List of busiest railway stations in Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Germany, with all stations being considered as major stations or hubs, and are also classified as either Category 1 or Category 2 stations.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the station only has rapid transit/commuter rail services.

Rank Station Annual
entries/exits
(millions)
Number of
platforms
City State Image
1 Hamburg Hbf 196.0[1] 12 Hamburg Hamburg
2 Frankfurt(Main)Hbf 179.9[1] 29 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
3 München Hbf 150.7[1] 34 Munich Bavaria
4 Berlin Hbf 120.1[1] 14 Berlin Berlin
5 Köln Hbf 116.1[1] 11 Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia
6 Berlin Friedrichstraße 95.6[1] 8 Berlin Berlin
7 Hannover Hbf 95.3[1] 12 Hannover Lower Saxony
8 Stuttgart Hbf 93.1[1] 17 Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg
9 Düsseldorf Hbf 91.3[1] 20 Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia
10 Berlin Ostkreuz 91.3[1] 12 Berlin Berlin
11 Nürnberg Hbf 76.7[1] 21 Nuremberg Bavaria
12 Berlin-Gesundbrunnen 74.1[1] 10 Berlin Berlin
13 Berlin Südkreuz 65.3[1] 10 Berlin Berlin
14 München Ostbf 63.5[1] 14 Munich Bavaria
15 München Marienplatz 59.5[1] 2 Munich Bavaria
16 Essen Hbf 55.5[1] 13 Essen North Rhine-Westphalia
17 Berlin Alexanderplatz 55.5[1] 6 Berlin Berlin
18 Bremen Hbf 53.7[1] 9 Bremen Bremen
19 München-Pasing 50.7[1] 9 Munich Bavaria
20 Hamburg-Altona 50.4[1] 12 Hamburg Hamburg
21 Leipzig Hbf 49.3[1] 21 Leipzig Saxony
22 Duisburg Hbf 47.5[1] 12 Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia
23 Berlin Zoologischer Garten 47.4[2] 6 Berlin Berlin
24 Dortmund Hbf 54,75[3] 16 Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia
25 Mannheim Hbf 43.1[1] 9 Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
26 Berlin Ostbahnhof 36.5[2] 9 Berlin Berlin
27 Stuttgart Stadtmitte 36.1[1] 2 Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg
28 Frankfurt(M)Konstabler Wache* 35.8[1] 7 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
29 Frankfurt(M)Hauptwache* 35.0[1] 6 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
30 München Karlsplatz* 32.01 4 Munich Bavaria
31 Berlin Warschauer Straße* 31.025[4] 4 Berlin Berlin
32 Berlin-Lichtenberg 31[2] 8 Berlin Berlin
33 Hamburg Harburg 29.2[1] 12 Hamburg Hamburg
34 Mainz Hbf 27.4[1] 9 Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate
35 Freiburg(Breisgau)Hbf 26.6[1] 10 Freiburg Baden-Württemberg
36 Hamburg Jungfernstieg 26.6[1] 2 Hamburg Hamburg
37 Karlsruhe Hbf 26.3[1] 16 Karlsruhe Baden-Württemberg
38 Potsdam Hbf 25.6[1] 6 Potsdam Brandenburg
39 Dresden Hbf 24.5[1] 16 Dresden Saxony
40 Münster(Westf)Hbf 23.725 9 Münster North Rhine-Westphalia
41 Munich Rosenheimer Platz station* 20.294 [5] 2 Munich Bavaria
42 Frankfurt(Main)Flughfn 19.3[1] 29 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
43 Augsburg Hbf 18.25 [6] 12 Augsburg Bavaria
44 Pforzheim Hbf 18.25 7 Pforzheim Baden-Württemberg
45 Tübingen Hbf 18.25 [7] 7 Tübingen Baden-Württemberg
46 Würzburg Hbf 18.25 [8] 11 Würzburg Bavaria
47 Wiesbaden Hbf 16.8[1] 10 Wiesbaden Hesse
48 Erfurt Hbf 16.8[1] 10 Erfurt Thuringia
49 Munich Isartor station* 16.7535 2 Munich Bavaria
50 Heidelberg Hbf 15.330 9 Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg
51 Halle(S)Hbf 14.6[1] 13 Halle(Saale Saxony-Anhalt
52 Bielefeld Hbf 14.6 [9] 8 Bielefeld North Rhine-Westphalia
53 Koblenz Hbf 14.6 10 Koblenz Rhineland-Palatinate
54 Lübeck Hbf 12.4[1] 9 Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein
55 Magdeburg Hbf 11.7[1] 10 Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt
56 Darmstadt Hbf 10.95 [10] 11 Darmstadt Hesse
57 Hagen Hbf 10.95 16 Hagen North Rhine-Westphalia
58 Ulm Hbf 10.585 [11] 12 Ulm Baden-Württemberg
59 Saarbrücken Hbf ~10 [12] 10 Saarbrücken Saarland
60 Berlin Schönhauser Allee station* 9.49 [13] 2 Berlin Berlin
61 Munich Laim station* 9.328 [5] 2 Munich Bavaria
62 Kiel Hbf 9.125 8 Kiel Schleswig-Holstein
63 Frankfurt South station 8.2125 [14] 9 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
64 Frankfurt Höchst station 8.2125 [15] 7 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
65 Gießen station 7.3 [16] 11 Gießen Hesse
66 Fulda station 7.3 [17] 10 Fulda Hesse
67 Hanau Hbf 7.3 [18] 11 Hanau Hesse
68 Solingen Hbf 7.3 5 Solingen North Rhine-Westphalia
69 Hamburg Airport station* 7.3 [19] 1 Hamburg Hamburg
70 Munich Hackerbrücke station* 6.2275 2 Munich Bavaria
71 Gelsenkirchen Hbf 4.6375 6 Gelsenkirchen North Rhine-Westphalia
72 Schwerin Hbf 4.38 4 Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
73 Worms Hbf 3.65 [20] 8 Worms Rhineland-Palatinate
74 Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station* <3.65 5 Schönefeld Brandenburg
75 Jena West 2.555[1] 2 Jena Thuringia
76 Gera Hbf 1.825[1] 6 Gera Thuringia
77 Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof <1.825 [21] 5 Eberswalde Brandenburg
78 Angermünde station <1.825 [22] 5 Angermünde Brandenburg
79 Jena Paradies 1.2775 2 Jena Thuringia

