Großheringen station
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 Platforms 2/3 (2017)
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| Data | |
| Operating point type | railway station |
| Location in the network | Separation station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 5 |
| abbreviation | UGH |
| IBNR | 8010145 |
| Price range | 5 |
| opening | May 1, 1874 |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Big herrings |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Big herring |
| country | Thuringia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 6 '22 " N , 11 ° 39' 28" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 122 m |
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| Railway stations in Thuringia | |
The station Großheringen is an operating agency of halle-bebra railway and anzweigenden here stretches to Saalfeld and after Straußfurt in the municipality of Großheringen in district Weimarer Land in Thuringia . It was opened in 1874 as the starting point for the route of the former Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft to Saalfeld.
Location and structure
Großheringen station is on the main line from Halle – Bebra (Thuringian Railway) at kilometer 58.488. With the help of the junction at Abzw Großheringen Gho (km 56.932), a connection to the Großheringen – Saalfeld (Saalbahn) railway line will be established in the southeast . The connecting curve joins that route at the Großheringen Ghs junction. The Pfefferminzbahn crosses the Thuringian Railway in a westerly direction. The transition between Saalbahn and Thuringian Railway in north-south traffic is made possible by a further connecting curve. This begins at the Abzw Saaleck (km 55.886) and joins the Saalbahn at 1.685 km.
The center of Großheringen is about 400 meters further south. The Viega company premises are also south of the train station . The adjacent streets are Sulzaer Straße and In der Aue .
The closest stop to the Saalbahn is Camburg (Saale) station, around eight kilometers away . At the Pfefferminzbahn, this is the Bad Sulza Nord stop two kilometers away . The closest station on the Halle – Bebra railway line is Bad Kösen station in a north-easterly direction , which is around four kilometers from Großheringen. In the opposite direction, this is the Bad Sulza stop about four kilometers away.
history
The Großheringen station was only built with the construction of the Saalbahn and Pfefferminzbahn. On May 1, 1874, operations began on the Saalbahn between Großheringen and Saalfeld. The Thuringian Railway opened in 1846. However, there was still no operating site in Großheringen. The station, built more than 20 years later, was on the territory of three different states. Most of it lay on the soil of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach . Another part was in an exclave of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen . The remaining part was Prussian territory. It was necessary to contractually regulate all matters relating to the construction and operation of the station. The Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft built the entire station including the reception building , engine shed and all ancillary facilities. Thus three railway companies had to be included. After the opening, all three companies shared the station. The Saale-Unstrut-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft paid a rent for the use. The other two companies paid for operating and maintenance costs on a pro rata basis. For the civil servants employed there, there were peculiarities with regard to employment and pay.
Due to its central location, the Großheringen train station was quite important in the 19th century. A four-part engine shed was built. The state border between Saxony-Meiningen and Saxony-Weimar ran right through it. There was also a water station. Special agreements have been concluded for the supply of locomotives of the Thuringian Railway Company and those of the Saale-Unstrut Railway Company with feed water. In 1874 an overnight bar was set up in the water station for locomotive and train attendants in order to save money for overnight stays. In the course of the electrification of the Saalbahn, changes were made to the locomotive shed. Locomotives were stationed here until 1945. Also in connection with the electrification, a catenary maintenance department of the Weissenfels machine office was set up on June 15, 1941 .
The reception building was expanded in the same year it was commissioned. A station and telegraph office was added. The east wing was raised in 1881 to create new apartments.
Compared to other train stations of the Saalbahn, Großheringen had the most extensive track systems. For example, in 1881 there were already 22 points. The switchmen were housed in so-called switchboard houses. Four platforms were built. Two of them were intended for the Thuringian Railway and two for the common use of the other two companies. There was a loading platform for reloading goods . From around 1882 the track system was expanded again. In addition, the first signal boxes were built.
On May 1, 1899, the eastern connecting curve went into operation. For trains running between Camburg and Naumburg it was no longer necessary to pass the Großheringen station. This affected both passenger and freight traffic.
On December 24, 1935, a serious accident occurred in the train station. An express train coming from Berlin drove unrestrained into a passenger train from Erfurt to Leipzig. Over 30 people were killed. Another accident occurred between 1940 and 1946. No further details are known. In 1946 the overhead line was switched off and dismantled as part of the reparation payments to the Soviet Union.
In 1923 a siding was added. It was one of the art mill Ernst Roßner. It was later operated by the Weimar-Werk, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, until it was shut down in 1967. Until 1991, a concrete plant was also used for freight transport. At the station, local freight trains from Weißenfels and Straussfurt were disbanded . The trains formed there went to Jena-Göschwitz and Straussfurt. With the electrification of the Thuringian Railway and the Saalbahn to Camburg in 1966/67, a new central signal box was built in the immediate vicinity of the locomotive shed. It is a switchboard of Design GS II DR of WSSB . Its remote control area (no interlocking systems on site) includes Abzw Saaleck, Abzw Gho and Abzw Gs. Bad Sulza belonged to the former remote control area (own interlocking systems on site) . A previous signal box was located in the immediate vicinity.
