Haiger station

Haiger station
Wedge station
Haiger station from the street
Location	Haiger, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°44′29″N 8°13′16″E / 50.74139°N 8.22111°E / 50.74139; 8.22111Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 8°13′16″E / 50.74139°N 8.22111°E / 50.74139; 8.22111
Line(s)	Dill Railway (KBS 445) Heller Valley Railway (KBS 462) Haiger–Breitscheid railway
Platforms	5
Construction
Architect	Ludwig Hofmann?
Architectural style	Neoclassical / Art Nouveau
Other information
Station code	2475
DS100 code	FHG
Category	5 [1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1862 / 1913

Haiger station serves the town of Haiger in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis of the German state of Hesse. The first station at this point was opened 1862 when the Cologne-Minden Railway Company built the Deutz–Gießen railway, connecting Cologne-Deutz with Gießen. The station became more important when the direct connection was opened to Siegen (now considered part of the Dill line) in 1915.

Reception building

Station hall

Between 1911 and 1913 a new station building was built as a “wedge station” (Keilbahnhof) between the old line (now the Heller Valley Railway) and the new line to Siegen. The architect was perhaps Ludwig Hoffmann. The station is located between the two converging railways, which are elevated, allowing the platform subways to be accessed from street level. The facade and much of the buildings themselves are designed around a central axis of symmetry. The façade is dominated by a central projection of yellow sandstone. The ensemble is composed of a mixture of classical elements and Art Nouveau. The station is situated at an altitude of 270 m above sea level. The reception building currently appears neglected and its sidings give the impression of a brownfield.

Lines

Haiger station is on the Siegen–Gießen main line (Dill line) and the Heller Valley Railway from Haiger to Betzdorf, now classified as a single track main line, which was originally part of the Deutz–Giessen line. A third line, the Haiger–Breitscheid line is closed.

Notes

References

• Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen (State Conservation Hesse), ed. (2005). Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Railways in Hesse. Cultural sites in Hesse. Monumental topography of the Federal Republic of Germany) (in German). 2.2. Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. p. 1,016. ISBN 3-8062-1917-6. 
• Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2007/2008 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.