Buchloe station

Buchloe station is the only station in the town of Buchloe in the German state of Bavaria. It is at the junction of the Augsburg–Buchloe and Buchloe–Memmingen, Munich–Buchloe and the Buchloe–Lindau railways.

Buchloe
Deutsche Bahn
Separation station
General information
LocationBuchloe, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates48°02′02″N 10°42′59″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms5
Other information
Station code944[1]
DS100 codeMBU [2]
IBNR8000057
Category3[1]
Website
History
Opened1 September 1847
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Augsburg Hbf ICE 18 Memmingen
München Hbf
Terminus
ECE 88 Memmingen
towards Zürich HB
Augsburg Hbf IC 24 Kaufbeuren
towards Oberstdorf
Preceding station DB Regio Bayern Following station
Terminus RE 7 Schwabmünchen
towards Augsburg Hbf
Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
towards Oberstdorf
RE 17 Schwabmünchen
Kaufbeuren RE 70 Kaufering
towards München Hbf
Türkheim
towards Memmingen
RE 71 Schwabmünchen
towards Augsburg Hbf
Schwabmünchen
towards Augsburg Hbf
RE 73 Türkheim
towards Bad Wörishofen
Kaufbeuren
towards Oberstdorf
RE 76 Kaufering
towards München Hbf
Terminus RB 74
Schwabmünchen
towards Augsburg Hbf
RE 79 Terminus
Preceding station Following station
Kaufbeuren
towards Füssen
RB 68 Kaufering
towards München Hbf
Schwabmünchen
towards Augsburg Hbf
RB 77 Kaufbeuren
towards Füssen
Preceding station Following station
Türkheim
towards Memmingen
RE 72 Kaufering
towards München Hbf
Türkheim RE 96 München-Pasing
towards München Hbf
Location
Buchloe is located in Bavaria
Buchloe
Buchloe
Location in Bavaria
Buchloe is located in Germany
Buchloe
Buchloe
Location in Germany
Buchloe is located in Europe
Buchloe
Buchloe
Location in Europe

History

Buchloe station was established with the Augsburg–Kaufbeuren railway, which opened on 1 September 1847. The station building was completed a year later on 15 October 1848. The station at that time was about a kilometre from the town of Buchloe. The town then had about 850 inhabitants and was selected as one of eleven waterering points and stations for handling fast freight between Augsburg and Lindau. A loading dock in the loading shed for three wagons and a cattle ramp were built after the construction of the station building. Similarly, there was a 35-metre long carriage shed, where minor repairs could be made. A few years later, many houses were built along Bahnhofstrasse (station street). Business increased with the construction of the Munich–Memmingen line through Buchloe. The old freight shed and the carriage shed were later replaced by a new freight shed, a locomotive shed with two tracks and an accommodation building. A building for the office of the track supervisor (Bahnmeisterei) and other buildings were also built. On 1 May 1897, the Buchloe North and Buchloe South mechanical signal boxes were built.

Station building

The original brick station building opened in 1848 was built by local craftsmen. The price was 15,197 guilders. It was a local freight office and contained a ticket office, a luggage room, waiting rooms for first and second class and various offices for operations. The building had three round arched entrances and a clock tower and bell. On the first floor were the apartments of the station manager and the track supervisor. The post office and telegraph services were also housed in the building. The main station building was demolished in 1873 and rebuilt for 160,000 guilders; other station buildings were renovated. On the first floor of the new station building there were flats at the back.

Current building since 1967

The station building built in 1873 was demolished in 1967. A new concrete building was constructed, which still exists today. It includes a counter, which is open each day, a kiosk and a small waiting area. There are three ticket machines. Two are located here next to the entrance to the station building from the north, one is in the passageway to Karwendelstraße.[3]

Proposed new construction

Plans for construction of a new station building are almost finished. The new building would consist of two building structures connected by a covered patio, which would be more comfortable for passengers and visitors to the town. The station building may accommodate a travel centre, a bookstore, a fast food restaurant, a retailer of travel supplies and a bakery, as well as public toilets. The cost of the project is estimated at about €2 million, with the town of Buchloe funding more than €500,000. The project has overwhelmingly local support. Also planned is the construction of a central bus station and the associated redesign of the station forecourt.[4]

Operations

Long distance services

A train to Füssen at Buchloe station.
Line Route Frequency
ICE 18 Berlin-GesundbrunnenErfurtNürnbergAugsburgBuchloeLindau-Reutin Two train pairs

Seasonal, on Saturdays

ECE 88 MunichBuchloeMemmingen – Lindau-Reutin – BregenzZürich HB Six trains pairs
IC 24Hamburg-AltonaLüneburgHannoverWürzburgTreuchtlingenAugsburgBuchloeKempten (Allgäu)Oberstdorf One train pair

Regional services

Train class Route Frequency
RE 7 (Nuremberg –) AugsburgBuchloeKaufbeurenKempten – Immenstadt – Lindau-Reutin Every 2 hours
RE 17 (Nuremberg –) Augsburg – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Kempten – Immenstadt – Sonthofen – Oberstdorf Every 2 hours
RE 70 MunichBuchloe – Kaufbeuren – Kempten – Immenstadt – Hergatz – Lindau-Reutin Every 2 hours
RE 71 Augsburg – Bobingen – Schwabmünchen – Buchloe – Türkheim – MindelheimMemmingen Every 2 hours
RE 72 Munich – Buchloe – Türkheim – Mindelheim – Memmingen Every 2 hours
RE 73 Augsburg – Bobingen – Schwabmünchen – Buchloe – Türkheim – Bad Wörishofen Every 2 hours
RE 76 Munich – BuchloeKaufbeuren – Kempten – Immenstadt – Sonthofen – Oberstdorf Every 2 hours
RE 79 (Augsburg –) Buchloe - Kaufbeuren - Biessenhofen - Kempten Hourly
RE 96 Munich Buchloe – Memmingen – Kißlegg Lindau-Insel – Lindau-Reutin Every 2 hours
RB 68 Munich – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Marktoberdorf – Füssen 3 train pairs
RB 74 Munich – Buchloe Hourly
RB 77 Augsburg – Bobingen – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Marktoberdorf – Füssen Hourly

Notes

  1. "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
    • Reinhold Breubeck (1994). "Netzbahnhof Buchloe (Ostallgäu)". Eisenbahnknoten zwischen Ammersee und Wertach (in German). Buchloe: Druck und Verlag Hans Oberbayer GmbH. pp. 9–14, 27. ISBN 3-927781-05-3.
  3. "Moderner, großer und heller Bahnhof". Buchloer Zeitung. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

References

  • Reinhold Breubeck (1994). "Netzbahnhof Buchloe (Ostallgäu)". Eisenbahnknoten zwischen Ammersee und Wertach (in German). Buchloe: Druck und Verlag Hans Oberbayer GmbH. ISBN 3-927781-05-3.
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