| Berga-Kelbra | |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Symbol Location: | de |
| Type: | Keilbahnhof |
| Address: | Bahnhofstr. 19, Berga, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 51.4522°N 11.0156°W |
| Owned: | Deutsche Bahn |
| Operator: | DB Station&Service |
| Line: |
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| Platform: | 2 |
| Opened: | 1877 |
| Website: | www.bahnhof.de |
| Map Type: | Saxony-Anhalt#Germany#Europe |
Berga-Kelbra station is a station in the municipality of Berga and near Kelbra, which are both in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The station is located on the territory of the municipality of Berga. It lies on the Halle–Hann. Münden railway, which was opened by the Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company (Magdeburg-Leipziger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) in 1866. However, the station was not opened until 1877. From 1890 to 2011, it was the starting point for a branch line to Stolberg (Harz) and from 1916 to 1966 also for the Kyffhäuser Light Railway via Kelbra, Sittendorf, Tilleda and Hackpfüffel to Artern. A fully occupied D-Zug (express train) on the line between Berga-Kelbra and Aumühle was attacked by American fighter-bombers on 21 February 1945. After they had blown up the locomotive’s steam boiler, they fired into the carriages. 40 people were killed immediately.[1] It is planned to renew the platforms and to build new platform accesses by 2018 at an estimated cost of €700,000.[2]
In the 2017 timetable, Berga-Kelbra station is served by the following services:[3] [4]
| Line | Route | Interval (min) | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE 9 | Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe | 120 | Abellio |
| RE 8 | (Dessau –) Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Leinefelde | 120 | Abellio |
Buses run on state bus route 450 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz from the station forecourt to Stolberg (Harz) via Rottleberode at two-hourly intervals. This bus route was established after the closure of passenger services on the Berga-Kelbra–Stolberg (Harz) railway.