Eitorf station

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The Eitorf station is located in the center of the community Eitorf in the Rhein -Sieg-Kreis. It was opened in 1859 by the Cologne - Minden railway with the victory route and served the passenger and freight transport. Scheduled run here today the RE 9 and S 12 in the hour clock, where the RE is 9 amplifies at rush hour in the morning and in the afternoon in Cologne towards Siegen. Rarely also drive freight trains through the station, the goods acceptance ramp is closed. All scheduled traffic passing through the station passenger trains operated by DB Regio NRW. The station now corresponds to the Category 5 and is a through station. The operating points abbreviation is ITY ( former Bundesbahndirektion Cologne station Eitorf ), the International station number is 8001736th

Vehicular importance

Located in Eitorfer community center of the station is the bus node. He is approached by the lines 533, 564, 570, 571, 573 and 579 of the Rhein-Sieg Transport Company. For the bus lines, as for the holding in the station, trains, the rates of the transport association Rhein-Sieg, composite -border shall be the NRW - tariff.

Station building

The station building is a functional building, which was opened in 1962 by the German Federal Railroad. The building was temporarily empty for several years and could not be entered travelers. Since February 2009, there is now a bakery store in the former banking hall. Next to the station there is a garage and a car park, which are used by commuters to the park -and-ride.

Platforms

By the spring of 2004 the station had a main platform and between the tracks 1 and 2, one side platform, which could only be achieved at ground level on track 1. Why could always keep in Eitorf only one train at train crossings had one of the two trains outside the station to wait for the other exit.

Since the conversion of the side platform for track 2 is behind the track. The side platforms are also barrier-free ramps. The platforms have a height of 76 centimeters, which is why wheelchair users in the S 12, which has an entrance height of 96 centimeters, can get in and out without assistance.

Signal box

The interlocking Ef ( Eitorf, Dispatcher ) of type Sp Dr S 60 controls the stations Eitorf and Merten ( victory ). The identical interlocking of the stations Blankenberg ( victory ) and Hennef ( victory ) are not occupied locally, but are remotely controlled by the Dispatcher in Eitorf. Even the single-track section on the victory path between Merten and Blankenberg (see also opinion of the country's transport planning ) is controlled by Eitorfer dispatcher, as well as several crossings.

Future

In the original S-Bahn planning of the 1970s, it was envisaged that the S should run 12 to Eitorf in 20 -minute intervals. However, a doubling of the track between the stations of Siegstrecke Merten and Blankenberg and the construction of a turning facility in Eitorf would be necessary to. In addition, should the existing level crossings that are located on both sides of the station, to be replaced by crossing-free solutions in order to make room for the turn system. (For the expansion plans see Siegstrecke # planning. )

The goods adoption ramp is closed

Disused freight tracks