Altenstadt Railway Station is a passenger station located in the Train Sim World featured Altenstadt district of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria, serving Niddertalbahn regional trains on the Feldkirch–Buchs railway line.
Altenstadt Location
- Location and Importance: The station is located in the Höchst district of Frankfurt in Europe, a former independent city that was integrated into Greater Frankfurt in 1928. It’s the second largest station in the city, with twelve tracks.
- Historical Significance: The station’s name, Farbwerke Hoechst, originally referred to the Hoechst dye works, a major chemical and pharmaceutical company that was headquartered in Höchst.
- Route Service: The station is served by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn lines S1 and S2, which operate at 30-minute intervals during the day, providing a combined service every 15 minutes between Frankfurt-Höchst and central Frankfurt.
- Industriepark Höchst: The site of the former Hoechst works is now operated as the Höchst Industrial Park (Industriepark Höchst), which includes a notable expressionist building designed by Peter Behrens, the Technical Administration Building (Technische Verwaltungsgebäude).
- Infraserv Höchst: Infraserv Höchst, a company that manages the Industriepark Höchst, has built a hydrogen filling station to supply hydrogen for fuel cell trains, which are an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional diesel motor coaches.
- Tourist Information: The Tourist Information Office Höchst is located between the train station and the historic Old Town.
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