Schleswig station is the station of the city of

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...

in the

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Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

. It is located on the Neumünster–Flensburg and Husum–Jübek-Schleswig–Kiel lines. It is currently operated by

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, which classifies it as a category 5 station.

History

Formerly, the station was connected to Schleswig Altstadt station by a three kilometre-long line of the Schleswig District Railway, which connected to lines to Satrup,

Kappeln Kappeln () is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north bank of the Schlei, approx. northeast of Schleswig, and southeast of Flensburg. For the eastern Angeln and the northern S ...

via

Süderbrarup Süderbrarup () is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north side of the Schlei, approx. 20 km northeast of Schleswig (city), Schleswig, and 30 km southeast of Flen ...

and to

Friedrichstadt Friedrichstadt (; ; ; ; ) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km (7 miles) south of Husum. History The town was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. Duk ...

Operations

In long-distance traffic, since 9 December 2007, daily

Intercity-Express Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE () and running under this Train categories in Europe, category) is a high-speed rail in Germany, high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland an ...

trains on the

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

–Hamburg–

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route have stopped in Schleswig, but this service ended in December 2015 and was replaced by

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trains which continue to Copenhagen instead of Aarhus. '' DB Regio Nord'' operates hourly

Regional-Express In Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, the Regional-Express (; RE, or in Austria: REX) is a type of regional train. It is similar to a semi-fast train, with a top speed of and an average speed of about as it calls at fewer stations than ''R ...

services between Hamburg and Flensburg and Nordbahn operates services between Husum and Kiel.

Tracks

The station has three tracks, two of which have a platform that is used for passenger operations. Trains operate as follows: *Platform 1: Long-distance trains to Flensburg, RB-SH regional services to Flensburg and Husum * Platform 3: Long-distance trains to Hamburg, RB-SH regional services to Hamburg and Kiel

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schleswig Station Railway stations in Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein Railway stations in Germany opened in 1869 Buildings and structures in Schleswig-Flensburg