Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Hanau in the German state of Hesse, and is a major railway junction east of Frankfurt am Main. It was opened in 1867, but the current building was built in the late 1960s. It is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-east of central Hanau. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 2 station[1] and has many train services, including Intercity Express, regional and S-Bahn services.
Today's Hanau Hauptbahnhof was opened on 1 May 1867 on the route of the Frankfurt–Bebra railway as a temporary terminus called Hanau Ost (east). The first station in Hanau was opened in 1848 as the terminus of the Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company (Frankfurt-Hanauer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), which is west of central Hanau at the site of the current Hanau West station.
Hanau Ost station was built at the junction between the extension of the Frankfurt-Hanau railway (which runs on the north bank of the Main) connecting with the Main–Spessart railway to Aschaffenburg and the Kinzig Valley Railway to Bebra. Its position was chosen to allow the building of a bridge over the Main to Steinheim as part of the south bank route to Frankfurt. At the same time Hanau depot (Bahnbetriebswerk Hanau) was built at Heideäcker. An entrance building was built at Hanau Ost on the island between the line towards Fulda (northern tracks) and the line to Aschaffenburg (southern tracks).
Signal box
The constraints imposed by the position of the crossing of the Main explain why the station was built so far from the centre of the city, which is still a significant problem for public transport in Hanau: two centres must be served: the Hauptbahnhof and the downtown bus junction in Freiheitsplatz. Until the end of the Second World War, the station served a tram line of the Hanau Tramway (Hanauer Straßenbahn).
On 15 May 1927, the station was renamed from Hanau Ost station to Hanau Hauptbahnhof.[5]
The original station building was demolished in 1966 and replaced by a building north of the tracks with a spacious station forecourt. The original location as an island station can still be recognised from the track numbering and road connections between the tracks to the nearby park and ride facility. The floor level of the main level of the new station was determined by the location of the existing pedestrian underpass, which was retained. Since the station was built partly in a former river bed of the Main, there will always be problems with water penetration, especially after storms. The passenger accessible part of the entrance building was transformed fundamentally in the early 1990s with the reorganisation of baggage and express freight operations.
Hanau station is served by several Regional-Express and Regionalbahn lines. Since 1995 it has also been served by lines S8 and S9 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. There is also a central bus station in the station forecourt.
Notesedit
^ abcd"Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^"Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 139. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^. Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^Thomas Noßke (2007). "Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, Änderung von Bahnhofsnamen" (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
Referencesedit
Martin Schack (2004). Neue Bahnhöfe – Die Empfangsgebäude der Deutschen Bundesbahn 1948 bis 1973 (in German). Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer. ISBN3-933254-49-3.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanau Hauptbahnhof.
"Track plan of Hanau Hauptbahnhof" (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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Hanau Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Hanau in the German state of Hesse and is a major railway junction east of Frankfurt am Main It was opened in 1867 but the current building was built in the late 1960s It is located about 1 5 kilometres 0 93 mi south east of central Hanau It is classified by Deutsche Bahn DB as a category 2 station 1 and has many train services including Intercity Express regional and S Bahn services Hanau HauptbahnhofJunction stationStation forecourtGeneral informationLocationAm Hauptbahnhof 14a Hanau HesseGermanyCoordinates50 07 17 N 08 55 47 E 50 12139 N 8 92972 E 50 12139 8 92972Owned byDeutsche BahnOperated byDB Station amp ServiceLine s Friedberg Hanau KBS 633 Frankfurt Gottingen South Main line KBS 615 641 Hanau Eberbach KBS 641 Frankfurt Aschaffenburg North Main line KBS 640 Frankfurt Hanau KBS 615 Platforms11Other informationStation code2537 1 DS100 codeFH 2 IBNR8000150Category2 1 Fare zone 3001 3 Websitewww bahnhof deHistoryOpened1 May 1867Electrified1958Passengers2010About 20 000 4 ServicesPreceding station DB Fernverkehr Following stationFrankfurt Main Hbftowards Munchen Hbf ICE 11 Fuldatowards Hamburg AltonaFrankfurt Main Hbftowards Interlaken Ost or Chur ICE 12 Fuldatowards Berlin Ostbahnhof or Hamburg HbfFrankfurt Main Sudtowards Frankfurt Airport ICE 13 Fuldatowards Berlin OstbahnhofFrankfurt Main HbfOne way operation ICE 20 Fuldatowards Hamburg HbfFrankfurt Main SudOne way operation ICE 22 Fuldatowards Hamburg Hbf or Oldenburg HbfFrankfurt Main Hbftowards Dortmund Hbf ICE 91 Wurzburg Hbftowards Wien HbfPreceding station DB Regio Bayern Following stationHanau Westtowards Frankfurt Main Hbf RE 54 Kahl Main towards BambergOffenbach Main Hbftowards Frankfurt Main Hbf RE 55 Kahl Main towards Wurzburg HbfPreceding station DB Regio Mitte Following stationHanau Nordtowards Giessen RB 49 TerminusOffenbach Main Hbftowards Frankfurt Main Hbf RE 50 