U-Bahn

Turn right onto the tracks…

December 6, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

One Mercedes driver showed a little too much trust in her satellite navigation equipment on Friday evening (29th November, 2013).

At the corner of the Hohemarkstraße and Kupferhammerweg, the voice said “turn right”, and turn she did, without realising that the Kuperhammerweg starts 20 metres away on the other side of the U-Bahn tracks.

Instead she turned right onto the tracks, grounding the car.

Trains were halted whilst the car was towed back onto the road. The car was slightly damaged but no-one was hurt.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: Hohemarkstrasse, Kupferhammerweg, sat nav, satellite navigation, Tracks, U-Bahn

U3 partially replaced by buses on Saturday

November 15, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

The U-Bahn line U3 will only operate as far as Kupferhammer on Saturday, 16th November and 23rd November, 2013 between 8am and 4pm to allow for work on the trees to take place.

Between Kupferhammer and Hohemark a replacement bus service will be in operation.

Filed Under: Other News, Rail travel Tagged With: Hohemark, Kupferhammer, Rosengaertchen, U-Bahn, U3, Waldlust

Boy mugged in the U-Bahn

October 17, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

A 12-year-old boy was attacked in the U-Bahn (U3) on Tuesday, 24th September, 2013. The attack took place between the stops “Waldlust” and “Lahnstraße” just before 6pm.

The attacker is described as a man, around 1.80m or 1.85m tall, well built, with a black beard. He was wearing black trousers, a black jumper with a hood, and coloured Adidas trainers.

According to police, he hit the boy in the stomach and then took his keys before leaving the train at the “Lahnstraße” station. Luckily the boy was not hurt.

Detectives in Bad Homburg would like to hear from anyone who can identify the man on 06172 1200.

Filed Under: Crime, Other News Tagged With: attack, boy, Landstrasse, mugging, U-Bahn, Waldlust

Car hit traffic lights on the Hohemarkstraße

September 30, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

Health problems were apparently the cause of an accident that took place on the Hohemarkstraße on Tuesday, 10th September, 2013 at 5pm.

The driver of a BMW X5 lost control of their vehicle on the section of the road near the Kupferhammerweg where the U-Bahn tracks cross it, hitting the pole of the traffic lights which caused the entire traffic light array to stop working.

The driver was slightly injured, police and railway staff controlled the traffic until a replacement set of lights could be installed. The damage is estimated at around €20,000.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: crossing, Hohemarkstrasse, Kupferhammerweg, Traffic Lights, U-Bahn

Collision between car and U-Bahn

August 28, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

Last Wednesday (21st August, 2013) there was a collision between a car and a U-Bahn at the level crossing on the corner of the Nassauer Straße and Berliner Straße.

According to police the 81-year-old driver of a Mercedes ignored a red traffic light and drove onto the crossing. The driver of the U-Bahn made an emergency stop, but the train still hit the car on the crossing although no-one was injured.

The fire brigade were called to clear the debris from the crossing, but trains were running again a short time later.

The damage is estimated at around €50,000.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: Berliner Strasse, car, collision, level crossing, Nassauer Strasse, U-Bahn, U3

Pensioner oversaw U-Bahn

June 14, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

A 86-year-old cyclist was travelling along the Freiligrathstraße from the Feldbergstraße towards the Herzbergstraße and had to cross the U-Bahn tracks. At this point there is a pedestrian crossing which according to police was showing red.

Apparently the man did not notice the U-Bahn which was passing at the time and hit the side of the last carriage. He was slightly injured and 50 Euro of damage was caused to the bicycle.

The line was closed for 35 minutes during which time a replacement service was set up.

Filed Under: Other News Tagged With: cyclist, Feldbergstrasse, Freiligrathstrasse, Herzbergstrasse, pensioner, U-Bahn

Changes to the U-Bahn route (U3) at the weekend

June 13, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

Due to works on the line the U3 will be running along a different route this coming weekend.

On both Saturday, 15th June and Sunday, 16th June, 2013, the line will start as usual at Oberursel-Hohemark and continue towards Frankfurt. After the “Wiesenau” stop, however, it will divert onto the U9 line and terminate at Römerstadt.

From there, buses will take passengers to Hügelstraße, where the shuttle service will be in operation to the Südbahnhof.

The alternatives are to change trains in Römerstadt to the U9 and continue to Ginnheim, and change there to tram line 16, or to take the S-Bahn S5 from Oberursel to Frankfurt.

Filed Under: Other News, Rail travel Tagged With: diversion, Roemerstadt, U-Bahn, U3

Learner driver went the wrong way

May 17, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

An 18-year-old learner driver was travelling the Berliner Straße on Monday, 6th May, 2013, in an Opel Corsa, heading towards the Nassauer Straße, when he oversaw the one-way-sign at the Freiligrathstraße.

He realised his mistake when he saw cars coming towards him and steered the car to the right.

Unfortunately in doing so he hit the railings between the road and the U-Bahn tracks, causing €750 of damage. The car had to be towed away.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: accident, Berliner Strasse, one-way, Opel Corsa, U-Bahn

Lorry and U-Bahn collided at crossing

May 10, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

A lorry and a U-Bahn train have collided at the Zimmersmühlenweg level crossing.

The collision took place on Thursday, 2nd May, 2013 at around 3.35pm, when the driver of a lorry travelling along the Frankfurter Landstraße turned left into the Zimmersmühlenweg and oversaw the U-Bahn coming from Oberursel’s station and travelling towards Bommersheim.

Luckily, no-one was injured and there were only around 20 passengers in the train. The damage is estimated at €23,000 – €20,000 of which is to the U-Bahn. Both the train and the lorry were able to continue their journeys unassisted.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: collision, level crossing, lorry, train, U-Bahn, U3, Zimmersmuehlenweg

Drunk driver hit U-Bahn railing

April 26, 2013 By Graham Tappenden

A car being driven by a 29-year-old woman was travelling along the Hohemarkstraße in the early hours of Sunday morning, heading towards the town centre.

On reaching the turning to “Im Heidegraben” she lost control of the vehicle and hit the railing of the U-Bahn station on the right-hand side of the road.

According to the police report she had drunk considerable alcohol, which was confirmed at the scene by a breathaliser test. A blood sample was taken and her driving license was confiscated.

The damage is estimated at around €5,000.

Filed Under: Other News, Road accidents Tagged With: blood test, drunk, Hohemarkstrasse, Im Heidegraben, railing, U-Bahn