Niederselters station
Niederselters station is a station on the Main-Lahn Railway, which runs from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof to Limburg, in the Niederselters suburb of Selters in the German state of Hesse.
History
The Main-Lahn Railway was opened to Niederselters in 1875 and the whole line was completed to Limburg in 1877. A second track was opened in 1913. The line was electrified in 1986. The station was adjacent to a mineral spring, which became an important freight customer.Location
The Haltepunkt is located in the south of the district of Niederselters in the municipality Selters. The halt lies between the street of Brunnenstraße in the north and the street of Am Urseltersbrunnen in the south. The Selters water museum lies south of the station.Operations
The entrance building of Niederselters station is listed. It is of the type that was built on the Lahn Valley Railway. The building and platform canopies were extended around 1910. The goods shed that was added to the east of the station building has been demolished.Niederselters station has two platform tracks:
- track 1 on the main platform, served by RB 21/RB 22 to Limburg;
- track 2 on the island platform, served by RB 21 to Niedernhausen/Wiesbaden and RB 22 to Frankfurt.
Services
Rail
The following services currently call at Limburg:Line | Route | Comments |
Main-Lahn Railway, Ländches Railway | Wiesbaden Hbf – Niedernhausen – Niederselters – Limburg | Every 2 hours on Sundays and evenings |
Main-Lahn Railway | Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt-Höchst – Niedernhausen – Niederselters – Limburg | Hourly Hourly + additional services in the peak |