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Rendsburg station

Coordinates: 54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E / 54.30250; 9.67083
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Rendsburg
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Coordinates54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E / 54.30250; 9.67083
Line(s)
Platforms4
Other information
Station code5223[1]
DS100 codeAR[2]
IBNR8000312
Category4[1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened18 September 1845
Previous namesRendsburg-Glacis
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Schleswig
towards Flensburg
EC 27 Neumünster
towards Praha
Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station
Owschlag
towards Flensburg
RE 7 Nortorf
towards Hamburg Hbf
Preceding station Following station
Owschlag
towards Husum
RE 74 Felde
towards Kiel Hbf
Terminus RB 75 Schülldorf
towards Kiel Hbf
Map
Location
Rendsburg is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Rendsburg
Rendsburg
Location within Schleswig-Holstein
Rendsburg is located in Germany
Rendsburg
Rendsburg
Location within Germany
Rendsburg is located in Europe
Rendsburg
Rendsburg
Location within Europe

Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station.[1] There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.

NOB train on the Rendsburg Loop

History

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The approximately 34 km-long Neumünster–Flensburg railway, funded by local interests, was opened by the Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company (Rendsburg-Neumünstersche Eisenbahn) between Neumünster and the station then known as Rendsburg-Glacis as part of the Jutland Line (Jütlandlinie) on 18 September 1845.[3] This was followed on 1 January 1847 by a connection to the port railway from Rendsburg-Glacis to Rendsburg-Obereider.

Operations

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In long-distance traffic, Intercity trains on the AarhusHamburg route stop in Rendsburg. DB Regio Nord operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour. The Husum–Jübek–Schleswig–Rendsburg route has been operated by DB Regio since 2011.

Long-distance and regional services

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Line Route Frequency Operator
IC 27 FlensburgRendsburg– Hamburg Hbf – Berlin-Spandau – Berlin Hbf – Berlin SüdkreuzDresdenBad Schandau – Ústí nad Labem – Prague Some trains DB Fernverkehr
RE 7 Schleswig-Holstein-Express: Flensburg–Rendsburg–Neumünster–Hamburg Hbf Hourly DB Regio Nord
RE 74 Kiel HbfRendsburg – Schleswig – Husum Hourly nordbahn
RB 75 Kiel Hbf – Rendsburg Some trains nordbahn

Tracks

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The station has five tracks, four of which are located on a platform. The tracks the movement of persons to be spanned by a platform area. Trains leave as follows:

  • Platform track 1: long-distance and regional trains towards Hamburg, regional trains towards Neumünster and Kiel,
  • Platform track 2: regional services to Kiel,
  • Platform track 3: long-distance services to Denmark, regional services to Flensburg/Padborg, regional services to Husum/Bad St. Peter-Ording,
  • Platform track 4: no scheduled services.
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Königlich Preußische Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona" (in German). bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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