Saarbrücken Ost station is a station in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland, which is served by Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services.
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| Location | Am Kieselhumes 1, Saarbrücken, Saarland Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°13′49″N 7°01′07″E / 49.23028°N 7.01861°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (+2 inactive) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5453[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | SSO[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8005241 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | SaarVV: 111[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The breakpoint was built to connect the districts of Rotenbühl, Kaninchenberg, Sankt Arnual and Eschberg to the local rail network.[4] However, it has lost importance over time. In 1997, platform tracks 3 and 4 were closed for passenger services.[5] Track 3 was converted into a terminating track.
Architecture edit
The station has been classified as a Haltepunkte (roughly “halt”) since 1960. The entrance building is about four metres high and nine metres wide. It has an entrance to tracks 1 and 2, but the entrance to platform 3 and 4 is closed.
Rail services edit
Saarbrücken Ost station is served by the following lines:
| Line | Route | Frequency |
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| RB 68 | Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Zweibrücken Hbf – Pirmasens Hbf (once each morning running to Landau (Pfalz) Hbf) | Hourly |
| RB 70 | Merzig (Saar) – Saarlouis – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf – Kaiserslautern | Hourly |
| RB 71 | Trier Hbf – Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis Hbf – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf | Hourly |
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Wabenplan 2021" (PDF). Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Verwahrloster Zugang zum Ostbahnhof" (in German). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Fotogalerie - Bahnhöfe und Haltepunkte -- Saarbrücken Ost" (in German). kbs-670.de. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
