Bordesholm station

Bordesholm
Through station
Location	Bordesholm, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Coordinates	54°10′28″N 10°2′37″E / 54.17444°N 10.04361°ECoordinates: 54°10′28″N 10°2′37″E / 54.17444°N 10.04361°E
Line(s)	Hamburg–Kiel (86.6 km) (KBS 103)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	778
DS100 code	ABRD[1]
Category	5[2]
History
Opened	18 September 1844
Traffic
Passengers	477,000

Bordesholm station is a passenger station in the centre of Bordesholm (in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde) in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway. The station is now mainly used by commuters.

History

Station complex in village centre

The station was opened in September 1844, together with the railway line.^[3] The station, which was located in the municipality of Eiderstede, was first called Bordesholm (Bahnhof Bordesholm in German) and later renamed Bordesholm-Bahnhof (to indicate that it was the station serving Bordesholm, which was a bigger town than Eiderstede). In the early days two passenger trains and a freight train ran in both directions each day. Running time was 27 minutes between Bordesholm and Kiel and 17 minutes between Bordesholm and Neumünster. When the railway was opened there was still no station building there, but it was expected to be built—as noted in the annual report for 1844—and the plans had been submitted for approval. The first station building, a small single-storey brick building, stood approximately at the current location of the stairs down to the pedestrian tunnel. In addition to passengers, it handled the transshipment of the rapidly developing freight as well as livestock transport.^[4]

In 1895, the Bordesholm–Neumünster section was duplicated. This accounted for the retention of the stop for passenger trains in Bordesholm. As early as 1899, plans were discussed for the demolition of the station.^[5]

In the 20th century

Shortly before the First World War, the core of the present building was erected. Until the 1920s there was a siding to a gravel pit between Reesdorf and Techelsdorf. Later there was a truck road to a gravel loading facility north of the station. In 1936, the existing signalbox of Max Jüdel design was replaced by a lever frame signalbox.^[6] The signalling in Einfeld, Bordesholm, Techelsdorf and Flintbek were also modified in the mid 1930s. In the Second World War, the station had a prisoner of war camp run by Deutsche Reichsbahn. Because of the short staffing at the station in 1942, the mayor called for prisoners to be held there to handle freight.^[7]

In the 1960s, the station was equipped with a new loading ramp, which was also used by the military for the loading of vehicles. A Köf II light locomotive was stationed for station operations. In 1964, an extension of the station building was put into operation with a ticket office, waiting room and station restaurant. From 1986, the stations tracks were dismantled and a level access was provided to the platform next to the station building and the island platform was rebuilt so that it could be reached via an underpass.^[8] On 3 November 1992, the first stanchion for the electrification in Schleswig-Holstein was ceremoniously installed in Bordesholm. In October 1994, the signal box was decommissioned^[9] and since then the station has had only two running lines with a crossover.

In the 21st century

In 2003, the station building, which was built in 1911, was sold as part of its reconstruction. By the summer of 2008, it had been renovated for €600,000^[10] and had a passenger information system. Since 2004, a sculpture called Der Prophet des Kieler (the Prophet of Kiel) by the artist Zdenek Chmelar has been located in front of the station building.^[11]

Rail services

The station is served by the following services:

Train class	Route	Frequency
RE 70	Kiel Hbf – Bordesholm – Neumünster – Wrist – Elmshorn – Pinneberg – Hamburg Hbf	Hourly
RB 77	Kiel Hbf – Flintbek – Bordesholm – Einfeld – Neumünster	Hourly

Bordesholm is served by a Regional-Express and a Regionalbahn service each hour. It is possible to reach Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in an hour, Neumünster in nine minutes and Kiel in twelve minutes. Deutsche Bahn operates on the line using 5 or 6 carriage trains, hauled by class 112 locomotives. In addition Bordesholm is served with class 648 and class 112 diesel multiple units and with trains of 3 Silberling carriages.

The Regionalbahn DMUs were due to be replaced by electric multiple units of class 425 at the timetable change in December 2011. Regionalbahn Schleswig-Holstein (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn) delayed this change to 1 September 2012, as the new vehicles were still required at their place of origin.

Notes

1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
2. "Stationspreisliste 2016" [Station price list 2016] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. "Altona-Kieler-Eisenbahn". Eisenbahn-Zeitung. Organ der Vereine deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen und Eisenbahn-Techniker (in German) 3. 1845. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
4. "In der Zeitung vor hundert Jahren" (PDF). Holsteinischer Courier (in German). 2 May 1899. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
5. Holsteinischer Courier (in German). 6 October 1899. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "Stellwerk Bordesholm" (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
7. Uwe Fentsahm (6 October 1899). "Der Streit um den Einsatz von Kriegsgefangenen Bordesholm im Sommer 1942" (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
8. "Bordesholm" (in German). eisenbahn-sh.de. 6 October 1899. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
9. "List of German signalboxes" (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
10. "Sanierung Bahnhof Bordesholm" (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
11. "Kunst und Agenda 21 in Bordesholm" (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2014.

References

• Bernd Schloer (1984). "Seit 1844 – Bahnhof Bordesholm.". In Paul Steffen. Amt und Kreis Bordesholm – 1566-1932. (in German). Bordesholm: Paul Steffen KG.

• "Bordesholm". Eisenbahn in Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 6 October 1899. Retrieved 5 June 2014.