Germany (Baden-Württemberg) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 to 9 December 2017, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. Map references relate to the 2014 issue of the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland.
Obscure services
Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)
[655, 655.1] (159A1-159A2) DE17/601
Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. Only one train is scheduled to call at Mannheim-Käfertal and, therefore, obliged to use the alternative route. TGV/ICE trains between Frankfurt am Main and Paris via Saarbrücken run via Mannheim-Käfertal, except between 1 July and 13 August 2017 when they are diverted via Darmstadt.
D1 | SuO | ICE879 | Berlin Ostbahnhof - 01:09 (MO) Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Karlsruhe Hbf |
ICE877 | Berlin Ostbahnhof - 23:17 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf - Karlsruhe Hbf | ||
SSuX | RB38852 | Karlsruhe Hbf - 16:11 Mannheim Hbf – Lampertheim/Biblis |
D1: 14 May to 28 August
Trains ICE877 and ICE879 reverse at Mannheim Hbf.
Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld – Schwetzingen
(159B3-159B4) DE17/602
This section of the main line between Frankfurt am Main and Karlsruhe avoids both Mannheim Hbf and Heidelberg Hbf.
D3 | FO | IC2279 | Stralsund - 14:00 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D4 | TGV9580 | 13:38 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Marseille St Charles | |
D3 | SO | IC2371 | Hamburg-Altona - 16:00 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D3 | FO | IC1177 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 17:28 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Basel Bad Bf |
D | IC2391 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 17:15 Darmstadt Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf | |
D3 | SX | IC2373 | Stralsund Hbf - 18:00 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D3 | SuO | IC1956 | Leipzig Hbf - 18:48 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D3 | FO | IC2377 | Ostseebad Binz - 22:34 Weinheim (Bergstr) - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D2 | IC208 | Basel SBB - 01:30 Karlsruhe Hbf - Kiel Hbf | |
D3 | IC2376 | 07:11 Karlsruhe Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Ostseebad Binz | |
D | IC2390 | 07:32 Stuttgart Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
D3 | IC2374 | 09:13 Karlsruhe Hbf - Westerland (Sylt) | |
D3 | SSuO | IC2372 | 11:17 Karlsruhe Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Greifswald |
SuO | IC1174 | Basel SBB - 12:35 Karlsruhe Hbf - Berlin Ostbahnhof | |
D4 | TGV9583 | Marseille St Charles - 14:54 Karlsruhe Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
D2: 14 July to 17 September 2017
D3: 27 July to 10 September 2017
D4: 1 July to 13 August 2017
Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)
[719] (102C1) DE17/603
This north to west curve forms part of the triangular junction between the Karlsruhe – Basel main line and the line to Kehl and Strasbourg. Local trains between Kehl and Offenburg stopping at Appenweier, use platform 9 on the south curve. The north curve is used by through trains between Karlsruhe and Strasbourg, which are
- TGV/ICE between Paris and Stuttgart
- TGV/ICE between Paris or Marseille and Frankfurt am Main via Karlsruhe
- EN between Paris and Moskva
Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz.) (Abzw Rollenberg)
[771] (161B1) DE17/604
This north to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by frequent EC/IC/ICE trains non-stop between Heidelberg Hbf and Vaihingen (Enz) or Stuttgart Hbf.
Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz.) (Abzw Rollenberg)
[770] (161B1) DE17/605
This south to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by EC/IC/ICE/TGV trains non-stop between Karlsruhe Hbf or Bruchsal and Vaihingen (Enz) or Stuttgart Hbf.
Bruchsal – Bruchsal Tunnelstraße (Abzw Bruchsal Ost)
[710.9] (161A2-161B2) DE17/606
There are two routes into Bruchsal from Abzw Bruchsal Ost. The 'long curve' (line 4131) is used by RE trains from Stuttgart to Heidelberg. Other trains use the 'short curve' (line 4130).
Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)
[701, 772] (94A2) DE17/607
This west to north curve links the Pforzheim and Bretten lines, avoiding Mühlacker, and is used on Sundays and public holidays 30 April to 15 October 2016 by the following trains.
