Sankt Ingbert station

St. Ingbert
St. Ingbert railway station
Location	St. Ingbert, Saarland Germany
Coordinates	49°16′28″N 7°06′38″E / 49.27444°N 7.11056°E / 49.27444; 7.11056Coordinates: 49°16′28″N 7°06′38″E / 49.27444°N 7.11056°E / 49.27444; 7.11056
Line(s)	Palatine Ludwig Railway Queich Valley Railway
Other information
Station code	5942
DS100 code	SSI
Category	3 [1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1867/1879

St. Ingbert railway station (German: Bahnhof St. Ingbert) is a railway station in St. Ingbert, in the federal state of Saarland in Germany. The station was opened in 1867, with the concourse in its current form opening in 1879. It is located on the edge of the town centre, one stop away from the central bus station. The station is ranked as a class 3 station and is served by several Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services operated by Deutsche Bahn.

History

Initial operations

The old station building from 1867 in which there is now a restaurant.

According to historical documents the first station building was built in 1867, during the construction of the Palatine Ludwig Railway between Homburg and St. Ingbert. For several years the station remained a terminus, and it was not until the 1870s when a line to Saarbrücken was constructed. Because of an increase in passengers a new station building was also necessary. The building which is still in use today is situated on the south side of the platforms opposite its predecessor.

Interregio services

From the early 1970s the station was a stop for Interregio fast trains operating to destinations as far as Berlin and Paris as well as semi-fast and stopping regional services. However, after a timetable change in 1991 and the introduction of an Interregio service between Stuttgart and Frankfurt-am-Main the services were cancelled completely.

Architecture

St. Ingbert station is a typical example of the style used in Saarland stations at the time. The most prominent aspect of this can be found in the arched windows on the ground floor and the rectangular ones on the first floor. Additionally, the sobriety of the design and the lack of vertical structure are typical. However, the single entrance through an avant-corps is unusual.^[2]

Current operations

An Intercity-Express train passes through the station. The only services that stop here are shorter-distance regional services. The old station building is on the left.

All of the trains operating on the Palatine Ludwig Railway and the Queich Valley Railway stop at the station. There are half-hourly services in the direction of Homburg, with hourly extensions to Kaiserslautern. In the other direction all services travel to Saarbrücken with extensions to Trier. On the Black River Valley line, services travel to Pirmasens, with morning extensions to Landau via the Saar Railway.

List of hourly services

• RE 60 Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof - St. Ingbert - Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
• RB 71 Trier Hauptbahnhof - Dillingen (Saar) - Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof - Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof - St. Ingbert - Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof
• RB 71 Dillingen - Saarlouis Hauptbahnhof - Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof - St. Ingbert
• RB 68 Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof - St. Ingbert - Zweibrücken Hauptbahnhof - Pirmasens Hauptbahnhof

List of non-frequent services

• RE 7 Koblenz Hauptbahnhof - Trier Hauptbahnhof - Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof - St. Ingbert - Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof - Mannheim Hauptbahnhof

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