Erlangen station

Erlangen station is located on the Nuremberg–Bamberg railway in the German state of Bavaria. It is the oldest railway station of the city of Erlangen and it is the only station in the city served by long-distance trains. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station and has four platform tracks.LocationThe station is located on the western edge of the old town of Erlangen and extends on a north-south orientation from the Am Altstädter Friedhof overpass to the Güterhallenstraße overpass.InfrastructureThe station has four through tracks, of which tracks 1 and 4 are used for long-distance and regional trains to pass and tracks 2 and 3 are used for regional trains starting and ending in Erlangen. Each platform has digital destination displays and seating protected from the weather. All platforms are connected by a pedestrian underpass with each other and to the east of the station and to a bus station on the west of the railway property. The eastern entrance is via escalators through the entrance building and is via a barrier free ramp to the Westliche Stadtmauerstraße. The western access from the bus station is at ground level.The main platform is 421 m long and 76 cm high and has cover provided by the entrance building. It is accessible by a ramp and stairs from street level. Tracks 2 and 3 are next to a 140 m long and 76 cm high island platform, which is partly covered and is connected to the pedestrian tunnel by stairs and a lift. This platform was fully refurbished in 2012. Track 4 is next to a 383 m long and 76 cm high side platform, which is partly covered. It is connected to the pedestrian underpass from both sides via fixed stairs. Barrier-free access to platform 4 is provided by a ramp from the pedestrian underpass at the northern end of the platform and from Friedrich-List-Strasse to the southern end of the platform.