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This list is based on the timetable in force until 14 December 2013, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
==Introduction==
 
{{Germany Introduction}}
In the heading to each entry the map reference for the line in the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahn Atlas (2007/2008 edition) is shown, in italic, in addition to the reference to M.G. Ball's European Railway Atlas.


==Obscure services==
==Obscure services==
===Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)===
===Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)===
[655] (55A1, ''159A2-159A1'') DE13/601
[655] (ERA-E 53C2-53C1; ERA-R 111A2-111B2; S+W ''159A1-159A2'') DE24/601


Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. Only one train is now scheduled to call at Mannheim-Käfertal and, therefore, obliged to use the alternative route.  Most ''TGVs'' between Paris and Frankfurt am Main reverse at Mannheim Hbf and run via Mannheim-Luzenberg.
Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. However, several weekday ''S8'' trains run via Mannheim-Käfertal.  


{| width="100%"  
'''Note''' During the closure of the ''Riedbahn'' between Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim via Biblis, this route will not be served between 1 and 19 January and between 16 July and 14 December 2024.
|
 
| ''Thalys 9552''
{| class="ostable"
| 16:57 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Paris Est
| D1
| SSuX
| S38767
| Biblis – 06:39 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf – Groß Rohrheim
|-
|-
|  
| D1
| ''Thalys 9553''
| SSuX
| Paris Est - 12:18 Mannheim Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
| S38769
| Biblis – 07:36 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38771
| Biblis – 08:38 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38773
| Biblis – 17:20 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38775
| Biblis – 18:28 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38777
| Biblis – 19:31 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf – Groß Rohrheim
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38766
| 05:11 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38768
| 06:13 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
|-
| D1
| SSuX
| S38770
| Mainz Hbf – 07:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
|-  
|-  
| D1
| SSuX  
| SSuX  
| ''RB38852''
| S38774
| Karlsruhe Hbf - 16:11 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
| 17:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
|}  
|-  
| D1
| SSuX
| S38776
| Groß Rohrheim – 18:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
|}
 
D1: Not 1-19 January or 16 July - 14 December 2024


===Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld – Schwetzingen===
A permanent hourly ''S-Bahn'' service is planned to run via this route from 2026, whereupon this entry will be removed.
(55B1, ''159C3-159B4'') DE13/602


This section of the main line between Frankfurt am Main and Karlsruhe avoids both Mannheim Hbf and Heidelberg Hbf.  The only passenger trains to use it are [[Germany_-_DB_AutoZ%C3%BCge|''AutoZüge'']], the Euhotra Hotel train [http://www2.euhotra.eu/ www2.euhotra.eu] on its Friday night journeys from Köln to Basel, and:
The ''TGV'' and ''ICE'' trains between Frankfurt am Main and Paris via Saarbrücken and the ''Nightjet'' services ''NJ424/425'' between Berlin and Bruxelles also run via Mannheim-Käfertal in order to avoid reversal at Mannheim Hbf. This does not occur on certain dates, including during the closures of the ''Riedbahn'' between 1 and 19 January and 16 July and 14 December 2024.


{| width="100%"  
In addition, the following ''ICE'' service runs this way and reverses at Mannheim Hbf on certain days.
| E
 
| FO
{| class="ostable"
| ''DZ13409''
| D1
| 14:17 's-Hertogenbosch - Livorno Centrale
|  
|-
| ICE775
| E
| Berlin-Gesundbrunnen - 23:24 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf - Karlsruhe Hbf / Basel Bad Bf (MO)
| FO
| ''DZ13401''
| 16:17 's-Hertogenbosch - Alessandria
|}
|}


For details of these trains see [http://www.autoslaaptrein.nl/ www.autoslaaptrein.nl].  Passengers without cars may travel on them, but prior reservation is essential.
D1: 22 January - 29 February 2024


===Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)===
===Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)===
[719] (57A1, ''102C1'') DE13/603
[719] (ERA-E 58B4; ERA-R 117C5; S+W ''102C1'') DE24/602
 
This north to west curve forms part of the triangular junction between the Karlsruhe – Basel main line and the line to Kehl and Strasbourg. It 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.
 
Local trains between Kehl and Offenburg stopping at Appenweier use platform 9 on the south curve.


