Saarbrücken-Ost station

Through station
General information
Location| Am Kieselhumes 1, Saarbrücken, Saarland
Germany
Coordinates| 49°13′49″N 7°01′07″E﻿ / ﻿49.23028°N 7.01861°E﻿ / 49.23028; 7.01861Coordinates: 49°13′49″N 7°01′07″E﻿ / ﻿49.23028°N 7.01861°E﻿ / 49.23028; 7.01861
Line(s)|

* Palatine Ludwig Railway (KBS 670)
* Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines (KBS 684)

Platforms| 2 (+2 inactive)
Other information
Station code| 5453[1]
DS100 code| SSO[2]
IBNR| 8005241
Category| 5[1]
Fare zone| SaarVV: 111[3]
Website| www.bahnhof.de

Saarbrücken Ost station is a station in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland, which is served by Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Architecture
* 3 Rail services
* 4 Notes

## History[edit]

The breakpoint was built to connect the districts of Rotenbühl, Kaninchenberg, Sankt Arnual and Eschberg to the local rail network.[4] However, it has lost importance over time. In 1997, platform tracks 3 and 4 were closed for passenger services.[5] Track 3 was converted into a terminating track.

## Architecture[edit]

The station has been classified as a Haltepunkte (roughly “halt”) since 1960. The entrance building is about four metres high and nine metres wide. It has an entrance to tracks 1 and 2, but the entrance to platform 3 and 4 is closed.

## Rail services[edit]

Saarbrücken Ost station is served by the following lines:

Line  | Route  | Frequency

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RB 68 | Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Zweibrücken Hbf – Pirmasens Hbf (once each morning running to Landau (Pfalz) Hbf)  | Hourly
RB 70 | Merzig (Saar) – Saarlouis – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf – Kaiserslautern | Hourly
RB 71 | Trier Hbf – Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis Hbf – Saarbrücken Hbf – Saarbrücken Ost – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf  | Hourly
Preceding station  |  | Deutsche Bahn |  | Following station

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Saarbrücken Hbf

Terminus

| | RB 68
Pfälz. Schwarzbachtalbahn| |

Schafbrücke

toward Pirmasens Hbf

Saarbrücken Hbf

Terminus

| | RB 70
Saartal-Bahn| |

Schafbrücke

toward Kaiserslautern Hbf

Saarbrücken Hbf

toward Trier Hbf

| | RB 71
Saartal-Bahn| |

Schafbrücke

toward Homburg Hbf

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2022" [Station price list 2022] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. ^ "Wabenplan 2021" (PDF). Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. ^ "Verwahrloster Zugang zum Ostbahnhof" (in German). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. ^ "Fotogalerie - Bahnhöfe und Haltepunkte -- Saarbrücken Ost" (in German). kbs-670.de. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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