(German for Nuremberg Central Station)The train to the plane at www.lufthansa.com. Accessed on 7 Oct 2013Modern Railway Practice: A Treatise on the Modern Methods of the Construction and Working of German Railways. Approved by the Prussian Minister of Public Works, the Bavarian Minister of Communications, and the Railway Authorities of Other German States, Volume 1, R. Hobbings (1914), Ministerium der Öffentlichen Arbeiten.Northern Bavaria: handbook for travellers, Karl Baedecker, Macmillan, 1951.Hitler: speeches and proclamations, 1932-1945, Volume 2, Max Domarus, Taurus, 1989.Diplomatic and Consular Reports. Annual Series, Issue 4560, Part 74, Great Britain, Foreign Office, 1910.Ordovician News, Issues 20-22, IUGS Commission on Stratigraphy (2003)DB Museum Guide at www.dbmuseum.de. Accessed on 7 Oct 2013 is the main railway station serving the city of Nuremberg in Germany. It is the largest station in Franconia and belongs to the 20 stations in the highest category of importance allocated by DB Station&Service.
It is a through station with 22 platforms and lies on major north–south and east–west transportation axes. It offers connections to the major German cities of Leipzig, Berlin, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Munich, Würzburg, Frankfurt and Regensburg, as well as Linz and Vienna in Austria and Prague in the Czech Republic. Over 450 trains stop here daily and more than 200,000 passengers use the station on average every day. It is also a major hub for public transport in Nuremberg.
The Hauptbahnhof is located on the southeastern perimeter of Nuremberg's Altstadt, immediately opposite the Königstor (King's Gate) where the streets of Marientorgraben, Frauentorgraben, and Bahnhofstraße meet. The DB Museum, the corporate museum of Deutsche Bahn (formerly the Verkehrsmuseum), is close to the station, as is the Staatstheater Nürnberg opera house.
Location in the railway network is an important hub in the south German railway network. Numerous lines meet here from all points of the compass. Amongst them is the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway, opened in summer 2006 and which shortened journey times on many routes. The Hauptbahnhof is also the departure point for the Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed line, opened in December 2017.
West of another Hauptbahnhof in neighbouring Fürth the lines from Würzburg and Bamberg merge and then continue towards Nuremberg. In west Nuremberg they are joined by the railways from Crailsheim, Roth and Augsburg. The four lines then enter together at the western approach to the station.
In southeast Nuremberg the line from Regensburg and the high-speed link from Munich meet one another. At the eastern approach to the station they join the lines from Cheb, Feucht and Schwandorf. They arrive together at the eastern end of the station.
Railway services
Long-distance services The Hauptbahnhof is located at the intersection of various Intercity-Express, InterCity and EuroCity routes and is the only long-distance station in Nuremberg. These routes generally run to Nuremberg hourly, although some are more frequent as a result of overlapping services.
Long-distance trains travel from here to Munich, Leipzig, Berlin, into the Rhine-Main and the Ruhrgebiet; to Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Bremen and Hamburg as well as Passau and Vienna. An Interregio-Express link runs to Chemnitz and Dresden. Night trains travel to various destinations including the Brussels, Innsbruck, Vienna, Hamburg and Düsseldorf.
In the 2026 timetable, the following long-distance services stop at the station:
+Line RouteIntervalStock – Hamburg – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Koblenz – Mainz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Regensburg – Passau Two train pairs Berlin Gesundbrunnen – Berlin – Berlin Südkreuz – Nuremberg – Stuttgart One train pair Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Berlin – Halle – Erfurt – Nuremberg – Augsburg – MunichEvery 2 hoursICE 1Munich – Ingolstadt – Nuremberg – Würzburg – Fulda – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Göttingen – Hannover – Hamburg Harburg – Hamburg – Hamburg Dammtor – Hamburg-AltonaHourlyICE 1, ICE 2, ICE T, ICE 4Munich – München-Pasing – Augsburg – Donauwörth – Nuremberg – Erlangen – Bamberg (– Coburg –) Erfurt – Leipzig – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin – Hamburg – Hamburg-AltonaEvery 2 hoursICE TMunich – Nuremberg – Erfurt – Halle – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin – Berlin Gesundbrunnen (– Hamburg Hbf – Hamburg-Altona)Every 2 hoursICE 3Munich – Nuremberg – Würzburg – Aschaffenburg – Frankfurt (Main) – Frankfurt Airport – Köln Messe/Deutz – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Bochum – DortmundHourlyICE 3Leipzig – Naumburg (Saale) Hbf – Jena Paradies – Saalfeld (Saale) – Kronach – Lichtenfels – Bamberg – Nuremberg – Ansbach – Crailsheim – Ellwangen – Aalen – Schwäbisch Gmünd – Stuttgart – Vaihingen (Enz) – Pforzheim – Mühlacker – KarlsruheEvery 2 hoursIntercity 2Vienna – – St. Pölten – Linz – Passau – Plattling – Regensburg – Nuremberg – Würzburg – Hanau – Frankfurt (Main) (– Frankfurt Airport – Mainz – Koblenz – Bonn – Cologne – Solingen – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund – Münster (Westf) – Osnabrück – Bremen – Hamburg)Every 2 hoursICE T
Local services Local services using Regional-Express and Regionalbahn trains mainly serve the Nuremberg area, but also travel to other parts of Bavaria as well as Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia and into the Czech Republic to Prague. Almost all lines are run at fixed frequencies, mainly hourly. More frequent services are laid on especially at peak times. The Munich-Nuremberg Express provides a fast local service between the two cities over the high-speed link to Ingolstadt and Munich, offering a cheaper alternative to the ICE.
