Konstanz train station
| Konstanz train station | |
|---|---|
 Entrance building, street side
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| Data | |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | RKO (DB) KO (SBB) |
| IBNR | 8003400 |
| Price range | 3 |
| opening | 1863 |
| Architectural data | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic and Renaissance |
| architect |
Heinrich Leonhard (after Friedrich Eisenlohr ) |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Constancy |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 '32 " N , 9 ° 10' 38" E |
| Railway lines | |
| Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg | |
The Konstanz station is the largest passenger station in the Baden-Württemberg city of Konstanz on the German-Swiss border and is served by the Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in regional and long-distance traffic. It is the end point of the Hochrheinbahn and the starting point of the route towards Weinfelden-Wil and to Romanshorn (lake line) .
history
The station was opened to traffic on June 15, 1863, when the Baden State Railways opened the last section of the Hochrheinbahn between Waldshut and Konstanz. The connection came from the Swiss side in 1871, when the Swiss Northeast Railway (NOB) opened the line between Romanshorn and Constance, which is now part of the lake line . On July 17, 1875, the Etzwilen – Konstanz railway line , created by the Swiss National Railway (SNB), including the Kreuzlingen – Kreuzlingen Hafen connection, followed . After the SNB went bankrupt in 1878, these railway lines were also taken over by the NOB. In 1902 the NOB became part of the newly created SBB. From 1873 to 1899 consisted ferry terminal for freight wagons to Lindau and 1884-1917 according Bregenz .
In 1911, the Mittelthurgau Railway started operating its route from Wil SG via Weinfelden to Kreuzlingen via Berg TG . Right from the start, the trains from Kreuzlingen were tied through the former SNB line to Konstanz in order to enable a connection to the German rail network. As part of the Seehas concept, MThB expanded its route network via the Hochrheinbahn to Engen. In 2002, the MThB had to declare itself insolvent because the equity capital had been used up and was then liquidated by hand. Since then, its operations have been taken over by SBB subsidiaries, between Konstanz and Engen by SBB GmbH and between Konstanz and Weinfelden / Wil by Thurbo .
For its 150th birthday, the facades were restored in accordance with the preservation order. An energetic refurbishment reduced the station's energy consumption by 23 percent.
On August 19, 2015, the Swiss Federal Council (government) approved a financing agreement for the expansion of the Konstanz train station. For this, the invested Swiss Confederation a lump-sum compensation in the amount of 350,000 Swiss francs , with the aim of a regional express connection to the St. Gallen-Konstanz in Konstanz train station can enter to.
architecture
Basic structure
The train station is parallel to the lake shore. The reception building was built in 1863 in the neo-Gothic and Renaissance style, modeled on the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence . To the north of the reception building, the Fürstenbahnhof has been preserved, a pavilion that is now used to sell baked goods.
Structural condition
In the past, Konstanz received the reputation of a dirty train station because it was considered structurally neglected and uneconomical. The bell tower was last extensively refurbished in 1975–1983. The sandstone tower had to be wrapped in a green net for 17 months to prevent chunks of sandstone from falling and endangering passers-by. It was then renovated within a budget of around one million euros. In the course of the economic stimulus programs, the reception building is to be refurbished with energetic measures. The waiting area should also be made more attractive.
Separation of DB / SBB
Constance has the function of a border station . Before November 2008, before Switzerland joined the Schengen Agreement , the central platform was separated into a German and a Swiss part by a chain link fence . The long-distance trains to Switzerland stopped on platform 3. The station building also comprises two parts - the German and the Swiss station - the German part is still operated today by the DB, the Swiss part by the Thurbo (formerly Mittelthurgau Railway ). Until 2008, travelers to the Swiss train station had to pass through customs control before they could enter the platforms. As part of the general renovation of the station, which has been ongoing since 2009, the Swiss and German stations were integrated. The building of the former Swiss train station now houses the German customs clearance hall for rail travelers and a shop for sporting goods and clothing.
Track and platform systems
The station has three tracks for passenger traffic on a house platform and a central platform . To get to the central platform, tracks 1 and 2 must be crossed using an underpass. At the north head there is also another underpass that connects the platforms on the one hand with the city center and on the other hand with the port. Barrier-free access to platforms 2 and 3 is only provided by the passenger crossing (RÜ) at the southern end of the platforms, which is secured with a roller barrier, and a lift at the central underpass has been in operation since October 2019.
There are other tracks in the station. B. for freight trains available, parking facilities are also south of the station, these are already in Swiss territory.
There are also two walkways that connect the city center and the Lago shopping center with the port. However, these do not offer access to the train station.
