Idar-Oberstein station

Idar-Oberstein station serves the town of Idar-Oberstein in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the Nahe Valley Railway (German: Nahetalbahn) and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.[1] It is regularly served by Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services and in the past it was served by freight traffic. The station is located in the centre of Idar-Oberstein.

Idar-Oberstein
Through station
LocationBahnhofstr. 20, Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
Coordinates49°41′58″N 7°19′16″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms3
Other information
Station code2964
DS100 codeSIDO
IBNR8003040
Category4 [1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 December 1859
Services
Preceding station   Vlexx   Following station
RE 3
Rhein-Nahe-Express
TerminusRB 33
Nahetalbahn
Fischbach-Weierbach
toward Mainz Hbf
Kronweiler
toward Baumholder
RB 34Terminus
Location
Idar-Oberstein
Location in Rhineland-Palatinate
Idar-Oberstein
Location in Germany
Idar-Oberstein
Location in Europe

History

Idar-Oberstein station was opened on 15 December 1859 as Oberstein station. At that time the only line ran to Bingen am Rhein. In 1860, the Nahe Valley Railway was completed to the Saarland, making train travel possible to Neunkirchen, where there was a connection to the Palatine Ludwig Railway (Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn). Later links were also opened from the Nahe Valley Railway to the Glan Valley Railway (Glantalbahn), to Baumholder and the current district of Birkenfeld via the Birkenfeld Railway. Today, the Nahe Valley Railway is one of the main axes of passenger services in Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition, the station was formerly the starting point of the Idar-Oberstein tramway (1900 to 1956) and the Idar-Oberstein trolleybus service (1956 to 1969).

Infrastructure

Idar-Oberstein station has an entrance building. In the course of renovation of the station, the platforms were renovated and made accessible for the handicapped by lift. In addition, the platforms were equipped with tactile paving. In November 2008, the building was completely repainted and decorated with pictures of the city's attractions.

Rail services

Idar-Oberstein station is served by the following regional rail services:

Line Route Frequency
RE 3 Rhein-Nahe-Express
Saarbrücken – Neunkirchen – Ottweiler – Türkismühle – Idar-Oberstein – Bad Kreuznach – Mainz (– Frankfurt)		 Hourly (to Mainz), every 2 hours (to Frankfurt)
RB 33 Nahetalbahn
Idar-Oberstein – Bad Kreuznach – Mainz		 Hourly
RB 33 Nahetalbahn
(Kirn –) Idar-Oberstein – Heimbach – Neubrücke (Nahe)		 Individual services in the tourist season; between Kirn or Idar-Oberstein and Heimbach together with RB 34
RB 34 Nahetalbahn
(Kirn –) Idar-Oberstein – Heimbach – Baumholder		 Hourly (between Kirn and Idar-Oberstein only in the peak)

Notes
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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