Thale Hauptbahnhof

Thale Hauptbahnhof is a station on the Magdeburg–Thale railway in the town of Thale in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[2] The only other station in Thale is the stop at Thale Musestieg, although there used to be three stations in Thale on a branch of the Blankenburg–Quedlinburg railway, which was opened in 1908 and was closed in the 1960s.

Thale Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn
Terminal station
General information
LocationBahnhofstraße 6
06502 Thale
Saxony-Anhalt
Germany
Coordinates51°44′45″N 11°01′52″E
Elevation173 m (568 ft)
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks3
Train operatorsAbellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
Other information
Station code6184
DS100 codeLTL[1]
IBNR8013112
Category5[2]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Services
Preceding station Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland Following station
Terminus RE 11 Thale Musestieg
Location
Thale Hauptbahnhof is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Location within Saxony-Anhalt
Thale Hauptbahnhof is located in Germany
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Location within Europe
Thale Hauptbahnhof is located in Europe
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Thale Hauptbahnhof
Thale Hauptbahnhof (Europe)

History

The station was opened in 1862. At first it was called Thale station, but in 1907 it was renamed Thale Hauptbahnhof to distinguish it from the nearby Thale Bodethal station on the Blankenburg–Quedlinburg railway.

Until 2003 there was a turntable at the end of the station.[3] Thale originally had three platforms. Today only one platform is used. Formerly, when locomotives were repositioned from one end of the train to the other, it was necessary to close the two crossings near the station. Today, however, the line is only operated with diesel multiple units.

Rolling stock

The Harz-Elbe-Express runs with Alstom Coradia LINT diesel multiple units (LINT 27 and LINT 41 classes). The line is not electrified.

Rail services

The station is served hourly by the Harz-Elbe-Express. On weekends the Harz-Berlin-Express runs without a change of trains to/from Berlin Ostbahnhof, operating on Fridays to Sundays from Thale to Berlin once a day and from Berlin to Thale once on Saturdays and twice on Sundays.[4]

Line Route Frequency
RE 11 Magdeburg HbfHalberstadtQuedlinburgThale Hbf 60 min
HBX Berlin OstbahnhofBurg (b Magdeburg) – Magdeburg Hbf – Halberstadt – Quedlinburg – Thale Hbf Fri–Sun

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. Endisch, Dirk (2006). Die Hauptbahn Halberstadt–Thale (in German). Korntal-Münchingen: Dirk Endisch. ISBN 978-3936893342.
  4. "Streckennetz Harz-Berlin-Express" (in German). Veolia Verkehr Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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