Hohenstein-Ernstthal station

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The station Hohenstein- Ernstthal the City Hohenstein- Ernstthal in Southwest Saxony station. The station belongs to the train station, Category 5 of DB Station & Service and has three tracks. It is operated daily from about 70 trains of Deutsche Bahn AG, and is located on the railway line Dresden- Werdau. The station is primarily served by regional and local trains.

• 2.1 Reception Building
• 2.2 Station today

• 3.1 Regional Transport 3.1.1 Former lines

History

The station, which is at kilometer 98.23 of the Dresden- Werdau was opened on 15 November 1858. From 1860 to 1887 was located in the station building, the post office of Hohenstein. 1913 included 13 tracks of the train station. From 17 March 1913 to 26 March 1960, the station forecourt was the starting point of the overland tram Hohenstein- Ernstthal - Oelsnitz. About the freight station of Gütververkehr tram was settled, and two Aufstellgleise, a transfer track, a wooden Umladehalle together with loading crane and a rail connection was built to goods shed. For summer timetable change on 30 May 1976 reversed a so-called urban and suburban rail ( S -Bahn similar system ) between Hohenstein- Ernstthal and Floeha, the route was traveled in about 45 minutes.

In the course book of 1944/1945 held in Hohenstein- Ernstthal the remote connection ( Wrocław - Dresden - Chemnitz - Hof - Munich).

After the political changes in 1990, the station Hohenstein- Ernstthal for a short time was also support for inter-regional trains on the IR 25 in the annual timetable 1993/1994 held in Hohenstein- Ernstthal the Fernzugpaar IR 2065/2066 (Dresden - Oberstdorf and back).

On 31 December 2000, the freight station was closed. Already in September 2006 saw the demolition of the two signal boxes and since 2007 held extensive renovation project in which the station is to be expanded accessible. Among other things, this 2007 built in the Tudor style station building was demolished and replaced by a low-rise building. Then the redesigned station forecourt was opened on 9 July 2009, on which a mobile tower was erected as a memorial for the tram. 2010 began with the work on the platform conversion, before a replacement platform on the former road charging has not been set. Here, the main platform and the central platform was completely tore down and replaced by a new barrier-free island platform. On 2 August 2011, the new station was officially opened. In December 2013, a tram model in scale 1:3.3, the Lung joke Bach Railway ( interurban tram ) was erected opposite the train station.

Long-distance traffic

The following long-distance lines held from 1990 to 1997 at the station.

Description

Reception building

For operation opening on 15 November 1858 reception building consisted only of the later middle part. From 1860 to 1887, the post and telegraph office was located in the reception building. In the years 1899-1902 the building was expanded, two annexes were built right and left of the existing building. There were in the building, the ticketing, baggage handling, a restaurant, a snack bar, which provides information and toilets. In addition, twelve railway dwellings were distributed on two floors. 1985 was the reception building his last painting in wine red and golden yellow. Because the building had been ruined, it had initially blocked due to danger of collapse and 2007 to be demolished.

Railway station today

The station Hohenstein- Ernstthal now has three through main tracks, the third track has the function as Eingleisstelle. The island platform is full accessibility features, both with lifts as well as markings and ribbed panels for the blind and visually impaired. The two platforms are 170 meters long and 55 cm high. At the station forecourt there's also a DB - agency as well as a waiting room, a shop for travel needs, parking and bicycle parking.

Transport links

Regional Transport

The train station is from the regional express line Dresden -Nürnberg ( Franken- Sachsen- Express) operates every two hours with diesel railcars of Class 612. In addition, the regional express line keeps Dresden- yard ( Central Saxony -Vogtland - Express) with Class 143 bi-level cars, in addition morning and evening at the station. It still runs the regional rail line Dresden -Zwickau every hour.

As of December 15, 2013

Former lines

Since the timetable change in December 2011, the Regional Express Zwickau / Chemnitz -Göttingen no longer serves the station. The transport association of Central Saxony ( ZVMS ) had saved the holding between Glauchau and Chemnitz. By September 2012, the station was Zoologischer of the Vogtland- Express from Plauen Berlin garden once served there and back every day.

• Chemnitz - Hohenstein- Ernstthal - Goessnitz - Göttingen

• Plauen - Hohenstein- Ernstthal - Berlin Ostbahnhof - Berlin Zoological Garden

Bus

At the station forecourt operate several regional and long-distance bus lines, operated by the Regional Transportation Erzgebirge GmbH.