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{{Short description|Railway station in Kaiserslautern, Germany}}
{{Infobox Deutsche Bahn station
{{Infobox station
| logo = [[File:S-Bahn-Logo.svg|30px]]
| image= Bahnhof Kaiserslautern.jpg
| name = Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
| native_name =
| name = Kaiserslautern Central Station<br>''Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof''
| native_name_lang = de
| caption =
| symbol = rail | symbol2 = s
| category= 3
| symbol_location = de
| platforms = 13
| symbol_location2 = rhine-neckar
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| image = Bahnhof Kaiserslautern.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name =
| address = Bahnhofstr. 1, [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]
| country = Germany
| coordinates = {{coord|49|26|9|N|7|46|8|E|region:DE-RP_type:railwaystation|format=dms}}
| owned = [[DB Netz]]
| operator = [[DB Station&Service]]
| line = {{Plainlist|1=
*[[Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway|Saarbrücken–Mannheim]] (km 43.7) <small>({{Kursbuchlink|Region=600-699|Nummer= 665.1/665.2/670}})</small>
*[[Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway|Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach]] (km 0.0) <small>({{Kursbuchlink|Region=600-699|Nummer=672}})</small>
*[[Lauter Valley Railway|Kaiserslautern–Lauterecken-Grumbach]] (km 0.0) <small>({{Kursbuchlink|Region=600-699|Nummer=673}})</small>
*[[Biebermühl Railway|Kaiserslautern–Pirmasens]] (km 0.0) <small>({{Kursbuchlink|Region=600-699|Nummer=672}})</small>
}}
| platforms = 13
* 7 through tracks
* 7 through tracks
* 6 terminal tracks
* 6 terminal tracks
| trains =
| tracks =
| accessible = Yes
|category=2 <ref name =catgories >{{DBCatsURL}}</ref>
| connections =
| ds100 = SKL
| code = {{Deutsche Bahn station codes|code=3082<ref name =catgories/>|ds100=SKL<ref name=Eisenbahnatlas >{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) | edition=2009/2010 |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2009 |isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0}}</ref>|ibnr=8000189|category=2<ref name =catgories>{{DBCatsURL}}</ref>}}
|code=3082
| zone = [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar|VRN]]: 800<ref>{{cite web |title=Wabenplan |url=https://www.vrn.de/mam/liniennetz/wabenplan/dokumente/2021-februar-wabenplan.pdf |publisher=[[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar]] |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=February 2021}}</ref>
| homepage= [http://www.bahnhof.de/?lang=en#station/19102 www.bahnhof.de]
| architect =
| start = 1848
| architectural_style =
| locale = [[Kaiserslautern]]
| opened = 1848
| state= [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]
| closed =
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| passengers =
| lines= *[[Palatine Ludwig Railway]]
| pass_year =
*[[Alsenz Valley Railway]]
| website = [https://www.bahnhof.de/en/Kaiserslautern-Hbf www.bahnhof.de]
*[[Lauter Valley Railway]]
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*[[Biebermühl Railway]]
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| services = {{Adjacent stations
'''Kaiserslautern Central Station''' ({{lang|de|''Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof''}}) is a through-[[railway station|station]] in the German city of [[Kaiserslautern]] and one of seven stations in the city. It is a stop on the [[Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn]] and [[Deutsche Bahn]]’s [[Intercity-Express]] network and a hub for all the regional trains of the western [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]]. On 10 June 2007, the ''Rhealys'' high-speed rail consortium established a service with a stop in Kaiserslautern, reducing travel time to [[Paris]] to two and a half hours.
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|line1=ICE 15|left1=Homburg (Saar)|right1=Neustadt (Weinstraße)
|line2=ICE 16|left2=Homburg (Saar)|right2=Neustadt (Weinstraße)
|line3=ICE 50|left3=Homburg (Saar)|right3=Neustadt (Weinstraße)|to-left3=Saarbrücken|to-right3=Dresden
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|line5=ICE 82|left5=Saarbrücken|right5=Mannheim|to-left5=Paris Est|to-right5=Frankfurt
|system11=DB Regio Mitte
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|line12=RE 6|right12=Hochspeyer
|line13=RB 64|left13=Galgenschanze
|line14=RB 65|right14=Enkenbach
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|line16=RB 67 (RP)|left16=Vogelweh
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| other_services =
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'''Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof''' is a through-[[railway station|station]] in the German city of [[Kaiserslautern]] and one of seven stations in the city. It is a stop on the [[Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn]] and [[Deutsche Bahn]]’s [[Intercity-Express]] network and a hub for all the regional trains of the western [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]]. On 10 June 2007, the ''Rhealys'' high-speed rail consortium established a service with a stop in Kaiserslautern, reducing travel time to [[Paris]] to two and a half hours.


