Plauen (Vogtl) train station above Bf
| Plauen (Vogtl) above Bf | |
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 Platforms of the upper station
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| Operating point type | railway station |
| Location in the network | Separation station |
| Design | former Inselbahnhof |
| Platform tracks | 6th |
| abbreviation | DP |
| IBNR | 8010275 |
| Price range | 3 |
| opening | November 20, 1848 |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Plauen__Vogtl__ob_Bf |
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| Architectural style | functionalism |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Plauen |
| country | Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 30 '19 " N , 12 ° 7' 48" E |
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| Railway stations and stops in Saxony | |
The Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf station is the largest station in the city of Plauen . It is the central hub of rail traffic in Vogtland and is maintained and operated by Deutsche Bahn .
history
The station was opened on November 20, 1848; For the time being, however, only trains ran towards the courtyard . The gap on the Leipzig - Reichenbach - Plauen - Hof railway line between Reichenbach and Plauen did not close until 1851. After the start of continuous traffic, it came to its real importance.
The construction of the Plauen - Oelsnitz connection, where the connection to the existing line from Herlasgrün to Eger (Voigtland State Railway) was made, began in 1871. The station became the island train station by laying three tracks south of the existing reception building . In addition to track extensions, a new goods shed and a boiler house including locomotive treatment systems were built during this time . On November 1, 1874, the Plauen - Oelsnitz section was opened, to which the Oelsnitz - Eger section of the Voigtland State Railway was added.
In 1875 the station was given the addition of the upper station , as the opening of the Gera Süd - Weischlitz railway line gave the city a second station, the lower station .
Although the upper station was expanded several times, the railway systems were no longer sufficient after the turn of the century. The station was used by 4 million travelers annually, making it seventh of all Saxon train stations. Therefore, in 1913 a comprehensive renovation of the station was approved for over 6 million marks; the necessary work was severely impaired by the outbreak of the First World War . Even after the end of the war there was hardly any construction work due to lack of money. At least minor measures could be completed step by step, such as the new station square in 1923, the bridge on Pausaer Straße in 1930 and the new goods handling facility in 1931 . A design for a new station building was presented in 1938, but after the beginning of World War II this plan was no longer implemented.
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Air raids on Plauen did not take place until September 1944; The city's railway systems were also a priority. At first, the bombings did little damage; It was not until January 1945 that there was major destruction, including on the eastern part of the reception building. The largest attack on April 10, 1945 and the resulting fire destroyed almost all of the buildings that were still in the station area, and more than 400 cars were destroyed.
After the end of the war, due to numerous malfunctions, only makeshift solutions were built, some of which existed until the 1970s. For example, a simple barrack was built for the station building, which was completely destroyed in 1945, which was only replaced by the new station building in December 1973. This new building on the side corresponded to the plans at the turn of the century. Construction began in 1970 and the topping-out ceremony was held in spring 1972. The functional building with the distinctive glass-aluminum front is a listed building. The station continued to be of great importance in traffic, so around 10,000 travelers used the station every day; numerous long-distance trains drove to the station, including international long-distance trains such as the Karlex .
At the end of 2006 the signal boxes of the station were closed and the dispatcher withdrawn because the station was connected to the ESTW Leipzig . The station announcements have been temporarily coming from Zwickau since then (control is also planned from Leipzig).
In the course of the economic stimulus programs, the reception building is being renovated by DB Station & Service AG using energy-saving measures.
Plauen locomotive station
Between 1848 and 1851 there was a provisional boiler house in Plauen , which was no longer needed after the opening of through traffic. Only with the construction of the route in the direction of Oelsnitz was a boiler house again, complete with a turntable and locomotive treatment systems. The boiler house and the turntable were replaced in 1902 by a new six-person building with a new 18 m turntable. After the establishment of the Deutsche Reichsbahn and the associated restructuring, the locomotive station first came to the Reichenbach depot and finally to the Adorf depot in 1928 . Since numerous long-distance trains ended in Plauen after the end of the Second World War, the turntable was too short for most of the long express train locomotives and was therefore enlarged to 24 meters. The facilities were used extensively until the 1990s, since then they have fallen into disrepair.
