Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof is the only station in the town of Saarlouis in the German state of Saarland. It is on the Saar line between Trier and Saarbrucken in the district of Roden, about 1 km north of the city centre. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.[1]
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| Location | Bahnhofsplatz 11, Saarlouis, Saarland Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°19′40″N 6°45′01″E / 49.32782°N 6.750219°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5458[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | SSLS[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8005247 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | SaarVV: 452[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 December 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| < 5000 [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The first station on the territory of today's Saarlouis was opened in Fraulautern on 16 December 1858 during the construction of the Saar line.[5] However, Saarlouis was cut off from rail traffic, which hindered its economic development and the city fell behind the neighbouring communities of Dillingen and Bous. This initially led to the establishment of the Straßen- und Kleinbahnen im Kreis Saarlouis (Tramways and Light Railways in the District of Saarlouis). In addition, it was decided to construct a railway station in the current district of Roden.[6] Saarlouis station was opened on the present site on 19 December 1912.[7] From the mid-1960s the station was connected to the electrical network of Deutsche Bundesbahn after the station was renamed to Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof ("main station", although there are no other stations in Saarlouis). Until 2002, InterRegio services also stopped in Saarlouis; since then the station has only been served by regional services.
Infrastructure edit
The station has three platforms tracks and three freight tracks that have no platform. Platform 1 has a length of 314 m and a height of 76 cm, track 2 and 3 are each 300 m long and 55 cm high.[8] Barrier-free access for the disabled is only possible on platform 1. Tracks 2 and 3 are only accessible via a pedestrian tunnel with stairs. The station has a travel centre. In front of the station there are parking spaces, bicycle parking, taxi stands and restrooms. The station building was replaced as part of a renovation program for stations in the Saarland, which was completed in 2012.[9] In 1967, relay interlocking was installed at the station.[10]
Rail services edit
The station is now only served by regional trains. Its fares are regulated by the Saarländischen Verkehrsverbund (Saarland Transport Association) as part of German fare zone 452.[11]
| Line | Name | Route | Frequency |
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| RE 1 | Mosel-Saar-Express | Koblenz Hbf – Cochem – Wittlich Hbf – Trier Hbf – Saarburg – Merzig (Saar) – Dillingen – Saarlouis Hbf – Völklingen - Saarbrücken Hbf | Every 2 hours |
| RB 70 | Saartal-Bahn | Merzig (Saar) – Beckingen (Saar) – Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis Hbf – Bous (Saar) – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf – Landstuhl – Kaiserslautern Hbf | 60 min |
| RB 71 | Saartal-Bahn | Trier Hbf – Saarburg – Merzig (Saar) – Beckingen (Saar) – Saarlouis Hbf – Saarbrücken Hbf – Homburg (Saar) Hbf | 60 min |
Outside the station, there is a bus station with buses to all parts of the city of Saarlouis, to France and to Lebach. The latter replaces the closed Prims Valley Railway (Primstalbahn).
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Saarland. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006" (PDF) (in German). November 2006. p. 13. Retrieved 2 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "History of Fraulautern" (in German). Fraulautern.net. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Heute vor 25 Jahren: Der Bahnhof Saarlouis in Dienst gestellt" (in German). RODĒNA Heimat- und Sachkunde Saarlouis-Roden via Picasa. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Saarlouiser Bahnhof" (in German). RODĒNA Heimat- und Sachkunde Saarlouis-Roden. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Bahnsteiginformationen Station Saarlouis Hbf" (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Konjunkturprogramm abgeschlossen" (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Liste deutscher Stellwerke" (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Tarifbestimmungen und Beförderungsbedingungen" (PDF) (in German). Saarländischen Verkehrsverbunds saarVV. p. 38 (Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links edit
- "Documents and photos" (in German). rodena.de. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- "Track plan of Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof" (PDF, 192 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 June 2012.