Two of the four S-Bahn lines also start from the Hauptbahnhof. The S-Bahn uses platforms 2 and 3 immediately next to the station building which significantly reduces changeover times to the city's public transport systems.
In the 2026 timetable, the following regional services stop at the station:
+LineRouteFrequency Nuremberg – – Ingolstadt – Petershausen – MunichHourly(+ extra peak services) (Nuremberg – –) Augsburg – – Kempten – Immenstadt – 2 train pairs Nuremberg – Fürth – Neustadt – Kitzingen – WürzburgHourly (Nuremberg –) Fürth – Zirndorf – Cadolzburg1 train pair (Mon–Fri) (Nuremberg –) Fürth – Siegelsdorf – Markt ErlbachSome trains Nuremberg – Fürth – – – – – SaalfeldEvery 2 hours Nuremberg – – Treuchtlingen – – Augsburg Every 2 hours Nuremberg – Roth – Treuchtlingen – Ingolstadt – Pfaffenhofen (Ilm) – Petershausen – – MunichEvery 2 hours (Nuremberg – Treuchtlingen –) Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten – Immenstadt – Oberstdorf2 train pairs Nuremberg – Fürth – Erlangen – Bamberg – Coburg – SonnebergEvery 2 hours Nuremberg – Fürth – Erlangen – Bamberg – Schweinfurt – WürzburgEvery 2 hours Nuremberg – Neuhaus – Pegnitz – Bayreuth – HofHourly to BayreuthHourly to Hof Nuremberg – Lauf – Neunkirchen a Sand – Hersbruck – NeuhausHourly (+ extra peak services) Nuremberg – Neuhaus – Pegnitz – – HofHourly Nuremberg – Lauf – Neunkirchen a Sand – HüttenbachHourly (Mo–Fr) Nuremberg – Hersbruck – Pegnitz – Bayreuth – Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg – Lichtenfels – BambergHourly to Bayreuth (Mon–Fri)Hourly to Bamberg Nuremberg – Neuhaus – Pegnitz – Marktredwitz – Every 2 hours Nuremberg – Hersbruck – Hartmannshof – Neukirchen – – – RegensburgHourly (+ extra peak services) Nuremberg – Hersbruck – Hartmannshof – Neukirchen – Weiden – NeustadtHourly Nuremberg – Hersbruck – Hartmannshof – Neukirchen – Amberg – – Furth i Wald2 train pairs Nuremberg – Fürth – Erlangen – Bamberg – Lichtenfels – – SonnebergEvery 2 hours Nuremberg – Neumarkt – Regensburg – Landshut – MunichHourly (1 train pair to Passau (Sat/Sun)) Nuremberg – – TreuchtlingenHourly (Mon–Fri) Nuremberg – – – – StuttgartEvery 2 hoursAs of 12 December 2021
City services Below the station is the Hauptbahnhof's underground station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn, one of the two crossing stations on the U1, U2 and U3 underground lines. The U1 line goes to the Nuremberg Messe (exhibition hall) amongst others, line U2 links the Hauptbahnhof with Nuremberg Nordost station, the departure point for the Gräfenberg Railway to Franconian Switzerland and Nuremberg Airport. The subway stop is equipped with orange tiles on the walls, intended as signifying an important interchange station. Similar orange tiles were also used at Aufseßplatz (U1 and Tram), Plärrer (all subway lines and several tram lines) and Friedrich Ebert Platz (U3 and Tram). On the station square are stops for the various city tram and bus lines. At weekends and on public holidays the station square is the meeting place and central changeover hub for the NightLiner night bus line network. East of that, about 200 m away, is the central bus station, reopened in 2005 after being rebuilt. From here there are also international bus services to various European countries.
Infrastructure
Facilities Because of its importance for long-distance and local services the station has a comprehensive range of facilities.
has a travel centre and Servicepoint in the central hall (Mittelhalle). On the first floor is a DB lounge for bahn.comfort and 1st class passengers. Numerous electronic signboards in the halls and on the platforms inform passengers about the latest traffic situation, and recorded announcements are played automatically. Most of the station building and platforms have step-free access. All floors of the station building can be reached by escalators and lifts. The Bahnhofsmission at Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof is like a free first aid and support centre run by Christian charities and is located in the basement of the station ready to give advice and support to passengers, the homeless and those working at the station. On Christmas Eve and Maundy Thursday a service with live music is held in the central hall on the 1st floor.
Numerous businesses for everyday requirements occupy about 20,000 square metres of floor in the station building; these include shops selling travel items, restaurants and fast-food outlets. A total of 55 shops are rented out. More shops and businesses are located in the Königstor passage adjoining the station.
At the beginning of 1999 a multi-storey car park was opened next to the east hall (Osthalle) with 487 bays. Deutsche Bahn initiated the planning, an insurance company provided the necessary investment.Meldung Nuremberg Hbf: Parkhaus in Betrieb. In: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau. 48, No. 4, 1999, S. 177.
In the Osthalle there is a service point for the InterCity courier service (IC-Kurierdienst) and a luggage locker room with 766 lockers. On the station forecourt there is a taxicab stand.
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