Wremen railway station
Encyclopedia
Wremen is a railway station on the Nordseebahn line from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven
in Northwestern Germany
. It is situated close to the village of Wremen
.
to Bremerhaven
line toward Cuxhaven. It has been a minor station during its whole existence, as the single-track line toward Cuxhaven allowed for crossings at Dorum railway station only.
South of it, in the village of Imsum, used to be another, similarly minor station. However it was closed and removed in the late 1970s. The Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel railway station
, south of Imsum, was closed in 1988, so Wremen is a notable distance north of the next station currently in operation.
Ever since the advent of the motorcar, the station mainly serves commuters into Bremerhaven
and tourists, at some point even international InterRegio
trains to Luxembourg
and Saarbrücken
called at the station, though this service was removed in the late 1990s.
It underwent some renovation in the early 2000s to bring its sub-standard platform up to par; when InterRegio
trains to Luxembourg were still calling at the station (mainly for touristical reasons), the passengers had to deal with a height difference of 85 centimetres between car floor and platform. Today, Nordseebahn services call at the station in varying intervals, usually hourly during weekdays.
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
in Northwestern 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 situated close to the village of Wremen
Wremen
Wremen is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.The Land of Wursten, a rather autonomous farmers' republic including Wremen, had long been claimed by the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, until in 1524 it could be definitely be subjected...
.
History
The station was opened in 1896 as part of the extension from the BremenBremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
to Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
line toward Cuxhaven. It has been a minor station during its whole existence, as the single-track line toward Cuxhaven allowed for crossings at Dorum railway station only.
South of it, in the village of Imsum, used to be another, similarly minor station. However it was closed and removed in the late 1970s. The Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel railway station
Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel railway station
Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel is a currently closed railway station on the line from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven.The station was closed in the early 1980s, along with several others on the line. The station might be reopened when the Bremen S-Bahn scheme becomes effective in 2010....
, south of Imsum, was closed in 1988, so Wremen is a notable distance north of the next station currently in operation.
Ever since the advent of the motorcar, the station mainly serves commuters into Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
and tourists, at some point even international InterRegio
InterRegio
The InterRegio is a train service seen in some European countries. Mostly they are trains that run "from region to region", as best described by Swiss Federal Railways.-Switzerland:...
trains to Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
called at the station, though this service was removed in the late 1990s.
Operational usage
The station today is a very minor station, as all buildings have been scrapped in the 1960s and 1970s, it has since been reduced to the status of a stop.It underwent some renovation in the early 2000s to bring its sub-standard platform up to par; when InterRegio
InterRegio
The InterRegio is a train service seen in some European countries. Mostly they are trains that run "from region to region", as best described by Swiss Federal Railways.-Switzerland:...
trains to Luxembourg were still calling at the station (mainly for touristical reasons), the passengers had to deal with a height difference of 85 centimetres between car floor and platform. Today, Nordseebahn services call at the station in varying intervals, usually hourly during weekdays.