Bad Homburg station
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Bad Homburg Station is located in Bad Homburg
, Hesse
, Germany on the Homburg Railway and was opened on 26 October 1907. It is used by about 19,000 passengers each day.
opened another terminus, called Homburg Neu (new) station, for the High Taunus line from Homburg via Friedrichsdorf
to Usingen
. This second station was between the lower end of the street of Louisenstraße and the current connection to the autobahn
. The two stations were separated by a distance of 200 to 300 metres. They were connected via a track that was only used for shunting.
. It was called Homburg station and renamed Bad Homburg station in 1912 when the town was similarly renamed.
The station building is very representative of Renaissance Revival architecture and has an asymmetric design. The building was designed by government architect Armin Wegner, although the emperor repeatedly intervened in its design.
services running between Frankfurt South and Friedrichsdorf and Hessische Landesbahn-operated RB 15 services running on the Taunusbahn between Frankfurt and Friedrichsdorf and Brandoberndorf
.
Outside the station building is a bus station used by all Bad Homburg bus routes and most regional bus routes.
from Bad Homburg-Gonzenheim to Bad Homburg station. A project known as Regionaltangente West (Regional Tangent West) would build a north–south line through Frankfurt Airport Regional station and could connect with the Bad Homburg station.
Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany on the Homburg Railway and was opened on 26 October 1907. It is used by about 19,000 passengers each day.
Historical background
The new through station in Bad Homburg replaced two older terminal stations. One of these stations was at the site of the present town hall and was the terminus of the line from Frankfurt am Main that was opened in 1860 by the Homburg Railways . In 1895 the Prussian state railwaysPrussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
opened another terminus, called Homburg Neu (new) station, for the High Taunus line from Homburg via Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf is a town of the Hochtaunuskreis, some north of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany.-Location: Friedrichsdorf is located in the Taunus area, ranking third among the Hochtaunuskreis boroughs after Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Oberursel...
to Usingen
Usingen
Usingen is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen.-Location:...
. This second station was between the lower end of the street of Louisenstraße and the current connection to the autobahn
Bundesautobahn 661
- also called Osttangente Frankfurt or Taunusschnellweg - is a 40 km long Autobahn in Germany. It starts in Oberursel and goes along Bad Homburg, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Neu-Isenburg until it is ending in Egelsbach.The today's A 661 were opened with section Bad Homburg ...
. The two stations were separated by a distance of 200 to 300 metres. They were connected via a track that was only used for shunting.
The new station
Homburg was a popular palace of Emperor Wilhelm II. Thus the separation of rail services at Homburg’s two stations was not only operationally unsatisfactory, it also did not meet the Emperor’s ceremonial needs. Therefore, a new through station with a separate building for royalty was built between 1905 and 1907, which connected the two railway lines leading to Homburg to each other. It cost just under 4.7 million marksGerman gold mark
The Goldmark was the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914.-History:Before unification, the different German states issued a variety of different currencies, though most were linked to the Vereinsthaler, a silver coin containing 16⅔ grams of pure silver...
. It was called Homburg station and renamed Bad Homburg station in 1912 when the town was similarly renamed.
The station building is very representative of Renaissance Revival architecture and has an asymmetric design. The building was designed by government architect Armin Wegner, although the emperor repeatedly intervened in its design.
Operation
Bad Homburg station is now used by S-Bahn S5S5 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S5 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.5- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
services running between Frankfurt South and Friedrichsdorf and Hessische Landesbahn-operated RB 15 services running on the Taunusbahn between Frankfurt and Friedrichsdorf and Brandoberndorf
Waldsolms
-Neighbouring communities:Waldsolms borders in the north on the town of Braunfels and the community of Schöffengrund , in the east on the community of Langgöns , in the southeast on the town of Butzbach , in the south on the community of Grävenwiesbach and in the west on the community of Weilmünster...
.
Outside the station building is a bus station used by all Bad Homburg bus routes and most regional bus routes.
Future
It is planned to extend line U2 of the Frankfurt U-BahnFrankfurt U-Bahn
The Frankfurt U-Bahn, together with the Frankfurt S-Bahn and the Frankfurt Straßenbahn, is the backbone of the public transport system of Frankfurt, Germany. Its name derives from the German term for underground, Untergrundbahn. The U-Bahn opened in 1968 and now consists of 87 stations on nine...
from Bad Homburg-Gonzenheim to Bad Homburg station. A project known as Regionaltangente West (Regional Tangent West) would build a north–south line through Frankfurt Airport Regional station and could connect with the Bad Homburg station.