Wächtersbach station

Wächtersbach
2019
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 2, Wächtersbach, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates50°15′18″N 9°17′47″E / 50.25500°N 9.29639°E / 50.25500; 9.29639
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
  • Fulda–Frankfurt (54.8 km)
  • Wächtersbach–Bad Orb
  • Wächtersbach–Hartmannshain (closed, today a cycle track called Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg)
Platforms3 (and 1 special platform)
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code6460
DS100 codeFWAE
IBNR8006132
Category4
Fare zone: 3222
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 May 1867
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station
Gelnhausen RE 50 Bad Soden-Salmünster
towards Bebra
Wirtheim RB 51 Terminus
Location

Wächtersbach station is a station in the town of Wächtersbach in the German state of Hesse on the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway. The former Bad Orb Light Railway (Bad Orber Kleinbahn) branches off at the station. It was originally standard gauge, but has been converted to narrow gauge. The Vogelsberg Southern Railway (Vogelsberger Südbahn) also used to branch off here to Hartmannshain (in the municipality of Grebenhain) via Birstein. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 4 station.