Kierberg station

Kierberg
Through station
Listed station building
Location	Kierbergerstr. 158a, Kierberg, Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	50°50′16″N 6°53′17″E / 50.83778°N 6.88806°E / 50.83778; 6.88806Coordinates: 50°50′16″N 6°53′17″E / 50.83778°N 6.88806°E / 50.83778; 6.88806
Line(s)	Cologne - Trier
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	3175[1]
DS100 code	KKIE[2]
IBNR	8003252
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VRS: 2840[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	October 1875[4]
Services
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station Erftstadt toward  RB 24 Eifel-Bahn Hürth-Kalscheuren toward Köln Messe/Deutz Hbf

Kierberg station is on the Eifel Railway, connecting Cologne, Euskirchen, Gerolstein and Trier in Kierberg, a suburb of Brühl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by Regionalbahn service RB 24 from Cologne via Euskirchen to Kall. The former station building for the German Emperor called the Kaiserbahnhof (imperial station) now serves as the Kaiserbahnhof restaurant.

Services[]

DB Regio NRW operates Regionalbahn service RB 24 (Eifelbahn) on the Eifel Railway at hourly intervals using class 644 (Bombardier Talent) diesel multiple units in sets of one to three vehicles at speeds of up to 120 km/h.^[5][6] Tariffs for services are set by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (Rhine-Sieg Transport Association).

The modern station facilities were last renovated from December 2006 until 13 March 2008. This established a central platform, which is accessible via a new pedestrian underpass with stairs and two lifts. In addition, ticket machines were installed.

History[]

The Kaiserbahnhof on a 19th-century postcard

The so-called Kaiserbahnhof in Brühl-Kierberg is considered one of the most beautiful railway station building in Germany. It was built in a small park at the end of 1877 on Kaiserstraße, which connects to the inner town of Brühl. Emperor William II was responsible for its particularly elaborate design, because the station served as a stopover on his annual visits to the autumn military manoeuvres in the Eifel. An additional siding was created on the north side of the line for the imperial train. As a result, the Kaiserbahnhof was considered to be a real railway station under the definitions used by the Prussian state railways. The Emperor rode in a carriage on the road from the station to the imperial palace at Brühl, where he stayed. The park surrounding the station is decorated with numerous sculptures on classical themes. The statue of the Rape of Proserpine was allegedly created for one of the Paris world exhibitions.^[7]

Current situation[]

Since the 1980s, the station building has housed a restaurant with a beer garden. Beginning in December 2008, the building was gutted, restored and partially rebuilt.

References[]

Footnotes[]

Sources[]

• Hansmann, Wilfried (1977). "Der Kaiserbahnhof in Brühl-Kierberg.". Der Landkreis. Zeitschrift für kommunale Selbstverwaltung (in German). Vol. 3. p. 80.
• Imgrund, Bernd; Osmers, Nina (2010). "Ort 25". 111 Orte im Kölner Umland, die man gesehen haben muss (in German). Cologne: Verlag Emons. ISBN 978-3-89705-777-7.
• Kleinebecker, Arno (1986). Unternehmen Braunkohle (in German). Cologne: Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG. p. 104. ISBN 3-7743-0225-1.
• Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.

External links[]

• "Map of the area in 1893" (in German). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2017.