Wedge station
A wedge station is a separation station whose track system usually forks in front of the platform area, with the reception building lying between the tracks. The tracks run past it on both sides without reuniting behind it - in contrast to the Inselbahnhof , where the tracks reunite behind the station building. There are also wedge stations in which the fork first takes place in the platform area, but never afterwards.
List of wedge stations
Wedge railway stations in Germany
place | railway station | Directions | Remarks |
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Baden-Württemberg | |||
Altshausen | Altshausen | Direction Bad Saulgau and Direction Pfullendorf |
Direction Pfullendorf only special trains (Radexpress). |
Aalen - Hofen | Goldshöfe | Direction Crailsheim and Direction Nördlingen |
until 1985 Inselbahnhof due to Track connection from track 1 Rems towards Crailsheim |
Appenweier | Appenweier train station | Direction Karlsruhe and Kehl | The station building is on the side of the Rhine Valley Railway . Tracks 1 to 3 with platform, track 9 from Offenburg to Kehl with platform is a bit apart in a wedge shape. Tracks 4 and 5 belong to the Karlsruhe – Offenburg long-distance line and are used by freight trains and the ICE. Track 6 goes from Karlsruhe to Kehl / Strasburg and is used by the TGV / ICE and freight trains to France. |
Boeblingen |
Böblingen Zimmererschlag formerly Schönaicher First station |
Direction Schönaich and direction Dettenhausen |
Dismantled towards Schönaich |
Laupheim | Laupheim West | Direction Laupheim and direction Friedrichshafen |
East side over the parking lot, separate platform, since the completion of the south curve Inselbahnhof |
Leutkirch in the Allgäu | Leutkirch | Direction Memmingen and direction Isny |
The tracks of the former line towards Isny end in the station area (approx. 300 m after the junction) |
Maulbronn | Maulbronn West | Bruchsal direction and direction Maulbronn city |
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Schefflenz | Oberschefflenz | Direction Billigheim and direction Neckarburken |
Schefflenz Valley Railway to Billigheim torn down |
Stuttgart - Zuffenhausen | Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen | Direction Ludwigsburg and direction Weil der Stadt |
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Waiblingen | Waiblingen | Direction Backnang and direction Aalen |
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Wendlingen | Wendlingen | Direction Oberlenningen and direction Tübingen |
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Weikersheim | Weikersheim | Direction Königshofen and direction Ochsenfurt |
Bavarian part of the station built over; dismantled to Ochsenfurt |
Bavaria | |||
Augsburg-Hochzoll | Augsburg-Hochzoll | Direction Ingolstadt and direction Munich |
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Creidlitz | Creidlitz | Direction Lichtenfels and direction Rossach |
Shut down towards Rossach |
Maxhütte-Haidhof | Maxhütte-Haidhof | Direction Burglengenfeld and direction Schwandorf |
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Neustadt (Waldnaab) | Neustadt (Waldnaab) | Direction Oberkotzau and direction Eslarn |
Direction Eslarn dismantled from the new Neustadt stop |
Oberkotzau | Oberkotzau | Direction Selb and direction Marktredwitz |
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Gemünden am Main - Wernfeld | Wernfeld | Direction Schweinfurt and direction Würzburg |
Platforms away. Stop on the Würzburg route in a different location. |
Berlin | |||
Berlin-Friedrichshain | Ostkreuz | Connection from the Stadtbahn towards Frankfurter Allee (closed and dismantled) and towards Treptower Park (new track curve without platform) |
combined wedge and tower station |
Brandenburg | |||
Elsterwerda - Biehla | Elsterwerda-Biehla | Direction Elsterwerda and Direction Falkenberg |
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Küstriner Vorland ( Küstrin-Kietz ) | Küstrin-Kietz | Direction Frankfurt (Oder) and direction Berlin |
Direction Frankfurt (Oder) (closed), since 1952 converted to the Inselbahnhof with a connection from the Frankfurt side towards Berlin |
Putlitz | Putlitz |
Direction mountains and direction Suckow |
both lines north of Putlitz dismantled, station building on the side |
Nauen | Röthehof | Direction Brandenburg and direction Ketzin |
Dismantled towards Brandenburg and only freight traffic towards Ketzin |
Wittenberg | Wittenberg | Direction Berlin and Magdeburg |
