Rendsburg station

Rendsburg
Rendsburg
General information
Location	Am Bahnhof 20, Rendsburg; Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates	54°18′09″N 9°40′15″E / 54.30250°N 9.67083°E
Lines	Neumünster–Flensburg (113.9 km); Rendsburg–Kiel (113.9 km); former Husum–Rendsburg (39.9 km); connecting line to Rendsburg District Railway [de];
Platforms	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	5223
DS100 code	AR
IBNR	8000312
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	18 September 1845
Former names	Rendsburg-Glacis
Services
Location
Location

Rendsburg station is located in the city of Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and is at the junction of the Neumünster–Flensburg and Rendsburg–Kiel lines. It is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 4 station. There used to be a direct line from Rendsburg to Husum via Erfde, as distinct from the current route via Jübek. A short section of the Erfde line is still used for the carriage of freight.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kiel Canal was built as along with Rendsburg High Bridge over it and the Rendsburg Loop, which allowed trains to continue to use Rendsburg station. The station’s roof was renovated from 2007 to 2009. Later, the platforms were rehabilitated. Following the completion of the renovation the station it has five tracks, four of which have a platform.

History

The approximately 34 km-long Neumünster–Flensburg railway, funded by local interests, was opened by the Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company (Rendsburg-Neumünstersche Eisenbahn) between Neumünster and the station then known as Rendsburg-Glacis as part of the Jutland Line (Jütlandlinie) on 18 September 1845. This was followed on 1 January 1847 by a connection to the port railway from Rendsburg-Glacis to Rendsburg-Obereider.

Rail services

DB Regio Nord operates Regional-Express and Regionalbahn services between Neumünster and Flensburg every hour. The Husum–Jübek–Schleswig–Rendsburg route has been operated by DB Regio since 2011. In the 2026 timetable, the following services stop at the station:

Line	Route	Frequency	Operator
RE 7	Schleswig-Holstein-Express: Flensburg – Rendsburg – Neumünster – Hamburg	Hourly	DB Regio Nord
RE 74	Kiel – Rendsburg – Schleswig – Husum		nordbahn
RB 75	Kiel – Rendsburg		nordbahn

Tracks

The station has five tracks, four of which are located on a platform. The tracks the movement of persons to be spanned by a platform area. Trains leave as follows:

Platform track 1: long-distance and regional trains towards Hamburg, regional trains towards Neumünster and Kiel,
Platform track 2: regional services to Kiel,
Platform track 3: long-distance services to Denmark, regional services to Flensburg/Padborg, regional services to Husum/Bad St. Peter-Ording,
Platform track 4: no scheduled services.

Gallery

NOB train to Kiel
RB-SH train to Flensburg
Preserved signalbox in Rendsburg station

Notes

1 2 3 "Stationspreisliste 2026" [Station price list 2026] (PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
↑ "Königlich Preußische Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona" (in German). bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
↑ "Departures: Rendsburg" (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.

External links

"Track plan" (PDF, 170 kB) (in German). DB Netz AG. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
"Photographs of Rendsburg station" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.
"Track plan of Rendsburg station before renovation" (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[categories-1] 1 2 3 "Stationspreisliste 2026" [Station price list 2026] (PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[Eisenbahnatlas-2] Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

[3] "Königlich Preußische Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona" (in German). bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[services-4] "Departures: Rendsburg" (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.