Bahnhöhe

Bahnhöhe is a German term that can refer to two related concepts. In railway engineering, it denotes the vertical dimension associated with a railway station. This includes the height of a platform relative to the rail top, the elevation of tracks, or the overall altitude of a station site. The term is not a fixed technical standard on its own; in practice, engineers use more specific terms such as Plattformhöhe (platform height) or Gleis- bzw. Höhenlage when describing station geometry.

As a toponym, Bahnhöhe is also used as a place name in some German-speaking regions. In such usage, the word typically indicates a location near a railway or on elevated ground, reflecting the historical influence of railways on settlement naming. Local maps and historical documents may preserve Bahnhöhe as the name of a district, neighborhood, or landmark.

In contemporary railway practice, Bahnhöhe is encountered mainly in informal language or in discussions of historical infrastructure; official specifications usually refer to precise measurements with standardized terminology. The word remains recognizable in signage and local memory when it appears as a place name, contributing to regional linguistic heritage and the cultural landscape surrounding railways.