During the renovation in 2002–2004, the tracks to Magdeburg were laid on the Berlin side |
Bremen | |||
Bremen Burglesum | Bremen Castle | Direction Bremerhaven and direction Bremen Vegesack |
There is no longer a station building, signal box and other systems on the side |
Hesse | |||
Eschwege - Niederhone | Eschwege West | Direction Göttingen and direction Eschwege-Stadt |
East side in operation again since December 2009, no more passenger trains stopping |
Frankfurt-Schwanheim | Frankfurt am Main Stadium | Direction Mainz or Frankfurt airport regional train station and direction Mannheim |
since the renovation 2005–2007 no more wedge station |
to water | to water | Direction Marburg and Direction Alsfeld |
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Baunatal - Guntershausen | Guntershausen | Direction Bebra and direction Marburg |
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Haiger | Haiger | Direction Betzdorf and direction Siegen |
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Moerlenbach | Moerlenbach | Direction Fürth and direction Wahlen (Odenwald) |
Shut down towards elections (switch removed) |
Schwalmstadt | Treysa | Direction Kassel and direction Eschwege |
until 1908, the station was relocated to the south, the line to Eschwege dismantled |
Weimar (Lahn) - Niederwalgern | Niederwalgern | Towards casting and direction Herborn |
Shut down towards Herborn |
Waldkappel | Waldkappel | Direction Kassel and direction Treysa |
both branches shut down |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |||
Hagenow | Hagenow Land | Direction Schwerin and direction Ludwigslust |
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Velgast | New Seehagen | Direction Franzburg and Direction Tribsees |
Velgast – Tribsees / Franzburg railway line , both branches closed |
Pasewalk | Pasewalk | Direction Szczecin and direction Prenzlau |
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Lower Saxony | |||
Bad Nenndorf | Bad Nenndorf formerly: Bad Nenndorf Nord | Direction Barsinghausen and direction Bad Munder |
Dismantled towards Bad Münder |
Buchholz in the north heath | Buchholz in the north heath | Direction Hamburg-Harburg and direction Maschen |
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Cordingen | Cordingen | Direction Visselhövede and Direction Bomlitz |
Dismantled towards Visselhövede, towards Bomlitz only freight traffic |
Hamelin | Hamelin | Direction Altenbeken and direction Löhne |
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Holdorf | Holdorf | Direction Hesepe and direction Damme |
Dismantled towards Damme, only a stop towards Hesepe |
Hude | Hude | Direction Oldenburg and direction Nordenham |
Reception building demolished in 2012/13, partial track connection available after fork |
Einbeck - Kreiensen | Kreiensen | Direction Hannover and Direction Seesen |
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Braunschweig - Leiferde | Leiferde | Direction Bad Harzburg and direction Kreiensen |
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Northeim | Northeim | Direction Hannover and direction Nordhausen |
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Nordstemmen | Nordstemmen | Direction Hannover and direction Hildesheim |
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Osnabrück - Eversburg | Osnabrück-Eversburg | Direction Rheine and direction Oldenburg |
Passenger trains no longer stop, platform towards Rheine dismantled |
Wunstorf | Wunstorf | Direction Minden and direction Bremen |
since 1906, previously Inselbahnhof |
North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
Altenbeken | Altenbeken | Direction Hameln and Direction Warburg |
due to the connecting track no longer a pure wedge station; However, the building is still in the “wedge” of the tracks |
Essen-Kupferdreh | Old copper turning station | Direction Wuppertal and direction Haus Scheppen |
Direction Wuppertal platform in a different location and direction Haus Scheppen museum operation ( Hespertalbahn ) |
Fröndenberg | Fröndenberg | Direction Menden and direction Arnsberg |
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Hattingen | Hattingen | Direction Hattingen Mitte, direction Hagen and direction Wuppertal |
Direction Hagen only museum business, direction Wuppertal closed |
Hürth - Kalscheuren | Hürth-Kalscheuren | Direction Bonn and Euskirchen |
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Luenen | Lünen Hbf | Direction Dülmen / Enschede (NL) and direction Münster |
