Siegen station

• Dill Distance (km -1.1 )
• Ruhr -Sieg line (km 106.2 )
• Siegstrecke (km 106.2 )

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The victories station is the main passenger station of the North Rhine -Westphalian city of Siegen. It is located in close proximity to the Siegen "new center " with bus station, Sieg Carré and City Gallery.

History

The station was opened at the same time on 10 January 1861 the branch line from Siegen to Betz village that is part of the winning track today. The section Altena wins the Ruhr -Sieg line was opened in August 1861. In the period from 1942 to 1944 Jews were deported from Siegen Station. A plaque on track 3 recalls.

Presence

Today the station has six platform tracks. Of the tracks are 1 ( railway siding ) and 2 on the main platform; the other four tracks are located on the central platform, two staggered on each side of the platform. The system height is 38 cm, the maximum Bahnsteignutzlängen vary 118-344 m.

The train station is not wheelchair accessible. There are no elevators or escalators exist. Also, luggage belts are not installed. Upon completion of the modernization work of the station should be equipped with lifts, as well as the system height can be increased to 760 mm, which allow barrier-free access.

As of 2013 [ deprecated] should be comprehensively modernized the station for 11.4 million euros. 2017Vorlage: Future / In 3 years, the work should be completed, among other things, the complete replacement of the non- listed station building from 1861 with a modern new building include. The contrary is the attempt to make the station building under monument protection.

Regional Transport

The victories station is a hub, and offers transfer facilities to Siegen bus network. In rail transport ( regional rail ), the following lines leaving or about Siegen:

The second lot of the procurement procedure on services in the Eifel -Westerwald win diesel power went to the Hessian State Railways ( HLB), which will completely take over from 2015, the regional railway services of the three-country track ( DLB ). The RB 28 from the direction of Limburg will soon be tied to wins and partly to Kreuztal. The RB # 93 victories from then on towards Betz village. The regional train line 95 is only services between Siegen and Dillenburg. This concept allows Increased frequency between Siegen and Betz village as well as victories and Kreuztal. Furthermore, unnecessary Umstiege be avoided.

The rolling stock is 628/629 consist of both new and old stock of Lint, GTW 2/6, and BR.

Long-distance traffic

Between 13 December 2009 and December 10, 2011 reversed each morning Euro City line 62 of victories over Giessen, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Salzburg to Klagenfurt. Through a scheduled vehicle was a direct connection to Zagreb. The offer was set back the timetable change 2011/2012 in December 2011. In the 1980s and 1990s, there were victories from a distance express connection to Oberstdorf. In addition, there was Mon-Fri Quick Connect with D 810/811, Dortmund and Frankfurt in a journey time association of under three hours. This is particularly suitable for business train stopped on the road just in Siegen- Angsleah and Wetzlar.

Other Facilities

At the station there is a DB travel center, a restaurant and a newsagent. Until the end of 2013 in the building also a McDonald's fast-food restaurant was located.

Inconsistencies in the naming

The Siegen station is not designated by the Deutsche Bahn Hauptbahnhof. Nevertheless, the term victories Hbf takes on some station signs in the station and on the road signpost signs. Also automatic passenger announcements in the Rhein -Sieg- Express announce the next stop as " victories Hauptbahnhof" to. With the completion of the modernization work in 2017 is also an official name change in Siegen Hbf planned. On the part of DB Netz AG is referred victories since July 1, 2012 as victories Hauptbahnhof train station. (see track plan )