Ludwigslust station

Ludwigslust is a railway station in the town of Ludwigslust in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The station was opened in 1846 and lies on the Berlin–Hamburg Railway, the Ludwigslust–Wismar railway, the Parchim–Ludwigslust railway and the Ludwigslust–Dömitz railway. The station building, platform, engine shed and water tower are heritage-listed.LocationLudwigslust station is located in the north of the built-up urban area at kilometre 170.8 of the Berlin–Hamburg line. It is connected to the town centre by Bahnhofsstraße (“station street”), which runs as a two-lane cobble-stoned avenue parallel with the Ludwigslust Canal. The street formerly continued towards Wöbbelin, but the level crossing at the south side of the station was closed in 1996 during upgrading of the line. The Ludwigslust Canal passes under the railway tracks at the south side of the station. The hospital of the Stift Bethlehem is across the canal from the station. There are bus stops in the station forecourt.InfrastructureLike almost all other buildings on the Berlin-Hamburg railway, the entrance building of the station Ludwig lust is built in the Neoclassical style. The specifications for the building are believed to have been directed by Friedrich Neuhaus. In its initial state, the building had seven portals on its long side and five portals in the transverse direction. There is a mezzanine (that is a low storey) above the second storey. The building is covered by a shallow hip roof. The architectural design in its original state included avant-corps at its corners, had restrained ornaments and a bright shiny colour. The windows of the upper storey between the avant-corps on the side next to the tracks are installed higher than on the other sides. Between them there are pilasters. There are no separate windows on the mezzanine level.