Wolfsburg Central Station
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 Wolfsburg Central Station
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| Location in the network | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 6th |
| abbreviation | HWOB |
| IBNR | 8006552 |
| Price range | 2 |
| opening | October 4, 1928 first train station August 26, 1957 today's station building |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Wolfsburg_Hbf |
| Architectural data | |
| Architectural style | classic modern |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Wolfsburg |
| country | Lower Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 25 '45 " N , 10 ° 47' 16" E |
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| Railway stations in Lower Saxony | |
Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof is the most important train station in the city of Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony . It is located on the main route Hanover - Berlin .
In the Fallersleben district there is another train station - the Fallersleben train station .
On August 25, 2007, the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the reception building , Wolfsburg station was officially renamed Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof . Years before, signs in the city pointed to the main station .
history
Before World War II
The first Wolfsburg train station was opened and put into operation in Rothenfelde on October 4, 1928 . Even then, passengers were greeted with a sign "Rothenfelde-Wolfsburg" . Previously, rail travelers from or to Wolfsburg had to use the train stations in Fallersleben or Vorsfelde .
The first reception building in the city center, for example at today's location, was, like many Wolfsburg buildings from the founding phase of the city, a wooden barrack. This is said to have been in a desolate condition shortly after its construction and to have served as a sleeping place for forced laborers from the VW factory at night . The barrack was no bigger than a small warehouse and essentially consisted of a waiting room. In contrast to today's reception building, this temporary facility was located north of the railway tracks, directly on the Mittelland Canal opposite the Volkswagen factory . Today, however, it is located south of the railroad tracks at Willy-Brandt-Platz.
After the Second World War
The condition of the station had not improved in World War II ; the then city director Dr. Dahme described it in 1947 in a letter to the Reichsbahndirektion Hannover with the words: "Our station is a miserable shack, which if necessary is acceptable for a Bavarian mountain village, but in no way can be recognized as a station for a striving city ..." . The desolate pre-war provisional arrangement existed until 1957.
Different views from Volkswagenwerk, Bundesbahn and city about the location of a new train station delayed the start of construction considerably. The Volkswagenwerk Gesellschaft urged the construction project to start soon, because in the 1950s more than 5,780 people were commuting to Wolfsburg every day to work. After agreement was finally reached on the location question, construction of the station could begin on March 6, 1956. A little later it was provisionally put into operation, but was not fully functional until the beginning of the summer timetable in 1957. On August 26, 1957, the new building was officially inaugurated by Federal Transport Minister Seebohm .
Interzonal traffic between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR was later handled via the Wolfsburg train station ; Wolfsburg was the last stop before the inner-German border . The next stop was Oebisfelde in the GDR. The premises for border clearance on the platforms have been preserved and are used as a waiting room and operating rooms for railway employees.
present
Wolfsburg Central Station is on the Hanover – Berlin route . ICE lines lead in the direction of Hanover , Braunschweig and Berlin (next ICE stop in each case). However, on average only every second ICE stops in Wolfsburg. An IC line runs from Berlin via Wolfsburg to Amsterdam or Münster . The Wolfsburg train station is connected with Gifhorn and Hanover and with Braunschweig and Hildesheim by regional express lines. There is also a regional express line and a regional train line to Oebisfelde / Magdeburg , as well as a regional train line to Oebisfelde / Stendal .
The first scheduled ICE stopped in Wolfsburg on September 26, 1998. The number of long-distance travelers has been increasing continuously since then. In 2004, 6500 long-distance travelers were counted daily, in 2006 around 7800 long-distance travelers, in 2008 the number was 8500 long-distance travelers daily (other information: 10,000).
After the station building was neglected by the city administration for a long time, extensive renovation work began in 2004, which was estimated at 1.9 million euros. The station was given a floor designed by the French artist Daniel Buren , business and office space were converted and, among other things, a mobility center and a service point for the Autostadt were set up. In the spring of 2011, the station tunnel was extended to the banks of the Mittelland Canal , creating a direct connection from the city center to the new waterfront.
The reception building of Wolfsburg Central Station with its typical architecture from the 1950s is now a listed building . Regularly changing art projects take place in the building.
There is a parking facility to the east of the station. There are no facilities for freight transport .
Since the timetable change on December 9, 2018, the marego tariff applies to Wolfsburg main station.
