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Encyclopedia > Bonn Hauptbahnhof
Bonn Hbf
Location
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Place Bonn
Operations
DS100 code KB
Station code 0767
Type Bf
Category 2
Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany

BW BY BE BR HB HH HE MV NI NW RP SL SN ST SH TH   Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Deutsche Bahn and its precessors Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn and DRG use a system of letters to denote a station on their network. ... The railways in Germany use several codes to differentiate between various types of stops and stations. ... About 5,400 Railway stations in Germany that are operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station & Service are assigned into six categories, denoting the service level available at the station. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...

Bonn Hauptbahnhof (usually translated from German as Bonn Central Station, short form: Bonn Hbf) is a railway station located on the left bank of the Rhine along the Cologne-Mainz line. It is the principal station serving the city of Bonn. In addition to extensive rail service from Deutsche Bahn it acts as a hub for local bus, tram, and Stadtbahn services. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The River Rhine (Dutch: ; French: ; German: ; Italian: ; Romansh: ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. ... Coordinates: Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country: Germany State: North Rhine-Westphalia Administrative region: Cologne District: Urban district Mayor: Fritz Schramma (CDU) Basic Statistics Area: 405. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...


The first station was constructed in 1844, as part of the line along the Rhine's left bank. The current building was erected between 1883 and 1884. Jan. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Stadtbahn

Located beneath the main platforms are two underground platforms served by the Bonn Stadtbahn. The Hauptbahnhof sits astride the north-south and east-west axes of the network and consequently sees daily about 50,000 passengers. The current facility opened in 1979. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Previous station   DB AG   Next station
Bonn-Duisdorf
toward Bad Münstereifel
  RB 23   Terminus
Bonn-Bad Godesberg
toward Koblenz Hbf
  RB 26  
Roisdorf
toward Köln Messe/Deutz
Bonn-Bad Godesberg
toward Ahrbrück
  RB 30   Terminus
Bonn-Bad Godesberg
toward Bonn-Mehlem
  RB 48  
Roisdorf
toward Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
Bonn-Bad Godesberg
toward Koblenz Hbf
  RE 5  
Brühl
toward Emmerich
Previous station   SWB   Next station
Bonn West
toward Niehl Sebastianstrasse
  Line 16  
Universität/Markt
toward Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
Bonn West
toward Bonn Hauptbahnhof
  Line 18   Terminus
Poppelsdorfer Allee
toward Dottendorf
  Line 61  
Thomas-Mann-Strasse
toward Kopenhagener Strasse
  Line 62  
Thomas-Mann-Strasse
toward Oberkassel Süd
Bonn West
toward Tannenbusch Mitte
  Line 63  
Universität/Markt
toward Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
Stadthaus
toward Siegburg
  Line 66 "Telekom Express"  
Universität/Markt
toward Bad Honnef
  Line 67  
Universität/Markt
toward Ramersdorf
Bonn West
toward Bornheim
  Line 68  


 
 

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