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Old Train Station (Frankfurter Bahnhof)

The Alter Bahnhof (Old Train Station) was built in 1860 at the instigation of the local railway company as a connection to Frankfurt. Since the first priority was to promote the spa and bathing businesses, not only did the spa company take part in the financing, but the train station was also built in the immediate vicinity of the Kurhaus spa located at Louisenstraße 115. On the occasion of the Kaisermanöver (Emperor’s military exercises) in 1883, the Emperor’s Pavilion was built at the intersection of the Schöne Aussicht and Ferdinandstraße roads, a reception hall built specifically for the imperial family and high-ranking guests. After the Neuer Bahnhof (New Train Station) and the nearby Fürstenbahnhof (Prince Train Station) were finished in 1907, the Emperor’s Pavilion was torn down that same year, and the Old Train Station was demolished in 1972. In its place, there was a large gap in the buildings (“Elephant loo”), which was only filled in with a modern office building, which housed the town hall and other offices, in 1979 after years of back-and-forth.

Illustrations (titles and descriptions in German)

Ankunft des italienischen Königspaars am Kaiser-Pavillion des Alten Bahnhofs in Bad Homburg
Holzstich um 1897
(Historical Views)

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Empfang König Wilhelms I. von Preußen am Alten Bahnhof in Bad Homburg
Holzstich um 1868
(Historical Views)

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Ankunft des Kaisers und des Grafen Waldersee am Kaiser-Pavillon
Holzstich ohne Jahresangabe
(Historical Views)

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Der Alte Bahnhof in Bad Homburg
Aufnahme zwischen 1860 und 1900
(Photographs, contemporary)

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Der Alte Bahnhof in Bad Homburg
Aufnahme ohne Jahresangabe
(Photographs, contemporary)

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Der Kaiser-Pavillon am Alten Bahnhof in Bad Homburg
Aufnahme ohne Jahresangabe (zwischen 1883 und 1907)
(Photographs, contemporary)

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Ankunft des italienischen Königspaars am Alten Bahnhof (Kaiser-Pavillon) in Bad Homburg
Holzstich von 1897
(Photographs, contemporary)

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Der Alte Bahnhof in Bad Homburg
Lageplan um 1860 (Maßstab 1:1000)
(Plans, Outlines, Drawings)

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Building History

Construction

1860-1861

Conversion

1883 (Bau des Kaiser-Pavillons)

Demolition

1907 (Kaiser-Pavillon), 1972

Location

Networking

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Subject Area

Transport

Funding

public

Keywords

Train stations  

References

DenkXweb

Recommended Citation

„Old Train Station (Frankfurter Bahnhof)“, in: Orte der Kur <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/odk/record/id/1025> (aufgerufen am 06.05.2026)