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Mülheim an der Ruhr | Mülheim (Ruhr) central station | Direction Krefeld and direction Duisburg |
Line towards Krefeld closed, now a through station |
Stolberg (Rhineland) | Stolberg (Rheinl) central station | Direction Aachen , direction Merzbrück / Alsdorf and direction Walheim |
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Wuppertal - Vohwinkel | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel | Direction Düsseldorf / Cologne and direction Essen |
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Halver - stop | attack | Wuppertal Railway | |
Radevormwald - Crabs | Crab bugs | Direction stop (Halver) and direction Remscheid-Lennep |
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Rhineland-Palatinate | |||
Altenglan | Altenglan | Direction Kusel and direction Staudernheim |
Direction Staudernheim only handcar traffic |
Alzey | Alzey West | ||
Bad Kreuznach | Bad Kreuznach | Direction Gau Algesheim and direction Bingen |
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Betzdorf | Betzdorf | Direction Siegen and direction Haiger / Daaden |
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Höhr-Grenzhausen | Grenzau | Direction Hillscheid and Direction Engers |
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Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Ludwigshafen Central Station | Direction Worms and direction Mannheim |
combined wedge and tower station |
Saarland | |||
Bous (Saar) | Bous | Direction Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof and direction Fürstenhausen |
the line over the Saar to Fürstenhausen was not rebuilt after the Second World War; The route was only served for 38 years |
Neunkirchen (Saar) | Neunkirchen (Saar) central station | Direction Türkismühle and direction Homburg |
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Saarbrücken | Saarbrücken East | Direction Homburg and direction Sarreguemines |
Today only a stop, the platform towards Sarreguemines is no longer served. |
Saxony | |||
Berthelsdorf / Erzgeb. | Berthelsdorf (Erzgeb) | Direction Brand-Erbisdorf and Direction Holzhau |
In the direction of Brand-Erbisdorf only goods traffic |
Chemnitz | Chemnitz South | Zwickau direction and direction Aue (Sachs) |
Track separation from Chemnitz main station |
Chub | Döbeln Hbf | Direction Riesa and direction Meißen |
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Pöhl -Herlasgrün | Herlas green | see comment | Special feature: train station in the Gleisdreieck direction Plauen, Zwickau or Falkenstein. All three sides with platforms. |
Rosenbach / Vogtl. - Flour teller | Flour turret | Direction Gera and direction Plauen |
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Nossen - Mertitz | Mertitz fork point | Direction Meißen and direction Döbeln |
Narrow gauge railway, shut down |
Mittelherwigsdorf | Mittelherwigsdorf | Direction Oderwitz and direction Hainewalde |
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Narsdorf | Narsdorf | Direction Leipzig and direction Rochlitz |
dismantled to the breakpoint, shut down after Rochlitz |
Oschatz | Oschatz | Direction Dresden and direction Mügeln |
Direction Mügeln narrow gauge |
Pirna | Pirna | Through station on the Elbe Valley Railway, Pirna-Dürrröhrsdorf railway line | |
Zwickau | Zwickau Hbf | Direction Chemnitz and direction Aue |
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Saxony-Anhalt | |||
Kalbe (Milde) - Badel | Badel | Direction Beetzendorf and direction Salzwedel |
Altmark small railway , both branches shut down |
Berga | Berga Kelbra | Direction Nordhausen and Direction Stolberg (Harz) |
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Biederitz | Biederitz | Direction Brandenburg and direction Dessau or Loburg |
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Bocksthal | Direction Ernst-Schacht and direction Benndorf |
Mansfeld mine railway, museum operation, direction Ernst-Schacht siding | |
Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf | Direction Roßlau and direction Bitterfeld |
The tracks in the platform area are arranged in parallel and then cross at no level. The station building between the tracks was demolished in 2015. |
Sangerhausen - Oberröblingen | Oberröblingen | Direction Erfurt and direction Allstedt |
Dismantled towards Allstedt |
Oschersleben (Bode) | Oschersleben (Bode) | Direction Halberstadt and direction Gunsleben |
Shut down towards Gunsleben |
