Jena West station

Jena West station
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
Location Jena, Thuringia
Germany
Coordinates 50°55′23″N 11°34′41″E / 50.92306°N 11.57806°E / 50.92306; 11.57806Coordinates: 50°55′23″N 11°34′41″E / 50.92306°N 11.57806°E / 50.92306; 11.57806
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 3045
DS100 codeUJW[1]
IBNR8011957
Category3[2]
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 29 June 1876
Traffic
Passengers 5,000 per day

Jena West station is to the west of the centre of the city of Jena in the German state of Thuringia at the 22.59 km mark (from Weimar station) of the Weimar–Gera railway between Weimar, Jena-Göschwitz station and Gera Hauptbahnhof. This line is also called the Holzland Railway and it is part of the Mid-German Connection. The station is located in the suburb of Jena-Süd.

The station is 171.64 metres above sea level and was opened on 29 June 1876 simultaneously with the railway. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.

History

The original station building was opened with the line in 1876, but the building in its current form was built in 1878 by the Weimar-Gera Railway Company (Weimar-Geraer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), apart from two changes described below. In 1908, the open staircase in the middle of the building was replaced by a new central building. In 1981, the supervisory building was added on the platform side of the reception building. The station building was renovated in 2000 and attracted some retail outlets (shops selling magazines, flowers and model trains and several snack bars). The deportation of Jews, Sinti and Romani during the Second World War is commemorated by a flower-decked plaque at the track-side entrance of the entrance building. In the second half of 2006 the platforms were repainted, new safety systems were installed and a passage was opened that connects platform track 2 with the Schott glass works.

Since the operation of trains through the difficult terrain between Großschwabhausen and Jena West was difficult, especially in the early years of the Weimar–Gera line, it was necessary to use pusher locomotives to provide assistance. A shed was built at the station with accommodation for two pusher engines. Around 1926 the engine shed was closed down because the power of locomotives had increased significantly. It has since accommodated other activities, including a gymnasium. It is now used as a club and as the home of various cultural activities.

Freight facilities

In 1878 the first siding was established, which was followed by another one in 1889 and by one to Schott & Gen., now Jena Glass Company (JENAer Glas), in 1894. At first the freight had to be transferred on a narrow-gauge track to the glass works, but it later converted into a standard gauge track. There was also a brewery connection, on which wagons (mostly carrying coal) were moved up to the terminal and were then transferred to a light railway with 600 mm gauge. This connection existed until the 1970s.

Importance

Location of the station in the urban area

Jena West station is the busiest station on the Weimar–Gera line after Jena-Göschwitz station. It is the busiest of the Jena stations and it is currently used on average by about 5,000 passengers a day, so its ridership is higher than that of Jena Paradies station, which is an Intercity-Express stop on the Saal Railway, but has a comparatively low 3,500 passengers a day. Jena West station is heavily frequented by commuters and students on their way to the neighbouring cities of Erfurt and Weimar, which are about 30 and 15 minutes away respectively.

Nevertheless, in 2001 the station lost its InterRegio services on the Aachen / Düsseldorf–Paderborn–Bebra–Weimar–Jena West–Gera–Chemnitz route, its last long-distance service. It is now served by Regionalbahn and Regional-Express trains at regular intervals, operating on weekdays at intervals of 30 or 60 minutes each way. Freight operations and sidings are now closed and all freight tracks were torn up in 2004.

Station name

The station was called Jena Weimar-Geraer Bahnhof, as distinct from Jena Saalbahnhof (Jena Saal station) on the Saal line, until 30 June 1924, when its name was changed to its current name at the request of the city of Jena.

Location and connections

The Jena Paradies station is situated about 600 metres to the east and the inner city of Jena is located about 800 metres from the station to the north-east. OVO bus route 102 runs between the two stations, as well as PVG Apolda route 280, which runs less regularly.

Three regional routes are operated by DB Regio Southeast. Together these provide a service of two trains per hour in each direction between Weimar and Göschwitz on weekdays.

Line Route Frequency Vehicle class
RE 1 Göttingen–Gotha–Erfurt–Weimar–Jena West–Göschwitz–Gera–Gößnitz–Chemnitz/Zwickau 120 min BR 612
RE 3 (Erfurt–) Weimar–Jena West–Göschwitz–Gera 120 min BR 612
RB 21 Weimar–Jena West–Göschwitz–Gera 120 min
Mon–Fri additional services every 120 min between Weimar and Göschwitz for part of the day		 BR 642
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
toward Göttingen
RE 1
toward Glauchau

References

  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.
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