Rendsburg station

Rendsburg
Through station
General information
Location	Am Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Coordinates	54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E / 54.30250; 9.67083
Line(s)	Neumünster–Flensburg (113.9 km) Husum–Kiel (113.9 km) former Husum–Rendsburg via Erfde (39.9 km) connecting line to Rendsburg District Railway
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	5223[1]
DS100 code	AR[2]
IBNR	8000312
Category	4[1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	18 September 1845
Previous names	Rendsburg-Glacis
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Schleswig towards Flensburg EC 27 Neumünster towards Praha Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station Owschlag towards Flensburg RE 7 Nortorf towards Hamburg Hbf Preceding station Following station Owschlag towards Husum RE 74 Felde towards Kiel Hbf Terminus RB 75 Schülldorf towards Kiel Hbf
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Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station.^[1] There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.