Overview
- Allianz pro Schiene announced Thursday that Ansbach station won Bahnhof des Jahres 2026 after a jury of transport and tourism experts highlighted its passenger-focused upgrades.
- The station now greets travelers with a bright waiting hall, curved wooden benches and stylish ceiling lights following a multi-year rebuild.
- Platforms and the underpass were fully renovated and made barrier-free to improve accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility.
- The jury praised the station’s multimodal links, noting the bus bay sits directly in front of the building and that there are nearby car parks and bicycle stands to shorten transfers.
- The award has been given annually since 2004 with selection guided by passenger needs, the jury includes groups such as Verkehrsclub Deutschland and Pro Bahn, and Ansbach is the eighth Bavarian station to receive the title.