The following table shows the cities with the most passenger entries/exits for all major stations within the city combined. This only includes major stations with official statistics (usually either Category 1 or Category 2 stations). Other "major" stations without official statistics are not included.

Rank City Annual
entries/
exits
(millions)
Stations
1 Berlin 406.8 Hauptbahnhof, Friedrichstraße, Zoologischer Garten, Gesundbrunnen, Ostbahnhof, Lichtenberg, Warschauer Straße, Ostkreuz
2 Munich 307.4 Hauptbahnhof, Marienplatz, Karlsplatz, Pasing, Rosenheimer Platz, Isartor, Laim, Hackerbrücke
3 Hamburg 218.8 Hauptbahnhof, Altona, Hamburg Airport
4 Frankfurt am Main 189.1 Hauptbahnhof, South, Frankfurt Airport, Höchst

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "Verlässlichkeit des Schienenverkehrs an Knotenbahnhöfen" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "Bahnhofskategorieliste 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-24.
  3. ^ "Transport - About Dortmund - dortmund.de". www2.dortmund.de. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ^ "Startseite".
  5. ^ a b MVV travel survey 2007/2008
  6. ^ "Brochure: Personenbahnhöfe in Bayern" (PDF; 7.4 MB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 5 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Bahnhofsmodernisierungsprogramm Baden-Württemberg" (PDF) (in German). VCD Baden-Württemberg an die NVBW Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Brochure: Personenbahnhöfe in Bayern" (PDF; 7.4 MB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 21 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Bühne des Alltags". Neue Westfälische (in German). 26 September 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2013. Neue Westfälische: Bühne des Alltags
  10. ^ "Ein Parkhaus fürs Fahrrad". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Answer to parliamentary question on stations in Baden-Württembergs" (PDF) (in German). Parliament of Baden-Württemberg. 16 February 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Eurobahnhof Saarbrücken eröffnet. | Saarland.de". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  13. ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
  14. ^ "Zum Glück gibt's den Markt" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  15. ^ Artikel der Frankfurter Rundschau
  16. ^ "In einem Zug zur Bahn". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Mitten im Leben". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Aus der Langeweile in die Ferne". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  19. ^ "Mit der S1 zum Hamburg Airport". Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  20. ^ Quelle: Daten des Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Rheinland-Pfalz Süd Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Brandenburg. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. November 2006. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  22. ^ "Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Brandenburg. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. November 2006. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2011.