Reichenbach (Vogtland) Oberer station
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Reichenbach Oberer (upper) station is the main station of Reichenbach im Vogtland in the German state of Saxony
. It is the only remaining station in Reichenbach, which once had three stations, and is located on the Saxon-Franconian trunk line
between Nuremberg and Dresden
. It is also the last major station before the junction with the main line to Leipzig
from the direction of Nuremberg and Plauen
. Together with Plauen station
, it is one of two Deutsche Bahn
stations in Vogtland
.
The only long-distance services stopping at the station is one pair of trains, operating as the Vogtland-Express from Plauen to Berlin. Regional services stopping at the station are operated by DB Regio Regional-Express services and Vogtlandbahn
. Regional and city buses also stop at the station. The station is located in the transport district of the Verkehrsverbund Vogtland ("Vogtland transport association", VVV).
, following the completion of the Göltzsch Viaduct
(the largest brick bridge in the world) and the Elster Viaduct
.
Originally the current Reichenbach station was identical with the "Upper" station in Plauen
, which was destroyed in the Second World War and then rebuilt to a different plan. Both stations were “island stations” (Inselbahnhöfe), with the main station building built between the tracks, with three tracks on each side of the island. The island platforms (tracks 1/2 and 5/6) were accessed by subways from the main building, along with tracks 3 and 4. A third pedestrian underpass linked the street of Am Bahnhof ("at station") and Fedor-Flinzer Straße (street), running under railway tracks 1-3 to the large waiting hall in the main station building. For vehicles and pedestrians from the city centre there was a large tunnel (also running under tracks 1 to 3) carrying Bahnhofstraße ("station street") to Bahnhofsvorplatz ("station square"), which was between the tracks.
and a connecting line was opened to Lengenfeld
in 1905). This line started at an additional platform at Reichenbach station (track 7), located at the end of platform track 4. The new line had two other stations in Reichenbach: Oberreichenbach ("upper Reichenbach")—later Reichenbach Ost (east)—and Reichenbach (Vogtland) Unterer ("lower") station, which connected with passenger services on the narrow gauge Rollbock Railway to Upper Heindorf
from 1902 to 1957. At the same time as the lower station was opened, the name of the main Reichenbach station was changed to Reichenbach (Vogtland) Oberer station.
In 2001, the station (but not the station building) was completely rebuilt. First a new island platform (platform tracks 7 and 8) was built in the same style as the original platforms next to platform 6. The existing underpass to platform 5/6 was extended to the new platform. The platforms of tracks 4 to 6 were completely renovated and provided with new information displays, seating and lifts. In addition, two new sidings and bypass for freight traffic were built. Then tracks 1 and 2 and the associated underpasses and pedestrian and road tunnels were demolished. On the cleared space a link was built in 2006 between Fedor-Flinzer Straße and Bahnhofstraße, including a roundabout and the station forecourt was provided with parking and redesigned taxi stands. A new bus station was built next to the station. The remaining platform tracks were renumbered 1 to 5.
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. It is the only remaining station in Reichenbach, which once had three stations, and is located on the Saxon-Franconian trunk line
Saxon-Franconian trunk line
Saxon-Franconian trunk line is a modern term for a double-track railway between the German cities of Dresden to Nuremberg. The line is 390 kilometres long and is currently electrified from Dresden to Reichenbach im Vogtland...
between Nuremberg and Dresden
Dresden Hauptbahnhof
is one of two main inter-city transit hubs in the German city of Dresden. Designed by Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner, it was built between 1892 and 1897 at the southern border of the inner city and was important in the growth and development of the city....
. It is also the last major station before the junction with the main line to Leipzig
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
is, at 83,460 m², Europe's largest railway station when measured by floor area. It has 24 platforms housed in six iron trainsheds; a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches; and a 293 metre-long facade...
from the direction of Nuremberg and Plauen
Plauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
. Together with Plauen station
Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer station
Plauen Oberer station is the main station of Plauen in the German state of Saxony on the Leipzig–Hof line. It is the main hub of rail traffic in Vogtland. This station is maintained and operated by Deutsche Bahn.-History :...
