Rendsburg station

Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station.^[1] There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.

Rendsburg
Through station
General information
Location	Am Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Coordinates	54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E
Line(s)	Neumünster–Flensburg (113.9 km) Husum–Kiel (113.9 km) former Husum–Rendsburg via Erfde (39.9 km) connecting line to Rendsburg District Railway
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	5223[1]
DS100 code	AR[2]
IBNR	8000312
Category	4[1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	18 September 1845
Previous names	Rendsburg-Glacis
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Schleswig towards Flensburg EC 27 Neumünster towards Praha Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station Owschlag towards Flensburg RE 7 Nortorf towards Hamburg Hbf Preceding station Following station Owschlag towards Husum RE 74 Felde towards Kiel Hbf Terminus RB 75 Schülldorf towards Kiel Hbf
Location Rendsburg Location within Schleswig-Holstein Show map of Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg Location within Germany Show map of Germany Rendsburg Location within Europe Show map of Europe

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.

NOB train on the Rendsburg Loop

History

The approximately 34 km-long Neumünster–Flensburg railway, funded by local interests, was opened by the Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company (Rendsburg-Neumünstersche Eisenbahn) between Neumünster and the station then known as Rendsburg-Glacis as part of the Jutland Line (Jütlandlinie) on 18 September 1845.^[3] This was followed on 1 January 1847 by a connection to the port railway from Rendsburg-Glacis to Rendsburg-Obereider.

Operations

In long-distance traffic, Intercity trains on the Aarhus – Hamburg route stop in Rendsburg. DB Regio Nord operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour. The Husum–Jübek–Schleswig–Rendsburg route has been operated by DB Regio since 2011.

Long-distance and regional services

Line	Route	Frequency	Operator
IC 27	Flensburg – Rendsburg– Hamburg Hbf – Berlin-Spandau – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Südkreuz – Dresden – Bad Schandau – Ústí nad Labem – Prague	Some trains	DB Fernverkehr
RE 7	Schleswig-Holstein-Express: Flensburg–Rendsburg–Neumünster–Hamburg Hbf	Hourly	DB Regio Nord
RE 74	Kiel Hbf – Rendsburg – Schleswig – Husum	Hourly	nordbahn
RB 75	Kiel Hbf – Rendsburg	Some trains	nordbahn

Tracks

The station has five tracks, four of which are located on a platform. The tracks the movement of persons to be spanned by a platform area. Trains leave as follows:

• Platform track 1: long-distance and regional trains towards Hamburg, regional trains towards Neumünster and Kiel,
• Platform track 2: regional services to Kiel,
• Platform track 3: long-distance services to Denmark, regional services to Flensburg/Padborg, regional services to Husum/Bad St. Peter-Ording,
• Platform track 4: no scheduled services.

Gallery

• 
  NOB train to Kiel
• 
  RB-SH train to Flensburg
• 
  Preserved signalbox in Rendsburg station

Notes

1. "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Königlich Preußische Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona" (in German). bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

External links

• "Track plan" (PDF, 170 kB) (in German). DB Netz AG. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
• "Photographs of Rendsburg station" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.
• "Track plan of Rendsburg station before renovation" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.