Rostock Hauptbahnhof

Rostock Hbf
General information
LocationKonrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, Steintor-Vorstadt, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Coordinates54°04′41″N 12°07′51″E / 54.07806°N 12.13083°E / 54.07806; 12.13083
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms11
Train operatorsDB Fernverkehr, DB Regio Nordost, Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH, RSAG
Connections
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code5365
DS100 codeWR
IBNR8010304
Category2
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)
Electrified18 May 1985 (1985-05-18)
Previous names1886–1896: Lloyd-Bahnhof
1896–1910 Central-Bahnhof / Zentralbahnhof
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Warnemünde
Terminus
ICE 11 Waren (Müritz)
towards München Hbf
ICE 17 Waren (Müritz)
Reverses direction IC 17 Ribnitz-Damgarten West
Warnemünde
Terminus
Waren (Müritz)
Reverses direction ICE 26 Ribnitz-Damgarten West
Bützow
IC 26 Bützow
towards Hamburg Hbf
Ribnitz-Damgarten West
ICE 39 Ribnitz-Damgarten West
Bützow
ICE 43 Ribnitz-Damgarten West
Schwerin Hbf
towards Basel SBB
Terminus IC 57 Bützow
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Terminus RE 1 Schwaan
towards Hamburg Hbf
RE 5 Güstrow
RE 50 Güstrow
Rostock Thierfelder Straße
towards Wismar
RB 11 Roggentin
towards Tessin
Rostock Thierfelder Straße
towards Bad Doberan
RB 12 Rostock-Kassebohm
Terminus RB 17 Schwaan
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Terminus RE 9 Rövershagen
RE 10 Rövershagen
towards Pasewalk
Preceding station Rostock S-Bahn Following station
Parkstraße
towards Warnemünde
S1 Terminus
S2 Papendorf
towards Güstrow
Terminus S2X Güstrow
Terminus
Parkstraße
towards Warnemünde
S3 Kavelstorf
towards Güstrow
Preceding station Rostock Tramway Following station
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße
towards Reutershagen
2 Stadthalle
towards Kurt-Schuhmacher-Ring
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße
towards Neuer Friedhof
3 Stadthalle
towards Dierkower Allee
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße
towards Mecklenburger Allee
5 Stadthalle
towards Südblick
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße
towards Neuer Friedhof
6 Stadthalle
towards Campus Südstadt
Location

Rostock Hauptbahnhof, also Rostock Central Station (from 1896 until the turn of the 20th century called Rostock Central-Bahnhof), is the main railway station in the German city of Rostock. It is situated well to the south of the city centre, to which it is linked by tram. The station was opened in 1886 by the Deutsch-Nordischer Lloyd, operating a combined railway/ferry line to Nykøbing Falster in Denmark. The station was expanded in 1913 and 1922, but was heavily damaged in World War II. The importance of the traditional route to Hamburg and Copenhagen diminished after the post-World War II division of Germany, with long-distance services instead focusing on cities within the German Democratic Republic. Electrification reached the station in 1985. After German reunification, the station was extensively modernised.