List of disused railway lines in Baden-Württemberg

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The list of disused railway lines in Baden-Württemberg names Baden-Württemberg railway lines or sections of lines that have been closed .

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1879   Mannheimer Ringbahn 1435 1 connected the former port station with the main station
1895   Goods connection line of the old Odenwaldbahn near Neckarelz Neckarelz – Osterburken 1435 1 1.2 km
1914 02nd Mar Goods connection form Heidelberg 1435 1 0.8 km as part of the opening of the new Heidelberg marshalling yard
1918 Beginning of the 1st World War Tram Kehl - Strasbourg (Alsace) Kehl - Strasbourg 1000 2 1878 reduced reduced initially pulled by horses, reopened November 23, 2018

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1922 0Jan. 1 Hagsfeld - Spöck Karlsruhe local railway 1435 1 1.2 km
1922 Sep 30 Schatthausen - Meckesheim Wiesloch – Meckesheim 1435 1 11.5 km 1901

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1934   Freiburg im Breisgau Hbf - Bürgerwehrstraße
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Freiburg – Donaueschingen
(Höllentalbahn (Black Forest))
1435 1 approx. 3 km 1887 reduced reduced Route relocation in the urban area of ​​Freiburg
1936 26 Apr Durmersheim - Mörsch Karlsruhe local railway 1435 1 3.5 km
1937 14 Aug Mörsch - Grünwinkel Karlsruhe local railway 1435 1 6.8 km
1938 31 Mar Daxlanden - Grünwinkel Karlsruhe local railway 1435 1 2.1 km

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1945 23 Mar Schwetzingen - Speyer Heidelberg – Speyer 1435 1 17.5 km 1873 reduced reduced The route is interrupted by the German troops blowing up the Salier Bridge near Speyer .
1949 0Sep 9 Obrigheim - Neckarelz Meckesheim – Neckarelz 1435 1 3.2 km 1862 reduced reduced Formal recruitment, no more operations since March 30, 1945

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1950 Oct 31 Oberuhldingen - Mühlhofen - Unteruhldingen Oberuhldingen-Mühlhofen-Unteruhldingen 1435 1 2.53 km 1901 reduced reduced
1954   Hockenheim- Valleyhaus-Lußhof near Speyer Heidelberg – Speyer 1435 1 approx. 6 km 1873 The section was called Eselsbahn in Hockenheim.
1954 Oct. 30 Böblingen Zimmererschlag (formerly Schönaicher First) -Schönaich Schönaicher First – Schönaich
(Aichtalbahn)
1435 1 3.0 km 1922 passenger traffic
1955 08th of May Heidelberg Hbf (old) –Heidelberg Karlstor Heidelberg-Eberbach-Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld
(Neckar Valley Railway)
1435 2.2 km as part of the relocation of Heidelberg Central Station
1955 08th of May Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof (old) - Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof (new) 1435 2.6 km reduced reduced as part of the relocation of Heidelberg Central Station
1956 0Oct. 1 Musberg - Waldenbuch Waldenbuch – Leinfelden
(Siebenmühlentalbahn)
1435 1 10.1 km 1928 reduced reduced
1957 0Jan. 1 Abzw. Seewald – Abzw. Rotenmoos Seewald – Rotenmoos 1435 1 3.2 km 1940
1958 Jan. 15 Beihingen - Heutingsheim - Bietigheim (Württ) Backnang – Bietigheim 1435 1 6.1 km 1879 Formal recruitment, no more operations since April 20, 1945
1959 0July 1 Böblingen Zimmererschlag (formerly Schönaicher First) -Schönaich Schönaicher First – Schönaich
(Aichtalbahn)
1435 1 3.0 km 1922 Freight traffic and total traffic
1959 23 Nov Schiltach - Schramberg Schiltach – Schramberg 1435 1 8.8 km 1892 passenger traffic

