Regensburg Hauptbahnhof

is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Regensburg in southern Germany.

History

Regensburg was connected to the railway network relatively late, with the first line in Bavaria opening in 1835, it took until 1859 when the Königlich privilegirte Actiengesellschaft der bayerischen Ostbahnen opened a railway line to Nuremberg and Munich, the line going via Amberg for the first few years.. In 1860 Regensburg was connected to Passau. In 1873 a direct line to Nuremberg was opened, followed by a connection to Ingolstadt in 1874.

The first station building was built between 1859 and 1864 following plans by architect Heinrich von Hügel that were influenced by the Italian renaissance. The building was torn down in 1888 and replaced by a new building in the contemporary style of the Gründerzeit. The second station building was destroyed in World War II, its successor was finished in 1955 and renovated in 2004.

Operational usage

Regensburg today sees about 200 trains per day, most of them operated by Deutsche Bahn AG, though some regional services are operated by Vogtlandbahn. Regensburg is situated at the crossing of the main line railway lines München-Hof and Nürnberg-Passau; smaller branch lines connect Regensburg to Ulm and Prague.