Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
Schwerin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located at Grunthalplatz 4 in the northwest of the city centre. The station is owned by Deutsche Bahn and operated by DB Station&Service. It has four tracks on two island platforms and a siding to the west of the fourth track, serving about 12,000 passengers per day.
Building and surroundings
The current station building was built in 1889–1890, designed by E. Müller in the Gründerzeit style. The main hall connects to two corner pavilions, and the entrance hall was lowered in 1927. A pedestrian tunnel provides safe access to the platforms and connects to the Platz der Freiheit and the street Zum Bahnhof. In front of the station is the Rettung in Seenot fountain (1910) with bronze sculptures by Hugo Berwald; the fountain used to stand in the Markt square until 1927. The forecourt also houses the InterCity Hotel (built in 1972) and several nearby residential buildings, including four designed by Georg Adolph Demmler in 1847.
Location and lines
Schwerin Hbf lies on several lines: Hagenow–Bad Kleinen (via Rostock), Ludwigslust–Wismar, Schwerin–Parchim, and Schwerin–Rehna. The station is electrified (since 1987) and has undergone major modernisation, with a reopening in December 2005 after about three and a half years of work.
Services
The station serves long-distance and regional trains. Long-distance services connect Schwerin with major cities such as Hamburg, Binz, Nürnberg, Basel SBB and Leipzig. Regional trains run to Rostock, Wismar, Ludwigslust, Bad Kleinen, Rehna, Parchim and other nearby towns.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 07:43 (CET).