1960s

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1960 Oct 13 Tiefenbach - Hilsbach Bruchsal – Odenheim
(Katzbachbahn)
1435 1 7.1 km 1896 reduced reduced
1963 29 Sep Rossberg - Bad Wurzach Rossberg – Wurzach
(Rossbergbahn)
1435 1 11.0 km 1904 passenger traffic
1964 0May 3rd Lauffen am Neckar - Leonbronn Lauffen am Neckar-Leonbronn
(Zabergäubahn)
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1 20.3 km 1896 Out of service No shutdown. Resumption of operations after conversion to standard gauge on Sep 27. 1964 and July 25, 1965
1964 31. May Biberach an der Riss - Ochsenhausen Biberach – Ochsenhausen 750 1 22.2 km 1899-1900 passenger traffic
1965 June 30th Oberschefflenz - Billigheim (Baden) Oberschefflenz – Billigheim
(Schefflenz Valley Railway)
1435 1 8.6 km 1908 reduced reduced
1966 23 Sep Spaichingen - Reichenbach am Heuberg Spaichingen – Reichenbach
(Heubergbahn)
1435 1 17.71 km 1928 Today the Spaichingen- Gosheim - Wehingen and Wehingen-Reichenbach foot / cycle path
1966 Nov 21 Singing - Beuren - Büßlingen Singen – Beuren-Büßlingen
(Randenbahn)
1435 1 14.31 km 1913 reduced reduced
1966 ? Mannheim-Rheinau - Ketch Mannheim-Rheinau-Ketch 1435 1 6.8 km 1905-12 reduced reduced
1967 28th of May Nagold - Altensteig Nagold-Altensteig 1000 1 15.11 km 1891 reduced reduced
1967 0Feb 1 Heidelberg - Schwetzingen Heidelberg – Speyer 1435 1 9.4 km 1873 reduced reduced
1967 Feb 28 Dielheim - Schatthausen Wiesloch – Meckesheim 1435 1 6.8 km 1901 reduced reduced
1968 31 Dec Steinheim an der Murr - Talheim Marbach am Neckar – Heilbronn
(Bottwartalbahn)
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1 22.7 km 1894-1900 reduced reduced Marbach – Steinheim section retraced to standard gauge
1968 Jan. 31 Tauberbischofsheim - Königheim Tauberbischofsheim – Königheim 1435 1 6.4 km 1914 reduced reduced
1968 03 Aug Pforzheim - Ittersbach Pforzheim – Ittersbach
(Pforzheimer Kleinbahn)
1435 1 18.7 km 1900 reduced reduced
1968 autumn Kehl - Freistett Central Baden Railway "Entenköpfer" Kehl -Bühl 1000 1 16.8 km 1892 reduced reduced Passenger traffic ceased on September 24, 1966, then for two years only freight traffic
1969 30th May Sigmaringen - Krauchenwies Krauchenwies – Sigmaringen 1435 1 9.1 km 1873 reduced reduced
1969 31. May Mannheim-Seckenheim - Neckarhausen - Edingen Mannheim Kurpfalzbrücke – Edingen – Heidelberg 1000 6.6 km 1891
1969 July 28th Honau - Kleinengstingen Reutlingen – Schelklingen 1435 1 4.3 km 1893 reduced reduced today foot / bike path

