Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof

Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station serving the city of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. The station is located in central Osnabrück, on the eastern edge of the historic city centre.^[1]

Osnabrück Hbf
Entrance building and station forecourt
General information
Location	Theodor-Heuss-Platz 2 Osnabrück, Lower Saxony[1] Germany
Coordinates	52°16′22″N 8°3′42″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway (KBS 385) Löhne–Rheine railway (KBS 375) Osnabrück–Bielefeld railway (KBS 402) Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway (KBS 392) Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway (KBS 394)
Platforms	9
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	4787
DS100 code	HO
Category	2
Fare zone	VOS: 100 (VOS Plus tickets accepted on RB75 up to Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde)[2] Westfalentarif: 91001 (VOS transitional tariff)[3][4]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1895
Services Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Münster Hbf towards Aachen Hbf ICE 14 Hannover Hbf towards Berlin Ostbahnhof Münster Hbf towards Koblenz Hbf IC 35 Bremen Hbf towards Bremerhaven-Lehe Münster Hbf towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf ICE 39 Diepholz towards Hamburg-Altona Münster Hbf towards Köln Hbf IC 39 Bremen Hbf towards Westerland (Sylt) or Dagebüll Mole Münster Hbf towards München Hbf ICE 42 Bremen Hbf towards Hamburg-Altona or Kiel Hbf Münster Hbf towards Basel SBB ICE 43 Bremen Hbf towards Hamburg-Altona or Ostseebad Binz EC 43 Diepholz towards Hamburg Hbf Rheine towards Amsterdam Centraal IC 77 Bünde towards Berlin Ostbahnhof Münster Hbf Terminus ICE 77 Preceding station Following station Münster Hbf towards Köln Hbf FLX 20 Hamburg-Harburg towards Hamburg Hbf Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station Bohmte towards Bremerhaven-Lehe RE 9 Terminus Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Hasbergen towards Düsseldorf Hbf RE 2 Terminus Preceding station NordWestBahn Following station Osnabrück Altstadt towards Wilhelmshaven RE 18 Terminus Osnabrück Altstadt towards Bremen Hbf RB 58 Terminus RB 75 Osnabrück-Sutthausen towards Bielefeld Hbf Preceding station Following station Osnabrück Altstadt towards Rheine RE 60 Melle towards Braunschweig Hbf Preceding station Following station Osnabrück Altstadt towards Hengelo RB 61 Wissingen towards Bielefeld Hbf Hasbergen towards Münster Hbf RB 66 Terminus
Location

The station was opened in 1895 and is situated on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg, Löhne–Rheine, Osnabrück–Bielefeld and the Oldenburg–Osnabrück lines. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, Hamburg-Köln-Express, NordWestBahn, Eurobahn and WestfalenBahn. The station features two levels, with lines at right angles to each other.

Close to the railway stations are several stores including a cinema, a döner shop, an escort service, and a disco.

History

Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof was ceremoniously opened as the “Central Station” by German Emperor Wilhelm II on 24 April 1895.^[5] The new station was situated where the Hamburg-Venlo railway crossed the Hanoverian Western Railway at right angles with a height difference of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), which was why the design of a station at two levels was chosen.^[6] The new station replaced the two separate previous stations, the Hanoverian station located on the Hanoverian Western Railway, and the Bremen station located on the Hamburg-Venlo railway line.

Rail services

The following services currently call at Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof:^[7]

Long distance

Line	Route	Frequency	Operator
ICE 14	Berlin – Wolfsburg – Hannover – Osnabrück – Münster – Essen – Düsseldorf – Cologne	2 train pairs	DB Fernverkehr
ICE 42	Hamburg-Altona – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Cologne – Stuttgart – Munich	120 min
ICE 43	Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Wuppertal – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel SBB	120 min with gaps
IC 77	Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin – Berlin-Spandau – Stendal – Wolfsburg – Hannover – Minden – Bad Oeynhausen / Bünde – Osnabrück – Rheine – Bad Bentheim – Hengelo – Deventer – Apeldoorn – Amersfoort – Hilversum – Amsterdam	120 min
ICE 77	Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin – Stendal – Wolfsburg – Hannover – Minden – Bad Oeynhausen – Bünde – Osnabrück – Münster	1 train pair
FLX 20	Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Köln	2 train pairs	Flixtrain

Regional services

Line	Route	Frequency
RE 2	Osnabrück – Hasbergen – Lengerich – Münster – Recklinghausen – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf	60 min
RE 9	Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremen – Osnabrück	60 min
RE 18	Wilhelmshaven – Varel – Oldenburg – Cloppenburg – Bramsche – Osnabrück	60 min
RE 60	Rheine - Osnabrück - Minden - Hannover - Braunschweig	120 min
RB 58	Osnabrück – Bramsche – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen	60 min
RB 61	Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Osnabrück – Herford – Bielefeld	60 min
RB 66	Osnabrück – Münster	60 min
RB 75	Osnabrück – Halle (Westf) – Bielefeld	60 min

Bus services

The bus station outside the station

Many bus services depart from the bus station outside the station.

A coach shuttle service to Münster Osnabrück Airport operates from the station, taking approximately 40 minutes to get from the railway station to the airport.^[8]

See also

• Trains portal
• Architecture portal
• Germany portal

• Railway stations in Germany
• List of railway stations in Lower Saxony
• Rail transport in Germany