Süßen station is located at the 50.4 kilometre point of the
Fils Valley Railway
The Fils Valley Railway (, historically ''Filsbahn'' or ''Württembergische Ostbahn''—Württemberg Eastern Railway) designates the Württemberg line from Stuttgart via Göppingen to Ulm. It runs from Plochingen to Geislingen an der Steige thr ...
in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. From 1901 until its complete closure in 1995 the
Lauter Valley Railway branched from Süßen to Weißenstein, a district of
Lauterstein.
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 4 station.
[ The station is located in the north of the town of Süßen. The bus station is just to the west of the station.
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History
The station was opened by 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.
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on 11 October 1847 along with the Fils Valley Railway from Plochingen
Plochingen (; or ) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It lies on the river Neckar, on which it has a river port. With about 14,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region.
Geo ...
to Süßen.
On 21 April 2004, an inspection train running from Ulm to Ludwigshafen collided with a train of empty regional railcars. The driver of the railcars was killed and the six members of the inspection train were injured.
From August 2010 to June 2012, the station was renovated and made accessible for the disabled with the provision of two lifts and a control system. The underpass was redesigned and new lighting and a dynamic passenger information system were installed. The total cost was €2.6 million, paid for by the federal, state and municipal governments.
Rail operations
Süßen station has seven tracks. Track 1 (next to the station building) is used for express services. Tracks 2 and 3 (central platform) are used by regional passenger services. Track 4 is used by non-stopping trains towards Stuttgart. Tracks 5 and 6 are no longer used. Track 7, with its side platform, served services on the Lauter Valley Railway. In addition, there are still some freight tracks, but these are only occasionally used for parking wagons.
The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.[
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Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1847
Buildings and structures in Göppingen (district)