1970s

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1970   Sindelfingen - Renningen Böblingen – Renningen
(Rankbachbahn)
1435 1 12.0 km 1915 Passenger traffic resumed on June 10, 2010
1970 align = "right" April – September Freistett - Schwarzach Central Baden Railway: Kehl - Bühl 1000 1 22.0 km 1892 reduced reduced Section Greffern / Baden-Airpark Schwarzach - Bühl was converted to standard gauge in 1972 and has only been used for freight transport since then.
1970 0July 1 Heidelberg OEG-Güterbahnhof-Schriesheim Weinheim – Heidelberg 1000 8.4 km 1906 (Freight railway)
1971 May 22 Mimmenhausen-Neufrach-Frickingen Mimmenhausen-Neufrach-Frickingen 1435 1 8.23 km 1905 reduced reduced
1971 23. May Laupheim West –Schwendi Laupheim West – Schwendi 1435 1 13.7 km 1904 passenger traffic
1971 26 Sep Aglasterhausen –Obrigheim Meckesheim – Neckarelz 1435 1 8.0 km 1862 reduced reduced
1972 Sep 30 Furtwangen – Bräunlingen Donaueschingen – Furtwangen
(Bregtalbahn)
1435 1 27.02 km 1892-93 reduced reduced
1972 Nov 30 Aalen-Neresheim-Dillingen Aalen – Dillingen
(Härtsfeldbahn)
1000 1 55.49 km 1901 reduced reduced Section Neresheim-Sägmühle rebuilt as a museum railway
1973 03rd of June Mosbach- Mudau Mosbach – Mudau 1000 1 27.6 km 1905 reduced reduced
1975 Jan. 31 Odenheim Ost – Tiefenbach Bruchsal – Odenheim
(Katzbachbahn)
1435 1 3.7 km 1896 reduced reduced
1975 Jan. 31 Wiesloch City – Dielheim Wiesloch – Meckesheim 1435 1 6.8 km 1901 reduced reduced
1977 0Jan. 1 Kappel Gutachbrücke –Bonndorf (Schw.) Kappel-Gutachbrücke-Bonndorf 1435 1 19.78 km 1907 reduced reduced
1977 Sep 24 Baden-Oos- Baden-Baden Baden-Oos – Baden-Baden 1435 1 4.3 km 1845 reduced reduced electrical operation
1979 May 26 (Lohr -) - State border - Wertheim Lohr-Wertheim 1435 1 1.5 km 1881 reduced reduced

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1980 30th May Wiesloch City – Waldangelloch Wiesloch – Waldangelloch 1435 1 13.1 km 1901 reduced reduced
1981 0Nov 1 Neckarsteinach – Schönau (near Heidelberg) Neckarsteinach – Schönau 1435 1 5.0 km 1928 reduced reduced formal cessation, operation ended on January 15, 1981,
1982 July 31 Ohmenhausen – Gönningen Reutlingen – Gönningen
(Gönninger Bahn)
1435 1 10.1 km 1902 reduced reduced Passenger traffic ended on May 29, 1976
1983 28th of May Reutlingen South – Honau Reutlingen – Schelklingen 1435 1 7.9 km 1892 reduced reduced Passenger traffic ended on June 1, 1980
1984 28 Sep Laupheim West – Schwendi Laupheim West – Schwendi 1435 1 13.7 km 1904 Freight transport
1985 Apr 14 Haltingen – Kandern Haltingen – Kandern
(Kandertal Railway)
1435 1 12.9 km 1895 After a dam slide at Wollbach on July 4, 1983, traffic between Wollbach and Kandern was stopped, and passenger traffic officially ended on December 31, 1983. Freight traffic to Wollbach was stopped on April 1, 1985. On April 14, 1985 the route became formal shut down.
1985 June 30th Branch industrial area Betzingen – Ohmenhausen Reutlingen – Gönningen
(Gönninger Bahn)
1435 1 3.0 km 1902 reduced reduced Passenger traffic ended on May 29, 1976. The Reutlingen – Betzingen industrial area was continued as a connecting railway until 1997
1985 31 Aug Amstetten (Württemberg) –Oppingen Amstetten-Laichingen 1000 1 5.7 km 1901 passenger traffic
1985 31 Aug Oppingen-Laichingen Amstetten-Laichingen 1000 1 13.2 km 1901 passenger traffic
1985 Sep 14 Amstetten (Württemberg) –Oppingen – Laichingen Amstetten-Laichingen 1000 1 13.2 km 1901 Freight transport
1985 31 Dec Schwäbisch Gmünd – Faurndau North Schwäbisch Gmünd – Göppingen
(Hohenstaufenbahn)
1435 1 24.83 km 1911-12 reduced reduced Passenger traffic ended on June 2, 1984
1986 30th May Odenheim – Odenheim East Bruchsal – Odenheim
(Katzbachbahn)
1435 1 0.7 km 1896 reduced reduced
1988 23 Dec Möckmühl – Aries Möckmühl – Dörzbach
(Jagst Valley Railway)
750 1 7.6 km 1900 reduced reduced No shutdown. The route has since been considered temporarily suspended,
1988 23 Dec Aries-Dörzbach Möckmühl – Dörzbach
(Jagst Valley Railway)
750 1 31.5 km 1900 Out of service No shutdown. The route has since been considered temporarily suspended,

