Wetzlar station

Wetzlar station is a through railway station in the city of Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse. The station, which serves Deutsche Bahn's Dill and Lahn Valley lines, constitutes (together with the adjacent bus station) Wetzlar's most important public transport node.HistoryThe first Wetzlar station, built in 1862 in the district of Niedergirmes, was an "island station", with the main station building built between the tracks. This building still stands. The current station was originally completed in January 1917 in the Art Nouveau style, but it was demolished in 1981 and rebuilt in the Modern style.Train servicesThe following services currently call at Wetzlar: Main-Sieg-Express Siegen - Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main)Mittelhessen-Express Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main)OperationsWetzlar station has five platform tracks, served by Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, and EuroCity trains.Trains operate through the following the platforms:East of the passenger station in the district of Garbenheim is Wetzlar freight yard, which has been the most important facility of its kind in central Hesse since December 2006.