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23-561: The station has one of the oldest still existing station halls in Germany, which was built from 1843 to 1846 after plans by architect Eduard Rüber. It was reconstructed in 1869 according to Friedrich Bürklein 's plans. The station today serves as the central railway hub for the Augsburg metropolitan area and Bavarian Swabia . It is currently being modernised and an underground tram station is being built under it. The first Augsburg station

46-612: A fountain, a parking lot, including a taxi rank, and a bus station for local buses. Since 2014 the square is used by the construction crew of the tramway tunnels. The fountain is put in storage until redesign of the square. The square is flanked on both sides by shopping centres: on the one hand there is the Helio-Quarter , which shall be opened in 2019, on the other, the Bohus-Center and the InterCityHotel . West of

69-445: Is a through station with four central platforms (which each have two faces and are not accessible for the disabled), nine through tracks and six bay platform tracks (only three of which are in use). Platform 1 is located next to the station building and has one side. The station building has three parts. The central block has a station hall with electronic displays, ticket machines, an information booth and waiting facilities. In one wing

92-541: Is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station . The station is served by about 75 trains daily operated by Deutsche Bahn and Regentalbahn . Hergatz station is a separation station at the junction of the Buchloe–Lindau railway ( Munich – Lindau ) and the Kißlegg–Hergatz railway . Apart from Hergatz station, the municipality of Hergatz includes the closed stations of Maria Thann and Wohmbrechts. The station

115-409: Is located in the centre of Hergatz. The station building is located south of the tracks and has the address of Bahnhofstraße 4. Bahnhofstraße (station street) runs to the south of the station. The Hauptstraße (main street) crosses the tracks over a level crossing to the east of the station. To the west there is a pedestrian bridge. Hergatz station was opened on 12 October 1853 with the last section of

138-562: Is located in the station building. It is expected to be replaced by an electronic interlocking controlled from Lindau in 2018. The station has three tracks on two platforms. Track 1 is located on the main platform next to the station building and is used by trains towards Augsburg , Kempten and Munich. Track 2 is served by regional trains to Lindau and Kißlegg and infrequent Regionalbahn services via Aulendorf to Friedrichshafen run from track 3. All platforms are covered, but are not currently served by lifts so they are not accessible for

161-402: Is the customer centre of Deutsche Bahn, including a ticket office. In the other wing there is a dining and shopping area and the station library. The last major renovation and modernisation of the building was in 1983/84. In recent years, the food court in particular has been upgraded (completed in 2007) and a new digital display board has been installed in the main hall. Recently, the south wing

184-709: The Alter Südfriedhof in Munich. In June 2015, the Bavarian Parliament named the entrance hall of the Maximilianeum after Friedrich Bürklein. Stollbergstraße 20 This article about a German architect is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hergatz station Hergatz station is the station of the Bavarian town of Hergatz . It has three platforms sidings and

207-556: The Bavarian Allgäu Railway from Oberstaufen to Lindau as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway . The opening of the section from Buchloe to Kaufering on 1 November 1872 created a direct connection with Munich. The station initially had five platform tracks and several freight tracks. It also had freight loading facilities and a freight shed. The three-storey station building was built with

230-638: The ICE services—30 of 120 long-distance services then stopping in Augsburg—were transferred from Augsburg to Ingolstadt . In 2006, about 10,000 passengers per day were recorded on long-distance services in Augsburg. With 90 long-distance services stopping each day, it is the third most important station in Bavaria in terms of long-distance services. The following long-distance services stop in Augsburg: In

253-469: The construction of the Allgäu Railway and it has an annex at both ends. Tracks have been dismantled since 1970. The freight tracks were demolished and only three platform tracks remain for passenger traffic. Platforms were formerly reached over level crossings. The station was modernised in 2003. The main platform was retained, but it was raised to 55 cm. The track work between tracks 2 and 3

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276-700: The following tram and bus lines: All these lines except line [REDACTED] , which is operated by the Storz company, are operated by the Augsburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (Augsburg Transport Company). On the station forecourt there is a bus station with several bus platforms. A total of 22 regional bus lines, operating in all directions, start or end here. Friedrich B%C3%BCrklein Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein (30 March 1813 – 4 December 1872)

