Rimsting station

• Rosenheim and Salzburg ( 20.6 ) ( KBS 951)

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The Rimsting station is the former station of the Upper Bavarian village of Rimsting at the railway line Rosenheim and Salzburg. The station was established in 1881 for the Bavarian King Ludwig II, who visited from there the site of the castle Herrenchiemsee. The current station building was built in 1911. Today, the station building is a listed building. In 1981 the station was shut down. Since 2006, located in the former station building a cultural meeting place.

Location

The station was built at railway km 20.6 of the railway line Rosenheim and Salzburg, which passes east of Rimsting and their line separates the village from the western shores of Lake Chiemsee. The planned in urban outskirts plant was opened up by roads to the neighboring towns Breitbrunn, Gstadt, Eggstätt and Hemhof, where he served for a long time the only access to public transport. From the station, led way to the peninsula Urfahrn the so-called Rimstiger crossing to the island and the woman Mr. island.

History

A first breakpoint in 1881 for the Bavarian King Ludwig II set up, who visited from there the site of the castle Herrenchiemsee. The breakpoint was only for the king, the public was not allowed to get on or off here. Despite the rarely used by the king budget was in the same year a pavilion by the king could wait for the next train. When Ludwig II died in 1886, leaving the Royal Bavarian State Railways demolish the pavilion again. The station has since no longer used. The station was reopened as a passenger station until 15 October 1895. There was a makeshift reception building. The current station building was built in 1911. The freight facilities could begin operation in 1907. The station had around 1910, the two main lines and another long passing. After an automatic block system went by the wayside between Bad Endorf and Prien am Chiemsee on October 1, 1964 in operation, the mechanical interlocking system was shut down. In 1981 the station was finally closed due to low passengers numbers for passenger traffic. For freight transport remained until today a siding for the delivery of liquefied gas, so that the former station until today is an alternative connection point. The former station building still exists today. Since 2006, a cultural meeting center is housed in this. Moreover, it is a listed building today.