Nordhausen station is a railway junction in the north of the German state of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
and the main station in the city of
Nordhausen. It is located just south of the city centre in the valley of the
Zorge.
History
The railway arrived in Nordhausen on 10 July 1866 with the opening of the
line to Halle, which was extended on 9 July 1867 to the west to
Eichenberg. In 1869 lines
to Northeim and
to Erfurt were added. In 1897, the narrow gauge
Harz Railway
The Harz Railway or Trans-Harz Railway (german: Harzquerbahn) was formerly the main line of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (''Harzer Schmalspurbahnen'' or ''HSB'') and runs north to south right across the Harz Mountains from Wernigerode to Nordhau ...
was opened to
Wernigerode
Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012.
Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...
, starting at the Nordhausen Nord station on the north side of the station. In the station forecourt there is a stop on the
Nordhausen tramway that connects the station with most districts of the town.
In 1994 the station was electrified. The station is also important for east-west freight and a large freight yard is located east of the station.
Rail services
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Railway stations in Thuringia
Nordhausen, Thuringia
Buildings and structures in Nordhausen (district)
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1866
1866 establishments in Prussia