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Albshausen Station
Albshausen is a station in the north of the district of Albshausen in the town of Solms in the German state of Hesse. The station is located on the Lahn Valley Railway (''Lahntalbahn'') and only a few metres from the Lahn river. Previously, the Solmsbach Valley Railway (''Solmsbachtalbahn'') branched off to Gravenwiesbach station, Gravenwiesbach. History The station was opened on 10 January 1863 with the completion of the third section of the Lahn Valley Railway. In 1908, a ropeway conveyor with a length of 3 km was built from the nearby Fortuna iron ore mine to the station. The ore mined there was transported by rail to blast furnaces in the Ruhr area. Until 1962, the mine railway from the southern end of the Laubach iron ore mine ended at the station and the opencast ''Schlagkatz'' mine in Oberbiel used the station as a transhipment point. From 1912, the Solmsbach Valley Railway branched off at Albshausen station towards Graevenwiesbach via Brandoberndorf. There was passeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solms
Geography Location Solms lies right in the Lahn valley at the mouth of the eponymous little river Solmsbach and is nestled between the foothills of both the Taunus and Westerwald at heights from 140 to 400 m above sea level. It is about 7 km west of Wetzlar and 30 km northeast of Limburg an der Lahn. Neighbouring communities Solms borders in the north on the community of Ehringshausen and the town of Aßlar, in the east on the town of Wetzlar, in the southeast on the community of Schöffengrund, in the southwest on the town of Braunfels and in the west on the town of Leun (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis). Constituent communities The town consists of the following centres: *Albshausen * Burgsolms * Niederbiel * Oberbiel * Oberndorf Solms is a town west of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany with around 13,500 inhabitants. In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms. Politics Town council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessische Landesbahn
Hessische Landesbahn (Hessian State Railway, HLB) is a regional transport company owned by the German state of Hesse, based in Frankfurt am Main. It provides bus and rail passenger transport services and, to a lesser extent, rail freight services in Hesse and across the state’s borders through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Company The management of Hessische Landesbahn is supervised by Veit Salzmann. The districts and the State of Hesse are represented by four people on the Supervisory Board and the employees also have four seats on the Board. Structure ''Hessische Landesbahn GmbH'' operates as the holding company of three subsidiaries: *''HLB Hessenbahn GmbH'' operates rail services; *''HLB Hessenbus GmbH'' operates bus services; *''HLB Basis AG'' provides the resources for the transport operators; it is a railway infrastructure company, it owns most of the vehicles operated and it operates vehicle workshops. HLB Hessenbus and HLB Hessenbahn are 100 per cent owned subsidiary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Hesse
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetzlar
Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the university town is one of the ten regional centers in the state of Hesse. A former free imperial city, it gained much of its fame as the seat of the Imperial Supreme Court (''Reichskammergericht'') of the Holy Roman Empire. Located 51 kilometers north of Frankfurt, at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Frame Road, which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of the Taunus. Tourists know the city for its ancient town and its medieval Catholic/Protestant shared cathedral of St. Mary. Notable architectural features include the Eisenmarkt and the steep gradients and tightly-packed street layout of a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunfels
Braunfels () is a town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography Location The climatic spa of Braunfels lies at a height of some 100 m above the Lahn valley. It is 9 km southwest of Wetzlar, and 28 km northeast of Limburg an der Lahn. Neighbouring communities Braunfels borders in the northwest on the town of Leun, in the north on the town of Solms, in the east on the community of Schöffengrund, in the southeast on the community of Waldsolms (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the south on the community of Weilmünster, and in the west on the town of Weilburg and the community of Löhnberg (all three in Limburg-Weilburg). Constituent communities Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, there are outlying centres called Altenkirchen, Bonbaden, Neukirchen, Philippstein and Tiefenbach Currently, Bonbaden, is home to about 1600 people. Bonbaden has a primary school (levels 1-4) and an Eva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsfeld Station
Alsfeld station is in the town of Alsfeld in the German state of Hesse. It is at line-km 60.3 of the Vogelsberg Railway (''Vogelsbergbahn'') and line-km 0.0 of the Niederaula–Alsfeld railway, which was closed in 1988. The entrance building, which was built in 1914/15 at Bahnhofstraße 14, is a protected monument. History In 1868, the Second Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Hesse decided to build the ''Oberhessischen Eisenbahn'' ("Upper Hessian Railway", now called the Vogelsberg Railway) from Gießen via Alsfeld to Fulda. The official opening of the station took place on 29 July 1870 with the opening of the Grünberg–Alsfeld section. The station was the terminus of the trains from Giessen until 30 October, when the next section was opened to Lauterbach. The Vogelsberg Railway was completed on 31 July 1871, so that the cities of Giessen and Fulda were now accessible by rail. When the Niederaula–Alsfeld railway (''Gründchenbahn'' or Gründchen Railway) was added, the old en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mücke (Hess) Station
