Dreieich-Buchschlag station

Dreieich-Buchschlag station S
Through station
File:Dreieich Buchschlag Bahnhof 20070830.JPG
Location	Buchschlager Allee 2 63303, Dreieich, Hesse Germany
Coordinates
Line(s)	Main-Neckar railway (7.2 km, KBS 3601 and 3688) Dreieich Railway (0.0 km)
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	945
DS100 code	FBUS FBUSS (S-Bahn)
IBNR	8001236
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1879
Services
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station Terminus RB 61 Dreieich Railway Dreieich-Sprendlingen toward Dieburg Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station Neu-Isenburg toward Bad Soden S3 Langen Flugsicherung toward Darmstadt Hbf Neu-Isenburg toward Kronberg S4 Langen Flugsicherung toward Langen

Dreieich-Buchschlag station is on the Rhine-Main S-Bahn in the town of Dreieich in the German state of Hesse. It was opened in 1879 on the Main-Neckar Railway. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

History

Dreieich-Buchschlag station was opened in 1879 under the name of Buchschlag-Sprendlingen on the Main-Neckar Railway line. It opened up a forest district in the municipality of Mitteldick. In order to stimulate the development of the surrounding communities, it was decided on 1 April 1905 to build the Dreieich Railway (Dreieichbahn) between Buchschlag-Sprendlingen and Ober-Roden. Buchschlag-Sprendlingen station was renamed Dreieich-Buchschlag on 1 January 1977.

Location

The station is located on the western edge of Buchschlag on Buchschlager Allee (continuing to the west as Wald am Mitteldicker Weg) on the Main-Neckar Railway, connecting Frankfurt and Heidelberg. Shortly south of the station, the Dreieich Railway branches off to Rödermark-Ober Roden.

Connections

Today, the station is in the territory of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV), with S-Bahn services operated by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn and regional services operated by Deutsche Bahn. In addition, it has two bus stops, a taxi stand and park and ride facility.

Infrastructure

The entrance building of Dreieich-Buchschlag station has been sold off and now houses a restaurant. There is still a sign reading Buchschlag-Sprendlingen on the station building.

Immediately next to the entrance building, there are 5 tracks passing over a level crossing over Buchschlager Allee. Since many trains pass over the crossing, the barriers sometimes remain closed for a long time.

Public transport services

Rail

The station is served by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn and DB Regio services.

S-Bahn lines S 3 and S 4 each stop at the station every half-hour on weekdays, which together provide services every 15-minute. On Sundays, both lines operate every hour, together providing a service every half-hour. The Regionalbahn RB 61 service (Dreieich Railway) runs from Monday to Friday three times in the morning from Dieburg to Frankfurt and three times in the afternoon from Frankfurt to Dieburg on the line, stopping in Dreieich-Buchschlag and Neu-Isenburg.

Bus

Some bus routes stop at the station, including city bus line OF-64. During the summer months (May 1 to September/October) each year, Waldseebus (OF-Line 65) runs to and from Langener Waldsee, a popular Baggersee (lake established in an abandoned quarry) used as part of the Ironman Germany triathlon competition.