, it is one of two Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
stations in Vogtland
Vogtland
The term Vogtland refers to a region reaching across the German free states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and into the Czech Republic . The name of the region contains a reference to the former leadership by the Vögte of Weida, Gera and Plauen, which translates approximately to advocates or lord...
.
The only long-distance services stopping at the station is one pair of trains, operating as the Vogtland-Express from Plauen to Berlin. Regional services stopping at the station are operated by DB Regio Regional-Express services and Vogtlandbahn
Vogtlandbahn
The Vogtlandbahn is a private railway company in Germany, which runs diesel trains on regional lines in the states of Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Brandenburg, and Berlin and as well as routes into the Czech Republic...
. Regional and city buses also stop at the station. The station is located in the transport district of the Verkehrsverbund Vogtland ("Vogtland transport association", VVV).
History
The first station in Reichenbach was built in 1845. The former station building is situated on a disused railway line about 300 metres to the west of the current station (halfway to the now abandoned train depot). The current station was built in about 1848 when the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company extended its line from Leipzig, which had previously terminated in Reichenbach, to Plauen and HofHof
Hof may refer to:In places:* Hof, Germany, a city in Bavaria, Germany** Hof , a district in Bavaria* Hof, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany* Hof, Iceland, a small village in Iceland...
, following the completion of the Göltzsch Viaduct
Göltzsch Viaduct
The Göltzsch Viaduct is a railway bridge in Germany. It is the largest brick-built bridge in the world, and for a time it was the tallest railway bridge in the world. It spans the valley of the Göltzsch River between Mylau and Netzschkau, around east of Reichenbach im Vogtland in the German Free...
(the largest brick bridge in the world) and the Elster Viaduct
Elster Viaduct
The Elster Viaduct is a railway bridge in the German state of Saxony. It carries the Leipzig–Hof line near Jocketa over the valley of the Weiße Elster. After the Göltzsch Viaduct it is the second largest brick bridge in the world...
.
Originally the current Reichenbach station was identical with the "Upper" station in Plauen
Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer station
Plauen Oberer station is the main station of Plauen in the German state of Saxony on the Leipzig–Hof line. It is the main hub of rail traffic in Vogtland. This station is maintained and operated by Deutsche Bahn.-History :...
, which was destroyed in the Second World War and then rebuilt to a different plan. Both stations were “island stations” (Inselbahnhöfe), with the main station building built between the tracks, with three tracks on each side of the island. The island platforms (tracks 1/2 and 5/6) were accessed by subways from the main building, along with tracks 3 and 4. A third pedestrian underpass linked the street of Am Bahnhof ("at station") and Fedor-Flinzer Straße (street), running under railway tracks 1-3 to the large waiting hall in the main station building. For vehicles and pedestrians from the city centre there was a large tunnel (also running under tracks 1 to 3) carrying Bahnhofstraße ("station street") to Bahnhofsvorplatz ("station square"), which was between the tracks.
Branch lines
In 1895, a secondary line was opened from Reichenbach to Göltzsch ViaductGöltzsch Viaduct
The Göltzsch Viaduct is a railway bridge in Germany. It is the largest brick-built bridge in the world, and for a time it was the tallest railway bridge in the world. It spans the valley of the Göltzsch River between Mylau and Netzschkau, around east of Reichenbach im Vogtland in the German Free...
and a connecting line was opened to Lengenfeld
Lengenfeld
Lengenfeld is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. The town is situated 19 km southwest of Zwickau, and 18 km northeast of Plauen....
in 1905). This line started at an additional platform at Reichenbach station (track 7), located at the end of platform track 4. The new line had two other stations in Reichenbach: Oberreichenbach ("upper Reichenbach")—later Reichenbach Ost (east)—and Reichenbach (Vogtland) Unterer ("lower") station, which connected with passenger services on the narrow gauge Rollbock Railway to Upper Heindorf
Heinsdorfergrund
Heinsdorfergrund is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany....
from 1902 to 1957. At the same time as the lower station was opened, the name of the main Reichenbach station was changed to Reichenbach (Vogtland) Oberer station.
