Thorsten Rech in front of the station after the flood

Bahnsteig 1 in the media

A small station.
Many large stories.

Wine, flood recovery, reconstruction and advocacy have all brought cameras and journalists to Mayschoss.

Television & video

Reports, interviews and images from the Ahr Valley.

A selection from the Bahnsteig 1 YouTube channel. Videos open directly on YouTube.

Dining room at Bahnsteig 1, location of the ZDF summer interview

ZDF · 2023 · Special visit

Summer interview with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bahnsteig 1

The historic station became the setting for a nationally broadcast political interview.Find out more

Preview: Thorsten Rech live on German morning television

ZDF · 2025

Thorsten Rech live on German morning television

Four years after the flood: a conversation about the Ahr Valley, reconstruction and unresolved issues.Watch video

Preview: We AHR open – Bahnsteig 1

Video · Ahr Valley

We AHR open – Bahnsteig 1

The station, the people and a new beginning in the Ahr Valley.Watch video

Preview: Bahnsteig 1 after the flood

Reconstruction · 2021

Bahnsteig 1 after the flood

An early assessment recorded on 14 October 2021.Watch video

Preview: Rebuilding After the Flood

Documentary · Reconstruction

Rebuilding After the Flood

The long way back – and why giving up was never an option.Watch video

Preview: Flooding in the Ahr Valley

Mayschoss · July 2021

Flooding in the Ahr Valley

Footage from Mayschoss around the flood disaster.Watch video

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From station to the present

Our story

Family, flood, reconstruction and repeated new beginnings.

Read the story Flood aid & reconstruction

Initiative Bahnsteig 1

Why we bring affected people together and keep the dialogue moving.

About the initiative