Bremen-Burg station
Railway station in Burglesum, Germany
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Bremen-Burg is a railway station serving the Burg district of Bremen, located on the Vegesack-Bremen and Bremen-Bremerhaven railway lines. The station also serves as an interchange between the RS1 from Bremen-Vegesack, and the RS2 line from Bremerhaven-Lehe, both operated by NordWestBahn. Longer distance services also bypass the station. Between May and October the Moor express, a heritage line, also stops at the station four times a day in each direction.
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| Location | Burg, Bremen, Bremen Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°09′35″N 8°42′17″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Deutsche Bahn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 857 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | HBB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | VBN: 101[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station has four platforms with a side platform design, with access via an underpass to Am Burger bhf, where there is a small kiosk. To the left of the exit is a 3 storey car park, as well as a smaller surface car park, access to which is also provided via a footpath from platform 2. To the right of the exit is a small bus station. The station also has a bypass track to the south.
S-Bahn
RS1
Currently, the RS1 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south-east every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen Hbf, trains continue on to Verden every hour, and half-hour at peak periods, with one overnight service.
To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg to Bremen-Vegesack every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen-Vegesack, trains continue on to Bremen-Farge every half-hour service between 5am and 12:30am.[3]
RS2
The RS2 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south east every hour, before continuing on to Twistringen. During rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm), an additional service runs as far as Bremen hbf, making the frequency every half hour. The hourly service runs until 1:40am on weekends. Trains run non-stop to Bremen Hbf, skipping the stations served by the RS1
To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg and Bremerhaven-Lehe every hour, and every half-hour during rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm). The hourly service runs until 2:20am on weekends.[4]
Timetabled S-Bahn services
The whole S-Bahn Network of the Bremen S-Bahn is part of the VBN.
| Line | Route | Frequency | Notes | Length | ||
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| RS1 | Bremen-Farge–Bremen-Vegesack | 30' | 20' | N/a | Trial runs in 2007; part of RS 1 since December 2011 | 10,4 km |
| Bremen-Burg -Bremen-Vegesack | 15' | 30' | 60' | Opened December 2011 | 5,6 km | |
| Bremen-Burg -Bremen Hbf | 11,6 km | |||||
| Bremen Hbf–Verden | 30' | 60' | Infrequent | 35,7 km | ||
| RS2 | Bremerhaven-Lehe - Bremen-Burg | 30' | 60' | Infrequent | Operational since December 2010 | 54 km |
| Bremen-Burg - Bremen Hbf | 30' | 60' | 11,6 km | |||
| Bremen Hbf - Twistringen | 60' | 60' | 41,8 km | |||
Bus connections
Bremen-Burg acts as a local bus hub, with connections to 7 local bus lines operated by BSAG, part of the VNB:[5]
- 90 - (Gröpelingen - Neuenkirchen)
- 91/92 - (Gröpelingen - Rönnebeck)
- 93 - (Gröpelingen - Marßel)
- 94 - (Marßel - Schwanewede)
- 95 - (Gröpelingen - Bockhorn)
- N7 - (Hauptbahnhof - Neuenkirchen)
It is additionally served by 2 regional bus lines, operated by Weser-Ems-Bus, part of the VBN, which is owned by DB Regio Bus:
- 660 - (Bremen Hbf - Hagen)[6]
- 680 - (Gröpelingen - Wallhöffen)[7]
