Limburg (Lahn) station

Limburg (Lahn)
Aerial view of the station from the west
Location	Bahnhofsplatz 1, Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°23′03″N 8°03′44″E / 50.384300°N 8.062100°E / 50.384300; 8.062100Coordinates: 50°23′03″N 8°03′44″E / 50.384300°N 8.062100°E / 50.384300; 8.062100
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Lahn Valley Railway (KBS 625) Lower Westerwald Railway (KBS 629) Upper Westerwald Railway (KBS 461) Main-Lahn Railway (KBS 627)
Platforms	6
Other information
Station code	3720
DS100 code	FL
IBNR	8000229
Category	3 [1]
Fare zone	: 6001[2] : 177 (RMV transitional tariff)[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	5 July 1862
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Mitte   Following station Terminus RE 20 Main-Lahn Railway Eschhofen toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf RB 22 Main-Lahn Railway toward  RB 23 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn Terminus toward Koblenz Hbf RE 25 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn Weilburg toward Gießen Hbf Preceding station   Hessische Landesbahn   Following station Terminus RB 21 Ländches Railway Eschhofen toward Wiesbaden Hbf toward  RB 29 Unterwesterwald-Bahn Terminus Terminus RB 45 Lahn Valley Railway Vogelsberg Railway Eschhofen toward Fulda toward Siegen Hbf RB 90 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn Terminus
Location
Limburg (Lahn) Location within Hesse

Station building

Limburg (Lahn) station is a station in the city of Limburg an der Lahn in the German state of Hesse. It is on the Lahn Valley Railway (German: Lahntalbahn), running between Koblenz and Gießen.

Infrastructure[]

The only section of line that is electrified in the Limburg area is between Limburg freight yard and Eschhofen station. At the west end of Limburg station a two-track branch line branches off towards Staffel, where it separates into two single-track lines to Siershahn (the Lower Westerwald Railway, Westerwaldbahn) and to Au (Sieg) (the Upper Westerwald Railway, Oberwesterwaldbahn). East of Limburg, in Eschhofen, the double track, electrified Main-Lahn Railway (Main-Lahn-Bahn) branches off to the southeast towards Frankfurt and Wiesbaden (via the Ländches Railway (Ländchesbahn).

Until 2005, there was also a Deutsche Bahn maintenance depot at the station, which is now closed and was formerly partly leased to the private rail operator, vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, which has been taken over by Hessische Landesbahn. Most of the former site was converted into a shopping centre. Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH also had its headquarters there until 2014. The registered office of Hessische Landesbahn is now in an adjoining building of WERKStadt Limburg. A two-track hall is used for the maintenance and maintenance of traction units. The electrified sidings are used by Deutsche Bahn. All non-electrified sidings are used by both DB and HLB. A former freight line and some points were dismantled to create more space for parking spaces used by employees of the surrounding companies.

Train services[]

LINT 41 of vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft in Limburg station

Station forecourt

The following services currently call at Limburg:

Connections with Limburg Süd station[]

During the construction of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway, it was decided not to establish a rail link between Limburg (Lahn) station and Limburg Süd station. Buses that stop at the bus station on the south side of the station connect the two stations together and are free for travelers with train tickets to either station.

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