Dresden-Neustadt station

Dresden-Neustadt
Operations
Category	2
Type	Branch-off station
Station tracks	8
Abbreviation	DN
Construction and location
Opened	1 March 1901
Architect	Otto Peters und Osmar Dürichen
City/town	Dresden
Freistaat	Saxony
Country	Germany
51°3′56″N 13°44′27″E / 51.06556°N 13.74083°E / 51.06556; 13.74083
Route information
Leipzig Hbf–Dresden-Neustadt (km 115.936) Děčín hl.n.–Dresden-Neustadt (km 66.333) Görlitz–Dresden-Neustadt (km 102.100)
List of railway stations in Saxony

Dresden-Neustadt station (German: Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt) is the second largest railway station in Dresden, as well as one of the largest stations in Saxony.

Station hall

Entrance hall

Construction

Dresden-Neustadt station consists of 8 tracks and two additional tracks for crossing freight trains. The roof of the train shed covers the central section of all passenger platforms, which are arranged in an island layout between two tracks each. Access to the platforms is granted by stairways leading down to two passenger tunnels between the western front of the station and the station building, which is situated east of the train shed facing Schlesischer Platz. All tracks are on an elevated platform, which allows the adjacent Hansastraße and the passenger tunnels running under the platforms.

Operational usage

InterCity, InterCityExpress and EuroCity trains call at the station. Dresden-Neustadt is an important hub connecting eastern Saxon and Lusatian towns such as Bautzen, Görlitz, and Cottbus with the InterCity networks. The station enables shared passenger transfer in Dresden and discharges at the main station, Dresden Hauptbahnhof.

Dresden-Neustadt station gives long distance trains access to the northern part of Dresden and to other towns like Radebeul, Radeberg, Kamenz and Coswig.

In brief
DB station code:	DN
Number of tracks	8 main line passenger
Trains (daily):	500
Passengers (daily):	n/a
Station type:	Bf

Coordinates: 51°03′56″N 13°44′27″E / 51.06556°N 13.74083°E / 51.06556; 13.74083

Preceding station		Dresden S-Bahn		Following station
Dresden-Pieschen toward Meißen Triebischtal		S1		Dresden Mitte toward Schöna
Dresden Industriegelände toward Dresden Flughafen		S2		Dresden Mitte toward Pirna