Berga-Kelbra station
Railway station in Berga, Germany
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Berga-Kelbra station is a keilbahnhof in the municipality of Berga and near Kelbra, which are both in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Germany
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| Location | Bahnhofstr. 19, Berga, Saxony-Anhalt Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°27′08″N 11°00′56″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Deutsche Bahn | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | DB Station&Service | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 497[1] | |||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | UBK[2] | |||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8010032 | |||||||||||||||
| Category | 6[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1877 | |||||||||||||||
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History
The station is located on the territory of the municipality of Berga. It lies on the Halle–Hann. Münden railway, which was opened by the Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company (Magdeburg-Leipziger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) in 1866. However, the station was not opened until 1877.
From 1890 to 2011, it was the starting point for a branch line to Stolberg (Harz) and from 1916 to 1966 also for the Kyffhäuser Light Railway via Kelbra, Sittendorf, Tilleda and Hackpfüffel to Artern.
A fully occupied D-Zug (express train) on the line between Berga-Kelbra and Aumühle was attacked by American fighter-bombers on 21 February 1945. After they had blown up the locomotive’s steam boiler, they fired into the carriages. 40 people were killed immediately.[3]
It is planned to renew the platforms and to build new platform accesses by 2018 at an estimated cost of €700,000.[4]
Rail services
In the 2025 timetable, Berga-Kelbra station is served by the following services:[5]
| Line | Route | Interval (min) | Operator |
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| RE 9 | Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe | 120 | Abellio |
| RE 8 | (Dessau –) Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Leinefelde | 120 | Abellio |
Buses run on state bus route 450 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz from the station forecourt to Stolberg (Harz) via Rottleberode at two-hourly intervals. This bus route was established after the closure of passenger services on the Berga-Kelbra–Stolberg (Harz) railway.