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, principally the ''TGVs'' between Paris and Stuttgart.  [[Germany_-_DB_AutoZ%C3%BCge|''AutoZüge'']] between Germany and France also use this route.
The curve is also used by the Paris Est <=> Berlin sleeper service on the dates it runs via Strasbourg.


===Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz.) (Abzw Rollenberg)===
===Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)===
[770] (57B2 not shown, ''161B1'') DE13/604
[771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W ''161B1'') DE24/603


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.
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/RJX'' trains non-stop between Heidelberg Hbf or Wiesloch-Walldorf and Vaihingen (Enz) or Stuttgart Hbf.


===Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz.) (Abzw Rollenberg)===
===Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)===
[770] (57B2 not shown, ''161B1'') DE13/605
[770, 771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W ''161B1'') DE24/604


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.
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)===
[771] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W ''161A2-161B2'') DE24/605
There are two routes into Bruchsal from Abzw Bruchsal Ost.  The 'long curve' (''Strecke'' 4131) can only be accessed from Platforms 4 and 5 at Bruchsal.  All platforms can be accessed from the 'short curve' (''Strecke'' 4130).
All trains to and from the Bretten line now run to and from Bruchsal only and mainly arrive and depart from platform 2b or bay platform 6, which is adjacent to platform 1, so must use the 'short curve'.
''RE17b'' trains to Mühlacker departing at 30 minutes past each even hour between 09:30 and 21:30 leave from platform 5b so can be expected to use the 'long curve' to avoid conflicting with ''RE73'' departures towards Karlsruhe which are booked to depart platform 4 at the same time. The exception to the pattern is the 11:28 (rather than 11:30) service which has been reported to use either curve. Note that the 19:30 departure runs MTWX except between 11 December 2023 and 15 January 2024, when it runs daily.
The following ''RE17b'' trains, departing from Bretten at the times shown, arrive in platform 5b so '''may''' use the 'long curve':
07:14 SX, 18:16 daily and 20:16 MTWX (daily 11 December 2023 - 15 January 2024)


===Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)===
===Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)===
[772] (57B2, ''94A2'') DE13/606
[772] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B3; S+W ''94A2'') DE24/606
 
This west to north curve links the Pforzheim and Bretten lines, avoiding Mühlacker, and is used on Sundays and public holidays from 1 May to 20 October 2024 by trains between Pforzheim Hbf and Maulbronn Stadt/Kloster shown in ''Kursbuch'' Table 772.
 
*From Pforzheim Hbf: 10:32, 13:32, 16:32
*From Maulbronn West: 11:09, 16:08, 17:08
 
===Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord===
[710.1 not shown] (ERA-E 58C5 not shown; ERA-R 82A1; S+W ''160C2'') DE24/607
 
This branch off the ''S1/S11'' 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 are shown in the [https://www.kvv.de/fahrplan/fahrplaene/fahrplantabelle.html KVV timetable, downloadable as a PDF], note '''C''' states that entry to the establishment is permitted only with an official identification card.
 
Reports indicate that passengers without authority to enter the complex will be removed from the train at a makeshift concrete platform in the woods outside the perimeter fence, and collected on the train's return.
 
However on 17 June 2023, as part of "''Tag der offenen Tür''" (Open Doors Day), the Institute was open to the general public between 10:00 and 19:00. A shuttle ''S-Bahn'' service ran from Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße to the Campus. If a similar event is organised for 2024, details will be added here.
 
=== Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West – Schemmerberg===
[751] (ERA-E 59B3; ERA-R 119A4; S+W ''105A3'') DE24/608


This west to north curve links the Pforzheim and Bretten lines, avoiding Mühlacker, and is used on Sundays and public holidays 1 May to 20 October 2013 by the following trains.
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 three trains each hour (two at weekends) between Ulm and Biberach (Riß) direct.


