Dessau Hauptbahnhof

Dessau Hauptbahnhof
Entrance hall 2010
Operations
Category	4
Type	Through station
Station tracks	6 + 1 side platform(DWE)
Abbreviation	LD
Construction and location
Opened	1 September 1840
City/town	Dessau-Roßlau
Federal state	Saxony-Anhalt
Country	Germany
Route information
Dessau–Leipzig Biederitz–Dessau Dessau–Wörlitz Dessau–Köthen
List of railway stations in Saxony-Anhalt

Dessau Hauptbahnhof (usually translated from German as Dessau Central Station, short form: Dessau Hbf) is the main passenger station in the city of Dessau-Roßlau in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Location

The station is located to the south of the Elbe and to the west of central Dessau. It is a through station, orientated from the north-east to the south-west. Located on its south-eastern frontage is a tram and bus stop operated by Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft, the city’s public transport operator.

Connections

The Hauptbahnhof is used only by regional traffic. There have been no long-distance services since the opening of Berlin Hauptbahnhof in 2006. The Dessau-Wörlitz Railway is now a tourist railway and only operates during the summer season.

Line	Route	Frequency
RE 7	Dessau Hbf – Belzig – Berlin Hbf – Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen – Wünsdorf-Waldstadt	Once a day
RE 13	Magdeburg Hbf – Dessau Hbf – Leipzig Hbf	Every two hours
RE 15	Magdeburg Hbf – Dessau Hbf – Lutherstadt Wittenberg	Once a day
RB 42	Dessau Hbf – Zerbst – Magdeburg Hbf	Every two hours
RB 51	Dessau Hbf – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Falkenberg (Elster)	Hourly Dessau-Lutherstadt Wittenberg Every two hours Lutherstadt Wittenberg-Falkenberg (Elster)
RB 54	Dessau Hbf – Bitterfeld – Leipzig Hbf	Every two hours
RB 86	Dessau Hbf – Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) Hbf	Every two hours
ABG	Dessau Hbf – Oranienbaum – Wörlitz	Once a day
ESA	Dessau Hbf – Köthen (Anhalt) – Bernburg (Saale) – Güsten – Aschersleben	Hourly

History

Dessau had an important role in rail transport from the early days of railways in Germany because of the crossing over the Elbe to its north. The first railway was opened on 1 September 1840 by the Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company. As early as 1911 the line to Bitterfeld was electrified experimentally. Because of the location of several industrial enterprises in the region, such as the Junkers aircraft factory, the railway was very important for rail freight. While the station was formerly a stop for InterRegio and Intercity trains, it is now almost exclusively served by regional transport as Dessau is not located on the busy Berlin–Halle and Magdeburg–Halle–Leipzig lines. As part of the development of the Halle-Leipzig S-Bahn network, it is planned to introduce a service between Dessau and Halle.

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  1945

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  1951

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  2009

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  2010, rehabilitation of the station

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  2010, after rehabilitation

References

• Bley, Peter (1990) (in German). 150 Jahre Berlin-Anhaltische Eisenbahn (150 years of the Berlin-Anhalt railway). Düsseldorf: alba. ISBN 3-87094-340-8. 

Coordinates: 51°50′24″N 12°14′6″E / 51.84°N 12.235°E / 51.84; 12.235