Garmisch-Partenkirchen station

• Munich - Garmisch -Partenkirchen ( KBS 960)
• Garmisch -Partenkirchen Innsbruck ( Mittenwaldbahn ) ( KBS 960)
• Reutte to Garmisch -Partenkirchen ( Außerfernbahn ) ( KBS 965 )

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The station Garmisch -Partenkirchen is a railway junction in southern Bavaria. It is the largest train station in Garmisch- Partenkirchen, has five platform tracks and belongs to the category 3 at. The station is served daily from approximately 65 regional trains of DB Regio and some trains of DB long-distance transport. He is on the railway line from Munich to Garmisch -Partenkirchen, Mittenwald train to Innsbruck and the Außerfernbahn via Reutte to Kempten (Allgäu ).

Location

The current station is situated between the two villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in the west to the east. The railways are at Garmisch area, the station was made ​​but before the 1935 unification of the two communities the double name Garmisch -Partenkirchen.

Between the station and Partenkirchen Partnach flows. The station area is bounded to the east of the station road, west of the wide fields of road and the Olympic road. Under the station area, the Saint -Martin- road passes through a road underpass. The station building was modernized in the late 1990s and renovated. It is located east of the railway facilities and displays direction Partenkirchen, his address is Bahnhofstrasse 31

History

The first station Garmisch -Partenkirchen was completed on 25 July 1889 as the terminus of the local train from Munich. These were a railhead on Partenkirchener district, he lay north of the Partnach between the Professor Carl Reiser Street and Autumn Street. The station was initially connected by four to six pairs of trains daily with Munich.

To July 1, 1912 received Garmisch -Partenkirchen to Mittenwald for the prolonged haul a through station, which was advancing closer to Garmisch. The line was electrified as part of the continuation of Mittenwald train to Innsbruck on 25 April 1913. In May 1913, the station received the Außerfernbahn to Reutte another connection which he became the separation station. This was electrified from the start.

A special feature was for decades the operating budgets of the Austrian Corridor trains from Innsbruck to Reutte. This changed in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, the direction of travel, a passenger change, however, was not permitted.

December 12, 1995 came the railway accident at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the northern end of the station a Regional Express train head-on with the Crystal 491 001 together. There was one dead, 51 injured and Transparent train was heavily damaged. On 26 June 2002, DB AG took over the electronic interlocking system in operation, in the following years, the interlocking area was extended to the stations Mittenwald, Farchant, Oberau, Eschenlohe, Murnau, Uffing, Huglfing and bathroom carbon Grub and connected to the operating center of Munich. Since 1 August 2007, the signal box from Garmisch- Partenkirchen is operated. In October 2013, the Lokhallen of the former railway operations work Garmisch -Partenkirchen were demolished.

Since August 2013 4 electric vehicles DB Rent GmbH are offered under the brand names Flinkster as carsharing vehicles at Garmisch- Partenkirchen train station.

Platforms and railway tracks

In addition to the main platform, there are two more platforms. Behind it a fünfgleisiger parking and freight station spreads.

The platforms are covered and accessible via elevators and stairways. The platform canopies were replaced from October 2009 to January 2011 and the platforms were the visually impaired. From the mid 1960s until Pentecost 1999 as destination displays on the platforms a treadmill display with punch card system on the platforms in use. This was replaced in August 1999 through a fall leaf display of Adtranz, 2009, today's LCD displays the AEG MIS were then installed. The station building houses shopping and a travel center. There is access to the public bus network, including the local buses of the community works Garmisch -Partenkirchen.

Operation

Rail transport

Garmisch -Partenkirchen is served by individual Intercity Express trains of DB long-distance and regional trains of DB Regio towards Mittenwald, Reutte and Munich. Since December 15, 2013, DB Regio Bayern performs the operation on the railway line from Munich to Garmisch -Partenkirchen and the Außerfernbahn with new EMUs Bombardier Talent 2 (Series 442), which replaced the wagon trains previously used on the track. Between Munich and Mittenwald an hourly service in the two- hour trains continue to Innsbruck, although every four hours in Garmisch -Partenkirchen may have to change trains in the ÖBB. On the Außerfernbahn the trains run on weekdays also at hourly intervals. Individual trains from Munich to be shared in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, where driving a tensile member to Mittenwald and Innsbruck and the other to Reutte. Since not all new trains was delivered, the 425 series trains are used on the Außerfernbahn continue. A outflanking is not possible until further notice.

Through the station Garmisch -Partenkirchen runs a freight train pair of Rail Cargo Austria in transit from Hall in Tirol Innsbruck, the Mittenwaldbahn that Außerfernbahn and Reutte to Vils in Tirol with change of direction in Garmisch -Partenkirchen.

Bus

On Garmisch -Partenkirchen Train Station stop five local bus routes operated by the municipality works. The bus lines connect some districts of Garmisch -Partenkirchen, the community Farchant, the Olympic Ski Resort and the Alpspitzbahn with the station. Also, keep two regional bus lines of the Oberbayernbus on or near the train station. Lines connect Garmisch- Partenkirchen with feet, Oberammergau, Mittenwald, Wallgau and Kochel am See. The Eibsee bus connects from the center of Garmisch-Partenkirchen over the station for Eibsee.

Bavarian Zugspitze Railway

In the immediate neighborhood of the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway operates since 1929 an independent head station, but today only means Garmisch. Unofficially, he is sometimes called the Zugspitze station. After a dismantling it consists of only one track 1 with double platform, a passing loop in the train station entrance and a private reception building at the front side.

In 2014, the station of the Zugspitze Railway should be built at the level of turnout in order to make room for a new hotel. It was originally planned to connect the tracks of the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway directly to the platforms of the DB railway station, but this failed because of the costs.