{| width="100%"  
=== Ettlingen West – Ettlingen Erbprinz===
| E
[710.1] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B1; S+W ''161B4'') DE24/609
| SuO  
 
| ''RB22401/22261''
This line links the the DB Karlsruhe – Rastatt line with the AVG-operated ''Albtalbahn'' to Bad Herrenalb at Ettlingen. It is used by the following services on Sundays and public holidays only.
| Tübingen - 10:18 Enzberg - Maulbronn Stadt
 
{| class="ostable"
| ''Note''
| SuO
| S85699 / S FEX
| Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 09:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
|-
|-
| E
| ''Note''
| SuO  
| SuO
| ''RB22260/22410''  
| S85697 / S FEX
| Maulbronn Stadt - 17:28 Maulbronn West - Tübingen
| Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
|-
| ''Note''
| SuO
| S FEX / S85696
| Bad Herrenalb – 10:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)
|-
| ''Note''
| SuO
| S FEX / S85698
| Bad Herrenalb – 17:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)
|}
|}


===Ludwigsburg (Abzw Karlshöhe) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen (former Abzw Leichenberg) (via Kornwestheim Rbf)===
''Note'': These trains run as ''S FEX'' between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bad Herrenalb and as ''S31/S32'' between Karlsruhe Hbf and Odenheim / Menzingen respectively.
(58A1, ''168B1-168B2'') DE13/607


Trains between Ulm and Ludwigsburg not via Stuttgart Hbf mostly run via Kornwestheim passenger station, using the same line as the local passenger service between Kornwestheim and Stuttgart-Untertürkheim (''Kursbuch'' table 790.11). A few [[Germany_-_DB_AutoZ%C3%BCge|''AutoZüge'']] are booked via Kornwestheim Rbf, as is the Euhotra hotel train [http://www2.euhotra.eu/ www2.euhotra.eu] on its Saturday night journeys from Basel to Freilassing.
[http://www.uef-dampf.de/-ettlingen/ Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde] operate a number of steam excursions between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bad Herrenalb which also use this connection. These run approximately monthly, May to October.


===Vaihingen (Enz) (Üst Langes Feld) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen ===
=== Schlatt (Hohenz.) (Walkenmühle) – Hechingen Landesbahn===
(58A1, ''168B1-168B2'') DE13/607a
[768] (ERA-E 59A4; ERA-R 118B4; S+W ''104A2'') DE24/610


This connection allows trains from the Mannheim–Stuttgart HSL to bypass Stuttgart Hbf.
Trains to and from Gammertingen use the DB station at Hechingen except for: 


{| width="100%"  
{| class="ostable"
| E
|
| ''TGV9591''
| SSuX
| Paris-Est – 10:28 Karlsruhe Hbf – München Hbf
| HzL86309
| 06:59 Hechingen Landesbahn - Gammertingen
|-
|
| SSuX
| HzL86344
| Sigmaringen - 20x45 Schlatt (Hohenz) - Hechingen Landesbahn
|}
|}
E: Runs July 5, 12, 19; August 2, 9, 15; October 3, 31


(The return runs ''from'' München are via Stuttgart Hbf.)
===Schliengen – Haltingen===
[702] (ERA-E 58A2-58B2; ERA-R 117B2; S+W ''110A2-110A3'') DE24/611
 
Trains with no stops between Müllheim (Baden) and Weil am Rhein run via the new Katzenberg Tunnel.  These are mainly ''EC/IC/ICE'' trains non-stop between Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf and Basel Bad Bf, and certain ''RE7'' trains. Stopping trains (''RB27'' and slower ''RE7'' services) follow the old main line via Bad Bellingen.


===KIT Campus-Nord Bahnhof – Leopoldshafen (Albtalbahn)===
==Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions==
[710.1] (57A2 not shown, ''152B'') DE13/608


This branch off the Hochstetten line is used by services for workers at ''KIT Campus'', part of Karlsruher Institut für Technologie.  This was previously known as ''Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe'' and is a nuclear research establishment. Although trains to and from KIT Campus-Nord Bahnhof are shown without restriction in the KVV timetable, only individuals holding an official identification card are permitted to enter the establishment using these services.
Diversions in the Stuttgart area are particularly likely while Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is being rebuilt.
 
===Connections from high speed line to Stuttgart northern avoiding line: Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw. S-Zuffenhausen Em - Abzw. S-Zazenhausen) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen===
[750, 770] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown; ERA-R 111A4; S+W ''168B1-168B2'') DE24/631
 
This route enables enables trains to run between the ''Schnellfahrstrecke'' from Mannheim and the line to Ulm without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf.  Diversions this way are indicated by calls at Stuttgart Hbf being omitted. Note that the eastbound and westbound lines are quite widely separated at the Zazenhausen end.
 
Click on the thumbnail for a full size diagram.
 
