The Göttingen train station is a train station on the most important north-south long-distance connection of Deutsche Bahn. It is the only train station in the university town Goettingen.
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The Göttingen train station is an important transport hub for the southern Lower Saxony region and the connection of the University of Göttingen and the companies in the region to long-distance transport. At the same time, for many travelers it is a transfer station between the north-south and east-west long-distance connections of Deutsche Bahn. ICEs stop here almost every hour in the direction Frankfurt (Main) and Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg or Berlin.
The building and the access area to the tracks have been extensively renovated and expanded in recent years. This was honored with the election of the station of the year 2013.
The main entrance is on the side of the train station facing the city center, accessible from Berliner Straße. Pedestrians from the city center come via Goetheallee. The entrance is also called the east entrance. The west exit (rear exit) is the entrance directly adjacent to the long-distance tracks. From here you can reach the multi-storey car park and the Lokhalle event center.
The former locomotive repair hall from 1917, which is no longer connected to the track system today, was converted into an event center with a multiplex cinema in the 1990s. The building is also worth seeing from the outside, so that it is a good destination for a short walk if you are waiting.
The station has 2 platforms, where mainly regional trains stop (4/5 and 6/7), also on track 8 mainly regional trains stop. Long-distance tracks 9 and 10 are primarily reserved for ICE trains; trains run from track 9 to the north (Hamburg) and northeast (Berlin). Trains go west (Frankfurt) and south (Munich, Stuttgart, Interlaken, etc.) from platform 10.
history
When the first railway lines were laid in the Kingdom of Hanover from 1842 - the first between Hanover and Braunschweig - Today's southern Lower Saxony was disconnected for the time being, a connection here was not considered. However, due to the commitment of the then City Syndic Oesterley, the application for a station building and a route to Göttingen was submitted in 1851. Construction began in 1852, and on July 3, 1854 the station at the Hanover Southern Railway with one out Alfeld (leash) coming train opened. The building from then has been largely preserved to this day, there was a single platform. At that time, the railroad tracks were still at ground level. In 1897 the Göttingen narrow-gauge small railway became, too Gartetalbahn called the ins Eichsfeld led, connected in front of the station building.
From 1910 to the 1920s, the station was rebuilt for the first time, the tracks were now raised to avoid crossing traffic with the adjacent streets. In the course of this renovation, the connection to the Gartetalbahn was relocated; it was now a few 100 m south on the Leine.
getting there
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The Central bus station is right next to the east exit. Numerous regional bus routes stop here, for example Duderstadt, and several City bus routes:
- Line 4 from the direction of Kaufpark or from the high areas of Geismar (final stop Schöneberger Straße)
- Line 6 from the direction of Klausberg and the youth hostel
- Line 10 from the direction of Weende and coming from the clinic.
- City bus line 1 from the direction of Holtensen or Geismar stops just a short walk from the direction of Geismar at the stop At the district court.
Taxi ranks are located at both exits.
For motorist the station is signposted from all adjacent main inner-city streets.
Access from the Long-distance cycle paths:
- From Leineradweg Coming from the south, after going under the two railway bridges, take the next bridge up onto the street (the large police building on the left) and right over the bridge towards the city center. At the following large traffic lights (just before the train station underpass) turn left towards the multi-storey car park and the train station behind it. The cycle path leads down to the left of the station car park to the (rear) west entrance of the station.
- For the Weser-Harz-Heide-Radweg This also applies after turning left after the Iheringstrasse traffic light.
- Coming from the north on the Leine Cycle Path, leave the cycle path at the 2nd Leine Bridge in town after passing under the bridge and take a sharp right-hand bend up Godehardstrasse. Keep right, follow the street in the direction of the city center until behind the station underpass, then right and shortly afterwards you will find the station forecourt (east side) on the right.
Cyclists who travel to Göttingen by train and want to start from here on one of the two long-distance cycle paths will find good signs to the cycle paths on the station forecourt.
Accessibility
The station is completely barrier-free. People with disabilities can find support with the mobility service (pre-book at 49 1806 512 512), at the service point or at the station mission.
