Nordhausen station explained

Nordhausen station is a railway junction in the north of the German state of Thuringia and the main station in the city of Nordhausen. It is located just south of the city centre in the valley of the Zorge.

History

The railway arrived in Nordhausen on 10 July 1866 with the opening of the line to Halle, which was extended on 9 July 1867 to the west to Eichenberg. In 1869 lines to Northeim and to Erfurt were added. In 1897, the narrow gauge Harz Railway was opened to Wernigerode, starting at the Nordhausen Nord station on the north side of the station. In the station forecourt there is a stop on the Nordhausen tramway that connects the station with most districts of the town.

In 1994 the station was electrified. The station is also important for east-west freight and a large freight yard is located east of the station.

Rail services

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Line	Route	Interval (mins)
RE 9	Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Nordhausen – Leinefelde – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe	120
RE 19	(Dessau –) Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Nordhausen – Leinefelde	120
RE 55	Nordhausen – Wolkramshausen – Sondershausen – Straußfurt – Erfurt	120
RE 56	Nordhausen – Wolkramshausen – Sondershausen – Straußfurt – Erfurt	120
RB 51	Nordhausen – Wolkramshausen – Leinefelde – Heilbad Heiligenstadt	120
RB 75	Nordhausen – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Halle (Saale) – Eilenburg	Individual services
RB 80	Nordhausen – Walkenried – Herzberg (Harz) – Northeim (Han) – Göttingen	120
RB 81	Nordhausen – Walkenried – Herzberg (Harz) – Northeim (Han) – Bodenfelde	120
HSB	Nordhausen Nord – Ilfeld – Eisfelder Talmühle – Drei Annen Hohne	Individual services