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Frankfurt–Göttingen Railway
The Frankfurt–Göttingen railway is a continuously double track and electrified main line in Hesse and southern Lower Saxony, Germany. The line was initially built from Bebra towards Fulda by the Kurhessen State Railway. After the Prussian annexation of the Electorate of Hesse as a result of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, it was completed to Frankfurt as the Frankfurt-Bebra Railway. The line was later extended from Bebra to Göttingen. During the division of Germany, it became part of one of the most important German north-south axes in long-distance rail freight and rail passenger transport, the North–South railway. The route continues to be of great importance for traffic, but has been relieved in sections since 1991 by the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway. Further new lines are being planned as part of the ''Aus- und Neubaustrecke Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda–Erfurt'' ("Hanau-Würzburg/Fulda-Erfurt upgraded and new line") project. History When railways began to be bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercity-Express
Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE () and running under this Train categories in Europe, category) is a high-speed rail in Germany, high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services. It is the flagship of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn. ICE fares are fixed for station-to-station connections, on the grounds that the trains have a higher level of comfort. Travelling at speeds up to within Germany and when in France, they are aimed at business travellers and long-distance commuters and marketed by Deutsche Bahn as an alternative to flights. The ICE 3 also has been the development base for the Siemens Velaro family of trainsets which has subsequently been exported to RENFE in Spain (AVE Class 103), which are certified to run at speeds up to , as well as versions ordered by China for the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway link (China Railway CRH3, CRH 3) and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg Railway
The Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway was opened in 1848 and 1854 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany. It is now a double track electrified main line, beginning in Frankfurt South station (''Südbahnhof'') and running from Frankfurt's Frankfurt East station (''Ostbahnhof'') on the right bank of the Main via Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof. History Planning The ''Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company'' (, FHE) was founded at the initiative of the Prussian consul general to the Free City of Frankfurt, Moritz von Bethmann and with the financial support of the Gebrüder Bethmann bank of Frankfurt and the Bernus du Fay bank of Hanau. On 12 April 1843, the company received a preliminary construction permit from the Electorate of Hesse (''Kurhessen''), which was converted into a concession in 1844. The concession allowed for the compulsory purchase of the land required. Most of the line ran over the territory of the Electorate of Hesse, only the western sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerholz
Gelnhausen () is a town, and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig. It is one of the eleven towns (urban municipalities) in the district. Gelnhausen has around 22,000 inhabitants. History Gelnhausen is located on the German Fairy Tale Route, a tourist route, and nicknamed " Barbarossastadt". The Imperial Palace Gelnhausen was founded by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa between 1169 and 1170 because the Gelnhausen settlements were at the intersection of the Via Regia trade road. Gelnhausen received town privileges. The emperor also granted trade privileges like the staple right which forced traveling merchants to offer their goods in the town for three days. In 1180 the Gelnhausen Act was passed and Henry the Lion exiled. Westphalia became a district of Cologne, while the rest of Henry's Saxony territory passed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niedermittlau
Hasselroth is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. Geography Neighbouring places The municipality of Gründau and the city of Gelnhausen is located in the north of Hasselroth. The municipality of Linsengericht (Hessen), Linsengericht is located in the east and the municipality of Freigericht (Hessen), Freigericht is located in the south of Haselroth. The municipality of Rodenbach (bei Hanau), Rodenbach in southwest and the city of Langenselbold is located in the west of Hasselroth. The second sea from the hit game Grand Piece Online in northeast and the city of Kosch is located under Hasselroth. Subdivisions of the municipality The municipality consistst of three geographically separated districts: * Gondsroth * Neuenhaßlau (Local government, municipal administration) * Niedermittlau History The first documentary reference of Gondsroth und Niedermittlau dates from 1151. Merger As on 1. October 1971 the villages Neuenhaßlau and Gondsroth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodenbach (bei Hanau)
