Limburg (Lahn) station

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

Limburg (Lahn)
Deutsche Bahn
Aerial view of the station from the west
General information
LocationBahnhofsplatz 1, Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates50°23′03″N 8°03′44″E / 50.384300°N 8.062100°E / 50.384300; 8.062100
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms6
Other information
Station code3720
DS100 codeFL
IBNR8000229
Category3 [1]
Fare zone
  • Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV): 6001[2]
  • VRM: 177 (RMV transitional tariff)[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened5 July 1862
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station
Terminus RE 20 Eschhofen
RB 22
Diez
towards Mayen Ost
RB 23 Terminus
Diez
towards Koblenz Hbf
RE 25 Weilburg
towards Gießen
Preceding station Hessische Landesbahn Following station
Terminus RB 21 Eschhofen
Diez-Ost
towards Siershahn
RB 29 Terminus
Terminus RB 45 Eschhofen
towards Fulda
Diez-Ost
towards Siegen Hbf
RB 90 Terminus
Location
Limburg (Lahn) is located in Hesse
Limburg (Lahn)
Limburg (Lahn)
Location within Hesse
Station building

Infrastructure

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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

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LINT 41 of vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft in Limburg station
 
Station forecourt

The following services currently call at Limburg:

Line Route Comments
RE 20 Main-Lahn Railway Frankfurt (Main) HbfFrankfurt-HöchstNiedernhausen (Taunus)Limburg (Lahn) Mon-Fri peaks only, hourly
RB 21 Main-Lahn Railway,
Ländches Railway
Wiesbaden Hbf – Niedernhausen (Taunus) – Limburg (Lahn) Some trains
RB 22 Main-Lahn Railway Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – Frankfurt-Höchst – Niedernhausen (Taunus) – Limburg (Lahn) 30 or 60 mins (extra trains in peak)
RB 23 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn (Kaisersesch → Urmersbach → Monreal → Mayen West →) (some trains) Mayen Ost – AndernachKoblenz Stadtmitte – Koblenz Hbf – Bad Ems – Nassau (Lahn) – Diez – Limburg (Lahn) Hourly (extra trains in peak)
RE 25 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn Koblenz Hbf – Bad Ems – Nassau (Lahn) – DiezLimburg (Lahn)WeilburgWetzlarGießen Every 2 hours
RB 29 Lower Westerwald Railway Limburg (Lahn)Montabaur – Siershahn Hourly
RB 45 Lahntalbahn Limburg (Lahn)Eschhofen – Weilburg – Wetzlar – Gießen – AlsfeldFulda Hourly
RB 90 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn Limburg (Lahn) – Hadamar – WesterburgNistertal-Bad Marienberg – Hachenburg – Altenkirchen (Westerw)Au (Sieg)Betzdorf (Sieg)Siegen 54/66 min (weekdays); 120 min (weekends/holidays)

Connections with Limburg Süd station

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 143. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Tarifwabenplan 2021" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel. January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.