Bremen-Burg is a railway station serving the Burg district of Bremen, located on the Vegesack-Bremen and Bremen-Bremerhaven railway lines. The station also serves as an interchange between the RS1 from Bremen-Vegesack, and the RS2 line from Bremerhaven-Lehe, both operated by NordWestBahn. Longer distance services also bypass the station. Between May and October the Moor express, a heritage line, also stops at the station four times a day in each direction.
The station has four platforms with a side platform design, with access via an underpass to Am Burger bhf, where there is a small kiosk. To the left of the exit is a 3 storey car park, as well as a smaller surface car park, access to which is also provided via a footpath from platform 2. To the right of the exit is a small bus station. The station also has a bypass track to the south.
S-Bahn
RS1 Currently, the RS1 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south-east every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen Hbf, trains continue on to Verden every hour, and half-hour at peak periods, with one overnight service.
To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg to Bremen-Vegesack every half hour, and every quarter-hour during rush hour. Between 12:30am and 4:30am, the line runs hourly. After reaching Bremen-Vegesack, trains continue on to Bremen-Farge every half-hour service between 5am and 12:30am.RS 1 | Bremen-Farge Bremen Hbf Verden (Aller) Fahrplan ab 14.12.2025 (PDF). NordWestBahn. 13 December 2025.
RS2 The RS2 line connects Bremen-Burg and Bremen Hbf to the south east every hour, before continuing on to Twistringen. During rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm), an additional service runs as far as Bremen hbf, making the frequency every half hour. The hourly service runs until 1:40am on weekends. Trains run non-stop to Bremen Hbf, skipping the stations served by the RS1
To the north-west, trains run between Bremen-Burg and Bremerhaven-Lehe every hour, and every half-hour during rush hour (between 5am and 10:30am, and 5:30pm and 7:20pm). The hourly service runs until 2:20am on weekends.RS 2 | Bremerhaven-Lehe Bremen Hbf Twistringen Fahrplan ab 14.12.2025 (PDF). NordWestBahn. 13 December 2025.
Timetabled S-Bahn services The whole S-Bahn Network of the Bremen S-Bahn is part of the VBN. LineRouteFrequencyNotesLengthPeakOff-peakOvernightBremen-Farge–Bremen-Vegesack30'20'N/aTrial runs in 2007; part of RS 1 since December 201110,4 kmBremen-Burg -Bremen-Vegesack15'30'60'Opened December 20115,6 kmBremen-Burg -Bremen Hbf11,6 kmBremen Hbf–Verden30'60'Infrequent35,7 kmBremerhaven-Lehe - Bremen-Burg30'60'InfrequentOperational since December 201054 kmBremen-Burg - Bremen Hbf30'60'11,6 kmBremen Hbf - Twistringen60'60'41,8 km
Bus connections Bremen-Burg acts as a local bus hub, with connections to 7 local bus lines operated by BSAG, part of the VNB:
90 - (Gröpelingen - Neuenkirchen) 91/92 - (Gröpelingen - Rönnebeck) 93 - (Gröpelingen - Marßel) 94 - (Marßel - Schwanewede) 95 - (Gröpelingen - Bockhorn) N7 - (Hauptbahnhof - Neuenkirchen)
It is additionally served by 2 regional bus lines, operated by Weser-Ems-Bus, part of the VBN, which is owned by DB Regio Bus:
660 - (Bremen Hbf - Hagen)660 | Bremen - Bremen-Burg - Garlstedt - Hagen Fahrplan ab 02.09.2021 (PDF). Weser-Ems-Bus. 680 - (Gröpelingen - Wallhöffen)680 | Gröpelingen - Ritterhude - OHZ-S - Hambergen - Wallhöfen Fahrplan ab 01.11.2023 (PDF). Weser-Ems-Bus. 01 November 2023.
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