11-581: The Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn railway is a railway line between Limburg-Staffel , Montabaur and Siershahn in the Westerwald . The line, which is also known as the Unterwesterwaldbahn (Lower Westerwald Railway), runs through the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse . The Rhenish Railway Company ( Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , RhE) planned the line and also received
22-589: A gable dormer. To the north there is a low, plastered goods shed supported by timber trusses. A signal box built in 1890 for the Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn railway (also called the Lower Westerwald Railway) can also be seen. This small building has a ground storey built of brick, while the signal box floor is cantilevered and provided with large windows. About 250 metres north of the station is another signal box built in 1925, also for
33-761: Is a type of local passenger train (stopping train) in Germany . It is similar to the Regionalzug (R) and Regio (R) train categories in neighboring Austria and Switzerland , respectively. Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks - these may only call at selected stations. Thus, they rank below the Regional-Express train, which regularly stops only at selected stations on its route. RB trains are subject to franchising by
44-767: The East Rhine Railway ( Rechte Rheinstrecke ) in Siershahn. While the Deutsche Bundesbahn ceased passenger services on the Holzbach Valley Railway on 1 June 1984, it continued to operate services on the Lower Westerwald Railway. Since 12 December 2004, services have been operated by Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft every hour or every two hours using LINT diesel multiple units. The modern Montabaur station
55-570: The federal states of Germany; whilst many RB trains are still operated by DB Regio , the local traffic division of the former monopolist Deutsche Bahn , franchises often go to other companies, like Abellio Deutschland , Eurobahn or Transdev Germany . There is no obligation to use the term Regionalbahn for basic local services; some private rail operators therefore use their own names to denote their trains. RB services make use of vastly different types of rolling stock; on electrified lines, double-deck cars or EMUs may be used, DMUs like
66-483: The Lower Westerwald Railway. It is a small building with a brick ground floor, plastered first floor and a hip roof. The section of the Upper Westerwald Railway between Staffel and Hadamar was opened on 1 January 1870 and the Lower Westerwald Railway was opened on 30 May 1884. The laying of a second track on the original section between Staffel and Limburg was completed on 10 December 1888, after
77-707: The concession to build it. It was opened to Staffel on 30 May 1884, by which time the Prussian state railways had taken over operations of the RhE. The Prussian government took control of the RhE on 1 January 1886. The Lower Westerwald Railway connected to the Hadamar–Limburg line in Staffel. The Lower Westerwald Railway connected with the Brexbach Valley Railway ( Brexbachtalbahn ), which connected to
88-519: The concrete sleepers. After the restoration of the line, services were resumed on 19 October 2011. Staffel station Staffel station (also called Limburg-Staffel ) is a heritage-listed station in the Limburg district of Staffel in the German state of Hesse . The Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn railway branches off the Limburg–Altenkirchen railway at the station. The station building
99-914: The section from Hadamar to Westerburg had already been opened in October 1886. Staffel station is located in the network of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). The station is a stop on Regionalbahn services RB 29 and RB 90. Both services run every two hours every day. Additional services run in the weekday peak hour. Staffel thus has rail links to Diez , Elz , Hadamar, Dornenburg , Westerburg, Altenkirchen , Au (Sieg) , Montabaur and Siershahn , as well as central Limburg. The trip to Limburg takes 7 minutes. Regionalbahn The Regionalbahn ( German: [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌbaːn] ; lit. Regional train; abbreviated RB )
110-609: Was built in 1870 during the construction of the Limburg–Westerburg section of the Limburg–Altenkirchen railway (also called the Upper Westerwald Railway). The architect of the two-storey plaster building was probably Heinrich Velde. The neo-classical building is east of the tracks and originally had five parallel portals, but it was subsequently extended to the south. On the side facing the town it has
121-600: Was opened in 2002 to provide interchange with the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway . Due to an accident at a level crossing near Girod on 30 September 2011, the line was severely damaged over a length of 7 km to Montabaur. During the period required for its repair, a steam-hauled freight train of the Hanau railway museum ( Museumseisenbahn Hanau ) railway ran over the Taunus to Steinefrenz station to supply
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