Buchloe station

Buchloe station is the only station in the town of Buchloe in the German state of Bavaria. It is at the junction of the Augsburg–Buchloe and Buchloe–Memmingen and the Allgäu railways.

Buchloe
Separation station
Location	Buchloe, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	48°02′02″N 10°42′59″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Augsburg–Buchloe railway Allgäu Railway (Bavaria) Buchloe–Memmingen
Platforms	5
Other information
Station code	944[1]
DS100 code	MBU [2]
IBNR	8000057
Category	3[1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de stationsdatenbank.de
History
Opened	1 September 1847
Services
Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station Augsburg towards Hamburg-Altona IC 26 Kempten (Allgäu) towards Oberstdorf Preceding station   EuroCity   Following station Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf toward Zürich Hauptbahnhof EuroCity München Hauptbahnhof Terminus Preceding station   Bayerische Regiobahn   Following station Terminus RE 79 via Bobingen Schwabmünchen toward Augsburg Hbf Kaufbeuren toward Füssen RB 68 Ostallgäu-Lechfeld-Bahn via Buchloe Kaufering toward Munich Hbf Kaufbeuren toward Füssen RB 77 Ostallgäu-Lechfeld-Bahn via Buchloe Schwabmünchen toward Augsburg Hbf DB Regio Bayern Kaufbeuren toward Lindau-Reutin RE 7 via Kempten Augsburg Hbf Terminus Kaufbeuren toward Oberstdorf RE 17 via Kempten Augsburg Hbf Terminus Kaufbeuren toward Lindau-Insel RE 70 via Kempten Kaufering toward Munchen Hbf Türkheim toward Memmingen RE 71 via Buchloe Schwabmünchen toward Augsburg Hbf Türkheim toward Memmingen RE 72 via Buchloe Kaufering toward Munchen Hbf Türkheim toward Bad Wörishofen RE 73 via Buchloe Schwabmünchen toward Augsburg Hbf Kaufbeuren toward Kempten Hbf RE 74 via Buchloe Kaufering toward Munchen Hbf Kaufbeuren toward Oberstdorf RE 76 via Kempten Kaufering toward Munchen Hbf
Location
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History

Buchloe station was established with the Augsburg–Kaufbeuren railway, which opened on 1 September 1847. The station building was completed a year later on 15 October 1848. The station at that time was about a kilometre from the town of Buchloe. The town then had about 850 inhabitants and was selected as one of eleven waterering points and stations for handling fast freight between Augsburg and Lindau. A loading dock in the loading shed for three wagons and a cattle ramp were built after the construction of the station building. Similarly, there was a 35-metre long carriage shed, where minor repairs could be made. A few years later, many houses were built along Bahnhofstrasse (station street). Business increased with the construction of the Munich–Memmingen line, which is now part of the Allgäu Railway. The old freight shed and the carriage shed were later replaced by a new freight shed, a locomotive shed with two tracks and an accommodation building. A building for the office of the track supervisor (Bahnmeisterei) and other buildings were also built. On 1 May 1897, the Buchloe North and Buchloe South mechanical signal boxes were built.

Station building

The original brick station building opened in 1848 was built by local craftsmen. The price was 15,197 guilders. It was a local freight office and contained a ticket office, a luggage room, waiting rooms for first and second class and various offices for operations. The building had three round arched entrances and a clock tower and bell. On the first floor were the apartments of the station manager and the track supervisor. The post office and telegraph services were also housed in the building. The main station building was demolished in 1873 and rebuilt for 160,000 guilders; other station buildings were renovated. On the first floor of the new station building there were flats at the back.

Current building since 1967

The station building built in 1873 was demolished in 1967. A new concrete building was constructed, which still exists today. It includes a counter, which is open each day, a kiosk and a small waiting area. There are three ticket machines. Two are located here next to the entrance to the station building from the north, one is in the passageway to Karwendelstraße.[3]

Proposed new construction

Plans for construction of a new station building are almost finished. The new building would consist of two building structures connected by a covered patio, which would be more comfortable for passengers and visitors to the town. The station building may accommodate a travel centre, a bookstore, a fast food restaurant, a retailer of travel supplies and a bakery, as well as public toilets. The cost of the project is estimated at about €2 million, with the town of Buchloe funding more than €500,000. The project has overwhelmingly local support. Also planned is the construction of a central bus station and the associated redesign of the station forecourt.[4]

Operations

Long distance services

A train to Füssen at Buchloe station.

Line	Route	Frequency
IC 26	Oberstdorf – Immenstadt – Buchloe – Augsburg – Würzburg – Fulda – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Göttingen – Hannover – Lüneburg – Hamburg	One service
EC 88	Munich – Buchloe – Memmingen / Kempten (Allgäu) – Lindau – Zürich	Four pairs of trains

Regional services

Train class	Route	Frequency
ALX	Munich – Kaufering – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Lindau / Oberstdorf	Every 2 hours
RE	Munich – Kaufering – Buchloe – Türkheim (Bay) – Memmingen	Every 2 hours
RE	Munich – Kaufering – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Biessenhofen – Kempten (Allgäu)	Every 2 hours
RE	Munich – Kaufering – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Biessenhofen – Füssen	Every 2 hours
RE	Allgäu-Franken-Express: Nuremberg – Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Lindau / Oberstdorf	Every 2 hours
RE	Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Lindau / Oberstdorf
RE	Augsburg – Buchloe	Every 2 hours
RE	Kneipp-Lechfeld-Bahn: Augsburg – Buchloe – Türkheim (Bay) – Bad Wörishofen / Memmingen	Every 2 hours
RB	Augsburg – Buchloe – Türkheim (Bay) – Memmingen – Hergatz (– Lindau)	Every 2 hours
RB	Augsburg – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Biessenhofen – Füssen	Every 2 hours
RB	Augsburg – Buchloe (– Kaufbeuren – Biessenhofen – Marktoberdorf)	Every 2 hours

Notes

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. • Reinhold Breubeck (1994). "Netzbahnhof Buchloe (Ostallgäu)". Eisenbahnknoten zwischen Ammersee und Wertach (in German). Buchloe: Druck und Verlag Hans Oberbayer GmbH. pp. 9–14, 27. ISBN 3-927781-05-3.
4. "Moderner, großer und heller Bahnhof". Buchloer Zeitung. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

References

• Reinhold Breubeck (1994). "Netzbahnhof Buchloe (Ostallgäu)". Eisenbahnknoten zwischen Ammersee und Wertach (in German). Buchloe: Druck und Verlag Hans Oberbayer GmbH. ISBN 3-927781-05-3.