Stendal | Peulingen | Direction Klein Rossau and direction Hohenwulsch |
Stendaler Kleinbahn , both branches removed |
Kalbe (Milde) - Wernstedt | Wernstedt | Direction Klötze and Direction Kalbe (Milde) |
Altmark small railway , both branches removed |
Schleswig-Holstein | |||
Books | Books | Direction Schwerin and direction Lueneburg |
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Malente | Malente-Gremsmühlen | Direction Kiel and direction Lütjenburg |
The branch to Lütjenburg is no longer passable |
Niebüll | Niebüll | Direction Husum and direction Dagebüll |
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Osterrönfeld | Osterrönfeld | Direction Kiel and direction Neumünster |
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Tornesch | Tornesch | Direction Kiel and direction Uetersen |
Passenger traffic towards Uetersen ceased |
Wilster | Wilster | Direction Brunsbüttel and direction Heide |
Only goods traffic towards Brunsbüttel |
Thuringia | |||
Bad Berka | Bad Berka | Direction Weimar and direction Blankenhain |
Dismantled towards Blankenhain |
Fröttstädt | Fröttstädt | Direction Gotha and direction Friedrichroda |
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Barchfeld-Immelborn | Immelborn | Direction Meiningen and direction Bad Liebenstein |
Towards Bad Liebenstein only goods traffic |
Jena - Göschwitz | Jena-Göschwitz | Direction Gera and Direction Saalfeld |
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Ronneburg (Thuringia) - Raitzhain | Raitzhain | Direction Grossenstein and Direction Schmölln |
was removed as part of the bismuth renovation. |
Schmalkalden | Schmalkalden | Direction Kleinschmalkalden and direction Zella-Mehlis |
Dismantled towards Kleinschmalkalden |
Bad Lobenstein - Unterlemnitz | Unterlemnitz | Direction Hockeroda and direction Triptis |
Towards Triptis only freight traffic |
Schmalkalden - Wernshausen | Wernshausen | Direction Zella-Mehlis and direction Meiningen |
Reception building on the side |
Wutha | Wutha | Direction Ruhla and direction Eisenach |
Dismantled towards Ruhla |
Wedge railway stations in Austria
place | railway station | Directions | Remarks |
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Graz | Graz Don Bosco | Direction Fehring and Direction Maribor (Marburg) |
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Parndorf | Parndorf place | Direction Neusiedl am See and direction Hungary |
operational one stop |
Vienna Donaustadt | Vienna Erzherzog-Karl-Strasse | Direction Laa an der Thaya and direction Marchegg |
Wedge railway stations in Switzerland
place | railway station | Directions | Remarks |
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Apples | Apples | Direction Morges and direction L'Isle |
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Arth SZ - Goldau | Arth-Goldau | Direction Lucerne and direction Zug |
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Chamby | Chamby | From Montreux towards Blonay and Les Avants | |
Bulach | Bulach | Direction Winterthur and direction Zurich |
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Chavornay | Chavornay | Direction Orbe and direction Yverdon |
Chemin de fer Orbe – Chavornay |
Conversations | Conversations | Direction La Chaux-de-Fonds and Direction Biel / Bienne |
until 1895 |
Le Day | Le Day | Direction Lausanne and direction Le Brassus |
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Les Planches | Les Planches | Towards Les Diablerets and direction Aigle |
Transports Publics du Chablais , station building not in the wedge |
Lenzburg | Lenzburg | Direction Brugg / Red Cross and direction Emmenbrücke |
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Lichtensteig | Lichtensteig | Direction Wil and direction of St. Gallen |
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Oensingen | Oensingen | Direction Balsthal and direction Olten |
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Sargans | Sargans | Direction Ziegelbrücke and direction Buchs SG |
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Sembrancher | Sembrancher | Direction Le Châble and direction Orsières |
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Worblauf | Worblauf | Direction Unter Zollikofen and directions Ober Zollikofen , Worb |
Narrow gauge, divided into three lines, wedge only in the direction of Unterzollikofen, originally Gleisdreieck between lines Oberzollikofen and Worb |
train | train | Direction Arth-Goldau and direction Luzern |
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Zurich Altstetten | Zurich Altstetten | former | |
