Rüdesheim (Rhein) station is in the town of

Rüdesheim am Rhein Rüdesheim am Rhein is a German winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in this region. It lies in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt (region), Darmstadt, Hessen. Know ...

in the German state of

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on the East Rhine Railway (). It is on the western edge of the town, separated from the

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only by federal highway B 42. The entrance building is a double storey stucco building in a neoclassical style. It is now one of the cultural monuments listed in the

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of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

History

Construction

The station was designed by the architect Heinrich Velde of Diez and built in the years 1854–1856, and was opened on 11 August 1856 as the first terminus of the Nassau Rhine Railway (''Nassauische Rheinbahn'') from

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to Rüdesheim. On 22 February 1862, the line was extended to Oberlahnstein and it became a through station. The entrance building is built in a single style that was prevalent at the time with the entrance hall and function rooms on the ground floor and the stationmaster's accommodation on the first floor above. The stucco facade with a simple series of windows is built in the style of neoclassical architecture that was used for

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n government buildings. Apart from Rüdesheim, the only buildings built purely in form of this architecture left in the Middle Rhine Valley are at the stations of Oberwesel and Bacharach on the West Rhine Railway.

Current situation

In 2002, the very rundown station buildings were acquired by the Heil brothers of Rüdesheim and completely renovated and refurbished. In addition to the entrance building, the complex includes a freight shed and an office building, all of which are heritage listed. In 2007, its private owners were given a Hessian heritage prize for its exemplary restoration. The station has been restored as the representative entrance building in the city of Rüdesheim, as it was originally built. By 2028, a new, fully accessible station is to be built about one kilometre east of the current station. After completion, the existing platform facilities at the current station will be dismantled, while the listed entrance building will be preserved.

Rail services

Rüdesheim (Rhein) station is served by the

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service RB 10 (''RheingauLinie'') of the

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(Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV) operated hourly and, during peak hours, every half-hour.

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