Oberstdorf station

Geschichte

Oberstdorf station is the station of the Bavarian market town of Oberstdorf in the German state of Bavaria. It has five platforms and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. The station is served by about 40 trains daily operated by Deutsche Bahn and Regentalbahn. The station is the terminus of the Immenstadt–Oberstdorf railway.LocationThe station is located to the north of central Oberstdorf. The station is connected to the town centre by the Hauptstraße (main street), which runs to the south of the station from the station forecourt. The station building is located on the forecourt and has the address of Bahnhofstraße 2. It runs perpendicular to the platforms at the end of the railway tracks. Bahnhofstrasse (station street) runs from the station forecourt on the eastern side of the station. The name of Bahnhofstrasse changes to Friedhofstraße (cemetery street) near the end of the platforms where some sidings begin. Next to the sidings is Oberstdorf cemetery. To the west of the station on Poststraße there is a bus station, which has two bus platforms. A little further west on Poststraße, is Straße Im Steinach. Between Straße Im Steinach and the station are residences and an industrial park. To the north Straße Im Steinach crosses the railway tracks over a level crossing. After crossing the railway tracks it runs past the eastern end of Friedhofstraße and becomes the Straße Am Bannholz.