Goldshöfe station is a station in the German state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...

at the junction of the

Goldshöfe–Crailsheim railway The Goldshöfe–Crailsheim railway (also known in German as the ''Obere Jagstbahn''—Upper Jagst Railway) is a line from Goldshöfe to Crailsheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is part of the route of InterCity services between K ...

and the

Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt–Nördlingen railway The Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt–Nördlingen railway is a main line in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. It branches off the Fils Valley Railway, Stuttgart–Ulm railway at Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt station and runs via Aalen Hauptbahnhof, Aale ...

. In addition to its function as a junction station it also serves the towns of Hüttlingen and Buch in the municipality of

Rainau Rainau is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis The Ostalbkreis is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from ...

, both about two kilometres away. The station was named after the nearby farmhouse of Goldshöfe, which today is part of the Aalen district of Hofen.

History

The station was opened on 3 October 1863 with the line to Nördlingen was opened as part of the

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(''Remsbahn''). A connection to Crailsheim was being planned at that time and the station was designed from its beginning as a junction station. The line to Crailsheim (the Upper Jagst Railway) went into operation in 1866, which subsequently became the more important of the two lines, as part of the main line between

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

and

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

. Nevertheless, in 1972 the line to Nordlinger was electrified as an alternative route for traffic between Stuttgart and

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

to the line via

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

for the Olympic Games in Munich. The Crailsheim line was electrified in 1985.

Infrastructure

The station building, which is T-shaped, is typical of stations built in Württemberg at the time and is built between the two lines that separate the front of the station. Each of the two sections has two platform tracks. Later both the line to Nördlingen and the line to Crailsheim are single-track, while the line from Aalen has two tracks. The platform tracks of both lines are numbered 1 and 2, and are distinguished by the prefix of "Jagst" or "Rems". In the timetable the prefixes are abbreviated to "J" and "R”. The tracks are crossed via planks crossings on the level rather than by subways. The "Rems 1" track is now closed. Until 1985 there was a rail connection from the "Rems" parts of station to the Upper Jagst Railway, which was built when the local freight yard was established. The goods shed still exists, but in the meantime it has lost its function.

Operations

The station is classified by

Deutsche Bahn (, ; abbreviated as DB or DB AG ) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). DB was fou ...

as a category 5 station. Its main purpose is as a junction station. It is also used for turning, parking and maintaining trains serving the nearby

Aalen station Aalen Hauptbahnhof is a junction on the Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt–Nördlingen railway from Stuttgart to and the Aalen–Ulm railway from Ulm. The station is located 200 metres northeast of the historic old town (Altstadt) of Aalen in the Germ ...

. Goldshöfe is served by the service to

Donauwörth Donauwörth (; ) is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "R ...

and the service to Crailsheim, with the regular interval timetable providing good interchange opportunities. The

InterCity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the train categories in Europe, classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to InterRegio, regional train, r ...

services between

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

and

run through without stopping. The station has a bus stop, a park-and-ride facility and a covered bicycle stand.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldshofe station Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Railway stations in Germany opened in 1863