|
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] |
Weilburg
Weilburg is, with just under 13,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg. Geography Location The community lies in the Lahn valley between the Westerwald and the Taunus just upstream from where the Weil empties into the river Lahn and 80 km southeast of Koblenz. The Old Town, built on and around a rocky hill, is almost encircled by the Lahn. Neighbouring communities Weilburg borders in the north on the communities of Merenberg and Löhnberg (both in Limburg-Weilburg), in the east on the town of Braunfels (Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the south on the communities of Weilmünster and Weinbach as well as on the town of Runkel, and in the west on the community of Beselich (all in Limburg-Weilburg). Constituent communities Besides the main town, in which just under 40% of the inhabitants live, the outlying centres of Ahausen, Bermbach, Drommershausen, Gaudernbach, Hasselbach, Hirschhause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Turntable
In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came. Naturally, it is especially used in areas where economic considerations or a lack of sufficient space have served to weigh against the construction of a turnaround wye. In the case of steam locomotives, railways needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many locomotives the top speed was lower in reverse motion. In the case of diesel locomotives, though most can be operated in either direction, they are treated as having "front ends" and "rear ends" (often determined by reference to the location of the crew cab). When operated as a single unit, the railway company often prefers, or requires, that a diesel locomotive is run "front end" first. When operated as part of a multiple ... [...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 trains. Trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Ems Station
Bad Ems is a station in the town of Bad Ems in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the Lahntal railway ( Koblenz–Wetzlar). The entrance building is heritage-listed. Construction The station has an entrance hall, an extension formerly used as a ''Fürstenbahnhof'' ("Princes' station", that it was built to be used by royalty) and a train shed built by MAN in 1910; which is the smallest train shed in the DB network. It was built because of the great importance of Bad Ems as a spa before the First World War. The ensemble is given heritage protection as a cultural monument. A pedestrian subway, which was built later, connects the entrance building with the island platform and ''Braubacher Straße'' (L 327) on the other side of the station. The entrance is equipped with a wheelchair ramp. An extension to the station building contains remains of paintings on the ceiling. This contains stairs and a lift connecting with the subway to the platform and to ''Braubacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
Koblenz Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the city of Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the focal point of rail transport in the Rhine-Moselle-Lahn area. It is a through station in southern Koblenz built below Fort Großfürst Konstantin and opened in 1902 in the Neustadt (new city), which was built after the demolition of the city walls in 1890. The station replaced two former stations on the Left Rhine railway, which were only 900 m apart, and the former Moselle line station. Koblenz-Stadtmitte station opened in April 2011 in the old centre of Koblenz. Koblenz Hauptbahnhof is on the West Rhine Railway and connects to the Moselle line, the East Rhine Railway and to the Lahntal railway. It is used daily by about 40,000 travelers and visitors. In the station forecourt are a bus station and a pavilion. Since 2002, the station has been part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage site. History Rhenish railway station The Bonn-Cologne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahn-Eifel-Bahn
The Lahn-Eifel-Bahn is a rail passenger service in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse that runs as the ''RB 23'' from Limburg an der Lahn via Koblenz and Andernach to Mayen, as ''RE 25'' from Gießen via Limburg to Koblenz and as ''RB 38'' from Andernach via Mayen to Kaisersesch. It runs over the Lahntal railway, the West Rhine railway and the Cross Eifel Railway. It was created with the introduction of the Rhineland-Palatinate integrated timetable of 2015 at the timetable change in December 2014 by linking the ''Lahntalbahn'' (a service that ran on the Lahntal railway) with the ''Pellenz-Eifel-Bahn'' (a service that ran mainly on the Cross Eifel Railway) services. The main advantage of this concept is that, for the places along the Pellenz-Eifel route to Mayen, it made possible a connection to central Koblenz without changing trains and at the same time the trains on the Lahntal railway could reach Koblenz-Stadtmitte. The contract to operate ... [...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] |
Regional-Express
In Germany, Luxembourg and Austria, the Regional-Express (RE, or in Austria: REX) is a type of regional train. It is similar to a semi-fast train, with average speed at about 70–90 km/h (top speed often 160 km/h) as it calls at fewer stations than '' Regionalbahn'' or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than ''InterCity'' services. Operations The first Regional-Express services were operated by DB Regio, though since the liberalisation of the German rail market (''Bahnreform'') in the 1990s many operators have received franchise rights on lines from the federal states. Some private operators currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with double-deck cars, the latter often with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alstom Coradia LINT
The Alstom Coradia LINT is an articulated railcar manufactured by Alstom since 1999, offered in diesel and hydrogen fuel models. The acronym ''LINT'' is short for the German ''"leichter innovativer Nahverkehrstriebwagen"'' (light innovative local transport rail vehicle). It was designed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB; acquired 1996 by Alstom) and has been distributed as part of Alstom's Coradia family. Description The type designation gives the vehicle's length: The one-piece type LINT 27 has a length of and is also known as ''Baureihe 640'' (DB class 640) of Deutsche Bahn. The two-part train with a Jacobs-bogie, LINT 41, is long. In Germany it is classified as ''Baureihe 648'' (DB Class 648), ''Baureihe 0623'' and ''Baureihe 1648''. Trainsets LINT 54 ''Baureihe 0622'' using two car bodies and LINT 81 ''Baureihe 0620/0621'' using three car bodies have been introduced in 2013. The Alstom Coradia LINT is part of Alstom Coradia family of Inter-city trains which includes multiple ... [...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] |
Fulda Station
Fulda station is an important transport hub of the German railway network in the east Hessian city of Fulda. It is used by about 20,000 travellers each day. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. It is a stop for Intercity-Express, Intercity services and regional services. The original station was opened as part of the Frankfurt–Bebra railway in 1866. This was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt after the war. The station was adapted in the 1980s for the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway. Connecting lines Fulda is situated on the North-South line (''Nord-Süd-Strecke'') and the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed line and is an important interchange point between local and long distance traffic. The term 'North-South line' refers to the Bebra-Fulda line north of Fulda, Kinzig Valley Railway and Fulda-Main Railway in the south. The Vogelsberg Railway connects to the hills of the Vogelsberg in the west, and the Fulda–Gersfeld Railway ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsfeld (Oberhess) 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 station, Gießen via Alsfeld to Fulda station, Fulda. The official opening of the station took place on 29 July 1870 with the opening of the Grünberg station, Grünberg–Alsfeld section. The station was the terminus of the trains from Giessen until 30 October, when the next section was opened to Lauterbach (Hess) Nord station, 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–A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_(2).jpg "Click for more on -> Regional-Express")
