List of busiest railway stations in Germany explained

This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Germany, with all stations being considered as major stations or hubs, and are also classified as either Category 1 or Category 2 stations.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the station only has rapid transit/commuter rail services.

RankStationAnnual
entries/exits
(millions)		Number of
platforms		CityStateImage
1Hamburg Hbf196.0[1] 12HamburgHamburg
2Frankfurt(Main)Hbf179.929Frankfurt am MainHesse
3München Hbf150.734MunichBavaria
4Berlin Hbf120.114BerlinBerlin
5Köln Hbf116.111CologneNorth Rhine-Westphalia
6Berlin Friedrichstraße95.68BerlinBerlin
7Hannover Hbf95.312HannoverLower Saxony
8Stuttgart Hbf93.117StuttgartBaden-Württemberg
9Düsseldorf Hbf91.320DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia
10Berlin Ostkreuz91.312BerlinBerlin
11Nürnberg Hbf76.721NurembergBavaria
12Berlin-Gesundbrunnen74.110BerlinBerlin
13Berlin Südkreuz65.310BerlinBerlin
14München Ostbf63.514MunichBavaria
15München Marienplatz59.52MunichBavaria
16Essen Hbf55.513EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia
17Berlin Alexanderplatz55.56BerlinBerlin
18Bremen Hbf53.79BremenBremen
19München-Pasing50.79MunichBavaria
20Hamburg-Altona50.412HamburgHamburg
21Leipzig Hbf49.321LeipzigSaxony
22Duisburg Hbf47.512DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia
23Berlin Zoologischer Garten47.46BerlinBerlin
24Dortmund Hbf54.7[2] 16DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia
25Mannheim Hbf43.19MannheimBaden-Württemberg
26Braunschweig Hbf40.4 8BraunschweigNiedersachsen
27Berlin Ostbahnhof36.5[3] 9BerlinBerlin
27Stuttgart Stadtmitte36.12StuttgartBaden-Württemberg
28Frankfurt(M)Konstabler Wache35.87Frankfurt am MainHesse
29Frankfurt(M)Hauptwache35.06Frankfurt am MainHesse
30München Karlsplatz
32.04MunichBavaria
31Berlin Warschauer Straße31.0[4] 4BerlinBerlin
32Berlin-Lichtenberg31.08BerlinBerlin
33Hamburg Harburg29.212HamburgHamburg
34Köln Messe/Deutz29.2[5] 10CologneNorth Rhine-Westphalia
35Mainz Hbf27.49MainzRhineland-Palatinate
36Freiburg(Breisgau)Hbf26.610FreiburgBaden-Württemberg
37Hamburg Jungfernstieg26.62HamburgHamburg
38Karlsruhe Hbf26.316KarlsruheBaden-Württemberg
39Potsdam Hbf25.66PotsdamBrandenburg
40Dresden Hbf24.516DresdenSaxony
41Münster(Westf)Hbf23.79MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia
42Munich Rosenheimer Platz station20.3 [6] 2MunichBavaria
43Frankfurt(Main)Flughfn19.329Frankfurt am MainHesse
44Augsburg Hbf18.3 [7] 12AugsburgBavaria
45Pforzheim Hbf18.37PforzheimBaden-Württemberg
46Tübingen Hbf18.3 [8] 7TübingenBaden-Württemberg
47Würzburg Hbf18.3 [9] 11WürzburgBavaria
48Wiesbaden Hbf16.810WiesbadenHesse
49Erfurt Hbf16.810ErfurtThuringia
50Munich Isartor station16.82MunichBavaria
51Berlin Spandau16.4[10] 6BerlinBerlin
52Heidelberg Hbf15.39HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg
53Halle(S)Hbf14.613Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt
54Bielefeld Hbf14.6 [11] 8BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia
55Koblenz Hbf14.610KoblenzRhineland-Palatinate
56Lübeck Hbf12.49LübeckSchleswig-Holstein
57Frankfurt South station11.9 [12] 9Frankfurt am MainHesse
58Magdeburg Hbf11.710MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt
59Darmstadt Hbf11.0 [13] 11DarmstadtHesse
60Hagen Hbf11.016HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia
61Ulm Hbf10.6 [14] 12UlmBaden-Württemberg
62Saarbrücken Hbf10.0 [15] 10SaarbrückenSaarland
63Berlin Schönhauser Allee station9.5 [16] 2BerlinBerlin
64Munich Laim station9.3 2MunichBavaria
65Kiel Hbf9.18KielSchleswig-Holstein
66Frankfurt Höchst station8.2 [17] 7Frankfurt am MainHesse
67Gießen station7.3 [18] 11GießenHesse
68Fulda station7.3 [19] 10FuldaHesse
69Hanau Hbf7.3 [20] 11HanauHesse
70Solingen Hbf7.35SolingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia
71Hamburg Airport station7.3 [21] 1HamburgHamburg
72Munich Hackerbrücke station6.22MunichBavaria
73Gelsenkirchen Hbf4.66GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia
74Schwerin Hbf4.44SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern
75Worms Hbf3.7 [22] 8WormsRhineland-Palatinate
76Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station<3.75SchönefeldBrandenburg
77Jena West2.62JenaThuringia
78Gera Hbf1.86GeraThuringia
79Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof<1.8 [23] 5EberswaldeBrandenburg
80Angermünde station<1.8 [24] 5AngermündeBrandenburg
81Jena Paradies1.32JenaThuringia

The following table shows the cities with the most passenger entries/exits for all major stations within the city combined. This only includes major stations with official statistics (usually either Category 1 or Category 2 stations). Stations of these categories without data are not included (e.g. Berlin Potsdamer Platz station, Berlin-Wannsee station, Hamburg Dammtor station, Frankfurt (Main) Süd station). Other stations (category 3 and lower) are not included for comparability reasons either.

