is the Hauptbahnhof of the German

Germany

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 city Darmstadt

Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...

. After Frankfurt Hbf

Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof

is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...

 and Wiesbaden Hbf

Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof

is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Wiesbaden, the state capital of the German state of Hesse. It is a terminal station at the southern edge of the city center and is served by over 500 long-distance and regional trains and used by more than 30,000 travelers each day.-History:The current station...

, it is the third largest station in the state of Hesse

Hesse

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. It is the second busiest station (after Frankfurt Hbf) in Hesse, servicing 35 000 passengers and 220 trains per day.

Built in a late art nouveau

Art Nouveau

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 style, the station was finished 1912 as one of the major works of architect Friedrich Pützer. The station replaced two separate and increasingly inadequate stations located at the 'Steubenplatz', around a km closer to the city centre in the east.

The station is currently undergoing renovations of the overpass of the platform area. This project is expected to be completed in 2008.

Train Services

The following services currently call at Darmstadt Hbf (list not complete):

Series	Operator	Route	Material	Frequency	Notes
EC62	DB/OBB	Siegen Siegen station Siegen station is the main station of the town of Siegen, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in close to the modern centre of Siegen, which includes the bus station and the Sieg Carré and City Galerie shopping centres.-History :...  - Dillenburg Dillenburg station Dillenburg station is a through station in the town of Dillenburg in the German state of Hesse. Immediately adjacent to the station is the central bus station, which is served by many bus lines connecting to the surrounding countryside...  - Herborn - Wetzlar Wetzlar station Wetzlar station is a through station in the city of Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse on the Dill and Lahn Valley Railways. It is the most important public transport node in Wetzlar together with the adjacent bus station.-History:...  - Gießen Gießen station Gießen railway station is the main railway station in Gießen, Hesse, Germany. The station is a Category 2 station is used by 20,000 passengers daily. The station was opened on 25 August 1850 and is located on the Main-Weser Railway and Dill railway . The current station reception building was...  - Bad Nauheim - Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...  - Damstadt Hbf - Bensheim - Weinheim - Heidelberg Hbf Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof is the central station for Heidelberg. In 2005 it was used by 30,472 passengers daily and is one of the largest passenger stations in Baden-Wurttemberg. The main station entrance opened in 1955 in Willy-Brandt-Platz in the western district of Heidelberg, on the edge of the district. Diagonally...  - Stuttgart Hbf Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Stuttgart, the capital of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the halt at Charlottenplatz, the main...  - Ulm Hbf Ulm Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof or central railway station for the city of Ulm, which lies on the Danube, on the border of the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is on ICE line from Stuttgart to Munich and the Paris –Budapest Magistrale for Europe line that is supported by the European Union...  - Günzburg - Augsburg Hbf Augsburg Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the Bavarian city of Augsburg, situated in southern Germany.The station has one of the oldest still existing station halls in Germany, which was built from 1843 to 1846 after plans by architect Eduard Rüber. It was reconstructed in 1869 according to Friedrich Bürklein's plans...  - München Hbf München Hauptbahnhof Munich Central Station is the main railway station of the city of Munich in Germany. It is one of the three long distance train stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. The station sees about 350,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in...  - München Ost - Rosenheim Rosenheim station Rosenheim station is the largest railway station between Munich and Salzburg / Innsbruck and is located in the centre of the city of Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, Germany.- Description, Location, Importance and History:...  - Prien am Chiemsee - Traunstein - Freilassing - Salzburg Hbf Salzburg Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof at Salzburg, capital of the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the most important station in the agglomeration of Salzburg, and a major transportation hub in western Austria.-Overview:...  - Golling-Abtenau - Bischofshofen - Sankt Johann im Pongau - Schwarzach-St. Veit - Dorfgastein - Bad Hofgastein - Bad Gastein - Mallnitz-Obervellach - Spittal-Millstätter See - Villach Hbf Villach Hauptbahnhof Villach Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Villach, the second largest city in the federal state of Carinthia in Austria.- External links :...  - Velden/Wörther See - Pörtschach/Wörther See - Krumpendorf/Wörther See - Klagenfurt Hbf Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, the capital city of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria....		1x per day
RE65	VIAS	Darmstadt Hbf - Darmstadt Nord - Darmstadt Ost - Ober-Ramstadt Ober-Ramstadt railway station -The station:The station is located on the Odenwald railway and is served by RB services operated by VIAS.-Train services:The following services currently call at Ober-Ramstadt:...  - Reinheim Reinheim railway station -History:The station was opened on 15 May 1871, and was a terminus until Wiebelsbach railway station was opened on 15 July 1871. In 2007, the station was renovated at a cost of €900,000.-The station:...  - Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach - Höchst (Odenw) - Bad König - Bad König Zell - Michelstadt – Erbach (Odenw)		Every 2 hours
RB65	VIAS	Darmstadt Hbf - Darmstadt Nord - Darmstadt Ost - Darmstadt TU-Lichtwiese - Mühltal - Ober-Ramstadt Ober-Ramstadt railway station -The station:The station is located on the Odenwald railway and is served by RB services operated by VIAS.-Train services:The following services currently call at Ober-Ramstadt:...  - Reinheim Reinheim railway station -History:The station was opened on 15 May 1871, and was a terminus until Wiebelsbach railway station was opened on 15 July 1871. In 2007, the station was renovated at a cost of €900,000.-The station:...  - Otzberg Lengfeld - Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach - Höchst Hetschbach - Höchst (Odenw) - Höchst Mümling-Grumbach - Bad König - Bad König Zell - Michelstadt - Erbach (Odenw) Nord – Erbach (Odenw) - Beerfelden Hetzbach - Hesseneck Schöllenbach - Hesseneck Kailbach - Eberbach		Every 2 hours
SE65	VIAS	Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...  - Darmstadt Nord - Darmstadt Ost - Darmstadt TU-Lichtwiese - Mühltal - Ober-Ramstadt Ober-Ramstadt railway station -The station:The station is located on the Odenwald railway and is served by RB services operated by VIAS.-Train services:The following services currently call at Ober-Ramstadt:...  - Reinheim Reinheim railway station -History:The station was opened on 15 May 1871, and was a terminus until Wiebelsbach railway station was opened on 15 July 1871. In 2007, the station was renovated at a cost of €900,000.-The station:...  - Otzberg Lengfeld - Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach - Höchst Hetschbach - Höchst (Odenw) - Höchst Mümling-Grumbach - Bad König - Bad König Zell - Michelstadt - Erbach (Odenw) Nord – Erbach (Odenw)		Every 2 hours