Transport links
Local public transport
The city's bus station is right next to the train station. Various bus routes to the region start and end here . National bus lines also stop here. Both right next to the station building and a little below on Pausaer Straße there are stops for the Plauen tram , which are served by various lines. There is also a taxi rank in front of the main entrance to the train station .
Regional traffic
Due to its function as a local transport hub, the station was assigned to category 3 by Deutsche Bahn . The station has six platforms and a freight yard , which mainly serves as a transshipment point for wood. In the 2019 timetable, the following lines will stop at Plauen (Vogtl) station above Bf:
| line | Line course | Cycle (min) | EVU |
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| RE 3 | Dresden - Freiberg (Sachs) - Chemnitz - Glauchau (Sachs) - Zwickau (Sachs) - Plauen (Vogtl) above Bf - Hof | 60 |
Bayerische Oberlandbahn (Central German Regiobahn) |
| RB 2 | Zwickau center - Zwickau (Sachs) - Reichenbach (Vogtl) - Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf - Adorf (Vogtl) - Bad Brambach (- Cheb) |
60 (Zwickau – Adorf) 120 (Adorf – Bad Brambach) |
The Länderbahn ( Vogtlandbahn ) |
| RB 5 | (Mehltheuer -) Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf - Herlasgrün - Falkenstein (Vogtl) (- Zwotental - Klingenthal - Kraslice) | 60 (Plauen ob Bf – Falkenstein) 120 (Mehltheuer – Plauen ob Bf; Falkenstein – Kraslice) |
The Länderbahn ( Vogtlandbahn ) |
Former lines
From June 2005 to September 2012, the Vogtland Express operated by the Vogtland Railway, the only direct connection to Berlin. Between February 16 and April 8, 2009, this connection was temporarily discontinued and from 2015 onwards.
electrification
By the end of 2012, the electrification of the line from Reichenbach also reached the upper station in Plauen. The construction was carried out in several stages, on February 6, 2012, a single-track operation began between Herlasgrün and Plauen. Clearing work had to take place on the route, as annoying trees and bushes had to be removed. From February 12, the bridge on Pausaer Strasse was closed; demolition began on March 5 and was completed on March 27, 2012. At the end of February, the electrification work began on the site of the Upper Station with pile driving work for the mast foundations and the pouring of the foundations. This work was carried out on the affected section of the line during the single track. The first catenary masts were erected in the week of March 19-23 in the Plauen station area. The electrification had already been completed by the end of 2012; only minor follow-up measures were due for 2014. Platform tracks 1 and 2, over which journeys to and from Hof are not possible, were not also spanned.
See also
literature
- Wilfried Rettig: The railways in Vogtland. Vol. 1: Development, main lines, vehicles, depot and buildings . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2001.
Web links
- Tracks in service facilities (DP) , DB Netz AG (PDF)
- Infrastructure and permissible speeds of the station on the OpenRailwayMap.
- Private website with lots of pictures and information about all Plauen train stations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile on www.bahnhof.de
- ↑ Tracks in service facilities at www.deutschebahn.com (PDF; 183 kB)
- ↑ DB Netze - Infrastructure Register
- ^ Wilfried Rettig: Plauen / V-Cheb (Eger) - The PE railway line in the Euregio-Egrensis. Verlag Jacobi, Fraureuth 2007, ISBN 978-3-937228-01-3 , p. 21
- ^ Hans-Joachim Kirsch: Railway Atlas GDR. VEB Tourist Verlag, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-350-00293-5 , p. 52
- ^ Hans-Joachim Kirsch: Railway Atlas GDR. VEB Tourist Verlag, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-350-00293-5 , p. 233
- ^ Hans-Joachim Kirsch: Railway Atlas GDR. VEB Tourist Verlag, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-350-00293-5 , p. 36