With the reunification , the importance of the Großheringen train station decreased. After 1991, track systems that were no longer needed were dismantled. The formation of freight trains also no longer took place. Large herring is only still important for regional traffic. Together with the electrification of the Thuringian Railway, shape signals were replaced by light signals.
In 1998/99, the Wilhelminian style reception building with two floors was demolished. This happened because of the dilapidation and the associated risk to travelers. It had already been vacant a few years earlier and was affected by vandalism.
Due to low passenger numbers, passenger traffic on the Pfefferminzbahn on the section between Buttstädt and Großheringen ceased in December 2017. This means that passenger trains from Sömmerda no longer serve Großheringen as planned .
Tickets sold
The following table shows the number of tickets sold in Großheringen for the Saalbahn.
| 1875 | 1894 | 1913 | 1939 |
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| 59,017 | 38,965 | 69,587 1 | 43,429 1 |
1 also for other railways
Investments
Platforms
The station currently has five platforms:
| track | Platform height | Net length | Use by |
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| 1 | 55 cm | 140 m | Thuringian Railway |
| 2 | 38 cm | 145 m | Thuringian Railway |
| 3 | 38 cm | 145 m | Thuringian Railway |
| 4th | 55 cm | 140 m | Saalbahn, formerly also Pfefferminzbahn |
| 5 | 34 cm | 139.9 m | Saalbahn, formerly also Pfefferminzbahn |
Railcar on the Pfefferminzbahn (2015)
Platforms (2007)
Middle platform 2/3 (2017)
Access to platforms 2/3 (2017)
Platforms 4/5 (2017)
northern access (2017)
southern access (2017)
Underpass (2017)
Underpass (2017)
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Depot
The locomotive shed was part of the Bahnbetriebswerk (Bw). It was a branch of the Bw Naumburg until the 1960s . Its facilities included coaling, inspection channels and a turntable . After the time of the steam locomotives was over, the railway maintenance office moved there .
Water towers
There was a water tower directly in the Bw, which was demolished in the early 1980s. Another of these is still standing today. It is located at the exit in the direction of Erfurt. The address is Sulzaer Straße 3 and is now rented out as a holiday home.
Other plants
A track plan from 1967 shows the existence of another siding of the VEB Betonwerk Apolda . In addition, there was an oil storage facility on the wider central platform at the same time.
Transport links
In the 2019 timetable, Großheringen station will be served by the following lines:
| line | Line course | Cycle (min) | EVU |
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| RE 16 | Halle - Merseburg - Weißenfels - Naumburg - Großheringen - Apolda - Weimar - Erfurt | 120 | Abellio |
| RE 17 | Naumburg - Bad Kösen - Großheringen - Bad Sulza - Apolda - Weimar - Erfurt | 120 | Abellio |
| RB 20 | Leipzig - Weißenfels - Naumburg - Großheringen - Apolda - Weimar - Erfurt - Gotha - Eisenach | 60 | Abellio |
literature
- Werner Drescher: The Saalbahn - The history of the railway between Großheringen, Jena and Saalfeld . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-88255-586-6 , p. 114-116 .
- Günter Fromm, Michael U. Kratzsch-Leichsenring: The Sömmerda railway junction and its routes . Verlag Rockstuhl , Bad Langensalza 1999, ISBN 3-932554-59-0 , p. 56-60 .
Web links
- Tracks in service facilities (UGH) , DB Netz AG (PDF; track plan)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Dittrich: List of Abbreviations. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
- ^ Michael Dittrich: IBNR directory. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
- ↑ DB Station & Service AG: Station price list 2017. (PDF) p. 33 , archived from the original on August 6, 2017 ; Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Werner Drescher: The Saalbahn - The history of the railway between Großheringen, Jena and Saalfeld . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-88255-586-6 , p. 19 .
- ↑ Dr. Georg Thielmann, Roland Pabst: The Thuringian trunk line . Wachsenburgverlag, Arnstadt 2006, ISBN 3-935795-00-9 , p. 12 .
- ↑ The largest train accident in Thuringia claims many victims on Christmas Eve 1935. In: Thuringian General . December 24, 2015, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ signal box list. Entries G. In: stellwerke.de. Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk : collected around 3,000 signatures for peppermint train. June 26, 2017, archived from the original on September 9, 2017 ; Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Werner Drescher: The Saalbahn - The history of the railway between Großheringen, Jena and Saalfeld . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-88255-586-6 , p. 42 .
- ↑ Station equipment for large pegs. DB Station & Service AG, accessed on March 12, 2020 .