1990s

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1990 Sep 30 Vaihingen (Enz) North –Illingen (Württ.) (Old route) Bruchsal – Bietigheim-Bissingen
( Western Railway )
1435 4.1 km 1853 reduced reduced Relocation of the route as part of the connection of the new Vaihingen (Enz) train station to the Mannheim – Stuttgart high-speed line
1991 Oct 31 Schiltach - Schramberg 1435 1 8.8 km 1892 official closure, on April 6, 1990 freight traffic was stopped after a dam slide.
1993 Sep 30 Wiesloch-Walldorf –Wiesloch city Wiesloch-Walldorf – Wiesloch city 1435 1 3.1 km 1901 reduced reduced
1993 Oct 17 International Horticultural Exhibition 1993 Panoramabahn 1435 1 4.6 km 1993 reduced reduced
1993 31 Dec Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld –Ohrnberg Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld – Ohrnberg
(Lower Kochertal Railway)
1435 1 22.6 km 1907-13 reduced reduced
1994 Sep 24 Waldenburg-Künzelsau-Forchtenberg Waldenburg – Forchtenberg
(Kochertalbahn)
1435 1 23.52 km 1892-1924 Out of service
1994 26 Sep Wehr (Baden) - Bad Säckingen Schopfheim – Bad Säckingen
(Wehratalbahn)
1435 1 10.5 km 1890 reduced reduced The route was operated electrically
1994 31 Dec Basel Bad Bf – Abzw. Grenzacher Horn Basel – Constance
(Hochrheinbahn)
1435 1 4.0 km (Freight railway)
1995 30th May Reutlingen Hbf – Reutlingen South Reutlingen – Schelklingen
(Swabian Alb Railway)
1435 1 3.1 km 1892 Out of service
1995 0July 1 Sweet- Donzdorf Süßen – Weißenstein
(Lautertal Railway (Württemberg))
1435 1 3.4 km 1901 reduced reduced
1995 0July 1 Lauffen (Neckar) -Leonbronn Lauffen am Neckar-Leonbronn
(Zabergäubahn)
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1995 July 31 Kirchheim (Teck) - Holzmaden Kirchheim (Teck) South – Weilheim (Teck) 1435 1 6.1 km 1908
1995 31 Aug Because the city - Calw Stuttgart – Calw
(Black Forest Railway (Württemberg))
1435 1 22.8 km 1872 Out of service No shutdown, as the formal transition from September 1, 1995 to the Calw district as a dedicated railway facility. 2014 decision to restart operation (planned for 2018)
1995 Oct 15 Lahr (Schwarzw) –Lahr city Lahr – Lahr city 1435 1 3.2 km 1865
1995 Nov 30 Curve Heilbronn Gbf – Kraichgaubahn 1435 1 0.8 km formal setting, operation ended on 24 September 1995 ,
1996 Jan. 31 Meckenbeuren – Tettnang Meckenbeuren – Tettnang 1435 1 4.3 km 1895 Freight transport partially dismantled 2010 Start of construction of the inner-city relief road on parts of the former railway line within Tettnang
1996 01st Mar Amstetten-Gerstetten Amstetten-Gerstetten 1435 1 19.9 km 1906 since 19__ museum trains
1996 Sep 12 Rudersberg North – Welzheim Schorndorf – Welzheim
(Wieslauftalbahn)
1435 1 12.2 km 1911 Out of service No shutdown. Temporary blocking for technical reasons. Transfer to the Wieslauftalbahn special purpose association. 2010 Start of operation for museum trains
1996 Oct 31 Blaufelden-Langenburg Blaufelden-Langenburg 1435 1 12.0 km 1900 Out of service Track systems available. Reactivation planned by the development association
1997 Sep 30 Basel Bad Rbf – Weil (Rhine) 1435 4 km
1997 Nov 30 Heidelberg Rbf – Königstuhl Heidelberg-Eberbach-Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld
(Neckar Valley Railway)
1435 2.7 km
1997 Dec 15 Göppingen- Holzheim Göppingen – Boll
(Voralbbahn)
1435 1 3.0 km 1926 Freight transport Track systems largely available. Preservation by the association
1997 Dec 15 Holzheim – Bad Boll Göppingen – Boll
(Voralbbahn)
1435 1 9.2 km 1926 Out of service Track systems largely available. Preservation by the association
1998 29th of July Albstadt-Ebingen-Albstadt-Onstmettingen Ebingen – Onstmettingen
(valley lift)
1435 1 8.2 km 1901 Out of service Track systems available. Dedicated as a railway facility. Reserved for the intended reactivation within the Neckar-Alb regional light rail
1999 Oct 31 Walldürn- Hardheim Walldürn – Hardheim 1435 1 9.7 km 1911 Out of service
1999 Nov 30 Junction Baienfurt West – Weingarten (Württ.) Niederbiegen – Weingarten 1435 1 2.0 km 1911? Freight transport

