page_title: Eppstein station
section_title: Rail tracks
hierarchical_section_title: Eppstein station / Rail tracks
caption_attribution_description: English: "Eppstein", town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany Deutsch: Eppstein im Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen
context_page_description: Eppstein station is a station in the town of Eppstein in the German state of Hesse. The station opened during the construction of the Main-Lahn Railway by the Hessian Ludwig Railway, initially with a temporary entrance building. The line was opened over its whole length on 15 October 1877. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station and is now served only by line S 2 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn.
context_section_description: The line is located in the narrow Lorsbach valley and the resulting topographical limits, set in particular by the Eppstein tunnel, meant that the station was located on the opposite side of the Schwarzbach from the town of Eppstein and had to be connected by a bridge. In fact, the Schwarzbach stream had to be relocated to allow the building of the station.
  The originally single-track line had a passing loop in the station area and sidings for the parking of rolling stock. The southern track in the station area served freight.
  The line was prepared from the outset for a second track, but this was delayed until 1914. This required an expansion of the station area: south of the two main tracks two passing tracks were installed. In addition to the “home” platform (next to the station building) there is now in another island platform with two platform edges. The southern freight track traffic was also redesigned and a new freight hall was built; this was torn down as part of the current construction of a new Eppstein tunnel.
  In preparation for the opening of the S-Bahn to Niedernhausen the line was electrified and the station area of Eppstein was redeveloped. The building of the new Eppstein tunnel involves changes, including the relocation of the tracks a bit further north than previously and the building of two new platforms and the demolition of the old platforms.
caption: View of the station over the town
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