page_title: Siegburg/Bonn station
section_title: Reconstruction as an ICE station
hierarchical_section_title: Siegburg/Bonn station / History / Reconstruction as an ICE station
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: ICE 3 bei der Durchfahrt durch den Bahnhof Siegburg/Bonn English: An ICE 3 unit passing through the station of Siegburg/Bonn, near Cologne, Germany. (the file name KSIB refers to the internal designation of the station.
context_page_description: Siegburg/Bonn station is located in the town of Siegburg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line and the Sieg Railway. Its name is attributed to the fact that the station was rebuilt for the high-speed line in order to serve Bonn. It is connected to Bonn by the Siegburg line of the Bonn Stadtbahn every 10 or 15 minutes.
  The station is located in the network area of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg.
context_section_description: At the turn of 1996/1997, a contract was awarded for section 23 of the new line, which covered a 3.3 km-long section, which was mainly located in the area of the town of Siegburg. At a cost of about Deutsche Mark (DM) 40 million, two through high-speed tracks would be built, platforms would be built or modified and bridges would be built or rebuilt.
  As part of the construction of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed line, the old station was demolished in 2000 and replaced by a new building, which was opened in late September 2004. There was also urban redevelopment around the station. In particular, the old station building had to be demolished for the new line. Deutsche Bahn and the town of Siegburg advertised a design competition for the new building. 
  On 25 June 2001, representatives of Deutsche Bahn and the town of Siegburg signed a framework agreement for the renovation of the station. Four days later, the construction contract was awarded. The opening was planned for the third quarter of 2002. From 1,200 to 3,000 square metres of floor area was provided for trading and other services. In addition, two new tracks were laid so that ICE services could stop or run through non-stop. The through tracks can be run at 200 km/h and the entry and exit tracks to the two ICE platform tracks can be run at 100 km/h.
  On 26 July 2002, a day after the opening run, Siegburg was a stopover of an ICE 3 service from Frankfurt via Siegburg to Montabaur. About 500 people who had participated in the project joined at Siegburg.
  With the full opening of the new line on 15 December 2002, the station was renamed  as "Siegburg/Bonn". The new name is intended to indicate that this station serves as the high-speed line connection for Bonn, as the majority of long-distance trains between the Rhine/Main region and Cologne no longer run through Bonn Central Station.
  The Siegburg line of the Stadtbahn that previously ended in the station forecourt was rebuilt on a ramp that runs directly into the basement of the new station. The underground station has two high-level platforms. From there, the platforms used by long-distance and regional services can be reached via stairs and lifts. The departure times of the Stadtbahn services are displayed on the notice boards at the entrance of the station.
  The station now has six tracks: two through tracks on the high-speed line and four platform edges (an island platform and two outer platforms). The 400 metre-long ICE platforms are covered for 300 m of their length. The island platform is served by both ICE trains to Cologne and regional and S-Bahn trains towards Hennef (Sieg). The platform served by regional and S-Bahn services from Cologne is 210 m long.
  Two class 226 locomotives were stationed at Siegburg/Bonn from 2003 station for towing broken down trains on the high-speed line. These locomotives were later withdrawn.
  Before the opening of the rebuilt station, 100 parking spaces were needed. At the opening of the station there were about 500 parking spaces. The number of parking spaces at the station was recently increased from around 1,000 to around 1,500 by the construction of a parking garage.
caption: An ICE 3 train passing through the station without stopping
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