Fürth (Bayern) Hauptbahnhof is a railway hub for the city of
Fürth
Fürth (; East Franconian: ; yi, פיורדא, Fiurda) is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, in the administrative division (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the t ...
in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. The station is mainly frequented by regional services. It also has a connection to the
Nuremberg U-Bahn
The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system run by ''Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg'' (VAG; Nuremberg Transport Corporation), which itself is a member of the ''Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg'' (VGN; Greater Nuremberg Transport Netw ...
(underground) system and the
Nuremberg S-Bahn
The Nuremberg S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Nürnberg) is an S-Bahn network covering the region of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen which started operations in 1987 and is now integrated into the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (Verkehrsverbund Gr ...
(commuter) network.
Long-distance services
Until the timetable change in 2003, the station was a stop for
Intercity
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...
(IC) trains that linked
Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ci ...
via Fürth to
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof is a railway station for the city of Würzburg in the German state of Bavaria. It was opened in 1864 to the north of the inner city as a replacement for the former ''Ludwigsbahnhof'' (Ludwig's station) in the city centre, th ...
and
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
. Today the only long-distance train calling at Fürth Hauptbahnhof is the
CityNightLine
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''Pluto'' which runs from
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
to
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
.
Regional services
Regional services heading eastwards run through the neighbouring city of Nuremberg and onwards towards
Neumarkt (Oberpfalz)–
Regensburg Hauptbahnhof
Regensburg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Regensburg in southern Germany.
Location
Regensburg Hauptbahnhof is located on the southern edge of the old city (''Altstadt'') in the immediate vicinity of Schloss St. Emmera ...
–Munich Hauptbahnhof or
Treuchtlingen
Treuchtlingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 12,000.
History
The spot where the town is situated was first settled by Celts, Romans and Franks. The town proper was founded in ...
–Munich Hauptbahnhof.
Around a kilometre to the west of the station the route divides and runs in three different directions.
One line, the
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg-Bamberg line is a German railway connecting the Bavarian city of Nuremberg with Bamberg via Fürth, Erlangen, Forchheim. It is part of the northern section of the Ludwig South-North Railway. It runs along the Regnitz Valley and is one ...
(timetable route (KBS) 820), branches off to the north, towards the city of
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
. A second line heads west on the
Nuremberg–Würzburg line (KBS 805), from which the ''
Zenngrundbahn'' (KBS 891.1) to
Markt Erlbach
Markt Erlbach is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.
Mayor
Birgit Kreß was elected in 2008 as the new mayor.
References
Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
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branches off at
Siegelsdorf; and a third railway, the ''
Rangaubahn'' (KBS 808), swings towards the southwest and heads for the town of
Cadolzburg
Cadolzburg (outdated also ''Kadolzburg'', colloquially pronounced "Kalschbuʳch" or "Sporch" ) is a municipality in the Middle Franconian district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated west of Fürth. Its name derives from its central c ...
. Services on the Cadolzburg route run every 30 minutes; the line to Markt Erlbach has an hourly service.
Links to urban transport services
Since 7 December 1985, the 150th anniversary of the German railways, Fürth Hauptbahnhof has been joined to the U1 line of the
Nuremberg U-Bahn
The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system run by ''Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg'' (VAG; Nuremberg Transport Corporation), which itself is a member of the ''Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg'' (VGN; Greater Nuremberg Transport Netw ...
network. At the beginning of 2006, construction work started on a project to connect Fürth to the
Nuremberg S-Bahn
The Nuremberg S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Nürnberg) is an S-Bahn network covering the region of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen which started operations in 1987 and is now integrated into the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (Verkehrsverbund Gr ...
as well; the S-Bahn line opened in Fürth in 2010. The station forecourt is one of the most important bus service hubs for the area. A total of seven out of the eleven bus lines operated by ''
Stadtbus Fürth'', the city bus company, begin or stop at Fürth Hauptbahnhof, which is why an electronic timetable display system has been installed here. In addition there is car parking for private cars as well as taxi stands on the station forecourt.
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train on a regional service to Nürnberg Hbf
Image:Fuerth-Hauptbahnhof U 1.JPG, U-Bahn station at Fürth Hauptbahnhof
History
The first station at Fürth was a good hundred metres further north, on Fürth's ''Freiheit'' square. This so-called ''Ludwig's station'' emerged as the Fürth end of the
Bavarian Ludwigsbahn
The Bavarian Ludwig Railway (''Bayerische Ludwigseisenbahn'' or ''Ludwigsbahn'') was the first steam-hauled railway opened in Germany. The ''Königlich privilegierte Ludwigs-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'' ("Royal Privileged Ludwig Railway Company ...
opened on 7 December 1835 between Nuremberg and Fürth, and which was one of the first railway lines in Germany. In 1922 the ''Ludwigsbahn'' was closed and the tracks used by the Nuremüberg-Fürth tramway until 1981; its course is however still clearly visible on the present-day Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse. The old station was knocked down in 1938 when the
Nazi Party
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needed a parade ground on the ''Schlageterplatz'', known today as the ''Fürther Freiheit''.
With the building of the link between
Fürth and Rottendorf and the routing of the
Ludwig South-North Railway The Ludwig South-North railway (''Ludwig-Süd-Nord-Bahn''), built between 1843 and 1854, was the first railway line to be constructed by Royal Bavarian State Railways. It was named after the king, Ludwig I, whose infrastructure priorities had ear ...
over the ''Fürther Bogen'' a new station building was needed. The task was given to the architect, Eduard Rüber. In 1863/1864 a rectangular building with a wide, central
Risalit
An ''avant-corps'' ( it, avancorpo or , plural , german: Risalit, pl, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the ''corps de logis'', often taller than othe ...
appeared on the northern side of the new railway line at ''Bahnhofsplatz'' 9. Along the long sides of the two-storey station building were a number of coupled, double windows. The tracks were covered with cast iron roofing, some of which remain today.
Today this through station has eight tracks (one of which is a
passing loop
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...
for
goods trains
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A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled ...
) and seven platforms with lengths between 348 and 421 metres. In the 1970s the ''Bahnhofs-Center'' appeared immediately next to the station building at the point where ''Gebhardtstrasse'' enters the station square. The underpass beneath the tracks was extended as far as ''Karolinenstrasse '' during the building of the U-Bahn and offers a direct connexion from the south of Fürth to the city centre using the railway and U-Bahn.
As part of the expansion of the section of line between Nuremberg and Fürth an electronic
signal box
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was built at Hauptbahnhof Fürth. When it is completely ready in 2011 it will be able to control, not just the station, but the line to Nuremberg with its total of 87
home signal
The application of railway signals on a rail layout is determined by various factors, principally the location of points of potential conflict, as well as the speed and frequency of trains and the movements they require to make.
Non-provisio ...
s and 94
axle counter
An axle counter is a system used in railway signalling to detect the clear or occupied status of a section of track between two points. The system generally consists of a wheel sensor (one for each end of the section) and an evaluation unit for c ...
s.
Operational usage
References
External links
Aktuelle Abfahrtstafelauf den Seiten der Deutschen Bahn
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Railway stations in Bavaria
Hauptbahnhof
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Nuremberg U-Bahn stations located underground
Nuremberg S-Bahn stations
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1864