Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof

Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof or Arnstadt Central Station is a railway station in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the meeting point of the Erfurt-Schweinfurt, Arnstadt–Saalfeld and Arnstadt-Ichtershausen lines.

Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof
Bf
The station building
General information
Location	Arnstadt, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia Germany
Coordinates	50°50′31″N 10°56′51″E
Line(s)	Erfurt-Schweinfurt Arnstadt–Saalfeld Arnstadt-Ichtershausen
Other information
Station code	0180
DS100 code	UA
IBNR	10007
Category	5
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1867
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station Neudietendorf towards Erfurt Hbf RE 7 Plaue towards Würzburg Hbf Preceding station Erfurter Bahn Following station Haarhausen towards Erfurt Hbf RB 23 Marlishausen towards Saalfeld (Saale) Preceding station Süd-Thüringen-Bahn Following station Arnstadt Süd towards Ilmenau RE 45 Neudietendorf towards Erfurt Hbf Arnstadt Süd towards Meiningen RE 50 RB 44 Arnstadt Süd towards Ilmenau RB 46 Haarhausen towards Erfurt Hbf
Location Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Thuringia Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Germany Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Europe

History

The station was opened on May 16, 1867, then as the southern terminus of the railway line to Erfurt. In 1869, a line to Plaue and Ilmenau was added at the southern end of the station. In 1894, a third line to Saalfeld was opened.

The station saw a number of long-distance services calling before World War II, for example the fast trains from Berlin to Stuttgart. Its importance diminished however after the German division, even though it still had long distance trains to Suhl and Berlin calling at the station. In the 1990s, InterRegio services were called at Arnstadt.

The former depot is now used as a depot for heritage steam engines.

Rail services

The station is served by the following services:

Service	Route	Frequency
RE 7	Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Plaue (Thür) - Gräfenroda - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Grimmenthal - Mellrichstadt - Bad Neustadt - Münnerstadt - Ebenhausen (Unterfr) - Schweinfurt Hbf - Würzburg Hbf	Every 2 hours
RE 45	Erfurt Hauptbahnhof – Neudietendorf – Arnstadt – Arnstadt Süd – Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe – Ilmenau	Some trains
RE 50	Erfurt – Neudietendorf – Arnstadt – Arnstadt Süd – Plaue – Gräfenroda – Zella-Mehlis – Suhl – Grimmenthal – Meiningen	2 train pairs
RB 23	Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Marlishausen - Niederwillingen - Stadtilm - Singen (Thür) - Paulinzella - Rottenbach - Quittelsdorf - Bad Blankenburg - Saalfeld (Saale)	Every 2 hours
RB 44	Erfurt Hbf - Erfurt-Bischleben - Neudietendorf - Sülzenbrücken - Haarhausen - Arnstadt Hbf - Arnstadt Süd - Plaue (Thür) - Gräfenroda - Dörrberg - Gehlberg - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Suhl-Heinrichs - Dietzhausen - Rohr (Thür) - Grimmenthal - Untermaßfeld - Meiningen	Every 2 hours
RB 46	Erfurt Hbf - Erfurt-Bischleben - Neudietendorf - Sülzenbrücken - Haarhausen - Arnstadt Hbf - Arnstadt Süd - Plaue (Thür) - Martinroda - Geraberg - Elgersburg - Ilmenau-Roda - Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe - Ilmenau	Hourly