Jena-Göschwitz station (called Göschwitz (Saale) until December 2010) is a railway station in city of Jena in the German state of Thuringia. It is located 152.21 metres above sea level, 32.22 km from Großheringen on the Saal Railway and 27.50 from Weimar station on the Weimar–Gera railway. It opened on 1 July 1876 and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

Jena-Göschwitz
Deutsche Bahn
Keilbahnhof
Entrance building
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 2, Jena, Thuringia
Germany
Coordinates50°53′12″N 11°35′33″E / 50.886667°N 11.592500°E / 50.886667; 11.592500
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
4 side platforms
Tracks8
Other information
Station code2201[1]
DS100 codeUGW[2]
IBNR8010133
Category3[1]
Fare zoneVMT
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 July 1876; 148 years ago (1876-07-01)
Electrified1941-1946[3]
28 May 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-28)
Previous names1876-1953 Göschwitz
1953-2010 Göschwitz/Saale
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Jena Paradies
towards Rostock Hbf
IC 17 Saalfeld
towards Wien Hbf
Jena West IC 51 Stadtroda
towards Gera Hbf
Jena Paradies
towards Leipzig Hbf
IC 61 Saalfeld
Preceding station DB Regio Bayern Following station
Jena Paradies
towards Leipzig Hbf
RE 42 Rothenstein (Saale)
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station
Jena West
towards Göttingen
RE 1 Stadtroda
Jena West
towards Erfurt Hbf
RE 3 Stadtroda
towards Altenburg or Greiz
Jena Paradies RE 18 Terminus
Preceding station Erfurter Bahn Following station
Jena West
towards Erfurt Hbf
RB 21 Neue Schenke
towards Gera Hbf
Jena Paradies
towards Jena Saale
RB 28 Rothenstein (Saale)
Preceding station Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland Following station
Jena Paradies
towards Jena Saal
RE 15 Kahla (Thür)
Jena Paradies RB 25 Rothenstein (Saale)
Location
Jena-Göschwitz is located in Thuringia
Jena-Göschwitz
Jena-Göschwitz
Location within Thuringia
Jena-Göschwitz is located in Germany
Jena-Göschwitz
Jena-Göschwitz
Location within Germany
Jena-Göschwitz is located in Europe
Jena-Göschwitz
Jena-Göschwitz
Location within Europe

History

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The station was originally a modest establishment with three tracks. In 1879, the Saal Railway Company (German: Saal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) opened the current platform 2.

During World War II, the facilities were not badly damaged, in contrast to stations such as Jena Saale or Saalfeld. Between 1965 and 1973, the tracks were thoroughly refurbished by the East German Railways and the duplication of the adjacent sections of the line were restored (one track and the original electrification equipment had been removed after the war for reparations to the Soviet Union).

The entrance building of the Weimar-Gera Railway Company (Weimar-Geraer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) was shared with the Saal Railway Company. It was rebuilt in 1959.

Between 1994 and 1996, Göschwitz station was rebuilt when the Saal Railway was electrified and overhead line equipment was installed for the second time.

Name

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Location of the station in the urban area

In 1923, the city of Jena requested that the station be renamed from "Göschwitz" to "Jena Süd" (Jena South), but this was rejected. In 1953, East German Railways rejected a proposal by the mayor of Göschwitz to change the name to "Göschwitz/Saale" or "Jena Süd". The first option was preferred, because there was no proposal to re-incorporate Göschwitz in the city of Jena. Since 1969 Göschwitz has been incorporated in Jena, but the name of the station remained unchanged, so the city of Jena often submitted proposals for a name change to "Jena-Göschwitz”. In December 2010, Deutsche Bahn announced the station would be renamed "Jena-Göschwitz".[4]

Services

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Line Route Frequency Operator
IC 17 (Warnemünde –) RostockNeustrelitzBerlinLeipzigHalleJena-GöschwitzNürnbergVienna One train pair DB Fernverkehr, ÖBB
IC 51 Düsseldorf/KölnDortmundKassel-WilhelmshöheEisenachErfurtWeimarJena WestJena-GöschwitzGera Hbf Two train pairs DB Fernverkehr
(also as RE 51 between Erfurt and Gera)
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Bebra – Eisenach – Erfurt – Weimar – Jena West – Jena-Göschwitz – Gera Hbf One train pair
IC 61 Leipzig – Naumburg (Saale) – Jena-GöschwitzSaalfeld (Saale)Bamberg – Nuremberg – AalenStuttgartKarlsruhe 120 DB Fernverkehr
RE 1 GöttingenLeinefelde – Erfurt – Weimar – Jena West – Jena-Göschwitz – Gera – Glauchau (Sachs) 120 DB Regio Südost
RE 3 Erfurt – Weimar – Jena West – Jena-Göschwitz – Gera – Altenburg / Greiz 120
Erfurt – Weimar – Jena West – Jena-Göschwitz 120
RE 15 Saalfeld (Saale) – Rudolstadt – Kahla – Jena-GöschwitzJena ParadiesJena Saalbahnhof 120 Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
RE 18 Jena-Göschwitz – Jena Paradies – Bad Kösen – Naumburg (Saale) – Weißenfels – Merseburg – Halle (Saale) 120 DB Regio Südost
RE 42 Leipzig – Naumburg (Saale)Jena-Göschwitz – Saalfeld (Saale) – KronachLichtenfels – Bamberg – Nuremberg 120 DB Regio Bayern
RB 21 Erfurt – Weimar – Jena West – Jena-GöschwitzHermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz – Gera 060 (Mon–Fri)
120 (Sat–Sun)
Erfurter Bahn
RB 25 Saalfeld (Saale) – Rudolstadt – Kahla – Jena-Göschwitz – Bad Kösen – Naumburg (Saale) – Weißenfels – Merseburg – Halle (Saale) 60 Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
RB 28 Jena Saalbahnhof – Jena Paradies – Jena-Göschwitz – Kahla (Thür) – Orlamünde – Pößneck 60 Erfurter Bahn

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ Since 1946 catenaries and overhead line masts were dismantled as Soviet war reparations.
  4. ^ "Umbenennung des Bahnhofs "Göschwitz" in "Jena-Göschwitz"" (in German). Jenapolis.de. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

References

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  • Drescher, Werner (2004). Die Saalbahn – Die Geschichte der Eisenbahn zwischen Großheringen, Jena und Saalfeld (in German). Freiburg: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3-88255-586-6.
  • Drescher, Werner (2001). Die Weimar-Geraer Bahn – Von der Privatbahn zum Teil der Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung (in German). Freiburg: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3-88255-451-7.
  • Fromm, Günter. Eisenbahnen in Thüringen – Daten und Fakten (in German). Bad Langensalza: Verlag Rockstuhl. ISBN 3-929000-24-5.
  • Fromm, Günter. Thüringer Eisenbahnstreckenlexikon 1846–1992 – Die Königliche Eisenbahn-Direktion und die Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt 1882–1992 & Eisenbahnen in Thüringen – Daten und Fakten 1846–1992 (in German). Bad Langensalza: Verlag Rockstuhl. ISBN 3-929000-33-4.
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