Haiger station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haiger station
Deutsche Bahn
Wedge station
Haiger Railway Station 1.JPG
Haiger station from the street
LocationBahnhofstr. 1, Haiger, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates50°44′29″N 8°13′16″E / 50.74139°N 8.22111°E / 50.74139; 8.22111Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 8°13′16″E / 50.74139°N 8.22111°E / 50.74139; 8.22111
Line(s)
Platforms5
Construction
ArchitectLudwig Hofmann
Architectural styleNeoclassical / Art Nouveau
Other information
Station code2475[1]
DS100 codeFHG[2]
IBNR8000386
Category5[1]
Fare zone
  • RMV: 5847[3]
  • : 86600 (RMV transitional tariff)[4]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1862 / 1913
Services
Preceding station   Hessische Landesbahn   Following station
TerminusRE 99
Main-Sieg-Express		toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
toward Siegen Hbf		RB 95
Sieg-Dill-Bahn
toward Dillenburg
toward Betzdorf (Sieg)		RB 96
Hellertal-Bahn
toward Dillenburg

Haiger station serves the town of Haiger in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis of the German state of Hesse. The first station at this point was opened 1862 when the Cologne-Minden Railway Company built the Deutz–Gießen railway, connecting Cologne-Deutz with Gießen. The station became more important when the direct connection was opened to Siegen (now considered part of the Dill line) in 1915.

Reception building[]

Station hall

Between 1911 and 1913 a new station building was built as a “wedge station” (Keilbahnhof) between the old line (now the Heller Valley Railway) and the new line to Siegen. The architect was perhaps Ludwig Hoffmann. The station is located between the two converging railways, which are elevated, allowing the platform subways to be accessed from street level. The facade and much of the buildings themselves are designed around a central axis of symmetry. The façade is dominated by a central projection of yellow sandstone. The ensemble is composed of a mixture of classical elements and Art Nouveau. The station is situated at an altitude of 270 m above sea level. The reception building currently appears neglected and its sidings give the impression of a brownfield.

Lines[]

Haiger station is on the Siegen–Gießen main line (Dill line) and the Heller Valley Railway from Haiger to Betzdorf, now classified as a single track main line, which was originally part of the Deutz–Giessen line. A third line, the , is closed.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 138. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

References[]

  • Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen (State Conservation Hesse), ed. (2005). Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Railways in Hesse. Cultural sites in Hesse. Monumental topography of the Federal Republic of Germany) (in German). Vol. 2.2. Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. p. 1,016. ISBN 3-8062-1917-6.
  • Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2007/2008 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
Retrieved from ""