Mücke is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Mücke lies from 200 to 350 m above sea level in the northwest foothills of the Vogelsberg Mountains on the upper reaches of the river Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn Neighbouring communities Mücke borders in the north on the town of Homberg, in the northeast on the community of Gemünden, in the east on the community of Feldatal and the town of Ulrichstein, in the south on the town of Laubach (Gießen district), and in the west on the town of Ulrichstein and the community of Grünberg (Gießen district). Constituent communities The community came into being, like many other communities through Hesse's municipal reforms, with the amalgamation of twelve formerly independent communities. These are listed here: *Atzenhain *Bernsfeld *Flensungen *Groß-Eichen *Höckersdorf *Ilsdorf *Merlau (including Kirschgarten) *Nieder-Ohmen (including Windhain) *Ober-Ohmen *Ruppertenrod *Sellnrod (including S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünberg Station
Grünberg (Oberhess) is a station in the town of Grünberg in the German state of Hesse. The stations of Lehnheim and Göbelnrod are also in Grünberg. It is located 23.2 kilometres from Gießen station on the Vogelsberg Railway (''Vogelsbergbahn''), which continues to Fulda. In the past, the Lumda Valley Railway (''Lumdatalbahn'') to Londorf and Lollar branched off here and the Butzbach–Lich railway to Butzbach via Lich and Münzenberg. History Grünberg station was opened with the first section of the Vogelsberg Railway from Giessen to Grünberg on 29 December 1869. Half a year later, the Vogelsberg Railway was extended to Alsfeld. In 1896 the Lumda Valley Railway was opened via Londorf to Lollar. Thus, Grünberg became a regional railway hub with heavy traffic. The Lumda Valley Railway was operated exclusively for regional passenger and freight traffic. From the start of the operation, most of the trains ran through Lollar to Gießen. The Londorf–Grünberg section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetzlar Station
Wetzlar station is a through railway station in the city of Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse. The station, which serves Deutsche Bahn's Dill and Lahntal lines, constitutes (together with the adjacent bus station) Wetzlar's most important public transport node. History The first Wetzlar station, built in 1862 in the district of Niedergirmes, was an "island station" (german: Inselbahnhof), with the main station building built between the tracks. This building still stands. The current station was originally completed in January 1917 in the Art Nouveau style, but it was demolished in 1981 and rebuilt in the Modern style. Train services The following services currently call at Wetzlar: *''Main-Sieg-Express'' Siegen - Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) *''Mittelhessen-Express'' Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) Operations Wetzlar station has five platform tracks, served by Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, and EuroCity EuroCity, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weilburg Station
Weilburg is a station in the town of Weilburg in the German state of Hesse on the Lahn Valley Railway (''Lahntalbahn''). The Weil Valley Railway (''Weiltalbahn'') branched off towards Weilmünster immediately after the station from 1890 to 1988. History Weilburg station was originally built as a terminal station of the Lahn Valley Railway during the construction of the section between the stations of Limburg (Lahn) and Weilburg, which was opened on 14 October 1862. The Weil Valley Railway was inaugurated from Weilburg to Weilmünster on 1 November 1891. After the extension to Usingen was put into operation on 1 June 1909, trains—at one time including an express train—ran from Weilburg to Frankfurt am Main. Weilburg became a rail junction and transfer station. This role ended when passenger services ended between Weilmünster and Weilburg on 27 September 1969. Freight traffic was operated on this section until 30 January 1988 under the closure procedure. After that, Weilbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschhofen Station
Eschhofen station lies on the Lahn Valley Railway (german: Lahntalbahn) in the town of Limburg an der Lahn in the German state of Hesse. In addition, just east of the station, the Main-Lahn Railway (''Main-Lahn-Bahn'') branches off to Frankfurt. The station was opened in 1863. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. History Eschhofen station was opened on 10 January 1863 with the inauguration of the Lahn Valley Railway. The first section of the Main-Lahn Railway was opened to traffic between Eschhofen and Niederselters on 1 February 1875 and the rest of the line was completed to Frankfurt on 15 October 1877. The current station building was probably built in 1896 and is classified as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act. Infrastructure The station is only served by regional services. It has three platform tracks. Track 1 (the “home” platform, next to the station building) is used for trains running towards Limburg and Koblenz. Track 2 and track 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombardier Talent
The Talent is a multiple unit railcar manufactured by Bombardier that was developed by Waggonfabrik Talbot in Aachen shortly before the company was acquired by Bombardier in 1995. The name ''Talent'' is an acronym in German for ''TALbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen'' (in English, ''Talbot light suburban railcar''). It comes in a number of variants, including high-floor, low-floor, diesel-mechanical, diesel-hydraulic, diesel-electric, electric, and tilting, and in lengths of two, three, or four carriages. As with most multiple-unit trains, Talent units can run individually, or be coupled together to form longer trains. Specifications Classified as heavy rail according to UIC standards, the Talent is a two-, three- or four-part articulated railcar with Jacobs bogies. Partially as a result of this, the interior of an entire unit is essentially a single, long cabin; it is possible to see or walk from end to end without opening doors or passing through narrower gangways. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
