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Rhine Railway
The Rhine Railway (german: Rheinbahn) is a railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, running from Mannheim via Karlsruhe to Rastatt, partly built as a strategic railway and formerly continuing to Haguenau in Alsace, now in France. It was opened in 1870 as an alternative to the Baden Mainline and runs mostly broadly parallel with the Rhine Valley Railway, which runs from Mannheim to Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Rastatt, Offenburg and Basel. The Rhine Railway originally ran from Graben-Neudorf to Karlsruhe via a more westerly route than the current route, which is now named the Hardt Railway and is partly used by lines S 1 and S 11 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. In 1895 the current route was opened to Karlsruhe and extended to Rastatt and Haguenau. The section over the border along the Rhine in France was closed in 1966. Route The line is entirely within the Upper Rhine Plain. Therefore, it is almost straight and has no major engineering structures. From Karlsruhe Central Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannheim Hauptbahnhof
Mannheim Hauptbahnhof (German for ''Mannheim central station'') is a railway station in Mannheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the second largest traffic hub in southwestern Germany after Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, with 658 trains a day, including 238 long-distance trains. It is also a key station in the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn. 100,000 passengers embark, disembark or transfer between trains at the station each day. The station was modernised in 2001. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. Layout The station is located on the southern edge of central Mannheim. In November 2001, the station was comprehensively redeveloped with a modern shopping and service centre. Travellers reach the platforms via escalators and lifts in the wings of the entrance hall, which lead to a northern and a southern subway under the tracks. The routes to the platforms have been upgraded to make them accessible for the disabled. Lifts, escalators and a direction system f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oftersheim
Oftersheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km southwest of Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... References Rhein-Neckar-Kreis {{RheinNeckar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankenloch
Stutensee is a town in northern Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1975 by the voluntary connection of the four villages of Blankenloch (with Büchig), Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort. In the meantime it has become a lively city with more than 23,000 inhabitants. Palace of Stutensee The Palace of Stutensee is the geographic center and namesake of the city. It was built in 1749 by the margrave of Baden, by the 1,000-year-old oak trees. Today an institution of the Landeswohlfahrtsverband is located here. Geography The city is situated between Karlsruhe and Bruchsal in the Upper Rhine region and its altitude is . History Stutensee was founded on 1 January 1975 when the four villages of Blankenloch (with Büchig), Friedrichstal, Spöck and Staffort were combined into one municipality. All parts of the town are old villages. Spöck was first mentioned in official documents as Speccha in 865, Staffort 1110 as Stafphort, Blankenloch 1337 as Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrichstal (Baden) Station
Friedrichstal (Baden) station is a railway station in the municipality of Stutensee-Friedrichstal, located in the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References {{reflist Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Buildings and structures in Karlsruhe (district) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardt Railway
The Hardt Railway (german: Hardtbahn) is a railway line in the Karlsruhe region of Germany. Originally built as part of the Rhine Railway, a through main line, it now forms a branch line from Karlsruhe to Hochstetten. The line runs along the western edge of the forest of Hardtwald, from which it takes its name. Today the line is owned and operated, as part of the Stadtbahn Karlsruhe, by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG). Route Hardt Railway (since 1979) The safe-working system on the line changes from the German tram operating procedures ( BOStrab) to rail operating procedures ( EBO) north of Haus Bethlehem station. Once the track has returned to street level, it passes across a "bridge to nowhere” over the unfinished ''Karlsruhe Nordtangente'' (north tangent) highway. It then runs through an S-curve on to the route of the old Hardt line and follows it to Eggenstein. Shortly after it crosses the Pfinz flood relief canal (''Pfinz-Entlastungskanal'') it leaves the rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graben-Neudorf Station
