Kirkel train station

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Kirkel
Kirkel Railway Station 2012
Kirkel Railway Station 2012
Data
Design Through station
Platform tracks 2
abbreviation SKI
IBNR 8003294
Price range 6th
opening January 1, 1904
Profile on Bahnhof.de Kirkel
location
City / municipality Kirkel
country Saarland
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 17 '10 "  N , 7 ° 13' 35"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '10 "  N , 7 ° 13' 35"  E
Railway lines
Railway stations in Saarland
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The Kirkel train station is in Kirkel-Neuhäusel at kilometer 21.50 on the Mannheim – Saarbrücken railway line . It corresponds to station category 6. In terms of railway technology, the station has only been a stopping point since 1998 . The station is served hourly by the regional train line RB71. In addition, individual trains on the RE1 regional express line (“ Süwex ”) stop. There are Park & ​​Ride parking spaces at the train station .

history

The station was opened on January 1, 1904 as part of the construction of the route extension Homburg (Saar) - Rohrbach (Saar) of the Palatinate Ludwig Railway. This section became the main traffic artery on the Mannheim - Saarbrücken axis instead of the original Homburg - Neunkirchen section . The other routes around Homburg lost their importance. The Kirkel train station was of greatest importance at this time.

On March 12 and 13, 1945, Kirkel was attacked by US fighter bombers. In addition to the ammunition depot in the forest between Kirkel and Rohrbach, the railway line and the train station were also among the main targets.

Until 1973 the station had a low central platform (approx. 30 cm above the top of the rails ), which was located between the two through tracks . It was reached via a crossing leading over the Homburg direction track, which was released and blocked by the dispatcher. With the increase in traffic and throughput speeds and in anticipation of the imminent relocation of the dispatcher's workstation to Saarbrücken, a passenger tunnel was built in 1973 from the south side (town center). At the same time, the platform was raised to 76 cm above the top of the rail. In 2008, the underpass was extended to the north side, where Park & ​​Ride parking spaces have also been located on the site of the former siding since 2008 (see below).

The track diagram interlocking of the type Dr L2 was located in the station building and, in addition to the two through tracks, also controlled the siding of the station as well as the two shunting tracks with loading ramp north and south of the line. It was taken in 1956 in operation and out of since September 1, 1972 operation control center remotely Saarbrücken. The occupation was retained by a dispatcher on site who implemented the control commands transmitted from the operations control center. On September 1, 1982, the signal box on site was no longer manned, the control was now completely from Saarbrücken. When the ESTW Saarbrücken went into operation in October 1998, the signal box was taken out of service; Since November 2003, the competent local dispatcher sitting in the operations center in Karlsruhe. With the decommissioning of the signal box and conversion to ESTW control, the station was also dismantled to the stop. Until the beginning of the 1970s, the on-site dispatcher was also responsible for ticket sales.

Part of the old goods handling hall has been used by a classic car association since 1999.

The new Park & ​​Ride car park was inaugurated in May 2008. To increase the speed to 200 km / h, the superstructure and substructure of the route of the Palatinate Ludwig Railway were completely renovated. At the same time, the platform tunnel was extended to the northern side of the station in order to create direct access to the Kirkel educational center of the Saarland Chamber of Labor and the newly established Park & ​​Ride car park there. The entire platform was renewed and noise barriers were built to the side of the railroad tracks. The work was completed in 2008 and 2009 with the renewal of the platform access. The old walls were torn down and replaced with a glazed staircase.

business

The station is served by regional trains on the following lines:

line Train run Clock frequency
RB 70 Merzig (Saar) - Saarbrücken - St. Ingbert - Kirkel - Homburg (Saar) - Landstuhl - Kaiserslautern Hourly
RB 71 Homburg (Saar) - Kirkel - St. Ingbert - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Merzig (Saar) - Saarburg (Bz Trier) - Trier Hourly
RE 1 Mannheim - Kaiserslautern - Landstuhl - Homburg (Saar) - Kirkel - St. Ingbert - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Merzig (Saar) - Saarburg (Bz Trier) - Trier - Koblenz individual trains

There is a bus stop around 100 meters from the train station. The line 547 of Saarpfalz-Bus GmbH, which connects Kirkel with Neunkirchen and Blieskastel , stops there .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klaus Ruffing: The Railway in and around Niederwürzbach Article from December 22, 2004, saved on saarlandbilder.net, accessed on February 20, 2012
  2. ^ Barbara Neu: Development of the railway network in the Saarland . In: Saarland railway stations of the 19th century . Master thesis. 1994 ( saarlandbilder.net ).
  3. ↑ bahnhof-homburg.de: From the environment; Train stations and track systems around Homburg . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 30, 2013 ; accessed on December 25, 2018 .
  4. ^ War chronicle of the telecommunications department of the Reichspostdirektion Saarbrücken from March 1, 1943 to the end of the war in 1945 ( memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 3, 2012
  5. ↑ 320th Bomb Group, 1945 Mission Directory of the Bombing Operations of the 320th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces, accessed March 28, 2012
  6. ^ Notes of a local resident
  7. ↑ http://www.stellwerke.de/liste/seite316.html#KER
  8. ↑ [1]
  9. ↑ http://www.kbs-670.de/kbs670hist.php
  10. ↑ About us information page of the Kirkel-Limbach Oldtimer Friends Association, accessed on July 24, 2013
  11. ↑ The Park & ​​Ride facility at the train station was officially released for use yesterday. Article in the Saarbrücker Zeitung from May 16, 2008
  12. ↑ Kirkel Education Center of the Saarland Chamber of Labor