Leutkirch station
Leutkirch station is the station of the town of Leutkirch im Allgäu in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station and has two platform tracks. The station is located on the network of the Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund (Lake Constance-Upper Swabia Transport Association, bodo) and belongs to fare zone 68. The address of the station is Bahnhof 1.
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| Location | Leutkirch im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°49′35″N 10°00′59″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 5823 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | TLK[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8000336 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 5[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | bodo: 68[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was opened on 1 September 1872 as the terminus of the Württemberg Allgäu Railway. On 14 August 1874, with the opening of the line to Isny, it became a through station. In preparation for the opening of the line to Memmingen on 2 October 1889 when Leutkirch became a railway junction, the current station building was built between the diverging tracks.
History
The station was opened on 1 September 1872 as a terminus with the opening of the Kißlegg to Leutkirch section of the Württemberg Allgäu Railway. The temporary station building was opened with a floor area of 27 × 10 metres. The wooden, one-storey building had rooms for the post office, railway service rooms and two waiting rooms.
On 14 August 1874, it became a through station with the opening of line to Isny. In preparation for the opening of the line to Memmingen on 2 October 1889 when Leutkirch became a railway junction, the current station building was built as a “wedge station” (German: Keilbahnhof) between the diverging tracks.
Leutkirch became a through station again on 31 December 2001 when the line to Isny was closed. The station building is listed as a historical monument and was restored between 2011 and 2012. The costs involved were financed by the town and a cooperative of 600 citizens who provided €1 million. The town station was declared as the "Monument of the Month” in April 2012 by the Memorial Foundation of Baden-Württemberg.[4]
Operations
Long distance services
On 27 May 1979, the first express train was introduced on the Munich–Memmingen–Lindau route. A pair of trains (numbered 366/367) ran from Munich via Lindau and Zürich Airport to Milan, stopping in Wangen and Leutkirch. The express train was formed of a class 218 locomotive hauling modern carriages, but it was withdrawn in May 1982.[5] Since the mid-1980s, a EuroCity service has operated on line 88 on the Munich–Zürich route through the station without stopping; they only stop between Buchloe and Lindau in Memmingen.
Regional services
The station is served every two hours by two services operated by Go-Ahead Bayern, the RE 96 (Munich–Leutkirch–Lindau) and the RB 92 (Memmingen–Leutkirch–Lindau-Insel). Additionally Leutkirch is served every two hours by the RB 53 to/from Aulendorf, operated by DB Regio.
| Train class | Route | Frequency |
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| RE 96 | Munich – Buchloe – Mindelheim – Memmingen – Leutkirch – Kißlegg – Lindau-Insel – Lindau-Reutin | Every two hours |
| RB 92 | Munich – Buchloe – Mindelheim – Memmingen – Leutkirch – Kißlegg – Lindau-Insel – Lindau-Reutin | Every two hours |
| RB 53 | Aulendorf – Kißlegg – Leutkirch | Every two hours |
Notes
- "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- "Zonenplan" (PDF). Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Bürgerbahnhof Leutkirch ist das "Denkmal des Monats April"" (in German). all-in.de. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- Michael Mayer (1998). 125 Jahre Bahnhof Leutkirch (in German). p. 271.
References
- Michael Mayer (1998). 125 Jahre Bahnhof Leutkirch (in German). Bergatreute: Verlag Wilfried Eppe. ISBN 3-89089-046-6.
- "Wieder angekommen. Der Leutkircher Bürgerbahnhof". Denkmalstiftung Baden-Württemberg (in German) (4): 1f. 2012.
- Susann Seyfert (2012). "Ein Zukunftsmodell? Leutkircher Bürger retten ihren Bahnhof". Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg (in German) (4): 224–227.
External links
- "Information on renovation of the reception building" (in German). der gemeinderat. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- "Der Bürgerbahnhof" (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- "Track plan for Leutkirch station" (PDF, 300.76 KB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 28 January 2013.