Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
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Freiburg Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of the German city of Freiburg im Breisgau. The Rhine Valley Railway (Mannheim–Basel), Höllentalbahn ("Hell Valley Railway", Freiburg–Donaueschingen) and the Breisach Railway (Breisach–Freiburg) meet here.
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Location | Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg Germany | ||||
Coordinates | 47°59′52″N 7°50′31″E | ||||
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Architect | Harter + Kanzler | ||||
Architectural style | Functionalism | ||||
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Station code | 1893 | ||||
DS100 code | RF[1][page needed] | ||||
IBNR | 8000107 | ||||
Category | 2[2] | ||||
Fare zone | RVF: A[3] | ||||
Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||
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Electrified | 18 June 1936; 87 years ago (1936-06-18) | ||||
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The station is located on the western outskirts of the Old Town of Freiburg, about a kilometre from Freiburg Minster at 5–7 Bismarckallee. This street is also fronted by the Freiburg concert hall (Konzerthaus Freiburg), several hotels and the Jazzhaus Freiburg jazz club and the Xpress office complex was built along the line in 2008.
The first station building was built in 1845 in the Rundbogenstil ("round arch style"), with Romanesque Revival elements. A temporary station built after the destruction of the station in 1944/45 lasted 50 years. This was replaced around the turn of the 21st century with an ensemble of buildings, including the station hall, a shopping mall, hotels and office blocks. With around 38,300 passengers per day, in 2005 it was the fifth largest railway station in Baden-Württemberg.
It is a Category 2 station[2] serving southern Baden-Württemberg.