Schwarzenacker train station

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Schwarzenacker train station
Schwarzenacker railway station (Saarland)
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Data
Location in the network Intermediate station (1857–1866)
Separation station (1866–1991)
Design Through station
Platform tracks 1
abbreviation SSC
opening May 7, 1857
Conveyance May 31, 1991
location
City / municipality Homburg
Place / district Schwarzenacker
country Saarland
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 16 '56 "  N , 7 ° 18' 52"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 16 '56 "  N , 7 ° 18' 52"  E
Railway lines

Homburg – Zweibrücken (km 5.7) (closed)
Schwarzenacker – Bierbach (km 5.7) (closed)

Railway stations in Saarland
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BW The Schwarzenacker station was the station of the district Homburg Einöd belonging resort Schwarzenacker . It was opened on May 7, 1857 as a through station on the Homburg – Zweibrücken railway. On November 28, 1866, when the Würzbach Railway was released, it became a railway junction. A year later the line to St. Ingbert was connected . After the First World War, the station became part of the newly created Saar area , which made the connection to Zweibrücken less important. Instead, the trains of the neighboring Bliestalbahn , which had previously headed for Zweibrücken, preferably ran via Schwarzenacker to Homburg.

In 1989 the passenger traffic to Zweibrücken ended, two years later that to Homburg and via the Bliestalbahn. A short time later, the station and its lines were shut down. In the course of the discussion about resuming passenger traffic between Homburg and Zweibrücken, however, it seems possible that it could be reactivated.

location

Local situation

The station was on the western edge of Schwarzenacker. To the west of it is the federal highway 8 and then the Blies parallel to the tracks . The northern area of ​​the station is spanned by the bridge on Landesstraße 111 , which leads to Wörschweiler . In an easterly direction, the street Am Schwedenhof runs parallel to the train station and ends in a dead end. The Schwarzenacker Roman Museum is not far from the train station .

Railway lines

The route from Homburg comes from the north and is based in the Schwarzacker catchment area on the course of the Blies. Then it turns to the southeast, just before Einöd merges into the Landau – Rohrbach railway line and, together with this, reaches Zweibrücken. The former Würzbachbahn , on the other hand, turns to the southwest to get to Bierbach .

The station is located along the Homburg – Zweibrücken railway line at km 5,690. Along the railway line to St. Ingbert, it was about 18.15 km. In 1951, the Schwarzenacker – Bierbach section and the subsequent Bliestalbahn to Reinheim were included in the kilometers from Homburg.

history

Early period (1850-1900)

After a route of the Palatinate Ludwigsbahn Ludwigshafen – Bexbach via Zweibrücken, which was opened between 1847 and 1849, had failed, there were plans to build a branch line starting in Homburg via Schwarzenacker to the former royal seat. This was opened on May 7, 1857 as the fourth railway line within the Palatinate after the Ludwig Railway, the Schifferstadt – Speyer branch line and the Neustadt – Wissembourg Maximiliansbahn . Besides Einöd, Schwarzenacker was one of two stops on the way between Homburg and Zweibrücken.

After a direct rail connection from Homburg to St. Ingbert was thwarted by the influence of the communities along the Blies and Würzbach rivers, the plans were changed so that Schwarzenacker should be the starting point for the St. Ingbert route, which runs via Bierbach, Lautzkirchen, Niederwürzbach and Hassel should run. On November 28, 1866 the section Schwarzenacker – Hassel was opened. This made the station the sixth railway junction within the Palatinate after Schifferstadt (1847), Ludwigshafen (1853), Neustadt an der Haardt (1855), Homburg (1857) and Winden (1864). The extension to St. Ingbert was completed on July 1st of the following year. Since passenger traffic was to be connected to Homburg, the section to Schwarzenacker was given a second track west of the previous one, while trains on the Homburg – Zweibrücken route only ran on the eastern one.

With the extension of the Würzbachbahn to Saarbrücken on October 15, 1879, the station became part of a shorter connection between Homburg and Saarbrücken than the previous route via Bexbach and Neunkirchen. From 1888, the tracks were converted for coal traffic on the Bexbach – Zweibrücken – Landau route so that both tracks could be used from Zweibrücken.

Further development

With the opening of the Homburg – Rohrbach line on January 1, 1904, there was a connection between Homburg and Saarbrücken on the shortest possible route, which meant that the station lost its importance for trains on the Mannheim – Saarbrücken main line.

After the German defeat in World War I, the station was added to the newly created Saar area with effect from March 10, 1920 , which the victorious powers placed under the administration of the League of Nations for a period of 15 years . From then on the Saareisenbahn was responsible for him , which had emerged from the former Prussian Railway Directorate Saarbrücken. The connection to Zweibrücken, which was the only place along the route opened in 1857 that was not within this newly created region, lost its importance. Instead, the trains on the neighboring Bliestalbahn , which was previously aimed at Zweibrücken, ran preferably via Schwarzenacker to Homburg. In the course of the reorganization of the Saar area on March 1, 1935, the Reichsbahndirektion Saarbrücken was responsible for the station from then on ; at the same time, customs controls were omitted.