Rodenbach is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 8 km east of Hanau. Wildlife The Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche is a 37 hectares nature reserve, just south of Niederrodenbach. It gained protected status in 1979, when it was reclaimed from the quarry. Sport Adjacent to the nature reserve is the site of former motorcycle stadium, called the Rodenbach Motodrom. The motorcycle club MSC Rodenbach was founded on 17 January 1952 and still exists today despite the fact that the stadium is long gone. Initially a Moto Cross track in 1959, followed by a grass track and then a 600 metres long track before a 400 metres track opened on 31 March 1968. The stadium hosted significant motorcycle speedway events including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1971, 1972 and 1980, the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1974 and qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanau-Wolfgang
Hanau () is a city in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its railway station is a major junction and it has a port on the river Main, making it an important transport centre. The city is known for being the birthplace of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and Franciscus Sylvius. Since the 16th century it was a centre of precious metal working, with many goldsmiths. It is home to Heraeus, one of Germany's largest family-owned companies. Once the seat of the Counts of Hanau, Hanau lost much of its architectural heritage in World War II, such as its City Palace. A British air raid in 1945 created a firestorm, killing a sixth of the remaining population and destroying 98% of the old city and 80% of the city overall. The outer parts of the city have old timbered towns like and castles like . In 1963, Hanau hosted the third '' Hessentag'' state festival. Until 2005, Hanau was the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedberg–Hanau Railway
The Friedberg–Hanau railway is a 32.2 km long double-track, electrified mainline in the German state of Hesse. It connects Friedberg station, Friedberg and Hanau Central Station, Hanau. The line has the timetable number of 633 and it is integrated in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine Main Transport Association) as Regionalbahn service RB 49. History The line was authorised under an act of the Prussian parliament of 11 June 1873 and opened by the Prussian state railways in two phases. The first section was opened from Hanau to Heldenbergen-Windecken (now Nidderau) on 1 December 1879. The second section opened from Heldenbergen-Windecken to Friedberg for freight on 15 September 1881 and for passenger traffic on 15 October 1881. Significance The importance of the route lies in freight traffic. It forms part of a trunk route from the Ruhr region to Bavaria via the Ruhr–Sieg railway, the Dill Railway and the Main–Weser Railway from Gießen station, Giessen to Friedberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odenwald Railway (Hesse)
The Odenwald Railway () is a mainly single-tracked main line from Darmstadt and Hanau to Eberbach on the River Neckar, which crosses the Odenwald mountains in the German states of Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. Since 1882 the route has been operated throughout as a standard gauge line and since 2005 has been worked by diesel multiples owned by the VIAS private railway company. The line is timetable no. KBS 641. To distinguish it from the Odenwald Railway in Baden from Heidelberg to Würzburg it is also known as the Hessian Odenwald Railway (''Hessische Odenwaldbahn'') and occasionally as the Mümling Railway (''Mümlingbahn''), because it follows the valley of the same name from Beerfelden Hetzbach to Höchst im Odenwald. History Planning and construction During the 1860s there were many years of controversy over the route. Darmstadt, the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) supported a route through the Gersprenz valley through Reinheim, Brensbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Hanau in the German state of Hesse, and is a major railway junction east of Frankfurt am Main. It was opened in 1867, but the current building was built in the late 1960s. It is located about south-east of central Hanau. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a German railway station categories, category 2 station and has many train services, including Intercity Express, regional and Rhine-Main S-Bahn, S-Bahn services. Links Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a central hub of the railway network that is served by six routes. It is served by: * Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway (Hanau–Maintal–Frankfurt) * Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway, Hanau–Kahl–Aschaffenburg * Frankfurt–Göttingen railway * Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway (South Main S-Bahn) * Friedberg–Hanau railway to Friedberg station, Friedberg * Odenwald Railway (Hesse), Odenwald Railway (Hanau–Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach–Eberbach) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Junction
A flying junction or flyover is a railway junction at which one or more diverging or converging tracks in a multiple-track route cross other tracks on the route by bridge to avoid conflict with other train movements. A more technical term is "grade separation, grade-separated junction". A burrowing junction or dive-under occurs where the diverging line passes below the main line. The alternative to grade separation is a level junction or flat junction, where tracks cross At-grade intersection, at grade, and conflicting routes must be protected by interlocked railway signal, signals. Complexity Simple flying junctions may have a single track pass over or under other tracks to avoid conflict; complex flying junctions may have elaborate infrastructure to allow multiple routings without trains coming into conflict, in the manner of a highway stack interchange. Flying junction without crossings Where two lines each of two tracks merge with a flying junction, they can become a Quadr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
