Kirchheim (Teck) station (1864–1899: Kirchheim u Teck) is the most important

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of the

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

town

Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck ( Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is 10 km (6 miles) near the Teck castle, approximately ...

. Today's train station is at kilometer 6.465 of the

Teck Railway The Teck Railway (german: Teckbahn) is a branch line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, connecting Wendlingen am Neckar with Kirchheim unter Teck and Oberlenningen. In Deutsche Bahn’s timetable it has route number 761. A branch line o ...

between Wendlingen (Neckar) and Oberlenningen. It is served by the

Stuttgart S-Bahn The Stuttgart S-Bahn is a suburban railway system (S-Bahn) serving the Stuttgart Region, an urban agglomeration of around 2.7 million people, consisting of the city of Stuttgart and the adjacent districts of Esslingen, Böblingen, Ludwi ...

S1 line and the

regional train Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster servi ...

line R81.

History

The 6.11 kilometers long stretch from Unterboihingen (today

Wendlingen Wendlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar and Lauter rivers, 27 km southeast of Stuttgart. The town grew in size, officially, on 1 April 1940, when three separ ...

) via Ötlingen to Kirchheim (Teck) was finished on September 21, 1864. It was the first

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taken into operationin

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...

. It was operated by the ''Kirchheimer Eisenbahn Gesellschaft''. Effective January 1, 1899, the

Royal Württemberg State Railways The Royal Württemberg State Railways (''Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.W.St.E.'') were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg (from 1918 the ''People's State of Württemberg'') between 1843 and 1920. Please ...

took over the rail network and extended it on October 1 of the same year to Oberlenningen (nowadays district of

Lenningen Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Neighbour communities Those are in the east Wiesensteig (district of Göppingen), in the south Römerstein and Grabenstetten (both district of Reutlingen), in ...

). On September 15, 1908, the Royal Württemberg State Railways opened the branch line from Kirchheim (Teck) South to Weilheim (Teck)Eröffnungsdaten nach: On September 26, 1975, the new station was opened in an area located more south in Kirchheim. The old station was demolished and a shopping center (Teckcenter) was built on the former site. On September 25, 1982, the mode of transportation from Kirchheim to Weilheim (Teck) was changed from train to bus. The freight transport service on the section Holzmaden-Weilheim was stopped around 1985. On August 1, 1995, the remaining section Kirchheim-

Holzmaden Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm. Holzmaden is 4 km south-east from Kirchheim unter Teck and 19 km south-east of Esslingen am Neckar. The A 8 runs south from Holzmaden. The town an ...

was closed. On December 12, 2009, the S 1 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn stopped in Kirchheim for the first time. Kirchheim is nowadays connected to the rail network by the

Teckbahn The Teck Railway (german: Teckbahn) is a branch line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, connecting Wendlingen am Neckar with Kirchheim unter Teck and Oberlenningen. In Deutsche Bahn’s timetable it has route number 761. A branch line o ...

, leading from Wendlingen to Oberlenningen. This line is integrated in the network of the Stuttgart-S-Bahn till Kirchheim. On the section Kirchheim-Oberlenningen regional trains of the R81 line are in operation.

Trains

Regional

S-Bahn

Buses

The central bus (ZOB) station with nine platforms is adjacent to the station.

Literature

External links

Strecke Kirchheim (Teck)–Weilheim (Teck) on www.vergessene-bahnen.de

* ttp://home.arcor.de/mhoensch/matzrngb.htm Streckenbeschreibung Kirchheim (Teck)–Weilheim (Teck) by Matthias Hönsch
Detailed description of the operating points Kirchheim (Teck)–Weilheim (Teck) on www.stachelbuckel.de

References

{{Stuttgart S-Bahn Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1864 Buildings and structures in Esslingen (district)