Augsburg Central Station
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Augsburg Hauptbahnhof
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| Junction station | |
The front of the station building
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| Location |
Augsburg, Bavaria Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°21′56″N 10°53′11″E / 48.36556°N 10.88639°ECoordinates: 48°21′56″N 10°53′11″E / 48.36556°N 10.88639°E |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 12 |
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| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
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| Station code | 220 |
| DS100 code | MA |
| Category | 2 |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1846 |
| Electrified | 15 May 1931 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2006) | < 50,000 daily |
Augsburg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the Bavarian city of Augsburg, situated in southern Germany. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station and has 12 platform tracks.
The station has one of the oldest still existing station halls in Germany, which was built from 1843 to 1846 after plans by architect Eduard Rüber. It was reconstructed in 1869 according to Friedrich Bürklein's plans. The station today serves as the central railway hub for the Augsburg metropolitan area and Bavarian Swabia. It is currently being modernised and an underground tram station is being built under it.
The first Augsburg station was opened in 1840 by the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company (München-Augsburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) near the Rotes Tor (Red Gate). Its historic hall served in 1880 as a military riding school and since 1920 it has been part of the main workshop of the traffic branch of Stadtwerke Augsburg (Augsburg’s municipal utility). After the nationalisation of the line in 1846, the current station was built. Augsburg Hauptbahnhof is a through station with four central platforms (which each have two faces and are not accessible for the disabled), nine through tracks and six bay platform tracks (only three of which are in use). Platform 1 is located next to the station building and has one side.
The station building has three parts. The central block has a station hall with electronic displays, ticket machines, an information booth and waiting facilities. In one wing is the customer centre of Deutsche Bahn, including a ticket office. In the other wing there is a dining and shopping area and the station library.
The last major renovation and modernisation of the building was in 1983/84. In recent years, the food court in particular has been upgraded (completed in 2007) and a new digital display board has been installed in the main hall. Recently, the south wing was renovated, including the waiting area for travellers, and the hospitality facilities have continued to grow.
Directly in front of the building there is a large forecourt with a fountain, a parking lot, including a taxi rank, and a bus station for local buses. The square is flanked on both sides by shopping centres: on the one hand there is the Fuggerstadt-Center, on the other, the Bohus-Center and the InterCityHotel.
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