Saarbrücken Ost station

Saarbrücken Ost station is a station in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland, which is served by Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services.

Saarbrücken Ost station
Through station
General information
Location	Am Kieselhumes 1, Saarbrücken, Saarland Germany
Coordinates	49°13′49″N 7°01′07″E
Line(s)	Palatine Ludwig Railway (KBS 670) Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines (KBS 684)
Platforms	2 (+2 inactive)
Other information
Station code	5453[1]
DS100 code	SSO[2]
IBNR	8005241
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	SaarVV: 111[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station Saarbrücken Hbf Terminus RB 68 Sankt Ingbert towards Pirmasens Hbf Saarbrücken Hbf towards Merzig (Saar) RB 70 Schafbrücke towards Kaiserslautern Hbf Saarbrücken Hbf towards Trier Hbf RB 71 Schafbrücke towards Homburg (Saar) Hbf

History

The breakpoint was built to connect the districts of Rotenbühl, Kaninchenberg, Sankt Arnual and Eschberg to the local rail network.^[4] However, it has lost importance over time. In 1997, platform tracks 3 and 4 were closed for passenger services.^[5] Track 3 was converted into a terminating track.

Architecture

The station has been classified as a Haltepunkte (roughly “halt”) since 1960. The entrance building is about four metres high and nine metres wide. It has an entrance to tracks 1 and 2, but the entrance to platform 3 and 4 is closed.

Rail services

Saarbrücken Ost station is served by the following lines:

Line	Route	Frequency
RB 68	Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Zweibrücken Hbf – Pirmasens Hbf (once each morning running to Landau (Pfalz) Hbf)	Hourly
RB 70	Merzig (Saar) – Saarlouis – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf – Kaiserslautern	Hourly
RB 71	Trier Hbf – Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis Hbf – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf	Hourly

Notes

1. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Wabenplan 2021" (PDF). Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. "Verwahrloster Zugang zum Ostbahnhof" (in German). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. "Fotogalerie - Bahnhöfe und Haltepunkte -- Saarbrücken Ost" (in German). kbs-670.de. Retrieved 9 June 2012.