Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
The Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station is located in the National Park municipality of Vöhl and in the Edersee adventure and holiday region. It was newly built and put into operation in September 2015 as part of the reactivation of the Korbach - Frankenberg (Eder) line section. The operator of the Vöhl-Herzhausen national park station is DB RegioNetz Infrastruktur GmbH, Kurhessenbahn, based in Kassel. The Vöhl-Herzhausen national park station is located on the RB/ RE 97 line between the university city of Marburg, the Hanseatic city of Korbach and Brilon Stadt in the eastern Sauerland region. It offers optimal train connections to/from the Ruhr and Rhine-Main areas. Online timetable information with destination Vöhl-Herzhausen is available on our homepage. Situated directly at the Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station, the central bus station provides connections by bus or shared taxi to reach excursion destinations such as the barrier wall, the Aquapark or the Waldeck lido. The National Park Centre is approx. 1.3 km on foot from the Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station, but can also be reached by bus.
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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is one marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 460 cm x 550 cm).
- The bus stop „Nationalparkbahnhof“ is 20 m away.
- The path to the tracks is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6,5 % over a distance of 25 m.
- All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are accessible at ground level or via ramp.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- External paths are at least 200 cm wide and easy to walk on and drive.
- There is seating available.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The information for the departments are provided in writing. Once on the notice board and via a digital text field.
- There is audible information.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with visual impairments and for blind people".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- There are visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
- There is an uninterrupted guidance system with floor indicators available.
- The signage is not designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- At least at the first and last step, stairs have visually contrasting edges.
- Stairs have handrails on both sides.
- There is audible information.
- Technical possibilities of information for people with visual impairments/blind people: Acoustic announcement after pressing a button.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name of the station is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are available.
- There is no information in easy language.
- Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station
Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park railway station