Marktredwitz station

Marktredwitz station is the station of the major district town of Marktredwitz in the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Franconia. Two main lines, the Nuremberg–Cheb railway and the Weiden–Oberkotzau railway, cross at the station. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station[2] and has five platform tracks.

Marktredwitz
Through station
Entrance building and station forecourt
LocationMarktredwitz, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates50°0′16″N 12°4′57″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms5
Other information
Station code3979
DS100 codeNMR[1]
IBNR8000247
Category3[2]
Website
History
Opened15 May 1878
Passengers
< 5,000 [3]
(2006)
Services
Preceding station   Arriva-Länderbahn-Express   Following station
Wiesau (Oberpfalz)
toward Munich Hbf
RE
Terminus
Preceding station   DB Regio Bayern   Following station
Kirchenlaibach
RE
toward Cheb
Preceding station   oberpfalzbahn   Following station
TerminusOPB 1
Pechbrunn
Arzberg (Oberfranken)
toward Hof Hbf
OPB 2
via Selb - Aš - Cheb
Terminus
Location
Marktredwitz
Location in Bavaria
Marktredwitz
Location in Germany
Marktredwitz
Location in Europe

Marktredwitz station—still called Markt Redwitz at the opening of the station—is an important railway hub in Northern Bavaria. It is located in the northwest of the town and is about a five-minute walk from the town centre.

In the station forecourt (German: Bahnhofplatz) is the central bus station, where buses connect Marktredwitz with the surrounding area. The bus station is also the stopping point of the Bavaria–Berlin Express (BEX). At the station there is a hotel, a major site of Deutsche Post, a medical centre and the headquarters of the Scherdel Group, a leading manufacturer of machinery parts.

History

The station was opened on 15 May 1878 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways as a through station along with the Schnabelwaid–Marktredwitz line (now part of the Nuremberg–Cheb line) and the Marktredwitz–Holenbrunn line (now part of the Regensburg–Hof line). The station became a junction with the commissioning of the branch to Schirnding (later extended to Cheb, then called Eger; the whole line is now part of the Nuremberg–Cheb line) on 20 November 1879 and the link from Wiesau (now a section of the Regensburg–Hof line) on 1 June 1882.

Before the Second World War Marktredwitz was an important railway hub for the whole of Europe. The Rome–Munich–Berlin–Stockholm and the Paris–Nuremberg–Prague routes crossed there. 100 trains daily left the station in the four different directions. Even during the fall of the Berlin Wall, Marktredwitzer station played a crucial role. For many East Germans, the stop at the station was the first opportunity to leave the crowded trains, which crossed the border at Hof or near Cheb.

Until 2006, Marktredwitz was a stop on the NurembergDresden-Hof Intercity route. Since that service ended, Marktredwitz has been served by the Franken-Sachsen-Express (FSX).

Infrastructure

The once extensive system of tracks has been reduced in recent years. In freight transport, the station is an important transhipment point for intermodal transport for Northern Bavaria. Five platform tracks are available for passengers. In the station building there is a bookstore, a bakery and a Deutsche Bahn travel center with ticket machines and a waiting area. The station is partly barrier-free but access to tracks 2 and 3 is by stairs only.

An electronic interlocking is responsible for controlling the station itself and the operating points of Holenbrunn, Kirchenlamitz, Marktleuthen, Martinlamitz, Neusorg, Pechbrunn, Röslau and Waldershof.

Rail services

A Desiro of the Vogtlandbahn to Weiden in Marktredwitz

The station has lost its importance for long-distance services, but still forms a central interchange for northern Bavaria, Saxony and western Bohemia. It is operated by Deutsche Bahn with Regional-Express services as well as services operated by Regentalbahn and its subsidiary Die Länderbahn, including its Alex service.

Direct connections are available to Cheb, Hof, Munich, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Schwandorf and Weiden.

Train class Route Frequency
alex MunichLandshutRegensburgSchwandorfMarktredwitzHof Every 2 hours
RE NurembergMarktredwitzHof Every 2 hours
RE Nuremberg – Pegnitz – Kirchenlaibach – Marktredwitz (– Cheb) Every 4 hours
ag CoburgBayreuthKirchenlaibachNeusorg – Marktredwitz – Hof – Bad Steben Hourly
OPB 1 Marktredwitz – Weiden – Schwandorf – Regensburg Hourly
OPB 2 Marktredwitz – Schirnding – Cheb – Aš – Selb – Hof Every 2 hours

Notes

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Brochure: Personenbahnhöfe in Bayern" (PDF; 7.4 MB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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