Roads closed, trains and buses cancelled on 1st May

April 25, 2014 By

With both the cycle race “Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt” and the “Altstadt-Duathlon” taking place in Oberursel on Thursday, 1st May, 2014, a number of roads will be closed with changes to public transport services as well.

The following roads will be closed between approximately 7am and 7.30pm:

  • Königsteiner Straße between the B455 and Altkönigstraße
  • Am Rahmtor
  • Marktplatz
  • Wiederholtstraße
  • Eppsteiner Straße
  • Obere Hainstraße
  • Bleiche
  • An der Herrenmühle
  • Altkönigstraße between Steinmühlenweg and Königsteiner Straße
  • Obergasse
  • An der Burg
  • Obere Schulstraße
  • Marienstraße
  • St.-Ursula-Gasse
  • Hollerberg
The following roads are affected by the closures, even if they are not closed themselves (eg. because of one-way signs or because they become no-through-roads):
  • Füllerstraße
  • Strackgasse
  • Weidengasse
  • Ackergasse
  • Untere Hainstraße
  • Neutorallee
  • Schillierstraße
  • Brüder-Winter-Straße
  • Herzog-Adolf-Straße
Additionally the following roads will be closed between 9.30am and 2pm:
  • Kanonenstraße
  • Hohemarkstraße
  • Feldbergstraße
  • Nassauer Straße
  • Homburger Landstraße (travelling towards Oberursel)
Due to a new route for the race it will be not possible to enter or leave Siterstadt or Weißkirchen from 9.30am until 1pm, except for the emergency services.
Anyone travelling on Thursday should plan their journey in advance to avoid problems due to the closures, or park their car outside of the area in advance.

Public transport

The U-Bahn U3 will terminate at “Bahnhof Oberursel” between 8.30am and 2pm.

Buses 41 and 42 will not be running until after 2.30pm, with nr. 42 being diverted along the Dornbachstraße, Lahnstraße and Hohemarkstraße to avoid the Altkönigstraße and the Markplatz.

 

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U3 partially replaced by buses on Saturday

November 15, 2013 By

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.

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Collision between car and U-Bahn

August 28, 2013 By

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.

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

June 13, 2013 By

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.

 

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Lorry and U-Bahn collided at crossing

May 10, 2013 By

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.

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Roads closed, trains and buses cancelled on 1st May

April 29, 2013 By

With both the cycle race “Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt” and the “Altstadt-Duathlon” taking place in Oberursel on Wednesday, 1st May, 2013, a number of roads will be closed with changes to public transport services as well.

The following roads will be closed between approximately 7am and 7.30pm:

  • Königsteiner Straße between the B455 and Altkönigstraße
  • Am Rahmtor
  • Marktplatz
  • Wiederholtstraße
  • Eppsteiner Straße
  • Obere Hainstraße
  • Bleiche
  • An der Herrenmühle
  • Altkönigstraße between Steinmühlenweg and Königsteiner Straße
  • Obergasse
  • An der Burg
  • Obere Schulstraße
  • Marienstraße
  • St.-Ursula-Gasse
  • Hollerberg
The following roads are affected by the closures, even if they are not closed themselves (eg. because of one-way signs or because they become no-through-roads):
  • Füllerstraße
  • Strackgasse
  • Weidengasse
  • Ackergasse
  • Untere Hainstraße
  • Neutorallee
  • Schillierstraße
  • Brüder-Winter-Straße
  • Herzog-Adolf-Straße
Additionally the following roads will be closed between 9.30am and 2pm:
  • Kanonenstraße
  • Hohemarkstraße
  • Borkenberg
  • Altkönigstraße
  • Feldbergstraße
  • Liebfrauenstraße
  • Nassauer Straße
  • Ludwig-Erhard-Straße
  • Frankfurter Landstraße
  • Homburger Landstraße (travelling towards Oberursel)
Between 9am and 1pm the following roads will be closed:
  • Kurmainzer Straße
  • Weißkirchener Straße
  • Zimmersmühlenweg

Anyone travelling on Wednesday should plan their journey in advance to avoid problems due to the closures, or park their car outside of the area in advance.

Public transport

The U-Bahn U3 will terminate at “Bahnhof Oberursel” between 8.30am and 2pm.

Buses 41 and 42 will not be running until after 2.30pm, with nr. 42 being diverted along the Dornbachstraße, Lahnstraße and Hohemarkstraße to avoid the Altkönigstraße and the Markplatz.

 

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Restricted train services on Saturday

March 8, 2013 By

On Saturday, 9th March, 2013 the U-Bahn line U3 will be closed between Bommersheim and Oberursel station from around 9am until 5pm to allow for tree-cutting work to take place.

Trains from Frankfurt will terminate at “Weißkirchen Ost”, from where a replacement bus service will take passengers to the stops between Bommersheim and Hohemark.

Temporary bus stops have been set up near to the train stations and passengers travelling towards Frankfurt should be aware that the buses will leave the Hohemark terminus around 5 minutes earlier than the train would.

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Public transport information evening: U-Bahn “U3”

January 13, 2013 By

U-Bahn (U3) single unit train in Oberursel station on 12th August 2012The town of Oberursel and local transport company VGF (Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt) who run the U-Bahn line “U3” that passes through the town are holding an information evening in the town hall on Tuesday, 15th January, 2013 at 7.30pm.

During the evening there will be a chance to ask questions and also put forward suggestions and complaints about the service on the line, which is often a topic of discussion in the town’s internet forum.

Anyone interested is invited to attend the evening and it hoped that the numbers will be sufficient to add weight to any points put forward.

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U-Bahn stopped at the Kupferhammer

November 12, 2012 By

The temporary end of the U3 line during works on the level crossing

The Kupferhammerweg became the end of the line for a weekend during works on the level crossing across the Hohemarkstraße.

Trains terminated at Kupferhammer from where a minibus service connected with the stations “Rosengärtchen”, “Waldlust” and “Hohemark”.

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U3 to be replaced by buses at the weekend

September 7, 2012 By

U-Bahn Trains at the Hohemark TerminusDue to work on the level crossing in the Gattenhöferweg the U-Bahn “U3” will be terminating at Bommersheim on Saturday and Sunday.

A replacement bus service will be in operation between Bommersheim and Hohemark, with the bus stops either adjacent or near to the train stations.

The stop for the town centre is located in the Feldbergstraße.

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