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Gießen–Gelnhausen Railway
The Gießen–Gelnhausen railway (also known as the Lahn-Kinzig Railway) is a single-track, non-electrified mainline in the German state of Hesse. It runs from Gießen via Nidda to Gelnhausen. Operations The line is part of the government-owned railway network (DB Netz) and is currently (2012) served by passenger trains ( GTW 2/6) operated by the ''HLB Hessenbahn GmbH'', a subsidiary of Hessische Landesbahn, on behalf of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). In the 2003/2004 timetable, which commenced on 14 December 2003, services on weekends and holidays was reordered. In addition, the Nidda–Glauburg–Büdingen–Gelnhausen section is served every morning and evening by bus line 374. Until the 2009/2010 timetable, this route was still called line 610 and served the whole line from Gelnhausen to Gießen. History Planning on the line began in 1862 and it was built and operated by the Upper Hessian Railway Company (''Oberhessische Eisenbahn-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of just over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name The German name '':wikt:Hessen#German, Hessen'', like the names of other German regions (''Schwaben'' "Swabia", ''Franken'' "Franconia", ''Bayern'' "Bavaria", ''Sachsen'' "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or German tribes, eponymous tribe, the Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidda Station
Nidda station is a station on the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway in the town of Nidda in the German state of Hesse. It is also at the end of the Beienheim–Schotten railway from Friedberg station. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 4 station. History The station was opened on 29 June 1870 with the opening of the end of the second section of the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway (Hungen–Nidda) by the Upper Hessian Railway Company (german: Oberhessische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). At the end of November 1870, the line was extended to Gelnhausen. On 1 October 1897, the Beienheim–Schotten railway was opened from Beienheim via Nidda to Schotten. This made Nidda a major railway junction of the Wetterau. On 29 November 1959, passenger services on the Nidda–Schotten section were abandoned. Freight still operated until February 1960, when it was closed due to lack of demand. Its track was dismantled a few months afterwards. The station (except the “house” p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büdingen Tunnel
Büdingen is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is mainly known for its well-preserved, heavily fortified medieval town wall and half-timbered houses. Geography Location Büdingen is in the south of the Wetterau below the Vogelsberg hills at an altitude of approx. 160 meters. The city is situated 15 km northwest of Gelnhausen and about 40 km east from Frankfurt am Main. Historically, the city belongs to Oberhessen. Geology Büdingen is situated in a wet and swampy valley. The castle and the old town therefore rest on centuries-old oak planks, placed horizontally across vertical beech piles (poles). The water level has to be kept high enough so that no air can reach these foundations. Districts Since 1972, the municipality includes the following formerly independent villages: Aulendiebach, Büches, Büdingen (core or centre), Calbach, Diebach am Haag, Düdelsheim (the largest municipality), Dudenrod, Eckartshausen, Lorbach, Michelau, Orleshausen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büdingen (Oberhess) Station
Büdingen (Oberhess) station is a station on the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway (also known as the ''Lahn-Kinzig Railway'') in the town of Büdingen in the German state of Hesse. The station is located in the centre of the town. Büches-Düdelsheim station is also located in the municipality, in the district of Büches. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 5 station. History The station was opened on 30 October 1870 as the end of the third section of the Lahn Gießen–Gelnhausen railway ( Nidda–Büdingen) by the Upper Hessian Railway Company (german: Oberhessische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). Exactly a month later, the railway was extended to Gelnhausen. The entrance hall of the station is now listed as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act. The station building is now privately owned and is no longer used for rail purposes. The condition has deteriorated and dilapidated. Operations Büdingen is served by the RB ( Regionalbahn) 36 service of the Hessis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleichenbach
Ortenberg () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 22 km east of Friedberg, and 38 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main. The castle of Ortenberg, Schloss Ortenberg Districts Ortenberg consists of the following districts: Bergheim, Bleichenbach, Eckartsborn, Effolderbach, Gelnhaar, Lißberg, Ortenberg, Selters, Usenborn and Wippenbach. Local council The elections in March 2016 showed the following results: *Seats *SPD 13 *CDU 9 *FWG 6 *BiO 3 References Wetteraukreis {{Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Vilbel–Glauburg-Stockheim Railway
The Bad Vilbel–Glauburg-Stockheim railway (also called the ''Niddertalbahn''—Nidder Valley Railway) is a non-electrified branch line in the Wetterau and the Main-Kinzig districts of the German state of Hesse. It connects the Main-Weser Railway in Bad Vilbel with the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway in Glauburg-Stockheim. It was used as an access route to the line now referred to as the ''Oberwaldbahn'' (Oberwald Railway) between Glauburg-Stockheim and Lauterbach, which connected to the Vogelsberg Railway. The section between Heldenbergen-Windecken (now Nidderau) and Stockheim was opened on 1 October 1905 and the section between Vilbel Nord (now Bad Vilbel) and Heldenbergen-Windecken was opened on 1 June 1907. It was operated by the Prussian-Hessian Railway Company (''Preußisch-Hessische Eisenbahngemeinschaft''). Route The single track section of the Nidder Valley Railway branches off from the Main-Weser Railway at Bad Vilbel station and turns to the east shortly after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glauburg-Stockheim Station
Glauburg-Stockheim station is a station on the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway in the town of Glauburg in the German state of Hesse. It is also at the end of the Nidda Valley Railway (german: Niddertalbahn) from Bad Vilbel. The Oberwald Railway (''Oberwaldbahn'') to Lauterbach began here from 1 October 1888 until 1 June 1984. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 5 station. The station is located in the area of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). History The station was opened on 30 October 1870 with opening of the end of the third section of the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway ( Nidda–Büdingen) by the Upper Hessian Railway Company (''Oberhessische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''). The station was originally called ''Stockheim (Oberhess)''. On 1 October 1888, the Stockheim–Gedern section of the Oberwald Railway was opened. This section was, in effect, the oldest part of the Nidda Valley Railway. Exactly 17 years later, on 1 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwald Railway .
Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. It is located at the end of the Goms, directly before the Furka and Grimsel passes, underneath the Rhône River source at the Rhône Glacier. It is also the startpoint of the Furka Tunnel. Most inhabitants live off tourism or sheep farming. Oberwald was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Ulrichen and Obergesteln to form the municipality of Obergoms Obergoms is the upper part of the Goms and a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 when the three municipalities Ulrichen, Obergesteln and Oberwald merged. References External links * http://www.oberwald.ch {{Authority control[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
