Passau Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at Passau in Bavaria, Germany. Built in 1860, it has eight platforms, of which three are bay platforms and three are through tracks. The ca. 130 m long station building is built in the classic style.
Because Passau was on the trunk route (Magistrale) from Frankfurt am Main via Nuremberg and Linz to Vienna, many long-distance trains transited through it, such as the Ostende to Vienna Express (since the early 20th century) or the TEEPrinz Eugen between Hamburg and Vienna (since the 1960s), which gave its name later to the equivalent IC and then ICE trains.
From the Hauptbahnhof in Passau two railway lines branch off that have since been closed. The Ilztalbahn to Waldkirchen and Freyung, with its former branch into the Czech Republic and to Eging am See and Deggendorf, and the line to Hauzenberg with its branch to Obernzell, that ran as far as Wegscheid in former times. These routes, which had not been worked by timetabled services for 25 years, were used until 2002 by the Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde (Passau Railway Society) for special trains, as well as by the goods trains of various companies. After 2002 the routes became impassable due to flood damage. Meanwhile, societies have been formed to support the lines to Freyung and Hauzenberg and they hope to reactivate these routes.
West of the main passenger terminal on the site of the former marshalling yard is a large freight station that serves the cross-border goods traffic between Germany and Austria as well as the cross-loading of goods to ships that ply the river Danube. To the east, the remaining storage sidings and locomotive shed were dismantled in order to create the "new centre of Passau" Neue Mitte Passau.
It was planned to convert the station to a barrier-free zone from 2008 to mid-2011 with a subsidy from the Free State of Bavaria of €2M towards the overall cost of €12.5M. The two island platforms as well as the home platform were to have been reached by a lift, and platforms 5 and 6 over the so-called Poststeg ("post office walkway") which would have considerably shortened the distance to the Central Bus Station in the new centre of Passau. In addition the home platform was to have been raised by about 76 cm (30 in) and the underpass widened.
These plans were however changed during the course of 2008, because they would not have coped with the very high number of tourists at the station, especially those using the Danube crossings.
Since 1951 the station has been used by the ÖBB and DB jointly as an internal station. For that reason there were two separate pedestrian underpasses under the tracks, separated by a wall, that enabled border and customs checks to be carried out. Since the entry of Austria into the EU in 1995 and the associated scrapping of these checks, this wall has been removed apart from a small section. On this section of wall there is a memorial tablet for the two policemen, Klaus März and Georg Schachner, who were murdered on 11 November 1993 in an Intercity from Linz to Passau near Schärding.
Above the tracks since 1975 stands the first "bridge post office" in Germany.
Train servicesedit
The station is served by the following services:[2]
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May 01, 2024
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Passau Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at Passau in Bavaria Germany Built in 1860 it has eight platforms of which three are bay platforms and three are through tracks The ca 130 m long station building is built in the classic style Passau HauptbahnhofThrough stationPlatforms and the south side of the main buildingGeneral informationLocationPassau BavariaGermanyCoordinates48 34 26 N 13 27 03 E 48 5740 N 13 4507 E 48 5740 13 4507Line s Regensburg Passau KBS 880 KBS 931 Wels Passau KBS 150 Austria Passau Neumarkt Sankt Veit KBS 946 Passau Freyung KBS 12888 Passau Hauzenberg closed KBS 881 Platforms8ConstructionArchitectural styleNeo classicalOther informationStation code4872DS100 codeNPA DB Pa OBB Category3 1 Websitewww bahnhof deHistoryOpened1860Passengersca 6 500ServicesPreceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Plattlingtowards Rostock Hbf IC 17 Schardingtowards Wien HbfLocationPassauLocation in BavariaShow map of BavariaPassauLocation in GermanyShow map of GermanyPassauLocation in EuropeShow map of Europe Track layout North side and main entrance Contents 1 Present day services 2 Former railway lines 3 Former track layout 4 Station rebuilding 5 Joint DB OBB use 6 Train services 7 Bus services 8 Notes 9 External linksPresent day services editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Today the station is a stop for ICE and IC long distance trains as well as local trains operated by Deutsche Bahn DB AG and the Austrian Federal Railways OBB From Passau regional services run to Munich Regensburg and on the Rottalbahn to Muhldorf am Inn and the Austrian Western Railway to Wels and Linz Because Passau was on the trunk route Magistrale from Frankfurt am Main via Nuremberg and Linz to Vienna many long distance trains transited through it such as the Ostende to Vienna Express since the early 20th century or the TEE Prinz Eugen between Hamburg and Vienna since the 1960s which gave its name later to the equivalent IC and then ICE trains Former railway lines editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message From the Hauptbahnhof in Passau two railway lines branch off that have since