In 2003, the station building was renovated and it now houses among other things, a service point and several shops. The station provides step-free access to all platforms. The redesigned Kaiserslautern station forecourt includes a busy bus station, allowing a convenient transfer between bus and rail. Buses run to the [[University of Kaiserslautern]], [[Fritz Walter Stadion|Betzenberg]] and the central bus interchanges at Schillerplatz and Rathaus, where there are connections to all bus routes.
In 2003, the station building was renovated and it now houses among other things, a service point and several shops. The station provides step-free access to all platforms. The redesigned Kaiserslautern station forecourt includes a busy bus station, allowing a convenient transfer between bus and rail. Buses run to the [[University of Kaiserslautern]], [[Betzenberg]] and the central bus interchanges at Schillerplatz and Rathaus, where there are connections to all bus routes.


Prior to the closure of the Einsiedlerhof marshalling yard, Kaiserslautern was a significant rail freight hub.
Prior to the closure of the Einsiedlerhof marshalling yard, Kaiserslautern was a significant rail freight hub.
Line 30: Line 80:
==History ==
==History ==
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof was opened in 1848 along with the Homburg–Kaiserslautern section of the [[Palatine Ludwig Railway]]. The Palatine Ludwig Railway is still the most important line serving the station.
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof was opened in 1848 along with the Homburg–Kaiserslautern section of the [[Palatine Ludwig Railway]]. The Palatine Ludwig Railway is still the most important line serving the station.

On 16 May 1871 the [[Alsenz Valley Railway]] was completed from [[Bad Münster am Stein station|Bad Münster]] to [[Hochspeyer]]; its trains ran into Kaiserslautern. To shorten the route for long-distance traffic, a line was opened on 15 May 1875 between Kaiserslautern and [[Enkenbach-Alsenborn|Enkenbach]] (at the closest point on the Alsenz Valley Railway), allowing trains to run between Kaiserslautern, [[Bad Kreuznach station|Bad Kreuznach]] and the [[Ruhr]] and between [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Worms Central Station|Worms]] and [[Frankfurt Central Station|Frankfurt]] without having to pass through Hochspeyer. The [[Lauter Valley Railway]] was opened on 15 November 1883 between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken-[[Grumbach]]. In 1913 the Kaiserslautern–[[Waldfischbach-Burgalben|Waldfischbach]] line opened, completing the [[Biebermühl Railway]] to [[Pirmasens Central Station|Pirmasens]].
On 16 May 1871 the [[Alsenz Valley Railway]] was completed from [[Bad Münster am Stein station|Bad Münster]] to [[Hochspeyer]]; its trains ran into Kaiserslautern. To shorten the route for long-distance traffic, a line was opened on 15 May 1875 between Kaiserslautern and [[Enkenbach-Alsenborn|Enkenbach]] (at the closest point on the Alsenz Valley Railway), allowing trains to run between Kaiserslautern, [[Bad Kreuznach station|Bad Kreuznach]] and the [[Ruhr]] and between [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Worms Hauptbahnhof|Worms]] and [[Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt]] without having to pass through Hochspeyer.
It received a new entrance building in 1879. The [[Lauter Valley Railway]] was opened on 15 November 1883 between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken-[[Grumbach]]. In 1913 the Kaiserslautern–[[Waldfischbach-Burgalben|Waldfischbach]] line opened, completing the [[Biebermühl Railway]] to [[Pirmasens Hauptbahnhof|Pirmasens]].

The second station building was badly damaged in the Second World War and demolished after the war. The current station building was completed in the early 1950s.{{sfn|Engbarth|2007|p=24}} It was rebuilt in 2003.


