Loxstedt railway station
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Loxstedt is the name of a railway station on the Bremerhaven-Bremen line in northwestern Germany
. The station is situated in the town of Loxstedt
, in the Cuxhaven district
of Lower Saxony
.
The station was opened in 1847 as part of the Bremen to Wulsdorf railway line. In 1966, the railway line was electrified.
trains from Bremerhaven to Bremen call at the station. It features a park and ride
facility and a bus
stop. Park and ride facilities were added in the 1990s and 2000s, the station is supposed to undergo further remodeling, including raising the platforms, for the Bremen S-Bahn
scheme. Access to the platforms is currently provided by a level crossing
on the southern side of the station.
Loxstedt is an example for a category 6
railway station (the lowest category 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...
. The station is situated in the town of Loxstedt
Loxstedt
Loxstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Bremerhaven.- History :...
, in the Cuxhaven district
Cuxhaven (district)
Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stade, Rotenburg, Osterholz and Wesermarsch, the city of Bremerhaven and the North Sea.- History :...
of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
.
The station was opened in 1847 as part of the Bremen to Wulsdorf railway line. In 1966, the railway line was electrified.
The station today
RegionalBahnRegionalBahn
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...
trains from Bremerhaven to Bremen call at the station. It features a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
facility and a bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
stop. Park and ride facilities were added in the 1990s and 2000s, the station is supposed to undergo further remodeling, including raising the platforms, for the Bremen S-Bahn
Bremen S-Bahn
The Bremen S-Bahn is an S-Bahn network in Germany, covering the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region, from Bremerhaven in the north to Twistringen in the south and Bad Zwischenahn and Oldenburg in the west. It has been in operation since 2010...
scheme. Access to the platforms is currently provided by a level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
on the southern side of the station.
Loxstedt is an example for a category 6
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
railway station (the lowest category 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...
)