Graben-Neudorf station is the focal point of the town of Graben-Neudorf in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is of particular importance for rail transport because it is a railway junction, which is crossed by the Rhine Railway between Mannheim and Karlsruhe, connecting to the Rhine Valley Railway to Basle, and the Bruhrain Railway (''Bruhrainbahn'') between Bruchsal and Germersheim. In addition, the strategic railway opened in 1895 to Karlsruhe branched off the original Rhine Railway here. The original line (Graben-Neudorf– Eggenstein–Karlsruhe) became known as the Hardt Railway (''Hardtbahn''), but it became disused in 1967. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. Location and facilities Graben-Neudorf station is centrally located between the districts of Graben and Neudorf in the municipality of Graben-Neudorf. The town of Neudorf is on the east side of the line and the residential and industrial area of its centre, which is to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graben-Neudorf Nord Station
Graben-Neudorf Nord station is a railway station in the municipality of Graben-Neudorf, located in the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References {{reflist, 30em Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Buildings and structures in Karlsruhe (district) Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruhrain Railway
The Bruhrain Railway (german: Bruhrainbahn) is a railway line running from Bruchsal to Germersheim in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. Whilst it was part of a national trunk line (''Magistrale'') and handled long-distance traffic; today the line is exclusively worked by local trains. It takes its name from the Bruhrain, a region in the northwestern part of Landkreis Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe district, which it passes through. Route The line is entirely within the Rhine valley and it forms an almost a straight line between Bruchsal station, Bruchsal and Graben-Neudorf station, Graben-Neudorf. The two largest engineering structures are the bridge over the Rhine Railway (Baden), Rhine Railway north of Graben-Neudorf and the Rhine bridge between Rheinsheim and Germersheim. The line runs from Bruchsal through the municipalities of Karlsdorf-Neuthard and Graben-Neudorf. The line runs from Huttenheim to Rheinsheim along the boundaries of the town of Philipps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf Railway
The Waghäusel Saalbach–Graben-Neudorf railway is a 7.94 km long railway north of Karlsruhe, Germany. It connects the Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway with the Rhine Railway and is used by scheduled trains between Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Route The route runs between Waghäusel Saalbach junction (kilometre 31.7 of the new line) via Philippsburg Molzau junction (km 34.6 of the Rhine Railway) to Graben-Neudorf station Graben-Neudorf station is the focal point of the town of Graben-Neudorf in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is of particular importance for rail transport because it is a railway junction, which is crossed by the Rhine Railway between .... Both branches are grade separated. Three tracks are occupied by these parallel railways between Molzau and the southern exit in Graben-Neudorf to the Rhine Railway. History Planning The link was already envisaged in the early planning in 1973. (file reference: 400a/411a.4002/4123 Nv (Mhm–Stg), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesental (Baden)
Wiesenthal or Wiesental may mean: Places * Wiesenthal, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany * Oberwiesenthal, a town and ski resort in Erzgebirgs District, Saxony, Germany, known as Wiesenthal * Wiesenthal an der Neiße, an old name of Lučany nad Nisou in the Czech Republic * Wiesenthal, Bohemia, an old name for Loučná pod Klínovcem in the Czech Republic * Wiesenthal, Brandenburg, an old name for Chlebice in Poland * Wiesenthal, East Prussia, an old name for Bachorza, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland * Wiesenthal, Pomerania, an old name for Święcianowo in Poland * Wiesenthal, Posnan, an old name for Skoraczewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship Silesia * Wiesenthal, Frankenstein, Silesia, an old name for Wadochowice in Silesia, Poland * Wiesenthal, Löwenberg, Silesia, an old name for Bystrzyca, Lwówek Śląski County, in Silesia, Poland * Wiesenthal, Militsch, Silesia, an old name for Ostrowąsy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Wiesental * Wiesental, Austria, a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waghäusel
Waghäusel (, ; South Franconian: ''Woghaisl'') is a town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core town (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residents), and Wiesental (9596 residents) s of March 31, 2006 Wiesental and Kirrlach are located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Among the 3 townships, Wiesental occupies the largest land area of 21.2 km² followed by Kirrlach with 19.4 km² and the core town with 0.22 km². Sights * Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery * Baroque castle "Eremitage" * Daytaller House in Kirrlach * Gothic wood carved altar in the Catholic Church of Kirrlach * Old-German wine tavern in Kirrlach (liquor license since July 15, 1700) International relations Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns: * Caldicot, Wales * Flattach, Austria * Szigetújfalu, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
