Nuremberg Central Station

Full of history and quite lively

Did you already know? The age of the railway began in Germany in 1835 with the first journey of the "Adler" on the six-kilometre route between Nuremberg and Fürth. At that time, however, the station in Nuremberg was located at the Plärrer.

Due to the expansion of the railway network in Bavaria, Nuremberg's first supraregional railway station, the old Ludwigsbahnhof, was built between 1844 and 1845 on the previously almost untouched area in front of the Frauentor. By the end of the 20th century, the original station building no longer met the requirements, so from 1903 to 1906 the much larger, neo-Baroque building was erected, which still characterises Nuremberg's cityscape today. 

Like almost the entire old town, the main station was badly damaged during the Second World War and rebuilt after the end of the war. Only the Art Nouveau hall, which today houses the DB Travel Centre, remained intact.