Jena West station

Jena West
Through station
General information
Location	Jena, Thuringia Germany
Coordinates	50°55′23″N 11°34′41″E / 50.92306°N 11.57806°E / 50.92306; 11.57806
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Weimar–Gera (KBS 565)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	3045
DS100 code	UJW[1]
IBNR	8011957
Category	3[2]
Fare zone	VMT
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	29 June 1876; 148 years ago (1876-06-29)
Previous names	1876-30 June 1924 Weimar-Geraer Bahnhof
Passengers
5,000 per day
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Weimar towards Düsseldorf Hbf or Köln Hbf IC 51 Jena-Göschwitz towards Gera Hbf Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station Weimar towards Göttingen RE 1 Jena-Göschwitz towards Glauchau (Sachs) Weimar towards Erfurt Hbf RE 3 Jena-Göschwitz towards Altenburg or Greiz Preceding station Erfurter Bahn Following station Großschwabhausen towards Erfurt Hbf RB 21 Jena-Göschwitz towards Gera Hbf
Location Jena West Location within Thuringia Show map of Thuringia Jena West Location within Germany Show map of Germany Jena West Location within Europe Show map of Europe

Jena West station is to the west of the centre of the city of Jena in the German state of Thuringia at the 22.59 km mark (from Weimar station) of the Weimar–Gera railway between Weimar, Jena-Göschwitz station and Gera Hauptbahnhof. This line is also called the Holzland Railway and it is part of the Mid-German Connection. The station is located in the suburb of Jena-Süd.

The station is 171.64 metres above sea level and was opened on 29 June 1876 simultaneously with the railway. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.