Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station serving the city of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. The station is located in central Osnabrück, on the eastern edge of the historic city centre.
The station was opened in 1895 and is situated on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg, Löhne–Rheine, Osnabrück–Bielefeld and the Oldenburg–Osnabrück lines. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Hamburg-Köln-Express, NordWestBahn, Eurobahn and WestfalenBahn. The station features two levels, with lines at right angles to each other.
Close to the railway stations are several stores including a cinema, a döner shop, an escort service, and a disco.
History Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof was ceremoniously opened as the “Central Station” by German Emperor Wilhelm II on 24 April 1895. The new station was situated where the Hamburg-Venlo railway crossed the Hanoverian Western Railway at right angles with a height difference of , which was why the design of a station at two levels was chosen. The new station replaced the two separate previous stations, the Hanoverian station located on the Hanoverian Western Railway, and the Bremen station located on the Hamburg-Venlo railway line.
Rail services In the 2026 timetable, the following services stopped at the station:
Long distance Line Route Frequency Operator Berlin – Wolfsburg – Hannover – Osnabrück – Münster – Essen – Düsseldorf – Cologne 2 train pairs DB Fernverkehr Westerland – Niebüll – Itzehoe – Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Essen – Düsseldorf – Cologne 1 train pair – Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Cologne – Stuttgart – Munich 120 min Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Wuppertal – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel SBB 120 min with gapsAmsterdam – – Amersfoort – – – – – – Osnabrück – – Hannover – – Berlin – 120 min Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg– Bremen– Osnabrück – Münster– Gelsenkirchen – Essen– Duisburg– Düsseldorf– Köln 2 train pairs Flixtrain
In March 2026 GoVolta services began calling.GoVolta launches to make international rail travel affordable, comfortable and accessible to everyone Railway Gazette International 20 March 2026GoVolta enters European passenger market International Railway Journal 23 March 2026GoVolta launches international services Modern Railways issue 932 May 2026 page 86
Regional services Line Route Frequency Osnabrück – Hasbergen – Lengerich – Münster – Recklinghausen – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf 60 min Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremen – Osnabrück 60 min Wilhelmshaven – Varel – Oldenburg – Cloppenburg – Bramsche – Osnabrück 60 min Rheine - Osnabrück - Minden - Hannover - Braunschweig 120 min Osnabrück – Bramsche – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen 60 min Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Osnabrück – Herford – Bielefeld 60 min Osnabrück – Münster 60 min Osnabrück – Halle (Westf) – Bielefeld 60 min
Bus services
Many bus services depart from the bus station outside the station.
A coach shuttle service to Münster Osnabrück Airport operates from the station, taking approximately 40 minutes to get from the railway station to the airport.Express Bus Airport timetable
See also
Railway stations in Germany List of railway stations in Lower Saxony Rail transport in Germany
References
External links
Osnabrück Hbf at the website of Deutsche Bahn
Osnabrück Stadtwerke (local buses) German Only Hamburg-Köln Express website