Bensheim station
Railway station in Hesse, Germany
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::summary Railway station in Hesse, Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| style | Deutsche Bahn |
| name | Bensheim |
| native_name_lang | de |
| symbol | rail |
| symbol2 | s |
| symbol_location | de |
| symbol_location2 | rhine-neckar |
| image | Bahnhof Bensheim.jpg |
| address | Amershamplatz 1, Bensheim, Hesse |
| country | Germany |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | |
| owned | Deutsche Bahn |
| operator | DB Station&Service |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| *Main-Neckar Railway (49.5 km) ({{Kursbuchlink | Region |
| *Nibelung Railway (23.9 km) ({{Kursbuchlink | Region |
| platforms | 4 |
| accessible | Yes |
| code | |
| zone | {{plainlist |
| *VRN: 35{{cite web | title |
| *: 4510 (VRN transitional tariff){{cite web | title |
| architectural_style | Neoclassical |
| opened | 1846 |
| website | www.bahnhof.de |
| map_type | Hesse#Germany#Europe |
| map_caption | Location in Hesse##Location in Germany##Location in Europe |
| services_collapsible | yes |
| services | {{Adjacent stations |
| line1 | ICE 13 |
| line2 | ICE 15 |
| line4 | ICE 26 |
| line5 | ICE 62 |
| line8 | IC 87 |
| system11 | DB Regio Mitte |
| line11 | RE 60 |
| line13 | RB 68 (HE) |
| line14 | RB 63 |
| system21 | Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn |
| :: |
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- Main-Neckar Railway (49.5 km) (
- Nibelung Railway (23.9 km) () | platforms = 4 | tracks = | accessible = Yes | connections = | code = | zone = {{plainlist|1=
- VRN: 35
- : 4510 (VRN transitional tariff) | architect = | architectural_style = Neoclassical | opened = 1846 | closed = | passengers = | pass_year = | website = www.bahnhof.de | map_type = Hesse#Germany#Europe | map_dot_label = | map_caption = Location in Hesse##Location in Germany##Location in Europe | services_collapsible = yes | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=DB Fernverkehr |line1=ICE 13|left1=Darmstadt|right1=Weinheim (Bergstraße)|to-left1=Berlin Ostbahnhof|to-right1=Karlsruhe or Stuttgart |line2=ICE 15|left2=Darmstadt|right2=Mannheim|to-left2=Ostseebad Binz|to-right2=Saarbrücken |line4=ICE 26|left4=Darmstadt|right4=Weinheim (Bergstraße)|to-left4=Hamburg|to-right4=Karlsruhe |line5=ICE 62|left5=Darmstadt|right5=Weinheim (Bergstraße)|to-left5=Frankfurt |line8=IC 87|left8=Darmstadt|right8=Weinheim (Bergstraße)|to-left8=Frankfurt|to-right8=Singen (Hohentwiel) |system11=DB Regio Mitte |line11=RE 60|left11=Zwingenberg (Bergstraße)|right11=Heppenheim (Bergstraße) |line13=RB 68 (HE)|left13=Bensheim-Auerbach|right13=Heppenheim (Bergstraße) |line14=RB 63|right14=Lorsch|to-right14=Worms |system21=Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn|line21=6|right21=Heppenheim (Bergstraße)|to-right21=Mainz | other_services =
Bensheim station is in the town of Bensheim on the Main-Neckar Railway, connecting Frankfurt and Heidelberg, in the German state of Hesse. The station is also the beginning and end of the single-track non-electrified Worms–Bensheim line (Nibelung Railway). 114 trains stop at Bensheim station every day, of which about one-third are long-distance services. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Bensheim station is protected as a cultural monument under the Hessian heritage legislation.
History
Almost eleven years after the Adler locomotive began to run over the Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth, the Main-Neckar Railway was opened in 1846. Bensheim station was opened in the same year. The building of this artery through three small states in the Rhine valley stimulated trade and industry throughout the region. In 1851, the Auerbach district—then still a separate municipality—gained its own station.
In 1869, the Nibelungen railway, a section of the Hessian Ludwig Railway (, HLB) was put into operation between Bensheim and Worms. Bensheim now had two railway stations, operated by two railway companies, which were not connected by rail with each other until 1872. As early as 1869 there were plans to extend the Ludwigs Railway to the Odenwald via the Lauter valley to Lindenfels and Reichelsheim to improve transport links. But further attempts to realise this project in 1895, 1925 and 1926 ultimately failed. Between 1910 and 1912, the railway was raised on an embankment through the city area.
In the mid 1990s Bensheim’s freight yard was closed and a few years later the dismantling of its tracks began.
The Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn was extended to run between Bensheim and Mannheim in December 2018. This required the raising of the level of the platforms to the standard height of S-Bahn platforms (76 cm). The station was also renovated, at a cost of €7.5 million, including an extension of the platforms, so that even long-distance trains can stop at them. The station is now fully accessible with lifts and escalators.
Entrance building
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The station building in 1845 was built to plans by Georg Moller in a neoclassical style on the eastern side of the line towards the city. The two-coloured facade of the two-storey, sandstone building had nine bay window around a central group of five windows. In 1900, the outer parts of the facade were replaced by two symmetrically arranged octagonal pavilions designed as porches with further lateral extensions. The eaves of the flat hip roof is decorated with a spiral scroll-like frieze (volute). After Florsheim station, it is the oldest completely preserved station building in Hesse.
Platforms
- Track 1 serves long-distance and regional services towards Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main
- Track 2 serves long-distance and regional services towards Mannheim and Heidelberg
- Track 3 serves regional services towards Mannheim and Mainz
- Track 4 is used for regional services on the Nibelungen line towards Worms.
Train services
In the 2026 timetable, the following services stop at the station:
Long-distance services
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| Line | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin – Wolfsburg – Braunschweig – Kassel – Frankfurt South – Darmstadt – Bensheim – Heidelberg – | Karlsruhe | |
| Stuttgart | ||
| Binz – Stralsund – Eberswalde – Berlin – Halle – Erfurt – Frankfurt – Darmstadt – **Bensheim ** – Mannheim – Kaiserslautern – Saarbrücken | Once a day | |
| – Hamburg Hbf – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Gießen – Frankfurt – Darmstadt – **Bensheim ** – Heidelberg – Karlsruhe | Every 2 hours | |
| Frankfurt – Darmstadt – **Bensheim ** – Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg – Villach – Klagenfurt – Graz | 2 train pairs | |
| Frankfurt – Heidelberg – Stuttgart – Singen | Individual services | |
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Regional services
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| Line | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt – Darmstadt – Bensheim – Weinheim (Bergstraße) – Mannheim | Every 1 or 2 hours | |
| Bensheim – Lorsch – Bürstadt – Worms | Hourly | |
| Frankfurt – Darmstadt – Bensheim – Weinheim (Bergstraße) – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Heidelberg | Hourly | |
| Bensheim – Weinheim (Bergstraße) – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Mannheim – Ludwigshafen Mitte – Ludwigshafen Hbf – Frankenthal – Worms – Mainz | Hourly | |
| :: |
Bus Station
The bus station is in front of the station building with seven bays and connections to the suburbs of Bensheim by Citybus, and to Lautertal, Bürstadt, Heppenheim, Jugenheim and Lorsch.
Notes
References
References
- (2009). "Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)". Schweers + Wall.
- {{DBCatsURL
- (February 2021). "Wabenplan". [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar]].
- (1 January 2021). "Tarifinformationen 2021". [[Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund]].
- (14 December 2025). "Departures: Bensheim". Deutsche Bahn.
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