Bautzen/Budyšin (german: Bahnhof Bautzen; hsb, Dwórnišćo Budyšin) is a railway station in the town of

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budis ...

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The station lies on the

Görlitz–Dresden railway The Görlitz–Dresden railway is a two-track main line railway in the German state of Saxony, originally built and operated by the ''Saxon-Silesian Railway Company''. It runs through Upper Lusatia from Dresden via Bischofswerda, Bautzen and Löba ...

line and the

Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is a 64-kilometre long railway line in the state of Saxony, Germany, which connects Bautzen to Bad Schandau via Neukirch/Lausitz, Neustadt in Sachsen and Sebnitz. The railway was opened fully in 1898. The part b ...

line, the latter now not running to Bautzen. The station is also on the former Bautzen–Hoyerswerda railway.

History

The former engine shed or ''

Bahnbetriebswerk A ''Bahnbetriebswerk'' is the equivalent of a locomotive depot (or motive power depot) on the German and Austrian railways. It is an installation that carries out the maintenance, minor repairs, refuelling and cleaning of locomotives and other ...

'' of Bautzen ("Bw Bautzen") was located at Bautzen railway station towards the railway exit to Löbau/Görlitz and next to the industrial side of the old German Coach Works (''Waggonbau Bautzen''), today's

Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...

. From the opening of the

in 1846, it belonged to the Saxon-Silesian Railway Company, which was nationalized in 1851. In 1922, the

was nationalized to the Reichsbahndirektion Dresden. Following the restructuring of the railways after the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Bautzen was incorporated into Reichsbahndirektion Cottbus. During the

Battle of Bautzen (1945) The Battle of Bautzen (or Battle of Budziszyn, April 1945) was one of the last battles of the Eastern Front during World War II. It was fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg-Torgau Offensive, seeing days of pitched street fi ...

the station was set alight. After the war, the station building was rebuilt in a simplified form. The artist Alfred Herzog created eight sgraffiti in the station hall depicting LOWA wagon construction and traditional industries in Bautzen and the region. In 1950 the sheds at both Bahnbetriebswerk Löbau and Bahnbetriebswerk Zittau still existed with trains leaving here hauled by locomotives of many different classes. These locomotives were similar to those during the Saxon state railway times. Until 14 May 1988, working engines of Class 52 were still stabled here for scheduled services and for use as heating engines. Many of these engines are still used to this day. In February 2014, the reception building was closed due to falling parts of the ceiling. An investor estimated the repairs at €5 million. Building worked lasted from 2017 to 2020, and the renovated reception building was opened on 24 January 2020.

Train services

The station is served by regional and local services operated by Trilex. In 2006 the railway station was used by 2,500 passengers. File:Siegelmarke Königlich Sächsischer Bahnhof Bautzen W0205473.jpg, Sealing stamp of

Kingdom of Saxony The Kingdom of Saxony (german: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxon ...

, File:Bautzen Station.jpg, Station in 2002 File:Bahnhof Bautzen 1.JPG, Station in 2015 File:Bahnhof (Bautzen).jpg, During renovations, 2019 File:Bahnhof Bautzen 2.JPG, Taxi rank, 2015 File:Bahnhof Bautzen von Sueden.jpg, Station from the south, 2006 File:Halle des Bahnhofs Bautzen.jpg, Station hall, 2013 File:Schalter Bahnhof Bautzen.jpg, Service centre, 2013 File:Bautzen-Bahnhof-Sgraffitos.jpg, Herzog's sgraffiti, south-east wall File:Bahnhof Bautzen Scraffitos Nordwand.jpg, Herzog's sgraffiti, north-west wall File:Fahrradständer Bahnhof Bautzen.jpg, Cycle racks, 2013 File:Fußgängerunterführung des Bahnhofs Bautzen (4).jpg, Station subway, 2020 File:Umbau Bahnhof Bautzen, Oktober 2019.jpeg, Renovations, 2019 File:Umbau Bahnhof Bautzen 2019 (7).jpg, Renovations and bilingual sign, 2019 Image:Bahnhof Bautzen Gleise.jpg, Bautzen station and yards File:Stellwerk Bahnhof Bautzen.jpg, Signal box File:Metronom 246 002-0 at Bautzen.jpg,

Metronom Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH is a German non-entirely-state-owned railway company based in Uelzen, Lower Saxony since December 2005. The company's activities focus exclusively on passenger transport, operating services from Hamburg to Bre ...

test run at Bautzen, 2007

References

External links

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Deutsche Bahn website

Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn website
{{Authority control Railway stations in Saxony

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

Buildings and structures in Bautzen (district) Railway stations in Germany opened in 1846