E | SuO | RB22261 | Horb - 10:20 Enzberg - Maulbronn Stadt |
E | SuO | RB22260 | Maulbronn Stadt - 17:28 Maulbronn West - Pforzheim Hbf |
Between 27 July and 10 September some trains between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bruchsal are diverted via this route. These are:
S-Bahn services:
- From Bruchsal: 00:56, 03:00 SSuO, 04:42 SSuX, 07:16 SSuX, 07:46 SSuO, 09:21 SSuO, 11:25, 16:21, 17:20 SSuO, 18:22 and 20:21
- From Karlsruhe Hbf: 01:23 SSuO, 04:05 SSuX, 04:27 SSuX, 04:50 SSuX, 05:11 SSuO, 05:26 SSuO, 05:50 SSuO, 06:21 SSuX, 07:05 SSuO, 07:07 SSuX, 08:03, 09:05, 10:03, 11:05, 13:05, 14:03, 15:05, 16:54, 17:51, 18:54, 20:03, 22:05 and 23:30
D | FSSuX | IC2283 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 19:19 Bruchsal - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D | SSuX | IC2278 | 05:21 Karlsruhe Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT Campus-Nord Bahnhof
[710.1 not shown] (160D2) DE17/608
This branch off the Hochstetten line of the Albtalbahn is used by services for workers at KIT Campus, part of Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. Although trains to and from KIT Campus-Nord Bahnhof are shown in the KVV timetable, downloadable as a PDF, note C states that entry to the establishment is permitted only with an official identification card.
SSuX | 10083 | Ettlingen Stadt – 07:02 Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof – KIT-Campus Nord Bahnhof (attached to service 20007) | |
SSuX | 10085 | Ettlingen Stadt – 08:02 Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof – KIT-Campus Nord Bahnhof (attached to service 20011) | |
SSuX | 10094 | 16:47 KIT-Campus Nord Bahnhof – Ettlingen Stadt (attached to service 20052) | |
SSuX | 10096 | 17:47 KIT-Campus Nord Bahnhof – Ettlingen Stadt (attached to service 20056) |
Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West - Schemmerberg
[751] (105A3) DE17/610
The Laupheim Stadt branch is connected to the Ulm - Friedrichshafen main line by a triangular junction at Laupheim West. Through services calling at Laupheim Stadt use the north and south curves whereas those not calling at Laupheim Stadt use the main line avoiding the branch. For most of the day there is an hourly service in each direction via Laupheim Stadt and at least one train each hour between Ulm and Biberach direct.
Ettlingen West – Ettlingen Erbprinz
(161B4) DE17/611
Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde operate a number of steam excursions from Ettlingen Stadt to Bad Herrenalb, which occasionally start back at Karlsruhe Hbf and use this connection. A Garden Festival in Bad Herrenalb results in there being more such workings than usual in 2017.
D5 | SuO | A1 | 09:00 Karlsruhe Hbf - Bad Herrenalb |
D5 | SuO | A3 | 13:00 Karlsruhe Hbf - Bad Herrenalb |
D5 | SuO | A2 | Bad Herrenalb - 11:49 Ettlingen Stadt - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D5 | SuO | A4 | Bad Herrenalb - 17:49 Ettlingen Stadt - Karlsruhe Hbf |
D5: 14 & 28 May, 18 June, 30 July, 10 September and 15 October 2017
A special timetable operates on 19 & 20 August and 25 & 26 November.
Schlatt (Hohenz.) (Walkmühle) – Hechingen Landesbahn
[768] (104A2) DE17/612
Trains to and from Gammertingen use the DB station at Hechingen except for the Sunday train to Eyach:
D6 | SuO | HzL60 | Gammertingen - 09:39 Schlatt - Eyach |
D6: 29 April to 15 October 2017
Schliengen - Haltingen
[703] (110A2-110A3) DE16/613
Trains with no stops between Müllheim (Baden) and Weil (Rhein) run via the new Katzenberg Tunnel. These are mainly EC/IC/ICE trains non-stop between Freiburg (Breisgau) and Basel Badischer Bf. Stopping trains follow the old main line via Rheinweiler.