== Connections==
== Connections==
{{stack|
[[File:Kaiserslauterner Hauptbahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 3- Richtung Saarbrücken (TGV 384 027 (Tz 4414)) 22.6.2008.jpg|thumb|[[TGV]] on the way to Paris]]
[[File:Kaiserslauterner Hauptbahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 3- Richtung Saarbrücken (TGV 384 027 (Tz 4414)) 22.6.2008.jpg|thumb|[[TGV]] on the way to Paris]]
[[File:Kaiserslauterner Hauptbahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 3- Richtung Saarbrücken (IC 120 109-4) 27.3.2009.jpg|thumb|InterCity train hauled by [[DB Class 120]] locomotive in Kaiserslautern on the way to Saarbrücken]]
[[File:Kaiserslauterner Hauptbahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 3- Richtung Saarbrücken (IC 120 109-4) 27.3.2009.jpg|thumb|InterCity train hauled by [[DB Class 120]] locomotive in Kaiserslautern on the way to Saarbrücken]]
}}
There are the following long-distance and local transport connections:
There are the following long-distance and local transport connections:


Line 45: Line 101:
! Frequency
! Frequency
|-
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|ICE|82|ICE/TGV}}
| {{rcb|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 15|inline=croute}}
| [[Gare de l'Est|Paris]]&nbsp;– [[Saarbrücken Hbf|Saarbrücken]]&nbsp;'''Kaiserslautern'''&nbsp;– [[Mannheim Hauptbahnhof|Mannheim]]&nbsp;– [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt&nbsp;(Main)]]
|[[Berlin Hauptbahnhof|Berlin]] – [[Berlin Südkreuz station|Berlin Südkreuz]] – [[Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof|Halle]] [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]] – Frankfurt – [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt]] – [[Mannheim Hauptbahnhof|Mannheim]] – [[Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhof|Neustadt]] – '''Kaiserslautern''' – [[Saarbrücken Hbf|Saarbrücken]]
| rowspan=3|1 train pair
| Five pairs of trains
|-
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|ICE|50|ICE}}
| {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 62}}
| Saarbrücken&nbsp;– '''Kaiserslautern'''&nbsp;– Mannheim&nbsp;Frankfurt&nbsp;(Main)&nbsp;– [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Leipzig Hauptbahnhof|Leipzig]]&nbsp;– [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden]]
| Saarbrücken – '''Kaiserslautern''' – Mannheim [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]] – [[Ulm Hauptbahnhof|Ulm]] – [[Augsburg Hauptbahnhof|Augsburg]] – [[München Hauptbahnhof|Munich]]
| One pair of trains
|-
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|IC|62|IC/EC}}
| {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|EC 62}}
| Saarbrücken&nbsp;– '''Kaiserslautern'''&nbsp;– Mannheim&nbsp;[[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]]&nbsp;[[Ulm Hauptbahnhof|Ulm]]&nbsp;[[Augsburg Hauptbahnhof|Augsburg]]&nbsp;– [[München Hauptbahnhof|München]]&nbsp;– [[Salzburg Hauptbahnhof|Salzburg]]
| Saarbrücken – '''Kaiserslautern''' – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – Munich – [[Salzburg Hauptbahnhof|Salzburg]] – [[Graz Hauptbahnhof|Graz]]
| Occasional
|-
|-
| {{rcb|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 82|inline=croute}}
| {{Bahnlinie|IC|50|IC}}
| Saarbrücken&nbsp;– '''Kaiserslautern'''&nbsp;– Mannheim&nbsp;– [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt]]&nbsp;– Frankfurt&nbsp;(Main)
| [[Gare de l'Est|Paris]] – Saarbrücken '''Kaiserslautern''' – Mannheim – Frankfurt
| 5 train pairs
| Occasional
|}
|}
{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}
{{s-rail|title=Deutsche Bahn}}
{{s-line|system=DB-ICE|line=82|previous=Saarbrücken|next=Mannheim}}
{{end}}