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2000 15 Aug Heilbronn-Karlstor– Heilbronn Süd Marbach am Neckar – Heilbronn
(Bottwartalbahn)
1435 1 2.7 km 1900 Freight transport
2000 Nov 30 Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld South-Heidelberg-Kirchheim 1435 12.0 km as part of the closure of the Heidelberg marshalling yard
2000 Nov 30 Heidelberg-Wieblingen-Heidelberg Rbf 1435 2.1 km as part of the closure of the Heidelberg marshalling yard
2002 Apr 11 Geislingen (Steige) –Geislingen Altenstadt Geislingen (Steige) –Wiesensteig 1435 1 3.1 km 1903 Freight transport
2002 Dec 15 Vaihingen (Enz) North –Enzweihingen Vaihingen an der Enz – Enzweihingen
(Vaihinger Stadtbahn)
1435 1 7.0 km 1904 in operation
2002 Dec. 21 Rossberg - Bad Wurzach Rossberg – Wurzach
(Rossbergbahn)
1435 1 11.0 km 1904 Freight traffic, but reactivated for this in 2003
2004 June 29th Stockach – Schwackenreute Radolfzell quantities 1435 1 10.3 km 1870 Freight transport Transfer to Ablachtalbahn GmbH, infrastructure in operation
2004 Sep 30 Altshausen – Pfullendorf Altshausen – Schwackenreute 1435 1 25.0 km 1875 Freight transport Transition to the city of Pfullendorf as a dedicated railway infrastructure. 2009 resumption of passenger traffic (for excursion trains)
2004 Nov 18 Aischbach– Vaihingen (Enz) north junction Bruchsal – Bietigheim-Bissingen
(Western Railway (Württemberg))
1435 1 1.4 km 1853 Formal cessation, operation ended on December 15, 2002 ,
2005 Sep 30 Ludwigsburg (Lotter) –Markgröningen Ludwigsburg – Markgröningen 1435 1 4.7 km 1916 Freight transport The Ludwigsburg section (connection Lotter) - Markgröningen was closed
2005 Oct. 24 Weinheim (Bergstrasse) –km 7.1 (border with Hesse) (- Viernheim) Weinheim – Viernheim 1435 1 7.1 km 1905 Freight transport
2005 Oct 31 Gaildorf – Untergröningen Gaildorf – Untergröningen
(Obere Kochertalbahn)
1435 1 18.5 km 1903 in operation official cessation of operations; The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior has not yet approved the closure

Web links

Commons : Disused railway lines in Baden-Württemberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hans-Wolfgang Scharf: Railways between Neckar, Tauber and Main . tape 1 : Historical development and railway construction . EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 2001, ISBN 3-88255-766-4 .
  2. Alexander Gehringer: Historically: trams and buses between Strasbourg and Kehl. In: Kehler Zeitung. December 5, 2018, accessed January 10, 2019 .
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l Hans-Wolfgang Scharf: The railway in Kraichgau. Railway history between the Rhine and Neckar . EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 2006, ISBN 3-88255-769-9 .
  4. [1] . Traffic relics in the Kraichgau and Rhine-Neckar area. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Hans-Wolfgang Scharf: The railway on the Upper Rhine. Volume 1: From Basel to Lake Constance 1840–1939 . EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1993, ISBN 3-88255-755-9 .
  6. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z List of lines in Baden-Württemberg that have been closed since the rail reform on the website of the Federal Railway Authority