Zurich Oerlikon | Zurich Oerlikon | Direction Wallisellen and directions Zurich Seebach, Glattbrugg, Kloten, Zurich Airport |
Platforms 1 and 2 are only connected in the west head, the station building not in the wedge |
Wedge railway stations in France
Further wedge stations in Europe
place | Directions | Remarks |
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Belgium | ||
Ottignies | Direction Brussels and direction Leuven and direction Namur / Louvain-la-Neuve and direction Charleroi. |
On both sides of the station. |
Pepinster | Direction Liege and direction Spa |
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Weerde | ||
Willebroek | ||
Waimes (Weismes) | Direction Sankt Vith and Direction Stavelot |
Shut down |
Finland | ||
Hyvinkää | Towards Helsinki and direction Karis |
Passenger traffic towards Karis (Karjaa) ceased |
Great Britain | ||
England | ||
Barnt Green | Direction Cheltenham and Redditch |
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Cheadle Hulme | Direction Crewe and Direction Manchester |
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Crystal Palace | Direction Sydenham and Beckenham Junction or East Croydon |
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Duffield | ||
Gospel Oak | Direction Stratford and South Tottenham |
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Grosmont | Direction Middlesbrough and Pickering |
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Helsby | Direction Chester and Ellesmere Port |
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Hither Green | Direction Tonbridge and Direction Dartford |
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Kidsgrove | Direction Manchester and Crewe |
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Lewes | Direction Brighton and London |
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Lewisham | Direction Dartford and Tonbridge / Beckenham |
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Marks Tey | Direction London and Sudbury |
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Meadowhall | Direction Swinton and Barnsley |
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Penistones | Direction Huddersfield (route towards Manchester closed and closed in 1981) | |
Pitsea | Direction Stanford-le-Hope and Direction Upminster |
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Sutton | Direction Epsom or Wimbledon and direction Epsom Downs |
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Virginia Water | Direction Ascot and Direction Weybridge |
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Scotland | ||
Motherwell (Lanarkshire) | West Coast Main Line and Hamilton Circle | |
Perth (Perthshire) | Direction Inverness and Direction Aberdeen |
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Ireland | ||
Howth Junction | ||
Italy | ||
Bologna San Vitale | Direction Ancona and direction Florence |
without reception building |
Casalecchio Garibaldi | Direction Pistoia and Direction Vignola |
Reception building on the side |
Genova Sampierdarena | Direction Turin and direction Ventimiglia |
Reception building on the side |
Margherita di Savoia-Ofantino | Direction Lecce and Direction Margherita di Savoia |
Dismantled towards Margherita di Savoia |
Mondovì | Direction Turin and direction Bastia Mondovi |
Dismantled towards Bastia Mondovì |
Monza | Direction Chiasso and direction Lecco |
Reception building on the side |
Paderno | Direction Bornato and Direction Monterotondo |
Dismantled towards Monterotondo |
Palazzolo sull'Oglio | Direction Bergamo and direction Paratico |
Reception building on the side, direction Paratico only tourist traffic |
Pisa San Rossore | Direction Lucca and direction La Spezia |
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Sesto Calende | Direction Arona and direction Luino |
Reception building on the side |
Luxembourg | ||
Kautenbach | Direction Wiltz and Direction Troisvierges (Ulflingen) |
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Netherlands | ||
Amsterdam Muiderpoort | Direction Utrecht and Amersfoort | |
Schin op Geul | Direction Heerlen and direction Aachen |
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Kesteren | Direction Dordrecht and direction Amersfoort |
Canceled towards Amersfoort |
Norway | ||
Hønefoss | Direction Hokksund and Roa | |
Skoppum | Direction Tønsberg and direction Horten | Shut down towards hoarding |
Poland | ||
