class 612 The DBAG Class 612 is a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for fast regional rail services on unelectrified lines.-General Information:... |
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| RB20 | DB | Eisenach - Gotha - Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Erfurt Hbf - Weimar - Apolda - Naumburg (Saale) Hbf - Großkorbetha - Leuna Werke Süd - Leuna Werke Nord - Halle (Saale) Hbf Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof Halle Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Halle in southern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt... |
Class 143 DR Class 243 The DR Class 243 is a universal electric locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn which is used for general rail service. Deutsche Bahn lists the locomotive as Class 143. The locomotives of class 143/243 still belong to the most successful class of German electric locomotives.- Development :Since... |
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| RB23 | DB | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Arnstadt Hbf Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof is 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:... - Stadtilm - Rottenbach - Bad Blankenburg - Saalfeld (Saale) |
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| RB (STB4) | Süd-Thüringer-Bahn | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Arnstadt Hbf Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof is 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:... - Plaue (Thür) - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Grimmenthal - Meiningen |
Class 450 Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 The Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 is the first widely-used, new generation, diesel railcar in Germany for local railway services. Its most characteristic feature is the trapezium-shaped window frames... |
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| RB (EB3) | Erfurter Bahn | Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf Neudietendorf railway station Neudietendorf is a railway station in the town of Neudietendorf, Thüringen, Germany. The station lies on the Halle-Bebra railway and Neudietendorf-Schweinfurt railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn.... - Arnstadt Hbf Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof is 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:... - Plaue (Thür) - Geraberg - Ilmenau |
Class 450 Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 The Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 is the first widely-used, new generation, diesel railcar in Germany for local railway services. Its most characteristic feature is the trapezium-shaped window frames... |
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