299-509: The lifts to give access to the central platform for the disabled. In 2012, Deutsche Bahn sold the station building to a private owner; the municipality of Hergatz refused to purchase it, despite an offer by Deutsche Bahn. It was unclear whether the station building would continue to be open to the public, now it is closed. In 1977, a Lorenz track plan push button interlocking of class 60 (SpDrL60) went into operation in Hergatz signal box which

322-646: The line as a four-track high-speed line was completed in December 2011. Besides Intercity , EuroCity and CityNightLine services, Intercity-Express (ICE) trains run from Munich towards Stuttgart and Nuremberg . With the opening of the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt–Munich high-speed line in June 2006 and its full integration into the German ICE network at the timetable change in December 2006, some of

345-402: The line to Munich there are regularly crowded trains, so double-decker trains, which could carry nearly 1,000 passengers, were used until the timetable change on 13 December 2009. Since then class 440 ( Alstom Coradia Continental) EMUs of the so-called Fugger-Express operate S-Bahn-density regional services between Augsburg and Munich. Numerous technical glitches on the new rolling stock delayed

368-520: The passenger station is the freight yard and the former marshalling yard, which is now hardly used. To the south was the former "internal loading area". Also in the southern part of the station building is the original central signalling centre inaugurated in May 1972. Augsburg station forms the end of one of the busiest long-distance lines in Germany, the Munich–Augsburg high speed line . Work on upgrading

391-485: The start of the original services for a whole year. RE 17 Nuremberg–Augsburg twice a day RE 73 RE 89 Augsburg station serves as one of the central hubs of Augsburg, so many lines of the Augsburger Verkehrsverbunde (Augsburg Transport Association) start and end here. These can be accessed in two places. The Hauptbahnhof stop is in the nearby Halderstraße and is served by

414-572: The summer of 1939 timetable, 87 scheduled long-distance services each day stopped in the station. From 17 June 2021 until the timetable change in December 2021, the Flixtrain FLX 35N train pair from Munich to Leipzig and back also served Augsburg. Regional-Express or Regionalbahn services operate from Augsburg to Bad Wörishofen , Donauwörth , Füssen , Hergatz , Ingolstadt, Landsberg , Lindau , Munich, Nuremberg, Oberstdorf , Schongau , Treuchtlingen , Ulm and Weilheim . Especially on

437-790: Was a German architect and a pupil of Friedrich von Gärtner . He was born in Burk , Middle Franconia . His first important work was the construction of the town hall in Fürth (1840–50) which is influenced by the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Bürklein created also the Hauptbahnhof in Munich (1847–1849) with its steel construction and the stations of Augsburg , Bamberg , Ansbach , Neu-Ulm , Hof , Nördlingen , Rosenheim , Würzburg , Nuremberg and Bad Kissingen . From 1851 Bürklein

460-434: Was demolished and replaced by a large central platform, also 55 cm high. Both platforms were given canopies. An underpass was also built from the central platform to the main platform. Lift shafts were built but no lifts have been installed as the funding for this purpose has been cut by the federal government at stations with a daily ridership of less than 1,000 people. However, it is planned, with new financing, to install

483-573: Was opened in 1840 by the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company ( München-Augsburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) near the Rotes Tor (Red Gate). Its historic hall served in 1880 as a military riding school and since 1920 it has been part of the main workshop of the traffic branch of Stadtwerke Augsburg (Augsburg's municipal utility). After the nationalisation of the line in 1846, the current station was built. Augsburg Hauptbahnhof

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506-402: Was renovated, including the waiting area for travellers, and the hospitality facilities have continued to grow. Due to the construction of a new tramway station beyond the railway, the station building main wing is closed since 2017. It is filled up with supporting struts to avoid a collapse during the drill through of the tunnels. Directly in front of the building there was a large forecourt with

529-525: Was the chief architect of the royal Maximilianstraße in Munich with all its state buildings including the Maximilianeum . Its Neo-Gothic architecture was influenced by the Perpendicular style and was strongly disputed. Before the Maximilianeum was finished Bürklein was replaced by Gottfried Semper . The sensitive Bürklein died mentally deranged in the sanatorium of Werneck . He is buried in

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