===S-Bahn and DB regional===
===S-Bahn and DB regional===
{| class="wikitable"
* {{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|1}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – [[Neustadt Central Station|Neustadt]] – [[Ludwigshafen Central Station|Ludwigshafen]] – Mannheim – [[Heidelberg Central Station|Heidelberg]] – [[Osterburken]]
! Line
* {{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|2}} [[Homburg Central Station|Homburg]] – '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – Neustadt – Ludwigshafen – Mannheim – Heidelberg – [[Mosbach]]
! Route
* {{Bahnlinie|RE|6}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – Neustadt – [[Landau Central Station|Landau]] – [[Karlsruhe Central Station|Karlsruhe]]
! Interval
* {{Bahnlinie|RE|7}} Saarbrücken – Homburg (Saar) – '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – Neustadt – Mannheim
|- bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
* {{Bahnlinie|RE|60}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – Homburg (Saar) – [[Saarbrücken Central Station|Saarbrücken]]
| align="center" | {{ric|Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn|1}}
* {{Bahnlinie|RB|66}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – [[Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate|Wolfstein]] – [[Lauterecken]]
| [[Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof|Homburg]] – '''Kaiserslautern''' – [[Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhof|Neustadt]] – [[Schifferstadt station|Schifferstadt]] – [[Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hauptbahnhof|Ludwigshafen]] – [[Mannheim Hauptbahnhof|Mannheim]] – [[Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof|Heidelberg]] – Eberbach – Mosbach-Neckarelz – [[Osterburken station|Osterburken]]
* {{Bahnlinie|RB|65}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – [[Winnweiler]] – [[Rockenhausen]] – ([[Mainz Central Station|Mainz]]) – [[Bingen Central Station|Bingen]]
| 60 minutes
* {{Bahnlinie|RB|64}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – [[Waldfischbach-Burgalben]] – [[Pirmasens Central Station|Pirmasens]]
|- bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
* {{Bahnlinie|RB|67}} '''Kaiserslautern Hbf''' – [[Landstuhl]] – [[Kusel station|Kusel]]
| align="center" | {{ric|Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn|2}}

| '''Kaiserslautern''' – Neustadt – Schifferstadt – Ludwigshafen – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Eberbach – Mosbach-Neckarelz – [[Mosbach (Baden) station|Mosbach]]
{{s-rail-start}}
| 60 minutes
{{s-rail|title=Deutsche Bahn}}
|- bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
{{s-line|system=RE-RP|line=60|previous=Kindsbach|next=}}
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RE 1|inline=croute}}
{{s-line|system=RB-RP|line=64|previous=|next=Galgenschanze}}
| [[Koblenz Hauptbahnhof|Koblenz]] – [[Trier Hauptbahnhof|Trier]] – [[Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof|Saarbrücken]] – Homburg – '''Kaiserslautern''' (– Neustadt – Mannheim)
{{s-line|system=RB-RP|line=65|previous=Enkenbach|next=}}
| 60/120 minutes
{{s-line|system=RB-RP|line=66|previous=|next=Kaiserslautern Pfaffwerk|rows1=2}}
|-
{{s-line|system=RB-RP|line=67|previous=|next=Einsiedlerhof|hide1=yes}}
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RE 6|inline=croute}}
{{end}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – Neustadt – [[Landau (Pfalz) Hauptbahnhof|Landau]] – [[Winden (Pfalz) station|Winden]] – [[Wörth (Rhein) station|Wörth]] – [[Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof|Karlsruhe]]

| 120 minutes
==Notes==
|-
| {{rcb|Vlexx|RE 17|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – [[Winnweiler station|Winnweiler]] – Rockenhausen – [[Alsenz station|Alsenz]] – {{nowrap|[[Bad Münster am Stein station|Bad Münster am Stein]] –}} {{nowrap|[[Bad Kreuznach station|Bad Kreuznach]] –}} [[Bingen (Rhein) Hauptbahnhof|Bingen (Rhein)]] – [[Koblenz Hauptbahnhof|Koblenz]]
| 120 minutes
|-
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 64|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – [[Schopp station|Schopp]] – Waldfischbach – {{nowrap|[[Pirmasens Nord station|Pirmasens Nord]] –}} [[Pirmasens Hauptbahnhof|Pirmasens]]
| 60 minutes
|-
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 65|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – Enkenbach – Winnweiler – Rockenhausen – Alsenz – {{nowrap|Bad Münster am Stein –}} {{nowrap|Bad Kreuznach –}} Langenlonsheim – [[Bingen (Rhein) Hauptbahnhof|Bingen]]
| 60 minutes
|-
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 66|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – Lampertsmühle-Otterbach – Olsbrücken – Wolfstein – [[Lauterecken-Grumbach station|Lauterecken-Grumbach]]
| 60 minutes
|-
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 67 (RP)|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – [[Landstuhl station|Landstuhl]] – [[Glan-Münchweiler station|Glan-Münchweiler]] – [[Altenglan station|Altenglan]] – [[Kusel station|Kusel]]
| 60 minutes
|-
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 70|inline=croute}}
| '''Kaiserslautern''' – Landstuhl – Hauptstuhl – Bruchmühlbach-Miesau – Homburg – Limbach – Kirkel – Saarbrücken
| 60 minutes
|-
|}


