The approximately 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are divided into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station.
The 21 stations in Category 1 are considered traffic hubs. They are permanently staffed and carry all sorts of railway-related facilities, as well as usually featuring a shopping mall in the station. Most of these stations are the central (commonly referred to as main) stations (Hauptbahnhof or Hbf) of large cities with 500,000 inhabitants and above, though some in smaller cities, such as Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, are regarded as important because they are at the junction of important railway lines. Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne, the four biggest cities in Germany, have more than one Category 1 station.
Included in this category are the following stations:
Most of the 87-odd stations in Category 2 are either important junctions for long-distance traffic or offer connections to large airports. InterCity and EuroCity trains generally call at these stations. All railway-related services, like a ticket hall and a service desk, are present at the station and the station is staffed at most times trains are running. The service is similar to Category 1 stations.
There are 239 Category 3 stations. These stations usually feature a hall where travellers can buy tickets and groceries, but they are not permanently staffed. Often they serve as main stations of towns with about 50,000 inhabitants.
Category 4 includes around 630 stations. Most of these stations have frequent connections with RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn trains. Their service level is comparable to a bus station and they offer services to commuters. This category also includes stations situated in major cities that see a high usage of S-Bahn or RE/RB services.
Category 5 stations (1070) either belong to smaller, rural towns or to outlying suburban areas of major cities. Their inventory is frequently "vandal-proofed" due to their lower passenger numbers. Normally, only local trains call at these stations.
Most of the 870 stations in Category 7, the lowest category, are in rural areas. These stops, which usually have no more than one platform, are served by certain local trains only. Examples of stations belonging to this category include Eggesin and Beuron.
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External links
"Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
May 08, 2023
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The approximately 5 400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station amp Service are divided into seven categories denoting the service level available at the station Frankfurt Main Hauptbahnhof category 1 This categorisation influences the amount of money railway companies need to pay to DB Station amp Service for using the facilities at the stations Contents 1 Categories 1 1 Category 1 1 2 Category 2 1 3 Category 3 1 4 Category 4 1 5 Category 5 1 6 Category 6 1 7 Category 7 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCategories EditCategory 1 Edit Hamburg Hauptbahnhof category 1 Hamm Westf category 2 Lichtenfels category 3 Montabaur category 4 Koln Holweide category 5 Hagen Vorhalle category 6 The 21 stations in Category 1 are considered traffic hubs They are permanently staffed and carry all sorts of railway related facilities as well as usually featuring a shopping mall in the station Most of these stations are the central commonly referred to as main stations Hauptbahnhof or Hbf of large cities with 500 000 inhabitants and above though some in smaller cities such as Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof are regarded as important because they are at the junction of important railway lines Berlin Hamburg Munich and Cologne the four biggest cities in Germany have more than one Category 1 station Included in this category are the following stations Berlin Gesundbrunnen station Berlin Hauptbahnhof Berlin Ostbahnhof Berlin Sudkreuz Dortmund Hauptbahnhof Dresden Hauptbahnhof Duisburg Hauptbahnhof Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof Essen Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Hamburg Altona station Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Hannover Hauptbahnhof Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Koln Hauptbahnhof Koln Messe Deutz station Leipzig Hauptbahnhof Munchen Hauptbahnhof Munchen Ost Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart HauptbahnhofCategory 2 Edit Most of the 87 odd stations in Category 2 are either important junctions for long distance traffic or offer connections to large airports InterCity and EuroCity trains generally call at these stations All railway related services like a ticket hall and a service desk are present at the station and the station is staffed at most times trains are running The service is similar to Category 1 stations Category 2 stations by state are Baden Wurttemberg 12 Bietigheim Bissingen Bruchsal Freiburg Brsg Hbf Heidelberg Hbf Heilbronn Hbf Mannheim Hbf Offenburg Plochingen Pforzheim Singen Tubingen Hbf Ulm Hbf Bavaria 10 Aschaffenburg Hbf Augsburg Hbf Bamberg Furth Hauptbahnhof Ingolstadt Hbf Landshut Bayern Munchen Pasing Regensburg Hbf Rosenheim Wurzburg Hbf Berlin 6 Friedrichstrasse Lichtenberg Potsdamer Platz Spandau Wannsee Zoologischer Garten Brandenburg 3 BER Airport Terminal 1 2 Cottbus Potsdam Hbf Bremen 1 Bremen Hbf Hamburg 2 Hamburg Dammtor Hamburg Harburg Hesse 8 Darmstadt Hbf Frankfurt Main Sud Fulda Giessen Hanau Hbf Kassel Wilhelmshohe Kassel Hbf Wiesbaden Hbf Lower Saxony 8 Braunschweig Hbf Gottingen Hildesheim Hbf Luneburg Oldenburg Oldb Hbf Osnabruck Hbf Uelzen Wolfsburg Hbf Mecklenburg Vorpommern 1 Rostock Hbf North Rhine Westphalia 17 Aachen Hauptbahnhof Bielefeld Hbf Bochum Hbf Bonn Hbf Dusseldorf Flughafen Gelsenkirchen Hbf Hagen Hbf Hamm Westf Herford Monchengladbach Hbf Munster Westf Hbf Neuss Hbf Oberhausen Hbf Paderborn Hbf Rheine Solingen Hbf Wuppertal Hbf Rhineland Palatinate 7 Kaiserslautern Hbf Koblenz Hbf Ludwigshafen Hbf Mainz Hbf Neustadt Weinstrasse Hbf Trier Hbf Worms Hbf Saarland 1 Saarbrucken Hbf Saxony 2 Chemnitz Hbf Dresden Neustadt Saxony Anhalt 2 Halle Saale Hbf Magdeburg Hbf Schleswig Holstein 4 Bad Oldesloe Kiel Hbf Lubeck Hbf Neumunster Thuringia 2 Erfurt Hbf WeimarCategory 3 Edit There are 239 Category 3 stations These stations usually feature a hall where travellers can buy tickets and groceries but they are not permanently staffed Often they serve as main stations of towns with about 50 000 inhabitants Examples include Gorlitz station Reutlingen Lichtenfels Passau Hbf and Mulheim Ruhr Hbf Category 4 Edit Category 4 includes around 630 stations Most of these stations have frequent connections with RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn trains Their service level is comparable to a bus station and they offer services to commuters This category also includes stations situated in major cities that see a high usage of S Bahn or RE RB services Examples include Balingen Bautzen Montabaur Coburg and Munich s S Bahn stop Isartor Category 5 Edit Category 5 stations 1070 either belong to smaller rural towns or to outlying suburban areas of major cities Their inventory is frequently vandal proofed due to their lower passenger numbers Normally only local trains call at these stations Examples include Sigmaringen Koln Holweide and Bremerhaven Lehe Category 6 Edit Category 6 includes over 2500 stations with low passenger numbers Only the most basic equipment needed is present at the station Examples of stations in this category include Bad Wimpfen Loxstedt and Hagen Vorhalle Category 7 Edit Most of the 870 stations in Category 7 the lowest category are in rural areas These stops which usually have no more than one platform are served by certain local trains only Examples of stations belonging to this category include Eggesin and Beuron See also EditRailway station types in Germany List of Deutsche Bahn station codesReferences Edit Die sieben Bahnhofskategorien DB Station amp Service AG Archived from the original on 2013 04 17 Retrieved 2013 04 28 External links Edit Stationspreisliste 2023 Station price list 2023 PDF in German DB Station amp Service 28 November 2022 Retrieved 14 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German railway station categories amp oldid 1131377938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
