About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into six categories, denoting the service level available at the station. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Deutsche Bahn AG ( DB AG, DBAG or DB) is the German national Railway company DB Station&Service is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG responsible for managing over 5000 stations on the German railway network
Their assignment into the categories also influences the amount of money railway companies need to pay to DB Station&Service for using the facilities at the stations.
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Category 1
The 20 stations of Category 1 are considered traffic hubs. They are considered equal to international airports in terms of service, are permanently staffed and carry all sorts of railway-related facilities as well as usually featuring a shopping mall in the station. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Most of these stations are the Hauptbahnhof of large cities with 500,000 inhabitants and above, though some in smaller cities, like Mainz Hauptbahnhof or Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, are regarded as important because they are at the intersection of important railway lines. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. is the central Railway station in the German city of Karlsruhe. Berlin and Frankfurt have more than one Category 1 stations. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Included in the category are the following stations:
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Berlin Südkreuz
- Bremen Hauptbahnhof
- Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
- Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
- Essen Hauptbahnhof
- Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof
- Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
- Mainz Hauptbahnhof
- Mannheim Hauptbahnhof
- München Hauptbahnhof
- Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
Category 2
Over 60 stations belong to Category 2. or Berlin Central Station, is the main Railway station in Berlin, Germany and the largest crossing station in Europe. Berlin Ostbahnhof (translates from German as Berlin East Station) is a mainline Railway station in Berlin, Germany. Berlin Südkreuz (German Berlin South Cross is a Railway station in the German capital Berlin. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Bremen in northwestern Germany. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Dortmund in Germany. The station's origins lie in a joint station of the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and is one of two main inter-city transit hubs in the German city of Dresden. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Essen in western Germany. is the Hauptbahnhof for Frankfurt am Main and along with Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, is one of the largest Terminal stations in Europe is the Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Hamburg. It was opened on 6 December 1906. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. is the central Railway station in the German city of Karlsruhe. Köln Hauptbahnhof (English Cologne Central Station, Abbr: Köln Hbf) is the central railway station in Cologne, Germany is the central Railway station in the German city of Leipzig. is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. is the central Railway station of Mannheim in Germany. It is one of the 21 Category 1 stations in Germany München Hauptbahnhof (translated from German as Munich Central Station short form München Hbf) is the Hauptbahnhof (main Railway is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Nuremberg in Germany. It offers connections to the major German cities of Leipzig, Berlin, Augsburg is the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Stuttgart in southwestern Germany. They are either important junctions of long-distance traffic or offer connections to large airports. InterCity and EuroCity trains will call at these stations. InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international Train service within the European Inter-city rail network All railway-related services, like a ticket hall and a service desk, are present at the station and the station is staffed during the usual times of traffic. The service is similar to Category 1 stations.
Examples are Hamm (Westf), Hamburg-Altona or Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. Hamm (Westfalen (often abbreviated Hamm (Westf or simply Hamm (W) is a Railway station situated in the city of Hamm in the German Hamburg-Altona or Altona is a Railway station in Hamburg, Germany. Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe is a Railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse.
Category 3
250 stations belong to Category 3, which is described as a regional hub with possibility of intercity services. These stations will usually feature a station hall where travellers can buy tickets and groceries, but these stations are usually not permanently staffed.
Examples are Lichtenfels, Montabaur or Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf. Montabaur is a railway station in Montabaur, Germany, situated on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Category 4
Category 4 includes 600 stations. They are profiled as highly-frequented local traffic stops and hubs. Inter-city rail will usually not call at these stations, but they have frequent connections with RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn trains. The Regionalbahn (abbreviated RB is a type of Regional train in Germany. Their service level is comparable to a bus station and they offer services to commuters. bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work This category includes stations situated in major cities that see high usage of S-Bahn or RE/RB services. This article has been partially translated from the German Wikipedia article
Examples are Krefeld Hbf or Neuss Am Kaiser.
Category 5
1,300 stations make up Category 5. These stations either belong to smaller, rural towns or to outlying suburban areas of major cities. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Their inventory normally is "vandal-proofed" due to the lower number of passengers. They normally have RegionalExpress trains calling at the station at least every hour.
Examples are Köln-Holweide or Bremerhaven-Lehe. Köln-Holweide is a passenger Railway station situated between the Holweide and Höhenhaus boroughs of Cologne, Germany. Bremerhaven-Lehe is a Railway station in the Lehe district of the city of Bremerhaven, Germany.
Category 6
Category 6 is the lowest category of the classification system, with 3,200 stations. These stations have the lowest passenger numbers and only the most basic equipment needed is present at the station. They are akin to bus stops. A bus stop is a designated place where a Public transport Bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave a bus
Examples of this category are Loxstedt or Brunau-Packebusch. Loxstedt is the name of a Railway station on the Bremerhaven - Bremen line in northwestern Germany.
References
Die sechs Bahnhofskategorien. DB Station&Service AG. Retrieved on 2007-03-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
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