Demolition and reconstruction (since 1963)
Since the closure in 1957 of the branch lines starting in Reichenbach, the upper station has been the only station left in Reichenbach for passenger traffic, but it has not been renamed. With the end of branch lines, track 7 (the platform for the secondary line) was demolished, leaving only the original six tracks. From 1963 to 2001 the station hardly changed.In 2001, the station (but not the station building) was completely rebuilt. First a new island platform (platform tracks 7 and 8) was built in the same style as the original platforms next to platform 6. The existing underpass to platform 5/6 was extended to the new platform. The platforms of tracks 4 to 6 were completely renovated and provided with new information displays, seating and lifts. In addition, two new sidings and bypass for freight traffic were built. Then tracks 1 and 2 and the associated underpasses and pedestrian and road tunnels were demolished. On the cleared space a link was built in 2006 between Fedor-Flinzer Straße and Bahnhofstraße, including a roundabout and the station forecourt was provided with parking and redesigned taxi stands. A new bus station was built next to the station. The remaining platform tracks were renumbered 1 to 5.
Regional transport
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| Dresden Dresden Hauptbahnhof is one of two main inter-city transit hubs in the German city of Dresden. Designed by Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner, it was built between 1892 and 1897 at the southern border of the inner city and was important in the growth and development of the city.... − Freiberg Freiberg -Places:* Freiberg, Saxony, Germany** Freiberg , Saxony, Germany** Freiberg subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp* Freiberg am Neckar, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany... − Chemnitz Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof of Chemnitz in Germany.-Station building :The station has a combination of terminating and through platforms. Platform tracks 1 to 9 terminate and tracks 10 to14 continue to the west of Chemnitz towards Zwickau, Nuremberg and Göttingen. Tracks 11 to 14 are reached by a passenger... − Zwickau Zwickau Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station of Zwickau in the German state of Saxony.-History :On 18 September 1845 Zwickau was connected by a branch line to the Leipzig–Reichenbach railway line... − Reichenbach − Plauen Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer station Plauen Oberer station is the main station of Plauen in the German state of Saxony on the Leipzig–Hof line. It is the main hub of rail traffic in Vogtland. This station is maintained and operated by Deutsche Bahn.-History :... − Hof Hof Hauptbahnhof Hof Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Hof in southern Germany and is situated at the intersection of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line and the Munich–Regensburg–Leipzig–Berlin line... − Nuremberg Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof Nuremberg Central Station is the main railway station for the city of Nuremberg in Germany. It is the largest station in north Bavaria and belongs to the 20 stations in the highest category of importance allocated by DB Station&Service.... |
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| Dresden – Freiberg – Chemnitz – Glauchau Glauchau Glauchau is a town in Germany, in Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district.... – Zwickau – Reichenbach – Plauen – Hof – Bayreuth Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station in the German city of Bayreuth.Railway lines run north to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, and from there to Bamberg and over the Schiefe Ebene to Hof, east to Weidenberg, southeast to Weiden and south to Schnabelwaid with connexions to Nuremberg on the Pegnitz Valley Railway... – Nuremberg |
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| Leipzig Leipzig Hauptbahnhof is, at 83,460 m², Europe's largest railway station when measured by floor area. It has 24 platforms housed in six iron trainsheds; a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches; and a 293 metre-long facade... – Altenburg Altenburg station Altenburg station is on the Saxon-Bavarian Railway from Leipzig to Hof in the city of Altenburg in the German state of Thuringia. South of Altenburg, in Lehndorf, the line to Gera branches to the west. Passenger services on other lines have been closed to Zeitz and to Narsdorf.-Terminal station... – Reichenbach (– Hof / Adorf) |
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| Zwickau − Plauen − Cheb Cheb Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany... – Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázne Mariánské Lázně is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses... |
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| Vogtland-Express: Plauen – Zwickau – Chemnitz – Riesa Riesa Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912.... – Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen – Berlin Ostbahnhof Berlin Ostbahnhof Berlin Ostbahnhof is a mainline railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is in Friedrichshain, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, and has undergone several name changes in its history. It was known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof from 1987 to 1998, a name now applied to Berlin's new central station... – Berlin Zoologischer Garten |
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