RankCityAnnual
entries/
exits
(millions)		Stations
1Berlin577.7Hauptbahnhof, Friedrichstraße, Zoologischer Garten, Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Südkreuz, Ostbahnhof, Lichtenberg, Berlin Ostkreuz, Berlin Spandau
2Hamburg275.6Hauptbahnhof, Altona, Hamburg Harburg
3Munich264.9Hauptbahnhof, München Ost, Pasing
4Frankfurt am Main179.9Hauptbahnhof
5Cologne145.3Hauptbahnhof, Köln Messe/Deutz

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Startseite .
  5. Web site: Top 10 of NRW-Train stations - deutschebahn.com . 2024-08-12.
  6. MVV travel survey 2007/2008
  7. Web site: Brochure: Personenbahnhöfe in Bayern . PDF; 7.4 MB . . 5 April 2013 . German .
  8. Web site: Bahnhofsmodernisierungsprogramm Baden-Württemberg . VCD Baden-Württemberg an die NVBW Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH . 3 September 2007 . German . 14 March 2011.
  9. Web site: Brochure: Personenbahnhöfe in Bayern . PDF; 7.4 MB . . 21 April 2013 . German .
  10. Web site: Reinigungsgerät für Spandauer Bahnhofsdach getestet - deutschebahn.com . 29 August 2017 . German. 12 August 2024.
  11. News: Neue Westfälische . Bühne des Alltags. 26 September 2010 . German. 29 December 2013. Neue Westfälische: Bühne des Alltags
  12. Web site: Neueröffnung - ServiceStoreDB im Bahnhof Frankfurt Süd - lagardere-tr.de. 12 August 2024 .
  13. News: Ein Parkhaus fürs Fahrrad . Frankfurter Rundschau . German . 5 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100614031803/http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/dossiers/bahnhofstest_2010/bahnhofstest_aktuell/2498677_Bahnhofstest-Darmstadt-Ein-Parkhaus-fuers-Fahrrad.html . 14 June 2010 .
  14. Web site: Answer to parliamentary question on stations in Baden-Württembergs . Parliament of Baden-Württemberg . 16 February 2005 . 7 December 2012 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017035118/http://www9.landtag-bw.de/WP13/Drucksachen/4000/13_4069_d.pdf . 17 October 2013 .
  15. Web site: Eurobahnhof Saarbrücken eröffnet. | Saarland.de . 2008-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719082046/http://www.saarland.de/32470.htm . 2011-07-19 .
  16. J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
  17. https://archive.today/20120802023324/http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/dossiers/bahnhofstest_2010/bahnhofstest_aktuell/2574326_Bahnhofstest-Hoechst-In-der-Schmuddelwueste.html Artikel der Frankfurter Rundschau
  18. News: In einem Zug zur Bahn . Frankfurter Rundschau . 31 March 2010 . 20 February 2012 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529091101/http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/dossiers/bahnhofstest_2010/bahnhofstest_aktuell/2486778_Bahnhofstest-Giessen-In-einem-Zug-zur-Bahn.html . 29 May 2010 .
  19. News: Mitten im Leben. Frankfurter Rundschau. 1 December 2011. German. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529061827/http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/dossiers/bahnhofstest_2010/bahnhofstest_aktuell/2443184_Fulda-Hauptbahnhof-Mitten-im-Leben.html. 29 May 2010.
  20. News: Aus der Langeweile in die Ferne. Frankfurter Rundschau. 3 April 2010. German. 2 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529050637/http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt_und_hessen/dossiers/bahnhofstest_2010/bahnhofstest_aktuell/2498489_Bahnhofstest-Hanau-Aus-der-Langeweile-in-die-Ferne.html. 29 May 2010.
  21. Web site: Mit der S1 zum Hamburg Airport . 2017-07-11 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202035602/http://www.s-bahn-hamburg.de/s_hamburg/view/angebot/hamburg-airport.shtml . dead .
  22. Quelle: Daten des Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Rheinland-Pfalz Süd
  23. Web site: Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Brandenburg. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006 . . 7 March 2011 . November 2006. 27 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407070514/http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/publikationen__broschueren/ub__personenbahnhoefe/bek__brandenburg.pdf . 2012-04-07 .
  24. Web site: Bahnhofsentwicklungsprogramm Brandenburg. Aktueller Stand und Konzeption 2006 . . 8 March 2011 . German . November 2006 . 19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407070514/http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/publikationen__broschueren/ub__personenbahnhoefe/bek__brandenburg.pdf . 7 April 2012 .

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