Langenselboldtowards BebraWolfgang Kr Hanau towards Frankfurt Main Hbf RB 51 Hanau Wolfgangtowards WachtersbachPreceding station Hessische Landesbahn Following stationHanau Westtowards Russelsheim Opelwerk RB 58 Grossauheimtowards LaufachMaintal Osttowards Frankfurt Airport regional RE 59 Kahl Main towards BambergPreceding station VIAS Following stationOffenbach Main Hbftowards Frankfurt Main Hbf RE 85 Hainburg Hainstadttowards Gross Umstadt WiebelsbachTerminus RB 86 Hanau Klein Auheimtowards Gross Umstadt WiebelsbachPreceding station Following stationTerminus RB 56 Grossauheimtowards SchollkrippenPreceding station Rhine Main S Bahn Following stationSteinheim Main towards Wiesbaden Hbf TerminusLocationHanau HauptbahnhofLocation within HesseShow map of HesseHanau HauptbahnhofLocation within GermanyShow map of GermanyHanau HauptbahnhofLocation within EuropeShow map of Europe Contents 1 Links 2 History 3 Operations 3 1 Long distance services 3 2 Regional services 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLinks editHanau Hauptbahnhof is a central hub of the railway network that is served by six routes It is served by Frankfurt Hanau Railway Hanau Maintal Frankfurt Hanau Kahl Aschaffenburg Frankfurt Gottingen railway Frankfurt Schlachthof Hanau railway South Main S Bahn Friedberg Hanau railway to Friedberg Odenwald Railway Hanau Gross Umstadt Wiebelsbach Eberbach History editToday s Hanau Hauptbahnhof was opened on 1 May 1867 on the route of the Frankfurt Bebra railway as a temporary terminus called Hanau Ost east The first station in Hanau was opened in 1848 as the terminus of the Frankfurt Hanau Railway Company Frankfurt Hanauer Eisenbahn Gesellschaft which is west of central Hanau at the site of the current Hanau West station Hanau Ost station was built at the junction between the extension of the Frankfurt Hanau railway which runs on the north bank of the Main connecting with the Main Spessart railway to Aschaffenburg and the Kinzig Valley Railway to Bebra Its position was chosen to allow the building of a bridge over the Main to Steinheim as part of the south bank route to Frankfurt At the same time Hanau depot Bahnbetriebswerk Hanau was built at Heideacker An entrance building was built at Hanau Ost on the island between the line towards Fulda northern tracks and the line to Aschaffenburg southern tracks nbsp Signal box The constraints imposed by the position of the crossing of the Main explain why the station was built so far from the centre of the city which is still a significant problem for public transport in Hanau two centres must be served the Hauptbahnhof and the downtown bus junction in Freiheitsplatz Until the end of the Second World War the station served a tram line of the Hanau Tramway Hanauer Strassenbahn On 15 May 1927 the station was renamed from Hanau Ost station to Hanau Hauptbahnhof 5 The original station building was demolished in 1966 and replaced by a building north of the tracks with a spacious station forecourt The original location as an island station can still be recognised from the track numbering and road connections between the tracks to the nearby park and ride facility The floor level of the main level of the new station was determined by the location of the existing pedestrian underpass which was retained Since the station was built partly in a former river bed of the Main there will always be problems with water penetration especially after storms The passenger accessible part of the entrance building was transformed fundamentally in the early 1990s with the reorganisation of baggage and express freight operations Operations editLong distance services edit nbsp ICE exiting Hanau station is classified by Deutsche Bahn DB as a category 2 station 1 It is connected by Intercity Express and Intercity services to cities in a large part of Germany and some cities outside Germany Line Route FrequencyICE 11 Hamburg Altona Hamburg Hanover Kassel Wilhelmshohe Fulda Hanau Frankfurt Mannheim Stuttgart Munich One train pairICE 12 Berlin Ostbahnhof Berlin Braunschweig Kassel Wilhelmshohe Fulda Hanau Frankfurt Mannheim Basel SBB Every 2 hoursICE 13 Berlin Ostbahnhof Berlin Braunschweig Kassel Wilhelmshohe Fulda Hanau Frankfurt South Frankfurt Airport Every 2 hoursICE 91 Frankfurt Hanau Wurzburg Nuremberg Passau Linz Vienna Every 2 hoursRegional services edit nbsp Odenwald Railway service waiting in the station Hanau station is served by several Regional Express and Regionalbahn lines Since 1995 it has also been served by lines S8 and S9 of the Rhine Main S Bahn There is also a central bus station in the station forecourt Notes edit a b c d Stationspreisliste 2024 Station price list 2024 PDF in German DB Station amp Service 24 April 2023 Retrieved 29 November 2023 Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas 2009 2010 ed Schweers Wall 2009 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Tarifinformationen 2021 PDF Rhein Main Verkehrsverbund 1 January 2021 p 139 Retrieved 8 April 2021 Aus der Langeweile in die Ferne Frankfurter Rundschau in German 3 April 2010 Archived from the original on 29 May 2010 Retrieved 2 July 2012 Thomas Nosske 2007 Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft Anderung von Bahnhofsnamen in German Retrieved 2 July 2012 References editMartin Schack 2004 Neue Bahnhofe Die Empfangsgebaude der Deutschen Bundesbahn 1948 bis 1973 in German Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer ISBN 3 933254 49 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanau Hauptbahnhof Track plan of Hanau Hauptbahnhof PDF in German Deutsche Bahn Retrieved 2 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hanau Hauptbahnhof amp oldid 1207346571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
