Saarbrücken Ost station

Railway station in Saarbrücken, Germany
Platforms2 (+2 inactive)Other informationStation code5453[1]DS100 codeSSO[2]IBNR8005241Category5[1]Fare zoneSaarVV: 111[3]Websitewww.bahnhof.deServices
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station
Saarbrücken Hbf
Terminus
 RB 68 Sankt Ingbert
towards Pirmasens Hbf
Saarbrücken Hbf
towards Merzig (Saar)
 RB 70 Schafbrücke
towards Kaiserslautern Hbf
Saarbrücken Hbf
towards Trier Hbf
 RB 71 Schafbrücke
towards Homburg (Saar) Hbf

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.

History

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

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

Saarbrücken Ost station is served by the following lines:

Line Route Frequency
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

  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Wabenplan 2021" (PDF). Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Verwahrloster Zugang zum Ostbahnhof" (in German). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Fotogalerie - Bahnhöfe und Haltepunkte -- Saarbrücken Ost" (in German). kbs-670.de. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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