Czerwieńsk (Rothenburg) | Direction Zbąszynek (Neu Bentschen) and direction Zielona Góra (Grünberg) |
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Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg (Warta)) | Direction Krzyż (cross) and direction Zbąszynek (Neu Bentschen) |
Reception building on the side |
Jasień (alleys) | Direction Breslau (Breslau) and direction Żary (Sorau) |
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Leszno (Lissa) | Direction Ostrów Wielkopolski (Ostrowo) and direction Wrocław (Breslau) |
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Miłkowice (Arnsdorf) | Direction Żagań (Sagan) and direction Węgliniec (Kohlfurt) |
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Wierzchucin (linden bush) | Direction Maksymilianowo (Maxtal) and direction Laskowice Pomorskie (Laskowitz) |
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Zajączkowo Lubawskie (Zajonczkowo / Seinskau) | Direction Działdowo (Soldau) and Direction Lubawa (Löbau) |
after Lubawa only siding |
Zgorzelec (Görlitz-Moys) | Direction Węgliniec (Kohlfurt) and direction Jelenia Góra (Hirschberg) |
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Sweden | ||
Goeringen | Direction Dalfors and direction Bollnäs |
dismantled to Dalfors, other route without traffic (museum) |
Falun C | Direction Borlänge and direction Orsa |
Only goods traffic towards Orsa |
Kristinehamn | Direction Laxå and direction Filipstad |
Station building on the side |
Nykoping C | Direction Stockholm and direction Oxelösund |
Passenger traffic to Oxelösund closed |
Öxnered ( Vänersborg Västra) | Direction Herrljunga and direction Mellerud |
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Slovakia | ||
Bratislava Vinohrady | Direction Trnava and direction Nové Zámky |
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Spain | ||
Castejon De Ebro | Direction Pamplona and Direction Logroño |
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Alsasua (Altsasu) | Direction Pamplona and Direction Irun |
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Czech Republic | ||
Aš (Asch State Railway Station) | Direction Adorf and direction Oberkotzau |
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Stará Paka (Altpaka) | Direction Jaroměř (Jermer) and direction Ostroměř (Wostromer) |
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Havlíčkův Brod (Deutschbrod) | Direction Kolín (Kolin) and direction Pardubice (Pardubice) |
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Ostrava St. n. (Ostrau) | Direction Bohumín (Oderberg) and direction Frýdek-Místek (Friedeck-Mistek) |
Wedge stations outside Europe
America
place | Directions | Remarks |
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Argentina | ||
Empalme Lobos in Lobos , Buenos Aires Province | Empalme Lobos | |
USA (state, city) | ||
Illinois , Chicago , Clybourn | ||
Maryland , Point of Rocks | Routes to Washington (DC) and Baltimore | |
Massachusetts , Canton (Massachusetts) | ||
New Jersey , Denville | ||
New Jersey , Princeton Junction | ||
New York (State) , Floral Park |
Asia
place | Directions | Remarks |
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Japan | ||
JR Chiba Train Station in Chiba , Chiba Prefecture | Sōbu main line to Chōshi , Sotobō line to Kamogawa | |
Kasamatsu Meitetsu Railway Station in Kasamatsu, Gifu Prefecture | Nagoya Main Line to Nagoya , Takehana Line to Shin-Hashima | |
Kintetsu Kashiharajingū-mae Railway Station in Kashihara , Nara Prefecture | Kashihara line to Kyoto , Minami-Osaka line to Osaka | |
Toyama Chiho Railway Terada Station in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture | Main line to Unazuki-Onsen (platform 1/2), Tateyama line to Tateyama (platform 3/4) | |
Turkey | ||
Eskişehir , Enveriye Railway Station | Anatolian Railway |
Australia
place | Directions | Remarks |
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New South Wales , West Cootamundra | until 2008 | |
New South Wales , Sydney , Blacktown | ||
New South Wales , Werris Creek | Routes to Tamworth and Gunnedah | |
Victoria , Melbourne , Footscray |
See also
- According to structural differentiation: riding station , island station , tower station , tunnel station , wing station
- According to operational importance: through station , terminus station , contact station , separation station , crossing station , connecting station
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of the Railway . 5th edition. Transpress VEB Verlag, Berlin 1978, p. 732–733 (keyword Trennungsbahnhof ).