Kierberg station is on the Eifel Railway, connecting Cologne, Euskirchen, Gerolstein and Trier in Kierberg, a suburb of Brühl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by Regionalbahn service RB 24 from Cologne via Euskirchen to Kall. The former station building for the German Emperor called the Kaiserbahnhof (imperial station) now serves as the Kaiserbahnhof restaurant.
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| Location | Kierbergerstr. 158a, Kierberg, Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°50′16″N 6°53′17″E / 50.83778°N 6.88806°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 3175[1] | ||||||||||
| DS100 code | KKIE[2] | ||||||||||
| IBNR | 8003252 | ||||||||||
| Category | 5[1] | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | VRS: 2840[3] | ||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 1875[4] | ||||||||||
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Services
editDB Regio NRW operates Regionalbahn service RB 24 (Eifelbahn) on the Eifel Railway at hourly intervals using class 644 (Bombardier Talent) diesel multiple units in sets of one to three vehicles at speeds of up to 120 km/h.[5][6] Tariffs for services are set by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (Rhine-Sieg Transport Association).
| Line | Service | Route | Frequency |
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| RB 24 | Eifelbahn | Cologne – Kierberg – Erftstadt – Euskirchen – Kall | Every hour |
The modern station facilities underwent their last renovation from December 2006 until 13 March 2008. This renovation included the establishment of a central platform, which can be accessed through a new pedestrian underpass equipped with stairs and two lifts. Additionally, ticket machines were installed for the convenience of passengers.
History
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The so-called Kaiserbahnhof in Brühl-Kierberg is considered one of the most beautiful railway station building in Germany. It was built in a small park at the end of 1877 on Kaiserstraße, which connects to the inner town of Brühl. Emperor William II was responsible for its particularly elaborate design, because the station served as a stopover on his annual visits to the autumn military manoeuvres in the Eifel. An additional siding was created on the north side of the line for the imperial train. As a result, the Kaiserbahnhof was considered to be a real railway station under the definitions used by the Prussian state railways. The Emperor rode in a carriage on the road from the station to the imperial palace at Brühl, where he stayed. The park surrounding the station is decorated with numerous sculptures on classical themes. The statue of the Rape of Proserpine was allegedly created for one of the Paris world exhibitions.[7]
Current situation
editSince the 1980s, the station building has housed a restaurant with a beer garden. Beginning in December 2008, the building was gutted, restored and partially rebuilt.
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Railway Atlas 2017, p. 211.
- ^ "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Joost, André. "Kierberg station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Joost, André. "RB24: Eifel-Bahn". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Joost, André. "Kierberg station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Imgrund & Osmers 2010.
Sources
edit- Hansmann, Wilfried (1977). "Der Kaiserbahnhof in Brühl-Kierberg.". Der Landkreis. Zeitschrift für kommunale Selbstverwaltung (in German). Vol. 3. p. 80.
- Imgrund, Bernd; Osmers, Nina (2010). "Ort 25". 111 Orte im Kölner Umland, die man gesehen haben muss (in German). Cologne: Verlag Emons. ISBN 978-3-89705-777-7.
- Kleinebecker, Arno (1986). Unternehmen Braunkohle (in German). Cologne: Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG. p. 104. ISBN 3-7743-0225-1.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
External links
edit- "Map of the area in 1893" (in German). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
