window on the ground floor, the window frames with their half-columns and capitals and the arched windows in the gables. The tops of the gable are adorned with finials; these are borrowed from Gothic architecture. On the south side there is a one-story building that was built in 1908 that matched the style of the main building. This building was rebuilt in 1957 as a pavilion with a hipped roof. The station restaurant was located in this building until 2005. The exterior of the station has been preserved largely unchanged, but the interior of the building has been rebuilt several times and the floor plan has been changed. This occurred most recently between 2005 and 2008. During this time, the station and the pedestrian underpass were upgraded and redesigned. In 2008, the Federation of German Architects (Bund Deutscher Architekten) gave the participating developers, the town of Bad Hersfeld, the Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (North Hessian Transport Association, NVV), Deutsche Bahn and the architects involved the Simon-Louis-du-Ry-Plakette architectural prize. Services South of the station forecourt is the Bad Hersfeld bus station for regional and local bus routes. Five interurban routes are operated by ÜWAG buses. Six other interurban routes are operated by RKH. Outside the station forecourt there is also a taxi rank and short stay parking. There is a park and ride facility on the opposite side of the tracks, which is connected by an underground passage with the platforms and the station building. Platform 1 is at ground level; in 2008, the underpass to tracks 2 and 3 and the park and ride was provided with lifts to provide barrier-free access for the disabled. In the hall there is a ServicePoint and since the end of 2008 a DB Service Store. Long distance and regional services Dresden – Leipzig – Erfurt – Eisenach – Bad Hersfeld – Fulda – Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof/Frankfurt South – Frankfurt Airport (– Wiesbaden) every 2 hours Bebra – Bad Hersfeld – Fulda - Hanau - Frankfurt Kassel – Bebra – Bad Hersfeld – Fulda Göttingen – Eschwege – Bebra (– Bad Hersfeld – Fulda) Notes References Railway stations in Hesse Buildings and structures in Hersfeld-Rotenburg Romanesque Revival railway stations in Germany Railway stations in Germany opened in 1866 Railway stations in Germany opened in 1883 1866 establishments in Prussia