Groß Gerau-Dornberg station
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| Location | Darmstädter Straße 94, Groß Gerau, Hesse Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°54′44″N 8°29′41″E / 49.912294°N 8.494791°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2300[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | FDG[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8002386 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Groß-Gerau-Dornberg station, with a total of five platform tracks, is the largest and most important station in the Hessian district town of Groß-Gerau. It is located in the suburb of Dornberg at the 54.5 km (33.9 mi) mark of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway (known as the Riedbahn), which runs from Frankfurt to Mannheim. Eighty-five trains stop here daily and 2,750 passengers use the station, including many schoolchildren.
Name
The station was originally named Dornberg-Groß Gerau. On 1 May 1933, it was renamed Groß Gerau-Dornberg.[3] The spelling of "Groß Gerau" without a hyphen (atypical in Germany) is based on the Prussian spelling rules of the early 20th century.[4][5] The Prussian-Hessian Railway Company used the Prussian spelling rules, even in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Location
Dornberg station is located a short distance southeast of the town centre of Groß-Gerau, set apart in an industrial park. Its address is Darmstädter Straße 94.
History
Industrialisation began in Dornberg, which was still an independent town at the time, during the 19th century. The connection to the Hessian Ludwig Railway with its Frankfurt am Main – Mannheim line in 1879 (Riedbahn) allowed a diverse commercial life to develop in the station area.
In 1905, the station received a new station building. It has been closed to passengers since 2000. Also in 1905, the station was connected to the Groß Gerau station by a telephone.[6]
In a 1999 test conducted by the Verkehrsclub_Deutschland, the Fahrgastverband Pro Bahn, and the Verbraucherzentrale Hessen (Hessen Hessian Consumer Centre), which examined 27 stations in Hesse, Dornberg received the worst rating. A 2005 station test conducted by the Frankfurter Rundschau showed little change.[7]
Between 2009 and 2012, Dornberg station underwent a major modernication costing approximately €6.7 million. In addition to modernising the two island platforms (the platform adjacent to the station building is not in use) and the pedestrian underpass, the two station forecourts on the east and west sides, including the bus stops there, as well as the park and ride facility on the east side of the station with its connection to the pedestrian underpass, were made fully accessible. Furthermore, lifts to the two island platforms were installed.[8]
Prospects
As part of the general refurbishment of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway, platform 1 was rebuilt in the second half of 2024.[9] Furthermore, the connecting curves in and around the station are part of the general refurbishment of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway.[10] The existing H/V signals were largely replaced by Ks signals, the block spacing was increased overall, and the possibility of initially proceeding at reduced speed (e.g. 40 km/h (25 mph)) was utilised when signal spacing was shortened. While previously only the through main tracks of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway were equipped with LZB continuous train control, a large part of the station is now being equipped with ETCS Level 2. The existing southern departure signals (main signals without distant signals) were replaced by Ks multi-section signals as intermediate signals, two additional departure signals were added to the opposite track towards Mannheim, and an existing Vr distant signal from the opposite track from Mannheim was replaced by a Ks multi-section signal. This allows for closer and more flexible train sequences. Several sets of points in the station were renewed and fitted with swing noses. Two crossovers are being built south and north of the station (at track kilometres 50 (31 miles) and 58 (36 miles)), each with four sets of points on the branch track that can be traversed at 100 km/h (62 mph).
In addition to new Ks signals, some new H/V signals were also installed on the connecting curves. Since the refurbishment in 2024, both connecting curves have been passable in signaled reversible track operation (previously only part could be operated reversiby using distant signals and trapezoidal boards); the permissible speed on the western connecting curve was adjusted from mostly 70 km (43 mi) to 100 km/h (62 mph) to mostly 80 km/h (50 mph).
The third expert report on the proposed Deutschlandtakt (Germany-wide clock-face timetable) assumes the duplication of the Groß-Gerau-Dornberg–Klein-Gerau Eichmühle line. Investments of €10 million are planned for this, based on 2015 prices.[11][12]
Infrastructure
Track and platform facilities
The station has five platform tracks, accessible via a platform adjacent to track 1 and island platforms at tracks 2 and 3, as well as 4 and 5. All tracks except the platform adjacent to the station are used for regular passenger services. The platform adjacent to the station is located on the track of the connecting curve from Mainz, which is not used by scheduled passenger trains.
South of the station building (in the direction of Mannheim) there are additional freight tracks which end as stub tracks with buffer stops shortly before the station building.
There are two connecting curves between the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway and the Rhine-Main Railway (Mainz – Darmstadt – Aschaffenburg) on the Mannheim–Mainz and Mannheim–Darmstadt routes. Both play a role in freight traffic. Passenger service on the Mannheim–Mainz connecting curve between the two Groß Gerau stations, Groß Gerau-Dornberg and Groß Gerau (on the Rhine-Main Railway), has been discontinued for many years.
Building
Besides the station building, which is no longer usable by passengers, there is a kiosk and a restaurant on platform 1, both of which are leased out. There, travelers can buy newspapers, sweets, and drinks.
Operation
The station has been served by the S7 line of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn since 2002. Since the timetable change in December 2004, the S7 has operated on an odd half-hourly schedule (28/32-minute intervals). In addition to the S-Bahn trains, there is also an hourly Regional-Express (RE 70) between Frankfurt and Mannheim.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2026" [Station price list 2026] (PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2023 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 253. ISBN 978-3-8446-6440-9.
- ↑ "Bekanntmachung Nr. 217". Amtsblatt der Reichsbahndirektion Mainz (in German) (19). Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft: 88. 29 April 1933.
- ↑ "Landkreis Wolfhagen" (in German). Territoriale Veränderungen in Deutschland und deutsch verwalteten Gebieten 1874 - 1945. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Schlesien/Geschichte". wiki.genealogy.net (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bekanntmachung Nr. 52". Amtsblatt der Königlich Preußischen und Großherzoglich Hessischen Eisenbahndirektion in Mainz (in German) (5). Eisenbahndirektion Mainz: 38. 28 January 1905.
- ↑ "Bald soll der Bahnhof ganz anders sein" (PDF). Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 16 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Informationen zum Bahnhofsumbau" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ersatzkonzept während der Riedbahn-Sanierung steht". Eisenbahn-Revue International (in German) (7): 328 f. July 2024. ISSN 1421-2811.
- ↑ Fassing, Julian; Helwig, Marcel; Müller, Peter; Keil, Toni; Rosenbohm, Martin; Walf, Fabian; Welsch, Philip (July 2023). "Generalsanierung der Riedbahn: eine Zwischenbilanz" (PDF). Der Eisenbahningenieur. 75 (7): 46–51. ISSN 0013-2810.
- ↑ Maier, Marten (17 August 2021). "Infrastrukturliste Bewertung: Maßnahmen des Planfalls "Deutschlandtakt", laufende Nummer 44 des Unterabschnitts 2, Vorhaben des Potentiellen Bedarfs des Bedarfsplans der Bundesschienenwege" (PDF) (in German). SMA und Partners. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Deutschlandtakt: Bewertung Infrastrukturmaßnahmen für den 3. Gutachterentwurf" (PDF) (in German). Intraplan Consult, TTS TRIMODE Transport Solutions. 17 August 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Departures: Groß-Gerau-Dornberg" (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.