Bad Vilbel station
- Main- Weser Railway (km 183.6 )
- Niddertalbahn ( 0.0 km )
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Bad Vilbel The train station is at kilometer 183.6 of the Main- Weser Railway. From here it branches off the incipient in Bad Vilbel Niddertalbahn about Nidderau after Glauburg - floor home. Bad Vilbel The station is located in the tariff area of the Rhine -Main Transport Association ( RMV).
History
With the opening of the Frankfurt- Friedberg part of the Main- Weser -Bahn train station Bad Vilbel went on 10 May 1850 in operation. The entire stretch of Main - Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt is traversed since 15 May 1852.
On 1 June 1907, the section between Vilbel North (today: Bad Vilbel ) and Heldenbergen wind corners (now Nidderau ) opened the Niddertalbahn. On this occasion, a new station building was built and put into operation. Today it is a cultural monument under the Hessian Monument Protection Act. Since 4 May 2008, the Niddertalbahn has also again on weekend traffic.
On 28 May 1978, the S- Bahn Rhein -Main was put into operation. Since then, the station Bad Vilbel of the line S6 (history since 1992: Friedberg- Bad Vilbel and Frankfurt Hbf ( deep) - Frankfurt Süd ) is approached.
Infrastructure
The Bad Vilbel station has extensive trackage. For passenger platform tracks are five ( four through holes and a railway siding ) are available. 2012 began the renovation of the platforms, so accessibility is to be achieved. Next, there are several tracks without platforms, which can be used for freight.
- Track 5 is a through track and located on the eastern island platform next to Track 7 biggest subway city express trains of Niddertalbahn and individual trains to Nidda. If schedule is a train of long-distance casting direction on the Main- Weser Railway, here waiting to be overtaken the S-Bahn.
- Track 6 is a stub track that introduces north to the platform of the tracks 5/7. Here begin and end individual traits of Niddertalbahn.
- Track 7 is a through track and the main track of the Main- Weser -Bahn in the direction of Kassel.
- Track 8 is the main track of the Main- Weser -Bahn to Frankfurt and shared with track 9 the western island platform.
- Track 9 is a through track again. It is used as a backup and overhaul track.
The ticket office was closed in late 2003.
Traffic
Train
The journey time to Frankfurt Central Station is with the train about 20 minutes. In addition, the RE and SE connections to Frankfurt during rush hour traffic and the two agents Hessen- Express. The journey time to Frankfurt Central Station to the regional train is about 15 minutes.
Due to the S -Bahn line S6 Bad Vilbel is daytime connected in 15 -minute intervals with the center of Frankfurt and the United Karben. Every second S- Bahn runs of large - Karben continue to Friedberg Station.
Since the modernization of Niddertalbahn almost all trains on weekdays and Saturdays, about two-thirds as a city -Express ( SE) to Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof out. The remaining trains as regional train ( RB), begin and end in Bad Vilbel.
In the early evening hours start two trains of Niddertalbahn in Frankfurt Hbf as summarized line 32/34 and are winged in Bad Vilbel. While the front part of the train floor home runs, the rear pulling part by Nidda will continue. In the morning rush hour run two trains of Nidda Friedberg to Frankfurt Hbf
Every two hours since December 13, 2009 held by the Central Hesse Express in Bad Vilbel. Meanwhile, trains from Frankfurt Hbf to Giessen together as a city - Express. In casting the separation of trains takes place. Then moves a tensile member as RE by Treysa, the other to Dillenburg on.
Since 11 December 2011 at the morning rush holding a RE- Sprinter of the Main- Sieg- Express in Bad Vilbel.
Bus
Bad Vilbel is by several bus lines and the surrounding cities of Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main, Bad Homburg ( Ober-Erlenbach ), Karben and Rosbach connected before the height. Next there is a city bus with five lines. See: here.
Future
→ Main article: Main- Weser Railway
The many decades planned expansion of the Main- Weser Railway to two separate tracks between Frankfurt and Bad Vilbel, or until Friedberg for the S -Bahn to as part of the 10 -point program of the Hessian state government to improve transport in the Rhine - Main expected to go into operation in 2016. In Bad Vilbel area is already planning permission for the major project.