Weimar station
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Weimar station
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| Location |
Weimar, Thuringia Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°59′30″N 11°19′37″E / 50.99167°N 11.32694°ECoordinates: 50°59′30″N 11°19′37″E / 50.99167°N 11.32694°E |
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| Platforms | 5 |
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| Station code | 6617 |
| DS100 code | UWM |
| IBNR | 8010366 |
| Category | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 December 1846 |
| Electrified | 22 September 1967 |
Weimar station is the main station in the city of Weimar in the German state of Thuringia, located on the Thuringian Railway. It is an Intercity-Express stop on the line between Frankfurt am Main and Dresden. Weimar station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. It is officially designated as a KulturBahnhof ("culture station”), as the station’s panels are noted. It is about one kilometre north of central Weimar at the end of the street of Carl-August-Allee.
The station was built in 1846 as a terminus of the Thuringian Railway from Halle. In 1847 the line was continued west to Erfurt, and to Bebra in 1849. In 1876 this was followed by a second line to Jena and Gera. In 1887, a third line opened to Bad Berka, Kranichfeld and Blankenhain (the Ilm Valley Railway). In the same year, a fourth line was connected to the station, the metre gauge Weimar-Rastenberg Railway line to Großrudestedt in Sömmerda. It was closed in 1946.
During the period of the Weimar Republic, Weimar was the state capital of Thuringia. Therefore, a new, prestigious reception building was built at that time in the neo-classical style. Under Nazism the station played a special role as the beginning a line for the transport of prisoners to Buchenwald concentration camp.
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