Train protection technology
Since March / April 2019, parts of the station that are regularly used by trains from Switzerland have been equipped with ETCS equipment (Level 1 Limited Supervision) from Thales. The previous national security system still exists throughout the station.
traffic
Long-distance transport
Deutsche Bahn
Only a few long-distance Deutsche Bahn trains run from Constance. A daily pair of intercity trains from and towards Hamburg , extended to and from Stralsund in the summer months , was discontinued in December 2014. Since then there has only been one Intercity from the direction of Emden via Cologne : Friday and Saturday to Constance, Saturday and Sunday in the opposite direction. Since December 2017 there has been a direct IC connection to Stuttgart twice a day , which can be used at the local transport tariff . Modern intercity 2-double-decker trains are used .
| line | route | Clock frequency |
|---|---|---|
| IC 35 | Münster - Gelsenkirchen - Duisburg - Cologne - Bonn - Koblenz - Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Offenburg - Villingen (Schwarzw) - Singen (Hohentwiel) - Radolfzell - Constance | a pair of trains on the weekend |
| IC 35 | Emden - Münster (Westf) - Duisburg - Cologne - Bonn - Koblenz - Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Offenburg - Villingen (Schwarzw) - Singen (Hohentwiel) - Radolfzell - Constance | a pair of trains on the weekend |
| IC 87 | Stuttgart - Boeblingen - Herrenberg - Horb - Rottweil - Tuttlingen - Singen (Hohentwiel) - Radolfzell - Constance | 2 train pairs daily |
Swiss Federal Railways
InterRegio trains connect Constance with the Zurich , Zurich and Lucerne airports every hour .
Regional traffic
Deutsche Bahn
Constance is served hourly by Regional Express trains operated by the Black Forest Railway. Until the 2015 timetable change, IRE and RE trains alternated from Kreuzlingen or Konstanz to Karlsruhe. This was changed with the timetable change, so that there is now a continuous RE hourly service to Karlsruhe.
- RE Karlsruhe main station - Baden-Baden - Offenburg - Villingen (Schwarzw) - Donaueschingen - Singen - Constance
SBB GmbH / Thurbo
The SBB GmbH , which is based in Constance, connects the Lake Constance city with the Seehas regional train every half hour with Singen and Engen. The SBB subsidiary Thurbo runs the S 14 from Konstanz and Kreuzlingen to Weinfelden every half hour.
- R.: Constance - Radolfzell - Singen - Engen (Seehas - SBB GmbH)
- S 14 : Konstanz - Kreuzlingen - Berg TG - Weinfelden of the S-Bahn St. Gallen (Thurbo)
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: Constance - Kreuzlingen Harbor - Romanshorn - St. Gallen - Herisau (Thurbo)
The RegioExpress from Kreuzlingen via Konstanz to St. Gallen with stops in Kreuzlingen Hafen and Romanshorn was introduced to a reduced extent in December 2015 after lengthy negotiations. Initially there will be five trains per day in each direction. The project was on the brink of a lack of funding, although the Kreuzlingen / Konstanz – Romanshorn – St. Gallen has been extensively prepared for this express train in recent years. Vehicles of the GTW type from Stadler are used . The hourly service has been in place since December 2018, the train no longer starts in Kreuzlingen, but in Constance, and has been extended to Herisau. In Konstanz there are slim connections to the S14, the IR 75 and the Seehas.
Other public transport
City buses 1, 2, 3, 6, 908, 9A / B, 12, 4/13, 13/4 and 14 run from the Bahnhof stop. In addition, there is a connection to the buses from line 5 and line 5 at the Marktstätte stop opposite the cross-border line 908 (direction Landschlacht ). In regional bus services run express bus lines of the RAB to Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen . Individual SBG buses serve the lines to Allensbach and Radolfzell . Not far from the train station at the port, a catamaran also runs every hour to Friedrichshafen.
See also
literature
- Erik Roth: Entrance building of the Konstanz train station. End of the Baden main line. In: Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg , 36th year, 2007, issue 1, pp. 67–68.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swiss Rail Network, published 1980 by the SBB General Secretariat, Bern
- ↑ In new splendor . In: mobile . No. 10 , 2013, p. 38 ff . ( online [accessed October 9, 2013]). online ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rail expansion between Daillens and Vallorbe as well as in Konstanz financed. In: admin.ch . Swiss Federal Council , August 19, 2015, accessed on August 22, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.bodensee-woche.de/konstanzer-schmuddelbahnhof-nach-dem-vorbild-des-pallazzo-vecchio-gebaut-250408/ Bodensee week for the christening of an ICE 3 in the name of Konstanz
- ↑ New: IC connections between Konstanz and Stuttgart free of charge from the end of 2017. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Bahn AG, January 13, 2016, archived from the original on February 26, 2016 ; accessed on February 22, 2016 .
