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 Original station building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Berkheimstr. 1,Dillingen (Saar),Saarland Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°21′09″N6°43′21″E / 49.35263228°N 6.7225787°E /49.35263228; 6.7225787 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 5 (2 unused) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 4837[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | SDL[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8000075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | SaarVV: 411[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 December 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dillingen (Saar) station is on theSaar Railway betweenSaarbrücken andTrier in the town ofDillingen in the German state of theSaarland. The station is classified byDeutsche Bahn as acategory 4 station.[1] A bus station is connected to the station.
Dillingen station is located on the western edge of the town centre of Dillingen, very close to the post office, the pedestrianised Stummstraße, the town hall and theStadthalle (a venue for cultural events) and is on the bus network of the district transport company,Kreisverkehrsbetriebe Saarlouis and is served by regional buses. Parking is available in front of the entrance building for private short-term parking and bicycles.
The station has a travel centre and shopping. It has step-free access to platforms 1 and the island platform serving tracks 4 and 5.
The station is the terminus of theNied Valley Railway (Niedtalbahn) to Niedaltdorf and until 1945 passenger services ran toBouzonville and at times toMetz. Once a year onGood Friday, services again run over this line over the French border toBouzonville.
The original station building was opened in 1858 and completely renovated between 1890 and the First World War. The precise date of construction of the new building is not known. The building is built as a rectangular building with irregular projections, but its exterior has complex shapes.[4]
Dillingen station is part of theSaarländischer Verkehrsverbund (SaarVV; Saarland Transport Association), and it is in fare zone 411 (Dillingen).[5] It is served by the following lines (Dec 2016):[6]
| Line | Route | Frequency |
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| RE 1 | Südwest-Express | Koblenz Hbf – Cochem –Wittlich Hbf –Trier Hbf –Saarburg (Bz Trier) –Merzig (Saar) –Dillingen (Saar) –Saarlouis Hbf –Völklingen –Saarbrücken Hbf –Homburg (Saar) Hbf –Landstuhl –Kaiserslautern Hbf –Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf –Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte –Mannheim Hbf |
| RB 70 | Saartal-Bahn | Merzig (Saar) – Beckingen (Saar) –Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis – Bous (Saar) – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf – Landstuhl – Kaiserslautern Hbf |
| RB 71 | Saartal-Bahn | Trier Hbf – Saarburg – Merzig (Saar) – Beckingen (Saar) –Dillingen (Saar) – Saarlouis – Bous (Saar) – Völklingen – Saarbrücken Hbf – St. Ingbert – Homburg (Saar) Hbf |
| RB 77 | Nied-Bahn | Dillingen (Saar) – Siersburg – Hemmersdorf – Niedaltdorf |