==Sources==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
===References===
*{{cite book |first1=Hans-Joachim |last1=Emich |first2=Rolf |last2=Becker |title=Die Eisenbahnen an Glan und Lauter|trans-title=The railways on the Glan and the Lauter |year=1996 |language=de}}

* {{cite book |first=Fritz |last=Engbarth |title=Von der Ludwigsbahn zum Integralen Taktfahrplan – 160 Jahre Eisenbahn in der Pfalz |trans-title=From the Ludwig Railway to the Integral Timetable—160 years of Railways in the Palatinate |year=2007 |language=de}}
*{{cite web| url=http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/geschaefte/infrastruktur__schiene/netz/netzzugang/dokumente/Bahnhof/SNB/S/SKL__NBS.pdf |format=PDF |title=Kaiserslautern Hbf track map | publisher= [[Deutsche Bahn]] |postscript= (PDF; 196,2&nbsp;KB)|language=German|accessdate=22 July 2010 }}
*{{cite book |first=Heinz |last=Sturm |title=Die pfälzischen Eisenbahnen |trans-title=The Palatine Railways |publisher= pro MESSAGE|location=Ludwigshafen am Rhein |year= 2005 |isbn=3-934845-26-6 |language=de}}


==External links==
{{Commons category|Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof}}
{{Commons category-inline|Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/geschaefte/infrastruktur__schiene/netz/netzzugang/dokumente/Bahnhof/SNB/S/SKL__NBS.pdf |format=PDF |title=Kaiserslautern Hbf track map |publisher=[[Deutsche Bahn]] |postscript=(PDF; 196,2 KB) |language=de |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722191601/http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/geschaefte/infrastruktur__schiene/netz/netzzugang/dokumente/Bahnhof/SNB/S/SKL__NBS.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}


[[Category:Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Kaiserslautern]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kaiserslautern]]
[[Category:Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations]]
[[Category:Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Germany opened in 1848]]

Latest revision as of 12:18, 29 December 2024

Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn
General information
LocationBahnhofstr. 1, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
Coordinates49°26′9″N 7°46′8″E / 49.43583°N 7.76889°E / 49.43583; 7.76889
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms13
  • 7 through tracks
  • 6 terminal tracks
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code3082[1]
DS100 codeSKL[2]
IBNR8000189
Category2[1]
Fare zoneVRN: 800[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1848
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Homburg (Saar) Hbf ICE 15
Sprinter
Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf
ICE 16 Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf
ICE 50 Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf
towards Dresden Hbf
Landstuhl EC/RJ 62 Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf
towards Graz Hbf
Saarbrücken Hbf
towards Paris Est
ICE/TGV 82 Mannheim Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station
Landstuhl
towards Koblenz Hbf
RE 1
Südwest-Express
Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf
towards Mannheim Hbf
Terminus RE 6 Hochspeyer
Galgenschanze RB 64 Terminus
Terminus RB 65 Enkenbach
towards Bingen Hbf
Kaiserslautern Pfaffwerk RB 66 Terminus
Vogelweh
towards Kusel
RB 67
Kindsbach RB 70
Preceding station Vlexx Following station
Winnweiler
towards Koblenz Hbf
RE 17 Terminus
Preceding station Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn Following station
Kennelgarten S1 Hochspeyer
towards Osterburken
Terminus S2 Hochspeyer
Map
Location
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Location in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof is located in Germany
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Location in Germany
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof is located in Europe
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
Location in Europe

Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof is a through-station in the German city of Kaiserslautern and one of seven stations in the city. It is a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn’s Intercity-Express network and a hub for all the regional trains of the western Palatinate. On 10 June 2007, the Rhealys high-speed rail consortium established a service with a stop in Kaiserslautern, reducing travel time to Paris to two and a half hours.

In 2003, the station building was renovated and it now houses among other things, a service point and several shops. The station provides step-free access to all platforms. The redesigned Kaiserslautern station forecourt includes a busy bus station, allowing a convenient transfer between bus and rail. Buses run to the University of Kaiserslautern, Betzenberg and the central bus interchanges at Schillerplatz and Rathaus, where there are connections to all bus routes.

