Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof
- Freilassing - Berchtesgaden ( KBS 954)
- Berchtesgaden- Koenigssee ( drift space; decommissioned)
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Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof is the station of the Bavarian market town of Berchtesgaden - Berchtesgaden and making it the smallest municipality in Germany with a central station. The station is part of the station, Category 5 of DB Station & Service and is the terminus of the railway line Freilassing - Berchtesgaden. Until 1938 he was also the starting point of the railway line Berchtesgaden slope Enderstein, also known as Green Electric. Within walking distance from the Central Station (across the drift space ) was located until 1965 with the Königsseer station is the starting point for the Königsseebahn after Koenigssee.
Location
The station is located southwest of the historic market center of Berchtesgaden in the valley of the Ramsauer Ache at the federal highway 305 south He is limited by the Ramsauer Street and the station square. East borders the Bahnhofstrasse to the railways, to the west of the station is the street called " Am Güterbahnhof ".
History
On 29 May 1886, the construction of the railway Freilassing - Berchtesgaden has been approved by the Bavarian parliament. The Berchtesgaden train station was built next to the Saline Frauenreuth. On October 25, 1888, the track was officially opened. The station then had three tracks on one of the tracks was a platform. The other two tracks were loading tracks. Furthermore, even included a roundhouse and a three-storey reception building it. The community of Berchtesgaden was not satisfied with the station since it seemed too small.
In 1906 started the construction of a railroad track with electric operation in the direction of Salzburg. This also the station was equipped with an overhead line. In addition, there was a railcar hall. On July 16, 1907, the line was opened to Schellenberg, then to "Hang Enderstein " expanded on January 15, 1908 and extended from 4 June 1909 to Salzburg.
Meanwhile, has already begun with the construction of an additional route to the Koenigssee. For this route has its own railway station was built, there was a connecting track between the two stations. This route was on 29 May 1909 in operation. 1913 Station to Central Station, August 7, 1916, recorded the electrical operation between Berchtesgaden and Bad Reichenhall. Three tracks were created to relieve the train station in Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden for the renovation of Central Station was no money in the First World War and its aftermath. It was not until 1932, another track was moved, the station received a subway platform and a goods shed, which was built on the site of the old Saline.
By the second residence, which allowed Adolf Hitler to create the Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden, and a more representative reception building for the main train station in Berchtesgaden was necessary also for the numerous state visits that have been received here. The German Reichsbahn built the new station building from 1938. Was built in the style of the era of National Socialism, a mixture of neo-classicism and traditional styles. It was opened on 1 February 1940. The large frescoes on the east and west sides inside the concourse Maria Harrich, however, has not created until the early 1950s. The station also received a new mechanical interlocking, which was housed in an extension of the station building. After the reconstruction of the station the station had five platform tracks, four were due to two island platforms and another was the main platform. The facilities for freight were hardly expanded. A separate operating agency Berchtesgaden North should arise.
The local railway was shut down to Salzburg On 2 October 1938. Instead of this line to double track main line to be built, this project became obsolete by the Second World War and its aftermath. After a bombing in Bad Reichenhall at 25 April 1945, the train service was suspended until the summer of 1945.
In recent decades, the formerly popular long-distance transport was in all parts of Germany - except for one train per day - adjusted. The station is now only operated mainly from transport. The track systems - especially for freight - were dismantled, reception building and track equipment will act now oversized and unterwertig used.
Infrastructure
The station today has four platform tracks, which are connected to a platform underpass to the main platform. Platform data:
- Track 1: height 38 cm, length 237 m
- Track 2: height 38 cm, length 245 m
- Track 3: height 38 cm, length 245 m
- Track 4: height 38 cm, length 245 m
The station is expanded not handicapped accessible, but has electronic destination displays. At the Station Square bus station is available.
Traffic
The station is serviced daily by about 20 trains every hour from the Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden train with the line - Freilassing, which operates as an S- Bahn line 4 of the S -Bahn Salzburg. In addition, one daily intercity Königsee Deutsche Bahn Berchtesgaden with Hamburg, between Berchtesgaden and Freilassing classified as Regional Express.