Staffel–Siershahn railway
German railway line
The Staffel–Siershahn railway is a railway line between Staffel, Montabaur and Siershahn in the Westerwald. The line, which is also known as the Unterwesterwaldbahn (Lower Westerwald Railway), runs through the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse.
History
The Rhenish Railway Company (Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, RhE) planned the line and also received the concession to build it. It was opened to Staffel on 30 May 1884, by which time the Prussian state railways had taken over operations of the RhE. The Prussian government took control of the RhE on 1 January 1886.
The Lower Westerwald Railway connected to the Hadamar–Limburg line in Staffel. The Lower Westerwald Railway connected with the Brexbach Valley Railway (Brexbachtalbahn), which connected to the East Rhine Railway (Rechte Rheinstrecke) in Siershahn.
In 2017 intensive renovation works took place at Sandbachtal-bridge near Niedererbach stop to conserve it, which is a listed building. Four million Euros have been invested.
Operations
While the Deutsche Bundesbahn ceased passenger services on the Holzbach Valley Railway on 1 June 1984, it continued to operate services on the Lower Westerwald Railway. From 12 December 2004 to August 2015, services were operated by Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft every hour or every two hours using LINT diesel multiple units.
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