Rendsburg station

Rendsburg
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E / 54.30250; 9.67083
Line(s)
Platforms4
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code5223
DS100 codeAR
IBNR8000312
Category4
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened18 September 1845
Previous namesRendsburg-Glacis
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Schleswig
towards Flensburg
EC 27 Neumünster
towards Praha
Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station
Owschlag
towards Flensburg
RE 7 Nortorf
towards Hamburg Hbf
Preceding station Following station
Owschlag
towards Husum
RE 74 Felde
towards Kiel Hbf
Terminus RB 75 Schülldorf
towards Kiel Hbf
Location

Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station. There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.