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Nürnberg-Ostring station

Coordinates: 49°27′15.037″N 11°7′12.220″E / 49.45417694°N 11.12006111°E / 49.45417694; 11.12006111
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Nürnberg-Ostring
S-Bahn
Elevated platform stretching across dual carriageway
The station above the B 4 R, with the Business Tower Nürnberg office complex behind
General information
LocationTullnau, Nuremberg, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates49°27′15.037″N 11°7′12.220″E / 49.45417694°N 11.12006111°E / 49.45417694; 11.12006111
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)Nuremberg–Schwandorf line
Distance3.0 km (1.9 mi) from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof[1]
Platforms1 island
Tracks2
Train operatorsDB Regio Bayern
ConnectionsCity bus lines 43, 65
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code4606
DS100 codeNNOS
IBNR8004470
Category6
Fare zoneVGN: 100[2]
History
Opened26 September 1987 (1987-09-26)
Services
Preceding station Nuremberg S-Bahn Following station
Nürnberg-Dürrenhof
towards Bamberg
S1 Nürnberg-Mögeldorf
towards Hartmannshof
Location
Map

Nürnberg-Ostring station is a Nuremberg S-Bahn railway station on the Nuremberg–Schwandorf railway at the intersection with the B 4 ring road ("B 4 R", this section named Cheruskerstraße) in the Tullnau neighbourhood of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. The station has a 120-metre (390 ft) long and 85-centimetre (33 in) high island platform elevated above the roadway, accessed by stairs on either side. It is served by the S1 line and has stops for city bus lines 43 and 65 on the north of the station on either side of the B 4 R; there is also a stop for tram line 5 at the intersection of the B 4 R and Ostendstraße 200 metres (660 ft) north of the station.

Nürnberg–Ostring opened on 26 September 1987 with the start of the first Nuremberg S-Bahn service by the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

The Business Tower Nürnberg [de] office complex, the headquarters of the Nürnberger Versicherung insurance company, is adjacent to the station. The Business Tower also gives the name to the Straßenbahn Nürnberg stop some 150 m (490 ft) away.

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
  2. ^ "Tarifzonenplan: VGN-Gesamtraum" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.