Uelzen station
- Hamburg -Hannover ( KBS 119)
- Uelzen - long fronds ( KBS 116)
- Uelzen -Stendal ( KBS 305)
- Wieren - Braunschweig ( KBS 115)
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The Uelzen railway station is a junction station in Uelzen on the eastern edge of the Lüneburg Heath in the north- east of Lower Saxony.
The original station building was rebuilt in the course of the Expo 2000 project designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The train station is marketed as " environmental and cultural station " under the name Hundertwasser-Bahnhof Uelzen and is now a tourist attraction in the city.
- 2.1 Highway
- 2.2 Regional Transport
History
After 1847, the current route between Hanover and Hamburg the Royal Hanoverian State Railways from Hannover to Celle via Uelzen, it has been extended up to Harburg, was the Uelzen train station. Originally built makeshift reception building was shortly afterwards replaced by a timber-framed building. After the ridership had risen steadily in the following years, in 1855 a new Hanoverian station was built in the Tudor style of the track system in the Hoefftstraße.
After the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover by Prussia, the " American Line " was a direct link between the capital Berlin and the naval base at Wilhelmshaven, built and opened in 1873. Three railway companies shared the building. Since the Uelzener citizens wanted to go back on her Hanoverian station as loyal Hanoverian trains between Bremen and Berlin, was built on the west side of the Halberstadt railway station. By 1888, this solution had on hand, as the Halberstadt railway station again aborted and one - was replaced island station - designed by Hubert bull in Wilhelmine style.
1900, the railway line Wieren Brunswick was opened, leading from Wieren east of Uelzen Gifhorn to Braunschweig. In 1924 the railway line Uelzen -Dannenberg, which was shut down in 1975. After the Second World War, the "America " between Nienbergen and Salzwedel was shut down. Later, the operation of section Wieren - Nienbergen was set before the line was opened to Salzwedel after the reunification of Germany back into operation.
Expo project
After the station as a result of World War II and was heavily damaged by various extensions and alterations had lost much of its original structure, a concept to improve the station was developed in the mid- 1990s. The central point was the project, the railway station in an " environmental station " and transform " culture station ". First step was in 1997 to take a photovoltaic system on the roof of the train station in operation. In further steps, the dismantling of the rail tracks, and fallow land station was provided.
Concept recognized as a global project of the World Expo 2000 - On December 16, 1999, the - from the specially established station 2000 developed Uelzen eV. In addition to various regional authorities and the project was supported by the Deutsche Bahn. Focus of these measures were the remodeling of the building and the platform systems according to plans of the Viennese artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
On 25 November 2000 the new station was inaugurated. Since then, he has developed into a tourist attraction and is one of over 450,000 visitors annually. Sponsored by the federal and the state of Lower Saxony - - 2006 to 2007, the station as part of the program was " Lower Saxony is on the train! " Modernized for 5.5 million euros. In this case, all platforms were adapted to the current standards and for disabled people. Furthermore, hitherto missing details of Hundertwasser's former design have been implemented.
Awards
On 2 September 2009, the Uelzen station was awarded in the category of small-town station by Pro-Rail Alliance, titled Station of the Year 2009.
Operation
Long-distance traffic
In long-distance passenger train station is served by several intercity lines:
Regional Transport
In rail transport the station is serviced by the following lines: