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1092: 532:), a signal box outside station limits, where there is a long distance between stations and/or junctions/crossovers, with just one signal in each direction, to allow more trains following each other (only called 19:
The railways in Germany use several abbreviations to differentiate between various types of stations, stops, railway facilities and other places of rail service.
112: 1153: 1148: 1039: 1158: 1108: 1178: 236: 1118: 1081: 1076: 1204: 1173: 47:), defined as a place where trains may start, terminate, stop, overtake, meet or change directions, and that has at least one set of 1163: 1143: 1123: 93:(passenger station), usually used to differentiate in places that have several types of stations, but only one passenger station. 1183: 1032: 369:), an industrial siding outside station limits where trains can run on the main line while another train is shunting at the 1133: 1113: 971: 1209: 1168: 1128: 1138: 1066: 976: 1025: 508:. Defined as a place where trains can stop, start or terminate, but which has no sets of points in the vicinity. 684: 461:, a simplified freight station used to transship goods, nowadays mostly part of a station or categorized as 768: 1048: 662: 75:
of a town or city. Also the only abbreviation commonly found on station timetables and signs.
314: 307: 8: 808: 574:, a signal box outside station limits which protects rail operation at danger spots like 259:(part of a station), used when a station consists of distinct facilities, for example a 888: 622: 522: 849: 706: 336: 880: 876: 637: 174: 497: 575: 290: 134: 72: 48: 1017: 1198: 961:(other railway facilities): e.g. electrical substations, depots, repair shops 728: 366: 196: 44: 884: 65: 1091: 892: 529: 490: 1052: 864:
Railway facilities in Germany are divided into three categories:
500:), a passenger stop that does not fit the requirements to be a 155:, a station only for operational tasks like train overtakes. 16:
Any feature on a railway where an operation can take place
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must not be passed by trains running on the main line.
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It can be additionally named after its purpose: 473: 1196: 1047: 22: 1033: 904:(railway facilities outside station limits): 955: 947: 941: 935: 929: 923: 917: 911: 905: 898: 869: 847: 839: 831: 823: 815: 801: 793: 783: 775: 761: 753: 743: 735: 721: 713: 699: 691: 677: 669: 655: 647: 635: 627: 615: 607: 597: 589: 568: 560: 550: 542: 534: 520: 512: 502: 488: 480: 463: 455: 447: 437: 429: 421: 413: 405: 397: 389: 379: 371: 359: 351: 341: 329: 321: 305: 297: 283: 275: 266: 260: 253: 245: 229: 221: 211: 203: 189: 181: 167: 159: 149: 141: 127: 119: 105: 97: 87: 79: 63: 55: 37: 29: 875:(railway facilities of the stations): e.g. 829:(repair shop; old/colloquial abbreviation: 582: 1040: 1026: 339:outside station limits), trains using the 540:if it is staffed, otherwise it is called 411:(see below) at the same location as an 217:, a station serving a factory or plant. 1197: 1021: 1008:Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung: 860:Classification of railway facilities 731:to separate two electrical supplies. 1010:Bahnanlagen § 4 Begriffserklärungen 972:List of Deutsche Bahn station codes 13: 14: 1221: 977:German railway station categories 1205:Railway station types in Germany 1090: 625:; old/colloquial abbreviation: 1002: 989: 900:Bahnanlagen der freien Strecke 685:railway infrastructure manager 474:Places without a set of points 1: 982: 7: 965: 663:computer-based interlocking 23:Places with a set of points 10: 1226: 1067:Railway station categories 1060:German stations and routes 1210:Railway depots in Germany 1099: 1088: 1059: 1082:DB station abbreviations 1077:Scheduled railway routes 871:Bahnanlagen der Bahnhöfe 727:, neutral section in an 583:Other railway facilities 556:(automatic block post)). 552:selbsttätige Blockstelle 1100:Lists of German railway 707:German federated states 687:(domestic and foreign). 439:Ausweichanschlussstelle 373:Ausweichanschlussstelle 361:Ausweichanschlussstelle 1154:North Rhine-Westphalia 1149:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 956: 948: 942: 936: 930: 924: 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1035: 1028: 1019: 1018: 1012: 1006: 1000: 993: 959: 951: 945: 939: 933: 927: 921: 915: 909: 902: 873: 853: 843: 835: 827: 819: 805: 797: 787: 779: 765: 757: 747: 739: 725: 717: 703: 695: 681: 673: 661:(head office of 659: 651: 641: 638:Bahnbetriebswerk 631: 623:locomotive depot 619: 611: 601: 593: 576:moveable bridges 572: 564: 554: 546: 538: 526: 516: 506: 494: 484: 467: 459: 451: 441: 433: 425: 417: 409: 401: 393: 383: 375: 363: 355: 345: 333: 325: 311: 301: 287: 279: 270: 264: 257: 249: 233: 225: 215: 207: 193: 185: 175:marshalling yard 171: 163: 153: 145: 131: 123: 109: 101: 91: 83: 69: 59: 41: 33: 1225: 1224: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1215: 1214: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1188: 1101: 1095: 1086: 1055: 1046: 1016: 1015: 1007: 1003: 994: 990: 985: 968: 862: 763:Streckenwechsel 585: 476: 431:Anschlussstelle 381:Anschlussstelle 343:Anschlussstelle 331:Anschlussstelle 191:Umschlagbahnhof 151:Betriebsbahnhof 135:freight station 89:Personenbahnhof 73:central station 45:railway station 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1223: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1105: 1103: 1097: 1096: 1089: 1087: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1063: 1061: 1057: 1056: 1045: 1044: 1037: 1030: 1022: 1014: 1013: 1001: 999:(status: 2016) 987: 986: 984: 981: 980: 979: 974: 967: 964: 963: 962: 952: 895: 861: 858: 857: 856: 812: 790: 772: 750: 732: 710: 688: 666: 644: 604: 599:Bushaltestelle 584: 581: 580: 579: 570:Deckungsstelle 557: 509: 475: 472: 471: 470: 444: 423:Überleitstelle 386: 348: 318: 308:Überleitstelle 294: 272: 242: 241: 240: 218: 200: 178: 169:Rangierbahnhof 156: 138: 116: 94: 76: 71:, the main or 24: 21: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1222: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1200: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1174:Saxony-Anhalt 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1098: 1093: 1083: 1080: 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387: 384: 382: 376: 374: 368: 367:refuge siding 364: 362: 356: 354: 349: 346: 344: 338: 334: 332: 326: 324: 319: 316: 312: 310: 309: 302: 300: 295: 292: 288: 286: 285:Abzweigstelle 280: 278: 273: 269: 263: 258: 256: 250: 248: 243: 238: 234: 232: 226: 224: 219: 216: 214: 208: 206: 201: 198: 197:transshipment 194: 192: 186: 184: 179: 176: 172: 170: 164: 162: 157: 154: 152: 146: 144: 139: 136: 132: 130: 124: 122: 117: 114: 110: 108: 102: 100: 95: 92: 90: 84: 82: 77: 74: 70: 68: 67: 60: 58: 53: 52: 50: 46: 42: 40: 34: 32: 27: 26: 20: 1144:Lower Saxony 1071: 1009: 1004: 996: 991: 954: 897: 889:signal boxes 868: 863: 846: 838: 830: 822: 814: 800: 792: 782: 774: 767:, change of 760: 752: 742: 734: 720: 712: 701:Landesgrenze 698: 690: 676: 668: 654: 646: 634: 626: 614: 606: 596: 588: 567: 559: 549: 541: 533: 519: 511: 501: 487: 479: 462: 454: 446: 436: 428: 420: 412: 404: 396: 388: 378: 370: 358: 350: 340: 328: 320: 304: 296: 282: 274: 255:Bahnhofsteil 252: 244: 237:mail station 228: 220: 210: 202: 188: 180: 166: 158: 148: 140: 129:Güterbahnhof 126: 118: 104: 96: 86: 78: 66:Hauptbahnhof 62: 54: 36: 28: 18: 1124:Brandenburg 893:goods sheds 785:Tankanlagen 749:(ship dock) 523:Blockstelle 399:Haltestelle 231:Postbahnhof 213:Werkbahnhof 107:Fernbahnhof 1199:Categories 983:References 679:Grenzpunkt 603:(bus stop) 530:block post 491:Haltepunkt 457:Ladestelle 407:Haltepunkt 1184:Thuringia 881:platforms 803:Unterwerk 315:crossover 1164:Saarland 966:See also 769:VzG line 291:junction 199:station) 1134:Hamburg 1114:Bavaria 1053:Germany 504:Bahnhof 39:Bahnhof 1169:Saxony 1129:Bremen 1119:Berlin 919:Awanst 715:Schstr 465:Awanst 353:Awanst 265:and a 223:Postbf 205:Werkbf 49:points 1139:Hesse 931:Dkst 913:Anst 907:Abzw 845:for 825:Werk 817:Werk 777:Tank 755:Strw 737:Slst 633:for 591:Bush 562:Dkst 498:halt 449:Ldst 323:Anst 277:Abzw 1051:in 949:Üst 943:Hst 841:Raw 837:or 693:LGr 609:Est 544:Sbk 427:or 391:Hst 299:Üst 289:(a 268:Gbf 262:Pbf 247:Bft 183:Ubf 161:Rbf 143:Bbf 121:Gbf 99:Fbf 81:Pbf 57:Hbf 1201:: 946:, 940:, 937:Hp 934:, 928:, 925:Bk 922:, 916:, 910:, 891:, 887:, 883:, 879:, 833:Aw 821:– 799:– 795:Uw 781:– 759:– 741:– 719:– 697:– 675:– 671:Gp 653:– 649:BZ 629:Bw 613:– 595:– 566:– 548:– 536:Bk 518:– 514:Bk 486:– 482:Hp 453:– 419:, 395:– 357:– 327:– 303:– 281:– 251:– 227:– 209:– 187:– 165:– 147:– 125:– 103:– 85:– 61:– 35:– 31:Bf 1041:e 1034:t 1027:v 855:) 811:) 807:( 771:. 709:. 665:) 643:) 528:( 496:( 469:. 443:. 435:/ 385:. 365:( 335:( 317:) 313:( 271:. 239:) 235:( 195:( 177:) 173:( 137:) 133:( 115:) 111:( 43:(

Index

railway station
points
Hauptbahnhof
central station
long distance station
freight station
marshalling yard
transshipment
mail station
junction
Ăśberleitstelle
crossover
industrial siding
refuge siding
Haltepunkt
halt
Blockstelle
block post
moveable bridges
locomotive depot
Bahnbetriebswerk
computer-based interlocking
railway infrastructure manager
German federated states
overhead line
VzG line
traction substation
Ausbesserungswerk
station buildings
platforms

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