Gotha train station - Gotha Bahnhof

Gotha train station

The Gotha train station, rarely too Gotha Central Station, is the main train station of the fifth largest city Thuringia, Gotha. With around 4,000 passengers a day, it is in station category 3, and both local and long-distance Deutsche Bahn trains stop at it.

background

One of the bus stops in front of the station forecourt
The Gotha tram runs from here
Just under the roof is a saying by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
The tram stop in front of the redesign of the station forecourt in 2006

1847, Gotha was at that time the state capital of Saxony-Gotha, the Gothaer Bahnhof was on the railway line Erfurt-Eisenach opened. Already 23 years later the railway line came from Leinefelde added, and Gotha developed into a railway junction when the railway line moved to 1876 Ohrdruf Added to this was. A tram connection took place in 1894 on the station forecourt, and in 1929 the Thuringian Forest Railway was added, an overland tram. During the Second World War, however, the west wing, the central section and the station restaurant were badly damaged, while the east wing and entrance area were preserved and form Gotha station to this day, which has since been sold to an investor who leaves the station building to itself. At the moment, the station hall in particular is in great need of renovation, while the station forecourt was redesigned in 2007.

mobility

Friedenstein Castle can also be easily reached on foot from Gotha train station

From Gotha train station, Friedenstein Castle and Gotha Zoo are within easy walking distance, and if you want to go to the old town, it is worth taking the tram, see also the section on connections.

Directions

Approach & parking motor vehicles

  • Public parking free of charge are available north of the train station on Kunstmühlenweg.
  • DB parking spaces with fees are located directly at the station building, information under BahnPark.

taxi

Taxis usually stop in front of the station.

links

Gotha station has 6 platforms. The regional express runs from track 1, the only branch track Goettingen, as well as in the opposite direction Glauchau and Zwickau above Jena. Tracks 5 and 6 are rarely used, and platforms 2, 3 and 4 run various trains, mostly from Deutsche Bahn. An overview plan of the local public transport in Gotha One finds here.

tram

Tram lines 1, 2 and 4 end at Gotha train station. Info also under Gotha tram.

  • line 1 - Central station <> hospital
  • Line 2 - Central station <> Ostbahnhof
  • Line 4 - Thuringian Forest Railway KBS 607/608; Central station <> Bad Tabarz

buses

Several regional and city bus routes run from the station forecourt, information at RVG Gotha.

  • Line C - Eschleber Strasse <> Huttenstrasse <> Central Station <> Töpfleben
  • Line E. - O.-Gründler-Straße <> Hauptbahnhof <> ZOB <> Stadium

Local transport

In addition to the features of the DB Regio Abellio also runs from Gotha train station.

As well as the Thuringian Forest Railway, see section Tram.

Long-distance transport

In addition to a daily express train to Prague via Dresden, the following long-distance transport lines operate from Gotha train station:

service

DB customer center

Opening times: Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Toilets in the train station

Public toilet next to the tram stop

50 ct without change

Web links

see also

Project development page on the topic of train stations: Wikivoyage: Proposal for train station items

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