Flensburg station
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Flensburg station is the main station of the city of Flensburg
in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
. Lines run from it to Kiel
, to Hamburg
via Schleswig and Neumünster
and to Fredericia
in Denmark. Since the timetable change on 9 December 2007, Flensburg has been connected to Deutsche Bahn
's Intercity-Express network. The station also handles cross-border rail traffic between Germany and Denmark.
was opened by the British entrepreneur, Sir Samuel Morton Peto
to a station outside the city at Holzkrug. On 4 October, its station in the city was opened, which became known as the English Station (Englischer Bahnhof). This station was at the south end of Flensburg Fjord
in the Flensburg old town and was formally handed over for operations on 25 October by the Danish king, Frederik VII
.
Ten years later, in 1864, the line was extended to Vojens
in North Schleswig (now in Denmark) and soon after to Fredericia. In 1869, the current, shorter route to Hamburg via Schleswig and Rendsburg was put into operation.
In 1883 the original, simple station building was replaced by a more complex design of Johannes Otzen, a famous church architect. The original station was subsequently converted into Germany's first bus station. On 1 February 1927, the present station was inaugurated outside Flensburg’s old town, on the North Schleswig Loop, which avoids the old Flensburg terminal station. Trains to and from Denmark run over a loop, which is several kilometres long, to reach the station. The station in the town built in 1883 became a freight yard and was later closed.
Passenger services were closed on the line to Husum via Löwenstedt in 1959. In 1981, the last service ran on the line to Niebüll.
of the 1920s and some of its outbuildings are partially protected as monuments.
In normal usage platforms are used as follows:
In long-distance traffic, Intercity-Express trains on the Aarhus
–Hamburg–Berlin
route stop in Flensburg. There is also a pair of InterCity
trains on the weekend that run directly from Flensburg to Berlin and Cologne.
DB Regionalbahn Schleswig Holstein operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn
services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour or two hours.
The Flensburg–Kiel route is currently also operated by DB Regionalbahn Schleswig Holstein every hour.
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
. Lines run from it to Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
via Schleswig and Neumünster
Neumünster
Neumünster is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.-Current Situation:Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.Near...
and to Fredericia
Fredericia
Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The Triangle...
in Denmark. Since the timetable change on 9 December 2007, Flensburg has been connected to 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 Intercity-Express network. The station also handles cross-border rail traffic between Germany and Denmark.
History
On 1 April 1854 the Flensburg–Tönning lineFlensburg–Husum–Tönning Railway Company
The Flensburg–Husum–Tönning Railway Company built the first railway line in the Duchy of Schleswig. The line opened in 1854 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany.-Organisation and construction :...
was opened by the British entrepreneur, Sir Samuel Morton Peto
Samuel Morton Peto
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet was an English entrepreneur and civil engineer in the 19th century. A partner in Grissell and Peto, he managed construction firms that built many major buildings and monuments in London...
to a station outside the city at Holzkrug. On 4 October, its station in the city was opened, which became known as the English Station (Englischer Bahnhof). This station was at the south end of Flensburg Fjord
Flensburg Fjord
Flensburg Fjord , occasionally known as Flensburg Firth, is a 50 km long inlet of the Baltic Sea. The fjord or firth forms part of the border between Germany to the south and Denmark to the north....
in the Flensburg old town and was formally handed over for operations on 25 October by the Danish king, Frederik VII
Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
.
Ten years later, in 1864, the line was extended to Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
in North Schleswig (now in Denmark) and soon after to Fredericia. In 1869, the current, shorter route to Hamburg via Schleswig and Rendsburg was put into operation.
In 1883 the original, simple station building was replaced by a more complex design of Johannes Otzen, a famous church architect. The original station was subsequently converted into Germany's first bus station. On 1 February 1927, the present station was inaugurated outside Flensburg’s old town, on the North Schleswig Loop, which avoids the old Flensburg terminal station. Trains to and from Denmark run over a loop, which is several kilometres long, to reach the station. The station in the town built in 1883 became a freight yard and was later closed.
Passenger services were closed on the line to Husum via Löwenstedt in 1959. In 1981, the last service ran on the line to Niebüll.
Station facilities
The Flensburg station is a particularly impressive collection of brick expressionismExpressionist architecture
Expressionist architecture was an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the expressionist visual and performing arts....
of the 1920s and some of its outbuildings are partially protected as monuments.
Routes
- Neumünster–Flensburg railway
- Kiel–Flensburg railwayKiel–Flensburg railwayThe Kiel–Flensburg railway is a single-track railway in Schleswig-Holstein. The railway connects the city of Kiel on the Baltic Sea with Eckernförde and Flensburg. As trains reach a speed of on the line - rather fast for a local railway - the stretch is nicknamed schnellste Nebenbahn Deutschlands...
- Flensburg–Fredericia railway
- Flensburg–Niebüll railway (until 1981)
- Flensburg–Husum railway (until 1959)
- Flensburg Port Railway (only freight)
Tracks
The station has several tracks, but only four of them have access to a platform. The tracks were electrified in 1996 and the track were renumbered, with track 5 near the reception building and track 1, furthest away from the main station building, unusually in Germany.In normal usage platforms are used as follows:
- platform track 5: regional trains to and from NeumünsterNeumünster stationNeumünster station is the most important station the town of Neumünster in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of lines to Flensburg, Heide, Hamburg-Altona, Kiel, Bad Oldesloe, Kaltenkirchen and until 1985 Ascheberg. It is the most important station in Neumünster...
- platform track 4: regional trains to and from KielKiel 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:...
- platform track 2: long distance and regional trains to and from Neumünster/HamburgHamburg 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...
as well as to Denmark - platform track 1: long distance and regional trains to and from Neumünster/Hamburg as well as to Denmark
Rail services
Århus Central Station
Aarhus 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...
–Hamburg–Berlin
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...
route stop in Flensburg. There is also a pair of InterCity
Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)
Intercity is the second-highest train classification in Germany, after the ICE. Intercity services are loco-hauled express services, usually over long-distances. There are Intercity routes throughout Germany, and routes generally operate with a two-hour frequency, with multiple routes giving a more...
trains on the weekend that run directly from Flensburg to Berlin and Cologne.
DB Regionalbahn Schleswig Holstein operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn
RegionalBahn
The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...
services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour or two hours.
The Flensburg–Kiel route is currently also operated by DB Regionalbahn Schleswig Holstein every hour.
| Line | Service type | Route |
|---|---|---|
| ICE | InterCityExpress | Aarhus–Hamburg–Berlin |
| IC | InterCity | Flensburg–Hamburg–Berlin |
| IC | InterCity | Flensburg–Hamburg–Cologne |
| DSB IC3 IC3 The IC3 is a Danish-built high-comfort medium/long distance diesel multiple-unit train. The sets were built by ABB Scandia . This train model has been operating in Denmark and Sweden since 1989... |
InterCity | Flensburg–Copenhagen–Østerport Østerport station Østerport station is a railway station in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by most S-trains, Kystbanen and other regional trains, as well as some InterCity trains.The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.-History:... |
| RE | Schleswig-Holstein-Express | Padborg–Flensburg–Hamburg |
| RB | Regionalbahn | Flensburg–Eckernförde–Kiel |
| RB | Regionalbahn | (Padborg–) Flensburg–Neumünster |