Osnabrück old town stop

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Osnabrück old town
Osnabrück old town stop
Osnabrück old town stop
Data
Operating point type Breakpoint
Platform tracks 2
abbreviation HOHT
IBNR 8004689
Price range 5
opening June 14, 1896
Profile on Bahnhof.de Osnabr-C3-BCck-Altstadt
location
City / municipality Osnabrück
country Lower Saxony
Country Germany
Coordinates 52 ° 16 '52 "  N , 8 ° 2' 44"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 16 '52 "  N , 8 ° 2' 44"  E
Railway lines
Railway stations in Lower Saxony
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The breakpoint Osnabrück Altstadt (until 2009 Osnabrück-Hasetor ) is a 1896 opened railways - operating agency in Osnabrück with links to regional transport in the city . The station is located on the Löhne – Rheine railway line and was named Osnabrück-Hasetor , as it is in the immediate vicinity of the former city gate on the former city wall. More than 2,800 travelers use the stop every day, which is connected to the regional routes to Rheine – Bad Bentheim, Bünde – Bielefeld, Vechta – Bremen, Bünde – Hanover – Braunschweig and Oldenburg – Wilhelmshaven. There is also a direct connection to the city bus service.

location

The stop is in the inner city of Osnabrück on the border with the Sonnenhügel district . The stop itself is elevated due to the route through the urban area. The stop is particularly popular at city festivals - above all the Christmas market and the May week - as it is much closer to the cathedral and market square than the main train station .

history

Before the Hasetorbahnhof was opened, citizens and merchants from Osnabrück had collected the money for the construction of the train station through donations. Since the main train station is outside the city center, the citizens of Osnabrück wanted a centrally located train station in the old town, which is close to the town hall, cathedral and St. Mary's Church. The station was opened on June 14, 1896 as Hasethor station. Seven years later the name was changed to Hasetorbahnhof without the "h".

renaming

New nameplate and roof that has already been removed as part of the renovation

The controversial renaming to Osnabrück Altstadt took place when the timetable changed in December 2009. The city council decided on the new name at the initiative of retailers in the nearby Hasestrasse. The financing, which was borne entirely by the city (around 10,000 euros), was controversial. The new name, according to the official justification, should make it clear to passengers that the stop is in close proximity to the city center. The main station, however, is further away from the city center. In addition, it is hoped that Hasestrasse will be upgraded and thus stronger sales in the retail sector. In the Osnabrück vernacular, however, the "Hasetorbahnhof" is still often used.

Redevelopment

As part of the continuation of the “Lower Saxony is on the train!” Project, the Osnabrück Altstadt train station was also renovated and expanded by the summer of 2012. The main focus was on the extension of the platform to 220 meters and the long-planned accessibility. The complete renovation cost around 1.6 million euros, which are borne by the federal government, the state of Lower Saxony and Deutsche Bahn. Stairs, underpasses and roofs have also been renewed. In addition to the Osnabrück Altstadt train station , 37 more train stations in Lower Saxony are being renovated. The then Mayor Boris Pistorius broke ground on February 6, 2012 to kick off the project.

Investments

The stop has a partially covered island platform with two platform edges with access through a tunnel. The track of the port railway , on which the NordWestBahn depot is located, runs on the same track body .

Local transport tariffs

The tariff of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Osnabrück (VOS) is not valid for rail transport, so city bus tickets cannot be used. However, the stop is also in the area of ​​the North Rhine-Westphalian tariff association Westfalentarif . Tickets of this tariff are valid both on trains and on the Osnabrück city bus. The old town stop is again not included in the VOS-Plus tariff for the Osnabrück – Bielefeld railway line via Halle (Westphalia) . These tickets are valid on the city bus and to Osnabrück main station , but not to Osnabrück old town.

As part of the Münsterland tariff , tickets for the NRW tariff are valid to Osnabrück Altstadt (and entitle you to continue on the city bus from the Altstadtbahnhof). These also apply to trips to Bünde , Bielefeld and Minden , but not to the train stations in Melle and Bissendorf . The general DB tariff is used for all other destinations and, since 2013, the Lower Saxony tariff has been used for other destinations in Lower Saxony .

links

In the 2020 timetable year, the stop will be served by two regional express and two regional train lines.

line Line course Cycle (min) EVU
RE 18 Osnabrück  - Osnabrück old town  - Bramsche  - Cloppenburg - Oldenburg (Oldb)  - Sande - Wilhelmshaven 060 NordWestBahn
RE 60 Rheine  - Ibbenbüren  - Osnabrück old town  - Osnabrück - Bad Oeynhausen  - Minden  - Hanover  - Lehrte  - Peine - Braunschweig 120 Westfalenbahn
RB 58 Osnabrück - Osnabrück old town  - Bramsche - Neuenkirchen (Oldb) - Lohne - Vechta - Wildeshausen - Delmenhorst  - Bremen 060 NordWestBahn
RB 61 Hengelo  - Bad Bentheim  - Rheine - Ibbenbueren - Osnabrück old town  - Osnabrück - Herford  - Bielefeld 060 Eurobahn

Furthermore, trains stop on special trips of the Tecklenburger Nordbahn, whereby the restart of the line from Osnabrück to Recke is also planned in the local traffic plan Westphalia-Lippe. There are also special trains to Osnabrück-Piesberg.

See also

Web links

Commons : Haltpunkt Osnabrück Altstadt  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Garrelt Riepelmeier: The runway and its stations, Volume 2: Bremen - Osnabrück DGEG media; November 1, 2014, ISBN 978-3937189840 .

Individual evidence

  1. 3. Local transport plan for the city and district of Osnabrück; 5.3.6 Transport demand in local rail passenger transport p.110; As of 2012 ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.planos-info.de
  2. osnabahn.de >> Osnab train station. Old town (formerly Hasetor)
  3. ^ Garrelt Riepelmeier: The runway and your stations, Volume 2 p. 29
  4. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, December 11, 2009, "The decision was made in the back room"
  5. Lower Saxony stations are on the train - NDR.de - Regional - Lower Saxony - Osnabrück / Emsland ( Memento from March 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )