Bremen-Burg station

Bremen Burg
Bremen-Burg in 2017
General information
Location	Burg, Bremen, Bremen Germany
Coordinates	53°09′35″N 8°42′17″E
Owner	Deutsche Bahn
Operator	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Lines	Bremen–Bremerhaven railway Bremen-Vegesack–Bremen railway
Other information
Station code	857
DS100 code	HBB
Category	4
Fare zone	VBN: 101
Website	www.bahnhof.de
Services
Preceding station Bremen S-Bahn Following station Bremen-Lesum towards Bremen-Farge RS1 Bremen-Oslebshausen towards Verden (Aller) Ritterhude towards Bremerhaven-Lehe RS2 Bremen Hbf towards Twistringen Preceding station EVB Following station Ritterhude towards Stade Moor Express Bremen Hbf towards Bremen Hbf
Location Bremen-Burg Location within Bremen Bremen-Burg Location within Germany Bremen-Burg Location within Europe

Bremen-Burg is a railway station serving the Burg district of Bremen, located on the Vegesack-Bremen and Bremen-Bremerhaven railway lines. The station also serves as an interchange between the RS1 from Bremen-Vegesack, and the RS2 line from Bremerhaven-Lehe, both operated by NordWestBahn. Longer distance services also bypass the station. Between May and October the Moor express, a heritage line, also stops at the station four times a day in each direction.

The station has four platforms with a side platform design, with access via an underpass to Am Burger bhf, where there is a small kiosk. To the left of the exit is a 3 storey car park, as well as a smaller surface car park, access to which is also provided via a footpath from platform 2. To the right of the exit is a small bus station. The station also has a bypass track to the south.

S-Bahn

RS1

Currently, the RS1 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south-east every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen Hbf, trains continue on to Verden every hour, and half-hour at peak periods, with one overnight service.

To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg to Bremen-Vegesack every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen-Vegesack, trains continue on to Bremen-Farge every half-hour service between 5am and 12:30am.

RS2

The RS2 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south east every hour, before continuing on to Twistringen. During rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm), an additional service runs as far as Bremen hbf, making the frequency every half hour. The hourly service runs until 1:40am on weekends. Trains run non-stop to Bremen Hbf, skipping the stations served by the RS1

To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg and Bremerhaven-Lehe every hour, and every half-hour during rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm). The hourly service runs until 2:20am on weekends.

Timetabled S-Bahn services

The whole S-Bahn Network of the Bremen S-Bahn is part of the VBN.

Line	Route	Frequency			Notes	Length
		Peak	Off-peak	Overnight
RS1	Bremen-Farge–Bremen-Vegesack	30'	20'	N/a	Trial runs in 2007; part of RS 1 since December 2011	10,4 km
	Bremen-Burg -Bremen-Vegesack	15'	30'	60'	Opened December 2011	5,6 km
	Bremen-Burg -Bremen Hbf					11,6 km
	Bremen Hbf–Verden	30'	60'	Infrequent		35,7 km
RS2	Bremerhaven-Lehe - Bremen-Burg	30'	60'	Infrequent	Operational since December 2010	54 km
	Bremen-Burg - Bremen Hbf	30'	60'			11,6 km
	Bremen Hbf - Twistringen	60'	60'			41,8 km

Bus connections

Bremen-Burg acts as a local bus hub, with connections to 7 local bus lines operated by BSAG, part of the VNB:

• 90 - (Gröpelingen - Neuenkirchen)
• 91/92 - (Gröpelingen - Rönnebeck)
• 93 - (Gröpelingen - Marßel)
• 94 - (Marßel - Schwanewede)
• 95 - (Gröpelingen - Bockhorn)
• N7 - (Hauptbahnhof - Neuenkirchen)

It is additionally served by 2 regional bus lines, operated by Weser-Ems-Bus, part of the VBN, which is owned by DB Regio Bus:

• 660 - (Bremen Hbf - Hagen)
• 680 - (Gröpelingen - Wallhöffen)