Prior to the closure of the Einsiedlerhof marshalling yard, Kaiserslautern was a significant rail freight hub.

History

[edit]

Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof was opened in 1848 along with the Homburg–Kaiserslautern section of the Palatine Ludwig Railway. The Palatine Ludwig Railway is still the most important line serving the station.

On 16 May 1871 the Alsenz Valley Railway was completed from Bad Münster to Hochspeyer; its trains ran into Kaiserslautern. To shorten the route for long-distance traffic, a line was opened on 15 May 1875 between Kaiserslautern and Enkenbach (at the closest point on the Alsenz Valley Railway), allowing trains to run between Kaiserslautern, Bad Kreuznach and the Ruhr and between Kaiserslautern, Worms and Frankfurt without having to pass through Hochspeyer.

It received a new entrance building in 1879. The Lauter Valley Railway was opened on 15 November 1883 between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken-Grumbach. In 1913 the Kaiserslautern–Waldfischbach line opened, completing the Biebermühl Railway to Pirmasens.

The second station building was badly damaged in the Second World War and demolished after the war. The current station building was completed in the early 1950s.[4] It was rebuilt in 2003.

Connections

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TGV on the way to Paris
InterCity train hauled by DB Class 120 locomotive in Kaiserslautern on the way to Saarbrücken

There are the following long-distance and local transport connections:

Long distance

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Line Route Frequency
ICE 15 BerlinBerlin SüdkreuzHalleErfurt – Frankfurt – DarmstadtMannheimNeustadtKaiserslauternSaarbrücken 1 train pair
ICE 62 Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern – Mannheim – StuttgartUlmAugsburgMunich
EC/RJ 62 Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – Munich – SalzburgGraz
ICE/TGV 82 Paris – Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern – Mannheim – Frankfurt 5 train pairs

S-Bahn and DB regional

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Line Route Interval
S1 HomburgKaiserslauternNeustadtSchifferstadtLudwigshafenMannheimHeidelberg – Eberbach – Mosbach-Neckarelz – Osterburken 60 minutes
S2 Kaiserslautern – Neustadt – Schifferstadt – Ludwigshafen – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Eberbach – Mosbach-Neckarelz – Mosbach 60 minutes
RE 1 KoblenzTrierSaarbrücken – Homburg – Kaiserslautern (– Neustadt – Mannheim) 60/120 minutes
RE 6 Kaiserslautern – Neustadt – LandauWindenWörthKarlsruhe 120 minutes
RE 17 KaiserslauternWinnweiler – Rockenhausen – AlsenzBad Münster am Stein Bad Kreuznach Bingen (Rhein)Koblenz 120 minutes
RB 64 KaiserslauternSchopp – Waldfischbach – Pirmasens Nord Pirmasens 60 minutes
RB 65 Kaiserslautern – Enkenbach – Winnweiler – Rockenhausen – Alsenz – Bad Münster am Stein – Bad Kreuznach – Langenlonsheim – Bingen 60 minutes
RB 66 Kaiserslautern – Lampertsmühle-Otterbach – Olsbrücken – Wolfstein – Lauterecken-Grumbach 60 minutes
RB 67 KaiserslauternLandstuhlGlan-MünchweilerAltenglanKusel 60 minutes
RB 70 Kaiserslautern – Landstuhl – Hauptstuhl – Bruchmühlbach-Miesau – Homburg – Limbach – Kirkel – Saarbrücken 60 minutes

Sources

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Wabenplan" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar. February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ Engbarth 2007, p. 24.

References

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  • Emich, Hans-Joachim; Becker, Rolf (1996). Die Eisenbahnen an Glan und Lauter [The railways on the Glan and the Lauter] (in German).
  • Engbarth, Fritz (2007). Von der Ludwigsbahn zum Integralen Taktfahrplan – 160 Jahre Eisenbahn in der Pfalz [From the Ludwig Railway to the Integral Timetable—160 years of Railways in the Palatinate] (in German).
  • Sturm, Heinz (2005). Die pfälzischen Eisenbahnen [The Palatine Railways] (in German). Ludwigshafen am Rhein: pro MESSAGE. ISBN 3-934845-26-6.
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