Second World War, subsequent period and shutdown

Towards the end of the Second World War, the station was the target of several bomb attacks. In 1944, the station building caught fire. After the war, the station again became part of what is now called Saarland . From then on, the "Saarland Railways (SEB)" - known as the Saarland Railways (EdS) from 1951 onwards - were responsible for the station . The renewed separation of the region also meant that the Bliestalbahn trains ran permanently from 1950 to and from Homburg. The traffic to Zweibrücken, which in contrast to the places along the Blies belonged to the newly created state of Rhineland-Palatinate , lost its importance. With the return of the Saarland to Germany, the EdS was transferred to the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), which had existed since 1949, on January 1, 1957 . Within the latter, he was now subordinate to the Federal Railway Directorate Saarbrücken, which emerged from the EdS .

In August 1969, a Lorenz (Alcatel SEL) type 30 track plan push button interlocking was put into operation at Bierbach station . It was also responsible for the Einöd , Lautzkirchen and Schwarzenacker stations. The two previous signal boxes in Schwarzenacker were taken out of service in this context.

In 1989 the passenger traffic to Zweibrücken ended, two years later that to Homburg and via the Bliestalbahn, with which Schwarzenacker was exclusively a depot. A short time later, the station and its lines were shut down. The official closure of the station including the lines to Einöd and Bierbach came into force on April 1, 1996. At the beginning of 1997 a tour of the train station took place with a view to a possible reactivation of the line between Homburg and Zweibrücken. A former rail operator certified that the route was in good condition and that the remaining signal was functional.

In the course of the discussion about resuming passenger traffic between Homburg and Zweibrücken, however, it seems possible that it could be reactivated.

Buildings

Reception building

The station building was built at the same time as the route from Homburg to Zweibrücken was built. Initially made as a single building, its three-axle system became a model for many Palatinate train stations that were built in the following decades. After a fire in the course of the fighting in 1944, it was poorly repaired. However, since it remained dilapidated, it was demolished in 1969 by the company Hoch- und Tiefbau-GmbH .

Signal boxes

The station initially had two signal boxes, which were reinstalled in 1936. They were called Schwarzenacker Süd (SS) and Schwarzenacker Nord (SN) . In this context, the original Schwarzenacker Süd signal box was dismantled. The background to this measure was to enable a denser train traffic in the course of the construction of the west wall . The latter was demolished in the late 1960s. The signal box SN was home to the dispatcher after the reception building was demolished. The transition from the former Bundesstraße 10 to Wörschweiler was also served from here. It has now been converted into a residential building.

Official residence

The former official residence for the station management has since been converted and expanded. It now serves as a private home.

Platform and track systems

Since the dismantling of the second track after the Second World War, the layout of the station has been kept rather simple. The branching of the lines to Einöd and Bierbach already began on the remaining platform, which was in the east of the track. The northern part of the platform served mainly the trains of the Bliestalbahn, while the trains of the Homburg – Zweibrücken route stopped at the southern part of the platform.

traffic

passenger traffic

Despite the fact that the station was one of the first railway hubs in the Palatinate, it never gained greater importance. This was due on the one hand to its proximity to the cities of Homburg and Zweibrücken, which also gained in importance over the years, and on the other hand to the demarcation of the Saar region and the Saarland.

Freight transport

In terms of freight traffic, the station was also responsible for the neighboring towns of Wörschweiler and Schwarzenbach . Important customers were the Wörschweiler paper factory and a company that manufactured shoes. In 1886 5092.07 tons of goods were received or dispatched at the station, of which 1460 tons were coal. In the following period it increased continuously. In 1895 it was already 2,680.905 tons, of which 1,225 tons were coal.

literature

  • Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . Edition Europa, Walsheim 2000, ISBN 3-931773-37-X , p. 68 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Fiegenbaum, Wolfgang Klee: Farewell to the rail. Disused railway lines for passenger trains in Germany 1991–1995 . 1999, p. 143 .
  2. ↑ klauserbeck.de: 4.9 Broken odometer counting , new starting with 0: Saarbrücken Hbf - km ?? = km 0.0 - St. Ingbert - Bierbach - Homburg (Saar) - Bad Munster am Stein . Retrieved August 8, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b c d bahnhof-homburg.de: III railway in the neighboring town of Zweibrücken . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 30, 2013 ; accessed on December 25, 2018 .
  4. ↑ kbs-670.de: The course book route 670 - Description - After completion and First World War . Retrieved November 26, 2013 .
  5. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 38 .
  6. ↑ a b bahnstatistik.de: Royal Direction of the Saarbrücker Railway - Timetable Establishments - Designations - Resolutions . Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
  7. ^ A b Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 68 .
  8. ↑ stellwerke.de: list German interlockings - Entries Beo-Bk . Retrieved August 8, 2014 .
  9. ↑ stellwerke.de: list German interlockings - abbreviations . Retrieved August 8, 2014 .
  10. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 206 .
  11. ↑ Urs Kramer, Matthias Brodkorb: Farewell to the rail. Freight routes 1980 to 1993 . 2008, p. 87 .
  12. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 272 .
  13. ↑ Martin Wenz: Type stations of the Palatinate Railways on the Southern Wine Route . In: Landkreis Südliche Weinstrasse (Ed.): Fascination Railway. Homeland yearbook . 2008, p. 11 .
  14. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 13 .
  15. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 1996, p. 68 .
  16. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 1996, p. 344 .
  17. ↑ zw-rail.de: travel times S1 . Retrieved December 20, 2013 .
  18. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 218 .
  19. ^ Walter Weber: The Bliestalbahn. From start to finish . 2000, p. 214 .