Velgast (German: Bahnhof Velgast) is a railway station in the town of Velgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Rostock-Stralsund railway and Velgast-Barth railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn.

Velgast
Deutsche Bahn
Bf
2017
General information
LocationBahnhofstraße 3
18469 Velgast
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Coordinates54°16′38″N 12°48′08″E / 54.27722°N 12.80222°E / 54.27722; 12.80222
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks4
Train operatorsDB Regio Nordost
Usedomer Bäderbahn
Other information
Station code6405
DS100 codeWV[1]
IBNR8010355
Category5[2]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 July 1889; 134 years ago (1889-07-01)
Electrified2 June 1991; 32 years ago (1991-06-02)
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Ribnitz-Damgarten West ICE 26 Stralsund Hbf
Ribnitz-Damgarten West ICE 39
Ribnitz-Damgarten West
towards Basel SBB
ICE 43
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Terminus RB 25 Saatel
towards Barth
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Buchenhorst
towards Rostock Hbf
RE 9 Martensdorf
Ribnitz-Damgarten Ost
towards Rostock Hbf
RE 10 Martensdorf
towards Pasewalk
Map
Location
Velgast is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Velgast
Velgast
Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Velgast is located in Germany
Velgast
Velgast
Location within Germany
Velgast is located in Europe
Velgast
Velgast
Location within Europe

Train services edit

The station is served by the following services:[3]

Long distance edit

Line Route Frequency Rolling stock Operator
ICE 26 (Binz –) StralsundVelgastRostockSchwerinHamburgHannoverKassel-WilhelmshöheGießenFrankfurt (– Karlsruhe) 5 train pairs ICE-T DB Fernverkehr
ICE 39 Binz – Stralsund – Velgast – Rostock – Hamburg – MünsterDüsseldorfCologneKoblenzFrankfurt Airport – Frankfurt – Nuremberg 1 train pair on Sat and Sun ICE 4
ICE 43 Binz – Stralsund – Velgast – Rostock – Hamburg – MünsterDortmundEssenDüsseldorf – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – MannheimKarlsruheFreiburgBasel SBB 1 train pair

Regional services edit

Line Route Frequency Rolling stock Operator
RE 9 Ostseebad BinzProra Lietzow (Rügen)Bergen auf RügenSamtensStralsundVelgastRibnitz-Damgarten WestRostock Every 2 hours Siemens Desiro Mainline Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn
SassnitzSagard
RE 10 RostockRibnitz-Damgarten WestVelgastStralsundGreifswaldZüssow 2 train pairs
RB 25 Velgast – Barth 80/40 mins (alternating) BR 642 / BR 640 DB Regio Nordost

References edit

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Timetables for Velgast Station