Rudolstadt (Thür) train station
| Rudolstadt (Thür) | |
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 Reception building and platforms (2017)
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| Location in the network | Intermediate station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | UR |
| IBNR | 8010306 |
| Price range | 4th |
| opening | May 1, 1874 |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Rudolstadt__Thuer_ |
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| City / municipality | Rudolstadt |
| country | Thuringia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 43 '5 " N , 11 ° 20' 21" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 194 m |
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| Railway stations in Thuringia | |
The Rudolstadt (Thür) Bahnhof is a railway operating location in the town of Rudolstadt in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia . It went into operation in 1874.
location
The Rudolstadt train station is located at 64,543 kilometers of the Großheringen – Saalfeld railway line (Saalbahn).
The city center is about 250 meters to the north. The street Am Saaldamm ( Bundesstrasse 88 ) runs immediately to the north . The Saale flows on the southern side .
To the south, the Rudolstadt-Schwarza train station is the next station four kilometers away. The Rudolstadt freight yard is about one and a half kilometers further north.
history
The Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft planned the construction of the Rudolstadt station in a peripheral location to the west of the city. It was supposed to arise between the route kilometers 65.6 and 65.8. There were also expansion options there. The site preparation was already in progress. The Rudolstadt city administration opposed this location, which the Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft accepted. With this a central location of the station was achieved, but larger extensions for the freight transport facilities were no longer possible.
It finally went into operation with the opening of the Saale Railway on May 1, 1874. The station building was built at kilometer 64.5 and was built in a very economical way. There was also a goods shed and two switch sheds . In 1879 there were two platforms and five switches. In 1881 the goods shed was enlarged with the material from the goods shed demolished in Rothenstein . To connect the platform tracks with the freight shed track, two double switches were installed in 1884. In the same year, the loading route was also extended by 70 meters.
The passenger and freight transport systems that existed in the early years of the station initially met the requirements. On the ground floor of the reception building there were service rooms, managed waiting rooms for all three classes and in the western part a princely room, which was available to the Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt for state receptions.
In 1895 the Prussian state bought the Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. A year earlier, they designed the extension of the reception building and carried this out before the handover to Prussia. The western part was increased. A 12 meter long extension was added to the east gable.
In 1907 and 1908 the first Rw and Ro signal boxes went into operation. In the years 1910 to 1912 the capacity limit was finally reached. Extensions were absolutely necessary. The Royal Railway Directorate in Erfurt drew up plans to expand the passenger transport facilities and to build an operationally independent freight station. Due to the outbreak of World War I , these projects were not carried out. The construction of a freight station had to be realized because many branches of industry settled in the eastern part of the city. Created between the route kilometers 62 and 63.4, it could only go into operation after 1918. In the first few years freight and passenger stations were an operating point . With the electrification of the Saalbahn, there was an operational separation of passenger and freight stations. Passing tracks were built next to the two main tracks in order to avoid frequent use of the main tracks.
When preparations for the electrification of the Saalbahn began in the 1930s, measures followed to increase permeability due to the sharp rise in passenger traffic. A new signal box Rw was built. The old building at ground level was demolished. This was accompanied by a change in the track and platform arrangement. In order to improve passenger safety, platform 2, which was located between the two main tracks, was relocated between tracks 2 and 3. This meant that the passing track could also be used for tourist traffic. An underpass was created to access the new platform 2. The platforms were also extended so that full-length express trains could also stop. Furthermore, a partial roof and mechanically operated direction indicators were built.
In 1965 the Deutsche Reichsbahn carried out the renewal of the Rudolstadt station tracks as part of a central superstructure renewal. In 1983 the facade of the reception building was renewed and the counter hall was reconstructed. After the line to Bad Blankenburg was closed, track 3 was only rarely used. It is not spanned with a catenary and has a usable length of 430 meters. Another dead-end track branches off from the track.
The ticket office has been closed since November 2003. It was open for four hours Monday through Friday in its final years. In 2004, shape signals were replaced by Ks signals . The two signal boxes lost their function and were shut down. An actuating computer was created in December 2004, which is controlled from Saalfeld .
Former signal box Rw (2017)
Underpass (2017)
former railway master's office (2017)
Freight depot
Until the end of the 1980s, the Rudolstadt freight yard had an extraordinarily heavy traffic volume. Over the years, a number of sidings were created. During the Second World War , sidings were built for an army provisions office and a torpedo arsenal. These were served until the early 1990s. Until the end of the 1950s, the Carl Nordmann leather factory still had its own siding. The gasworks, which has since been shut down, also had a connection that was designed as an overrun curve . Furthermore, there was still wood and coal loading in Rudolstadt.
With the collapse of the economy from 1990 onwards, the volume of goods transported fell considerably. In the course of re-electrification in 1994/95, the catenary masts were placed on the track that connects the freight and passenger stations, so that the track could no longer be used. In addition to the two continuous main tracks, the freight station also has a passing track, track 4. Track 6 went to Raiffeisen and is also operated by Raiffeisen. A Kö handles the handling of salt and grain.
Richter switch
The oldest private connection was served from Rudolstadt. It was located at 66.2 km and belonged to the A. Ad factory. Richter & Cie. (Anchor mechanism). The siding was secured with safety switches and cover signals. The associated post 60 was occupied by a company railroader. They were referred to by railroad workers as Richter's turnout. At the instigation of the factory director Richter, an application was made to set up a passenger stop. Little information is available about these. The main purpose of the stop was the convenience of the spa guests for the Rudolsbad, which is part of the anchor factory. The stop was named “Conn VEB Ankerwerk”, was only in operation for a few years and could not be found in official timetables.
Later, the switch was made lockable. The key for this was kept in the Rw signal box . The connection was operated from the freight station until 1976 with blocked trips .
In the mid-1930s, extensive barracks were built in the west of Rudolstadt. A drive-on frame for Culemeyer vehicles was built in this siding. These vehicles were used to transport wagons with building materials to the barracks.
traffic
| line | course | Tact | EVU |
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| SE 15 | Leipzig main station - Weißenfels - Naumburg main station - Jena Paradies - Orlamünde - Rudolstadt - Saalfeld | 120 min | Abellio Rail Central Germany |
| RE 18 | Halle Hbf - Weißenfels - Naumburg Hbf - Jena Paradies - Orlamünde - Rudolstadt - Saalfeld | 120 min | Abellio Rail Central Germany |
| RB 24 | Großheringen - Camburg - Jena Paradies - Orlamünde - Rudolstadt - Saalfeld | only in rush hour | Abellio Rail Central Germany |
| RE 42 | Jena Saalbf - Kahla - Rudolstadt - Saalfeld - Probstzella - Kronach - Lichtenfels - Bamberg - Erlangen - Fürth Hbf - Nürnberg Hbf | 120 min | DB Regio |
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. 165-168 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Dittrich: List of Abbreviations. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
- ^ Michael Dittrich: IBNR directory. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
- ↑ DB Station & Service AG: Station price list 2018. (PDF) p. 76 , accessed on November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Werner Drescher: The Saalbahn - The history of the railway between Großheringen, Jena and Saalfeld . EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-88255-586-6 , p. 167 .