Transport links
(As of 2019)
Long-distance transport
| line | route | Hold frequency |
|---|---|---|
| ICE 10 | Berlin East - Berlin - Wolfsburg - Hanover - Hamm - Dortmund - Duisburg - Düsseldorf - Cologne | 120 min |
| ICE 12 | Berlin - Wolfsburg - Braunschweig - Hildesheim - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Frankfurt - Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Basel (- Interlaken Ost ) | 120 min |
| IC 32 | Berlin Südkreuz - Berlin - Wolfsburg - Hanover - Bielefeld - Dortmund - Bochum - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf - Cologne - Bonn - Koblenz - Mannheim - Stuttgart (- Lindau - Innsbruck ) | single trains (Sat / Sun) |
| UEx Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: | Binz - Stralsund - ( Heringsdorf - Zinnowitz -) Züssow - Prenzlau - Berlin - Wolfsburg - Hanover - Dortmund - Duisburg - Cologne | single trains (Fri / Sat) |
| IC 77 | Berlin - Wolfsburg - Hanover - Osnabrück - Hengelo - Amersfoort - Amsterdam | 120 min |
| FLX 30 | Berlin Südkreuz - Berlin - Berlin-Spandau - Wolfsburg - Hanover - Bielefeld - Dortmund - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf - Cologne | 1 pair of trains |
Other intercity trains run to Hanover, Aachen, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Cologne. An ICE from Hamburg-Altona ends here in the morning.
Regional traffic
| line | Line course | Cycle (min) | EVU | vehicle |
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| RE 6 | Wolfsburg - Oebisfelde - Haldensleben - Magdeburg (- Bernburg / Halle (Saale) ) | individual trains | Abellio Rail Central Germany | Alstom Coradia LINT |
| RE 30 | Wolfsburg - Gifhorn - Lehrte - Hanover | 60 | enno | Alstom Coradia Continental |
| RE 50 | Wolfsburg - Braunschweig - Hildesheim | 60 | enno | Alstom Coradia Continental |
| RB 35 | Wolfsburg - Oebisfelde - Gardelegen - Stendal |
60 (Mon-Fri) 120 (Sat-Sun) |
Abellio Rail Central Germany | Alstom Coradia LINT |
| RB 36 | Wolfsburg - Oebisfelde - Haldensleben - Magdeburg |
60 (Mon-Fri) 120 (Sat-Sun) |
Abellio Rail Central Germany | Alstom Coradia LINT |
In front of the train station there is a branch of the Wolfsburg bus station (ZOB). In addition to some inner-city bus lines, the lines to Gifhorn, Brome , Helmstedt , Königslutter and Braunschweig (Regiobus) end here.
facts and figures
- An average of 80 long-distance trains (48 of them ICE) and 110 regional trains stop in Wolfsburg every day.
- Around 10,000 long-distance travelers are counted every day.
- The station has six continuous tracks and a stump track that is west of the station. The names of the tracks are 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9. However, contrary to the usual counting method in Germany, track 1 is the track furthest away from the station building. Track 8 is on the house platform. There are two central platforms that are covered and provided with waiting rooms, seating, etc. All platform tracks are equipped with line train control. The house platform has no roof.
- The station is handicapped accessible. The main platform is at the same level, while the other two platforms can be reached by elevators from the underpass.
- Germany's first glass lounge pavilion was built on platform 1/3 in 2017, which can be heated in winter and is equipped with USB connections and a digital display case.
Trivia
- The station has been in the media repeatedly since 2011 because ICE trains (despite the planned stop) passed through here.
Web links
- Tracks in service facilities (HWOB) , DB Netz AG (PDF)
- Track systems of the main train station on the OpenRailwayMap
- Pictures from the train station
- Wolfsburg station station building in the Lower Saxony Monument Atlas
- Wolfsburg station Group of structures in the Lower Saxony Monument Atlas
Individual evidence
- ^ Jürgen Hodemacher: Wolfsburg. ISBN 3-7700-0640-2 .
- ↑ a b c A fast train gives a boost to development . In: Wolfsburger Nachrichten , December 29, 2008
- ↑ City Gallery Wolfsburg. In: www.staedtische-galerie-wolfsburg.de. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016 ; accessed on June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ With the marego ticket to Wolfsburg. marego, accessed February 7, 2019 .
- ↑ ICE line network 2020 of Deutsche Bahn AG (PDF; 445 KiB)
- ↑ EC / IC line network 2020 of Deutsche Bahn AG (PDF; 667 KiB)
- ↑ New pavilion in Wolfsburg Hbf ensures more comfort for passengers on the platform | DB - Press Office - Hamburg. Retrieved July 13, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.ndr.de/ICE-rauscht-an-Wolfsburg-vorbei-schon-wieder,wolfsburg12184.html