Elevators that can fit two bicycles at the same time lead to the local traffic tracks, while the long-distance tracks can be reached via elevators and long ramps.
Park
Car: There is a parking garage at the west exit. Short-term parkers will find very limited spaces on the east side of the station.
Cycles: There are large bicycle parking spaces on the east side, but these are usually overcrowded. Only in the rearmost area at the bus station can you find free bike racks with some degree of certainty. Since vandalism and theft also occur in the parking areas, it may be safer to park bikes in the bicycle parking garage. It is not advisable to park bicycles outside of the marked parking spaces; bicycles parked there are regularly removed in accordance with the instructions posted everywhere.
- Bicycle parking garage, Bahnhofsplatz 3, 37073 Göttingen. Tel.: (0)551 - 791010. Coming from the main exit on the right.Open: Monday to Saturday from 5.30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday and public holidays 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
buses: There is parking for coaches in front of the Zoological Institute building directly adjacent to the bus station (access only from Berliner Straße in the east direction).
links
Long-distance national transport
Direction north
At least every hour ICE-Connection via Hanover, Celle (rare stop), Luneburg (rare stop), Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Dammtor, Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg Altona. Some ICEs continue to Kiel. In Hamburg connection to the train connections to the rest of northern Germany.
In addition, seven run daily ICs to Hamburg with stops in Hanover, Celle, Uelzen and Lüneburg. There is also the possibility of those who require a reservation Carrying bicycles.
Those who travel with the Lower Saxony ticket can also use the metronome come far to the north (albeit much slower), there are also hourly connections to the north Uelzen, there transfer options.
Direction of travel south
Hourly connections throughout the day kassel, Fulda, Wurzburg and Nuremberg to Munich, whereby the trains from Nuremberg travel on two different routes: either via the high-speed route via Ingolstadt or over augsburg (approx. 30 min. longer).
Hourly connections with ICE during the day kassel, Fulda and Hanau to Frankfurt am Main.
During the day 2-hour connections with IC over kassel, Marburg and to water to Frankfurt am Main. There is also the possibility of those who require a reservation Taking bicycles with you.
Direction of travel east
Direction of travel west
- Railway line Göttingen - Bodenfelde
Long-distance transport internationally
Regional traffic
kitchen
- Burger King, Bahnhofsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen. Tel.: (0)551 389 4614. Open: Mon-Thu 6 a.m. -0 a.m., Fri-Sun 0.00 a.m.-11.59 p.m. continuously.
- World Coffee. Open: Mon-Fri 5.30am-8.30pm, Sat 6.00am-8.30pm, Sun 7.00am-8.30pm.
- bakery. Open: Mon-Sat 5.30am-8pm, Sun 7am-8pm.
Information and tickets
- Travel center Mon-Fri 6.30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 6.30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (?)
- Service point daily 6 a.m.-10.30 p.m.
- There are also ticket machines for the DB and other railway companies in the station hall.
- Above the east exit (towards the city center), a large board informs about the departure times of the buses at the neighboring bus station.
Waiting
There is limited seating in the travel center. Outside the opening times, there are only seats in the station tunnel and on the platforms. Heated waiting rooms were set up on long-distance tracks 8/9 and 10/11.
shop
- Book and press, In the train station, Bahnhofsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen. Tel.: 49 551 37075475, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sat, Sun., public holidays - 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Travel needs
- Costume jewelry
- Flowers
- Passport photo booth
Practical advice
DB information is open from 6 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
There is no tourist information in the train station - this is in Markt 9.
In 2017, the east wing of the station building will be converted into a "Welcome Center" for people who want to take up work or settle in Southern Lower Saxony want to stay.
Help and health
- Toilets (chargeable) in the east hall.
- The mobility service can be reached under the nationwide uniform number 49 1806 512 512.
Station Mission
Göttingen station mission on platform 4/5, Bahnhofsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen. Tel.: (0)551-56190, Fax: (0)551-8207048. Open: Mon-Sat 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sun 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Web links
- https://www.bahnhof.de/bahnhof-de/Göttingen-1022974 - Official website of Göttingen train station
