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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 Hauptbahnhof 175[1] 12 Hamburg Hamburg
2 Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof 164.3[1] 29 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
3 München Hauptbahnhof 127.8[1] 34 Munich Bavaria
4 Berlin Hauptbahnhof 110[1] 14 Berlin Berlin
5 Köln Hauptbahnhof 102[1] 11 Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia
6 Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof 91.3[1] 20 Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia
7 Hannover Hauptbahnhof 91.2[1] 12 Hannover Lower Saxony
8 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof 87.6[1] 17 Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg
9 Berlin Friedrichstraße station 76.7[1] 8 Berlin Berlin
10 Frankfurt Konstablerwache station* 69.715 7 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
11 Frankfurt Hauptwache station* 66.065 6 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
12 Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof 65.7[1] 21 Nuremberg Bavaria
13 Munich Marienplatz station* 64.02[2] 4 Munich Bavaria
14 Essen Hauptbahnhof 62.1[1] 13 Essen North Rhine-Westphalia
15 Dortmund Hauptbahnhof 47.4[1] 16 Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia
16 Berlin Zoologischer Garten 47.4[1] 6 Berlin Berlin
17 Leipzig Hauptbahnhof 43.8[1] 21 Leipzig Saxony
17 Bremen Hauptbahnhof 43.8[1] 9 Bremen Bremen
19 Mannheim Hauptbahnhof 40.2[1] 9 Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
20 Berlin-Gesundbrunnen 38.3[1] 10 Berlin Berlin
21 Berlin Ostbahnhof 36.5[1] 9 Berlin Berlin
22 Hamburg-Altona 36.5[1] 12 Hamburg Hamburg
23 Berlin Ostkreuz station 36.5 6 Berlin Berlin
24 Duisburg Hauptbahnhof 36.2[1] 12 Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia
25 Munich Karlsplatz station* 32.01 4 Munich Bavaria
26 Berlin Warschauer Straße station* 31.025[3] 4 Berlin Berlin
27 Berlin-Lichtenberg station 31[1] 8 Berlin Berlin
28 München-Pasing station 31[1] 9 Munich Bavaria
29 Mainz Hauptbahnhof 29.2[4] 9 Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate
30 Münster Hauptbahnhof 23.725 9 Münster North Rhine-Westphalia
31 Dresden Hauptbahnhof 21.9 16 Dresden Saxony
32 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 21.9 [5] 16 Karlsruhe Baden-Württemberg
33 Freiburg Hauptbahnhof 21.9 [6] 10 Freiburg Baden-Württemberg
34 Munich Rosenheimer Platz station* 20.294 [2] 2 Munich Bavaria
35 Augsburg Hauptbahnhof 18.25 [7] 12 Augsburg Bavaria
36 Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof 18.25 7 Pforzheim Baden-Württemberg
37 Tübingen Hauptbahnhof 18.25 [8] 7 Tübingen Baden-Württemberg
38 Würzburg Hauptbahnhof 18.25 [9] 11 Würzburg Bavaria
39 Cottbus station 18.25 [10] 10 Cottbus Brandenburg
40 Munich Isartor station* 16.7535 2 Munich Bavaria
41 Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof 15.330 9 Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg
42 Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof 14.6 10 Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt
43 Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof 14.6 [11] 10 Wiesbaden Hesse
44 Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof 14.6 [12] 8 Bielefeld North Rhine-Westphalia
45 Koblenz Hauptbahnhof 14.6 10 Koblenz Rhineland-Palatinate
46 Erfurt Hauptbahnhof 12.5 10 Erfurt Thuringia
47 Lübeck Hauptbahnhof 11.315 9 Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein
48 Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof 10.95 [13] 11 Darmstadt Hesse
49 Hagen Hauptbahnhof 10.95 16 Hagen North Rhine-Westphalia
50 Ulm Hauptbahnhof 10.585 [14] 12 Ulm Baden-Württemberg
51 Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof ~10 [15] 10 Saarbrücken Saarland
52 Berlin Schönhauser Allee station* 9.49 [16] 2 Berlin Berlin
53 Munich Laim station* 9.328 [2] 2 Munich Bavaria
54 Kiel Hauptbahnhof 9.125 8 Kiel Schleswig-Holstein
55 Frankfurt Airport station 8.395 [17] 4 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
56 Frankfurt South station 8.2125 [18] 9 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
57 Frankfurt Höchst station 8.2125 [19] 7 Frankfurt am Main Hesse
58 Gießen station 7.3 [20] 11 Gießen Hesse
59 Fulda station 7.3 [21] 10 Fulda Hesse
60 Hanau Hauptbahnhof 7.3 [22] 11 Hanau Hesse
61 Solingen Hauptbahnhof 7.3 5 Solingen North Rhine-Westphalia
62 Hamburg Airport station* 7.3 [23] 1 Hamburg Hamburg
63 Munich Hackerbrücke station* 6.2275 2 Munich Bavaria
64 Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof 4.6375 6 Gelsenkirchen North Rhine-Westphalia
65 Schwerin Hauptbahnhof 4.38 4 Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
66 Worms Hauptbahnhof 3.65 [24] 8 Worms Rhineland-Palatinate
67 Gera Hauptbahnhof ~3.65 6 Gera Thuringia
68 Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station* <3.65 5 Schönefeld Brandenburg
69 Jena West 1.825 2 Jena Thuringia
70 Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof <1.825 [25] 5 Eberswalde Brandenburg
71 Angermünde station <1.825 [26] 5 Angermünde Brandenburg
72 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, Marieplatz, 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

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