Berga-Kelbra Station
History
The station is located on the territory of the municipality of Berga. It lies on the Halle–Hann. Münden railway, which was opened by the Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company (Magdeburg-Leipziger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) in 1866. However, the station was not opened until 1877.
From 1890 to 2011, it was the starting point for a branch line to Stolberg (Harz) and from 1916 to 1966 also for the Kyffhäuser Light Railway via Kelbra, Sittendorf, Tilleda and Hackpfüffel to Artern.
A fully occupied D-Zug (express train) on the line between Berga-Kelbra and Aumühle was attacked by American fighter-bombers on 21 February 1945. After they had blown up the locomotive’s steam boiler, they fired into the carriages. 40 people were killed immediately.
It is planned to renew the platforms and to build new platform accesses by 2018 at an estimated cost of €700,000.
Rail services
In the 2017 timetable, Berga-Kelbra station is served by the following services:
Line | Route | Interval (min) | Operator |
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RE 9 | Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe | 120 | Abellio |
RE 8 | (Dessau –) Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) – Lutherstadt Eisleben – Berga-Kelbra – Nordhausen – Leinefelde | 120 | Abellio |
Buses run on state bus route 450 operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz from the station forecourt to Stolberg (Harz) via Rottleberode at two-hourly intervals. This bus route was established after the closure of passenger services on the Berga-Kelbra–Stolberg (Harz) railway.
References
- ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ Peter Kuhlbrodt (1995). Schicksalsjahr 1945. Inferno Nordhausen (in German). Nordhausen. ISBN 3-929767-09-0.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Berga-Kelbra" (in German). Bahnhofsprogramm Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "590: Kassel–Nordhausen–Sangerhausen–Halle" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "590: Halle–Sangerhausen–Nordhausen–Kassel" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 9 June 2017.