Neue Schenke

The station was initially opened for passenger traffic on a trial basis. In 1894, a side track was added and on October 15, freight traffic was approved. In the 1920s, a connecting track was built, resulting in a considerable connecting facility between the main track and the highway at the eastern exit in 1971/72. This served to supply building materials to the large companies in this industry in the Jena area and to service other connected companies. Until 1989/90, the station was of great importance for freight and connecting traffic around Jena. During the Reichsbahn era, Neue Schenke was run as an occupied station subordinate to another.

After the German reunification, the connecting facilities were shut down and the rails were removed. In 2005, the station was downgraded to a stop. The building was sold in 2013.[1]

The platform height is 55 centimeters, the platform length is 110 meters.[2]

The "Neue Schenke" station is served every two hours by the regional traffic of the RB Line 21 (Weimar - Jena West - Jena-Göschwitz - Neue Schenke - Gera). This regional traffic has been operated by the Erfurt Railway since the timetable change in June 2012, was renamed from RB21 to EB21, and was renamed back with the timetable change on December 13, 2020. The RB21 line runs from Erfurt to Gera with 15 intermediate stops at smaller stations.

Until 2014, there was no notable connection to local public transport, as the station or stop was not originally designed for passenger traffic. A footpath to the nearest public transport lines took 15 minutes. Since the local transport plan of 2014 [4], the 42 bus line serves the stop. Along this route, passengers have three transfer options to the tram network.[3]