Ingolstadt Nord station (also called the ''Nordbahnhof'' in German, meaning "North station") is the second operational

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in the town of Ingolstadt, in the state of

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in southern

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. The other station is

Ingolstadt Hauptbahnhof Ingolstadt Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, situated in southern Germany. Ingolstadt station is an important junction in the Deutsche Bahn network. It has 7 platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as ...

. The station is entered in the official

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as ''MIN'' and is classified by

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as a category 3 station. The station is overseen by the station management at Rosenheim.

Operationals importance

The new high-speed railway from Ingolstadt to Nuremberg branches off the old

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–Ingolstadt–

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( timetable no. KBS 990). The high-speed tracks begin turning out even within the station limits in order to run into the

Audi Tunnel The Audi Tunnel is a twin-tracked railway tunnel on the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway just north of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany. It lies just outside Ingolstadt Nord station and passes under part of the Audi car factory site (hen ...

which is immediately next to the station. There is also a heavily used goods siding which branches off to the

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that are located in the eastern part of the city.

Passenger services

The Nordbahnhof is only served by regional train services: the ''

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(RE)'' and '' Regionalbahn (RB)'' trains. ''

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(ICE)'' and ''

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(IC)'' trains pass through without stopping. A summary of passenger services at the station is shown in the table below: Bahnhof Ingolstadt Nord

In addition several extra trains are laid on during rush hours between Ingolstadt Nord and Eichstätt and between Ingolstadt Nord and Munich. Because the Nordbahnhof, unlike the Hauptbahnhof, is located close to the town centre and not far from the

Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. Th ...

factory, it is used particularly by schoolchildren, students and Audi employees travelling to and from the area.

Goods traffic

Goods traffic plays a major role at Ingolstadt Nord. Numerous

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arrive with manufacturing parts for the Audi factory. These trains are detached in the station and shunted into the car manufacturer's industrial sidings. The factory has an extensive set of tracks that are busy around the clock. In Ingolstadt Nord there is also a branch line, several kilometres long, that is still used by goods traffic. This splits again at the edge of the town into various goods sidings leading to two oil refineries and the ''InterPark'' industrial estate.

Infrastructure

The station has an extensive track system which includes five tracks with platforms (nos. 3 to 7) and which are used by passenger trains. Tracks 4 and 5 belong to the new high-speed route and only trains of the Munich-Nuremberg Express stop here. All platforms have a height of 76 cm. Tracks 3, 6 and 7 are 270 m long; tracks 4 and 5 are only 170 m long. All platforms have lifts; platforms 4 and 5 are only partly suitable for wheelchairs due to their steep slopes. Apart from 3 ticket machines, two snack vending machines and a toilet block there are no services at the station. The station building, dating from 1869/1870, and the station forecourt are currently (2007) in poor structural condition. In the near future, however, a conversion is planned which should see the town of Ingolstadt purchasing the station building from

, and converting it into a cultural centre. However, there are no firm plans yet. In addition, there is a plan to build a

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with 290 bays and an integrated kiosk, which will greatly improve the parking situation for travellers. It was announced that the necessary real estate would be bought in September or October 2007 and that work would begin in spring 2008.Artikel ''„Kultur neben Gleisen“'' i
Donaukurier Ingolstadt
report dated 15 August 2007

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