Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof

Braunschweig Hbf
View of the station building from Berliner Platz, September 2006
General information
LocationWilly-Brandt-Platz 1, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
Germany
Coordinates52°15′08″N 10°32′23″E / 52.25222°N 10.53972°E / 52.25222; 10.53972
Line(s)
Platforms8
Construction
AccessibleYes
ArchitectErwin Dürkop
Other information
Station code835
DS100 codeHBS
IBNR8000049
Category2
Fare zoneVRB: 40
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 October 1960
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Hannover Hbf
One-way operation
ICE 10 Wolfsburg Hbf
Hildesheim Hbf ICE 12
Hildesheim Hbf ICE 13 Wolfsburg Hbf
Hannover Hbf IC 55 Magdeburg Hbf
towards Dresden Hbf
Hannover Hbf
towards Emden Hbf
IC 56 Helmstedt
Preceding station Metronom Following station
Lengede-Broistedt RE 50 Weddel
Preceding station Following station
Vechelde
towards Rheine
RE 60 Terminus
Vechelde RE 70
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station
Terminus RB 40 Weddel
Preceding station Following station
Wolfenbüttel
towards Bad Harzburg
RB 42 Terminus
Wolfenbüttel
towards Goslar
RB 43
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode
towards Uelzen
RB 47
Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station
Salzgitter-Thiede
towards Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
RB 44 Terminus
Wolfenbüttel RB 45
Salzgitter-Bad RB 46
Location

Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Braunschweig (Brunswick). It is about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) southeast of the city centre and was opened on 1 October 1960, replacing the old passenger station on the southern edge of the old town. Around 110,000 passengers use the station daily for embarking, disembarking and transferring to other trains. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Erixx, Metronom and WestfalenBahn.