Heidelberg-Altstadt station (also known as ''Karlstorbahnhof''—"Karlstor station") is a station on the eastern edge of the old town of

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, Germany. Until 13 December 2008, the station was called ''Heidelberg Karlstor''.

Station building

The original station building was built on the

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(''Neckartalbahn'') in 1872 and 1873 at Karlstor ("Charles’ Gate"), a gate at the eastern end of the old town (''Altstadt''). The present station building is the result of a reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. The building is a heritage-listed building. Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg 02

In the meantime, it has been used as a municipal office building and, since 1995, it has housed the ''Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof'' (“Karlstor station

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”), which was established by Mayor Beate Weber. With a wide range of theatrical performances, concerts, readings and exhibitions and smaller festivals, it forms a significant part of the Heidelberg cultural landscape.

Transport services

Since 2004, the station has been a stop on the

Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn The Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn ''(S-Bahn RheinNeckar)'' forms the backbone of the urban rail transport network of the Rhine Neckar Area, including the cities of Mannheim, Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen. The S-Bahn operates over 437 km of route in the ...

network and a new platform was built near the former station building for it. The station was given its present name, ''Heidelberg-Altstadt'' at the 2008/2009 timetable change on 14 December 2008.

Bus services

The station is served by several local bus routes.

References

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Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof
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Altstadt ''Altstadt'' is the German language word for "old town", and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside. '' Neustadt'' (new town), the logical opposite of ''Alt ...