been closed The Ilztalbahn to Waldkirchen and Freyung with its former branch into the Czech Republic and to Eging am See and Deggendorf and the line to Hauzenberg with its branch to Obernzell that ran as far as Wegscheid in former times These routes which had not been worked by timetabled services for 25 years were used until 2002 by the Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde Passau Railway Society for special trains as well as by the goods trains of various companies After 2002 the routes became impassable due to flood damage Meanwhile societies have been formed to support the lines to Freyung and Hauzenberg and they hope to reactivate these routes Former track layout editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message West of the main passenger terminal on the site of the former marshalling yard is a large freight station that serves the cross border goods traffic between Germany and Austria as well as the cross loading of goods to ships that ply the river Danube To the east the remaining storage sidings and locomotive shed were dismantled in order to create the new centre of Passau Neue Mitte Passau Station rebuilding editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message It was planned to convert the station to a barrier free zone from 2008 to mid 2011 with a subsidy from the Free State of Bavaria of 2M towards the overall cost of 12 5M The two island platforms as well as the home platform were to have been reached by a lift and platforms 5 and 6 over the so called Poststeg post office walkway which would have considerably shortened the distance to the Central Bus Station in the new centre of Passau In addition the home platform was to have been raised by about 76 cm 30 in and the underpass widened These plans were however changed during the course of 2008 because they would not have coped with the very high number of tourists at the station especially those using the Danube crossings Joint DB OBB use editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Since 1951 the station has been used by the OBB and DB jointly as an internal station For that reason there were two separate pedestrian underpasses under the tracks separated by a wall that enabled border and customs checks to be carried out Since the entry of Austria into the EU in 1995 and the associated scrapping of these checks this wall has been removed apart from a small section On this section of wall there is a memorial tablet for the two policemen Klaus Marz and Georg Schachner who were murdered on 11 November 1993 in an Intercity from Linz to Passau near Scharding Above the tracks since 1975 stands the first bridge post office in Germany Train services editThe station is served by the following services 2 Line Route Operator ICE 28 Passau Hbf Plattling Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg Hbf Jena Paradies Leipzig Hbf Berlin Hbf Berlin Gesundbrunnen DB Fernverkehr ICE 91 Flughafen Wien Vienna Airport Linz Hbf Wels Hbf Passau Hbf Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg Hbf Wurzburg Hbf Frankfurt Main Hbf Hamburg Altona DB Fernverkehr EN Wien Hbf Vienna Central Passau Hbf Nurnberg Hbf Wurzburg Hbf Hanover Hbf Hamburg Hbf Hamburg Altona OBB RE 3 Passau Hbf Vilshofen Osterhofen Plattling Landshut Bay Hbf Freising Munich Central Munchen Hbf DB Regio REX Passau Linz Passau Hbf Scharding Wels Hbf Linz Hbf OBB RB 46 Passau Hbf Pocking Muhldorf Oberbayern Sudostbayernbahn Ilztalbahn Passau Hbf Waldkirchen Freyung service between April and October weekends only Ilztalbahn a private rail company RE 50 Passau Hbf Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg Hbf between May and September DB RegioBus services editThere are also several long distance bus services that go via Passau Hbf Line Route Operator BLB 020 Bad Birnbach Bad Griesbach Bad Fussing Passau Hbf Deggendorf Regensburg Hbf Schwandorf Weiden Marktredwitz Hof Hbf Leipzig Flughafen Berlin ZOB BerlinLinienBus MFB F34 Passau Hbf Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg ZOB Wurzburg Hbf Frankfurt Main Hbf Frankfurt Flughafen Terminal 1 Koln Nord Bahnhof Leverkusen Mitte Dusseldorf ZOB MeinFernbus Flixbus BLB 036 Passau Hbf Deggendorf Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg ZOB Wurzburg Hbf Aschaffenburg Frankfurt Main Hbf BerlinLinienBus MFB 041 Passau Hbf Deggendorf Straubing Regensburg Hbf Schwandorf Selb Hof Hbf Berlin ZOB MeinFernbus MFB 061 N61 Wien Stadion Center Passau Hbf Deggendorf Regensburg Hbf Nurnberg ZOB Frankfurt Main Hbf Koln Nord Bahnhof Leverkusen Mitte Dusseldorf ZOB Essen Hbf MeinFernbus MFB N91 Passau Hbf Deggendorf Landshut Munchen Flughafen M Frottmanning Munchen Hbf Augsburg Nord Stuttgart Flughafen Messe Karlsruhe Hbf Kehl Strasbourg Place de l Etoile Paris Porte Maillot MeinFernBus EU 0256 Hamburg ZOB Bremen Hannover Hildesheim Gottingen Kassel Fulda Nurnberg ZOB Regensburg Hbf Deggendorf Passau Hbf Arad Timisora Lugoj Faret Deva Orastie Sebes Sibiu Fagaras Brasov Sinaia Ploiesti Bukarest eurolines Postbus Passau Hbf Deggendorf Dingolfing Landshut Munchen Flughafen Munich Airport from December 2015 PostbusNotes edit Stationspreisliste 2024 Station price list 2024 PDF in German DB Station amp Service 24 April 2023 Retrieved 29 November 2023 Timetables for Passau Hbf station in German External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Passau Hauptbahnhof Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Passau Hauptbahnhof amp oldid 1202490165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
