Oberstdorf station

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Oberstdorf station is the station of the Bavarian market town of Oberstdorf in the German state of Bavaria. It has five platforms and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.[2] The station is served by about 40 trains daily operated by Deutsche Bahn and Regentalbahn. The station is the terminus of the Immenstadt–Oberstdorf railway.

Oberstdorf
Deutsche Bahn
Terminal station
Street side of the station
General information
LocationOberstdorf, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates47°24′38″N 10°16′37″E / 47.4104511°N 10.2769931°E / 47.4104511; 10.2769931
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms5
Construction
ArchitectRhoda, Kellermann, Wawrowsky[1]
Other information
Station code4694[2]
DS100 codeMOF[3]
IBNR8004585
Category3[2]
Website
History
Opened29 July 1888
Passengers
1545 (2006)[1]
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Fischen IC 24
Nebelhorn
Terminus
Fischen
towards Berlin Hbf
IC 32
Preceding station DB Regio Bayern Following station
Fischen
towards Augsburg Hbf
RE 17 Terminus
Langenwang (Schwab)
towards Augsburg Hbf
Langenwang (Schwab)
towards Ulm Hbf
RE 75
Langenwang (Schwab)
towards München Hbf
RE 76
Fischen
towards München Hbf
Langenwang (Schwab)
towards Kempten Hbf
RE 79
Map
Location
Oberstdorf is located in Bavaria
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Location in Bavaria
Oberstdorf is located in Germany
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Location in Germany
Oberstdorf is located in Europe
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Location in Europe

Location

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Station forecourt

The station is located to the north of central Oberstdorf. The station is connected to the town centre by the Hauptstraße (main street), which runs to the south of the station from the station forecourt. The station building is located on the forecourt and has the address of Bahnhofstraße 2.[4] It runs perpendicular to the platforms at the end of the railway tracks. Bahnhofstrasse (station street) runs from the station forecourt on the eastern side of the station. The name of Bahnhofstrasse changes to Friedhofstraße (cemetery street) near the end of the platforms where some sidings begin. Next to the sidings is Oberstdorf cemetery. To the west of the station on Poststraße there is a bus station, which has two bus platforms. A little further west on Poststraße, is Straße Im Steinach. Between Straße Im Steinach and the station are residences and an industrial park. To the north Straße Im Steinach crosses the railway tracks over a level crossing. After crossing the railway tracks it runs past the eastern end of Friedhofstraße and becomes the Straße Am Bannholz.

History

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On 16 November 1873, the Royal Bavarian State Railways opened the ImmenstadtSonthofen railway to connect with the Buchloe–Lindau railway. The Oberstdorf community then campaigned for a rail connection. As the Royal Bavarian State Railroad was not interested, the private Lokalbahn AG (LAG) company applied for a concession to extend the Immenstadt–Sonthofen line to Oberstdorf. The line was opened on 29 July 1888. The station building, which was built in the company style of Lokalbahn AG, and a rolling stock depot (Bahnbetriebswerk) for the maintenance of LAG rolling stock on the line were opened at the same time. On 1 August 1938, the station was nationalised along with the Sonthofen–Oberstdorf line. On 23 March 1951, the depot became a branch of Kempten rolling stock depot. The Oberstdorf branch office was closed on 1 January 1964.[5] The station building was destroyed in the Second World War, so a new station was built in 1963. Since 1976, operations in Oberstdorf station has been controlled by the dispatcher at Oberstdorf signal box, which entered service in 1976. It is a track plan interlocking of Lorenz class 60.[6] The station building built in 1963 was replaced by a newer building in 2001. The station was voted the best small town station of the year by Allianz pro Schiene (Pro Rail Alliance) in 2006. This award was particularly based on the new station building and the Oberstdorf transport plan.[1]

Infrastructure

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Station buildings

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Oberstdorf station building from the street side

The station building built in 1963 was replaced in 2001 by a newer, more modern building. It was designed by the architects Rhoda, Kellermann and Wawrowsky. The building cost about eleven million Marks, which would now correspond to about €5.6 million. The building is covered with wood and is owned by DB Station&Service. The building has an area of about 12,000 square metres and contains six shops and a ticket office. The station buildings also contains public toilets.[1][7]

Platforms

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The station has five tracks on three platforms. Track 1 is on a side platform. Tracks 2 and 3 are on a central platform and tracks 4 and 5 are on another.[8] The station building is to the south across the ends of the platforms. Track 2 and 4 are used by Regional-Express services to Augsburg. The Allgäu-Franken-Express in contrast runs from track 1. Track 3 is served by Regional-Express trains to Ulm. The alex service to Munich and Intercity services use tracks 4 and 5. All platforms are roofed and are fitted with digital train destination indicators. All trains are accessible by wheelchair. There are several shops and a travel centre in the station building.[4]

Platform 1 is 227 metres long and 38 cm high. The central platform between tracks 2 and 3 has a length of 273 metres and a height of 38 cm. The platform between tracks 4 and 5 is 38 cm high and 330 metres long.[9]

Operations

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Oberstdorf station is served by around 40 trains daily. A pair of Intercity services called the Nebelhorn operates daily on the HamburgHamburg-AltonaKassel-WilhelmshöheWürzburgAugsburg–Oberstdorf route. From Hamburg to Augsburg it is coupled with the Königsee Intercity service, which continues from Augsburg to Berchtesgaden. Another pair of Intercity service called the Allgäu also runs once a day on the Oberstdorf–UlmStuttgartMannheimDüsseldorfDortmundHanover route. Between Ulm and Oberstdorf the service runs towards Oberstdorf as a Regional-Express service, although in the opposite direction it runs as an Intercity service with higher fares.

Oberstdorf station is served by several regional services hourly or every 2 hours from Augsburg, Ulm or Munich:

Train class/
line
Route Frequency
IC 24 Nebelhorn:
Hamburg-AltonaHamburg HauptbahnhofHannoverGöttingenKassel-WilhelmshöheWürzburgAugsburgKemptenOberstdorf
One train pair
IC 32 Allgäu:
Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Koblenz – Mainz – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Stuttgart – Ulm – Kempten – Oberstdorf
RE 17 AugsburgBuchloe – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Oberstdorf Every 2 hours
RE 75 Ulm – Memmingen – Kempten – Immenstadt – Oberstdorf Hourly
RE 76 MunichKaufering – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Kempten – Immenstadt – Oberstdorf Every 2 hours
RE 79 (Buchloe –) Kempten – Immenstadt – Sonthofen – Fischen – Oberstdorf One train pair Sa+So
AugsburgKaufbeuren Single service Mo-Fr

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bahnhof des Jahres 2006" (PDF) (in German). Allianz pro Schiene. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  4. ^ a b "Oberstdorf station". Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Die Eisenbahndirektion Augsburg" (in German). www.bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Oberstdorf signal box, List of German signal boxes" (in German). stellwerke.de. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Oberstdorf station" (in German). Municipality of Oberstdorf. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Track plan of Oberstdorf station" (PDF, 955 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Platform information for Oberstdorf station" (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 25 January 2013.