[[File:Stuttgart_northern_avoiding_line.png|50px|thumb|none]]
 
Between 15 March and 4 April 2024, '''certain''' ''IC/ICE'' trains between Mannheim, Karlsruhe or Heidelberg and Ulm were diverted this way, calling at Esslingen (Neckar) instead of Stuttgart Hbf.
 
{| class="ostable"
| D
| WThO
| ICE561
| Karlsruhe Hbf – 06:16 Bruchsal – München Hbf
|-
| D
| TSSuX
| RJX897
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 07:04 Wiesloch-Walldorf – Flughafen Wien
|-
| D
|
| EC217
| Saarbrücken Hbf – 07:11 Mannheim Hbf – Graz Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE267
| Basel SBB – 08:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
|-
| D
| MSSuX
| ICE913
| Dortmund Hbf – 08:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| EC113
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 09:13 Heidelberg Hbf – Klagenfurt Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE563
| Saarbrücken Hbf – 10:02 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE915
| Dortmund Hbf – 10:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE115
| Köln Hbf – 11:37 Vaihingen (Enz) – Klagenfurt Hbf
|-
| D
| MTX
| ICE565
| Karlsruhe Hbf – 12:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE119
| Dortmund Hbf – 12:06 Heidelberg Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE917
| Düsseldorf Hbf – 12:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| EC219
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 13:13/13:15 Heidelberg Hbf – Graz Hbf
|-
| D
| MTX
| ICE567
| Karlsruhe Hbf – 14:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE117
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 15:13/15:16 Heidelberg Hbf – Klagenfurt Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE1011
| Düsseldorf Hbf – 16:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| IC1291
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:13/17:15 Heidelberg Hbf – Salzburg Hbf
|-
| D
| MTX
| ICE1069
| Karlsruhe Hbf – 18:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
|-
| D
| TWThO
| TGV9577
| Paris Est – 18:28 Karlsruhe Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE1211
| Berlin Hbf – 18:30 Mannheim Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE1013
| Düsseldorf Hbf – 18:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
| MWThO
| ICE1099
| Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 19:13/19:16 Heidelberg Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
| SuO
| TGV9579
| Paris Est – 20:27 Karlsruhe Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
| SSuX
| ICE1015
| Düsseldorf Hbf – 20:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
|-
| D
| ThFO
| ICE1098
| München Hbf – 07:59 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
| MSSuX
| ICE1012
| München Hbf – 08:25 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
|-
| D
| ThFO
| TGV9576
| München Hbf – 08:55 Esslingen (Neckar) – Paris Est
|-
| D
|
| IC1296
| Salzburg Hbf – 09:52 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE1010
| München Hbf – 10:25 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE568
| München Hbf – 10:56/10:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
|-
| D
|
| IC1290
| Salzburg Hbf – 11:51/11:57/12:07 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE918
| München Hbf – 12:25/12:27 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE1218
| Innsbruck Hbf – 12:37 Esslingen (Neckar) – Berlin Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE566
| München Hbf – 12:56/12:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
|-
| D
|
| EC218
| Graz Hbf – 13:57/14:08 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE118
| Innsbruck Hbf – 14:53 Esslingen (Neckar) – Köln Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE564
| München Hbf – 14:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE114
| Klagenfurt Hbf – 15:57 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE914
| München Hbf – 16:27 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE562
| München Hbf – 16:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Saarbrücken Hbf
|-
| D
|
| EC112
| Klagenfurt Hbf – 17:56 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE912
| München Hbf – 18:26 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE266
| München Hbf – 18:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
|-
| D
|
| EC216
| Graz Hbf – 19:53/19:56 Esslingen (Neckar) – Saarbrücken Hbf
|-
| D
|
| RJX860
| Flughafen Wien/Bregenz – 20:03 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE910
| München Hbf – 20:26 Esslingen (Neckar) – Köln Hbf
|-
| D
|
| ICE560
| München Hbf – 20:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
|}


Services run Mondays to Fridays between Ittersbach, Ettlingen or Bad Herrenalb and KIT Campus. Departures from Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof for KIT Campus are at 07:11 and 08:01.  Departures from KIT Campus are at 09:05, 16:44 and 17:44.
===Ludwigsburg – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen via Kornwestheim Rbf===
[790.11] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown); ERA-R 111A4; S+W ''168B1-168B2'') DE24/632


=== Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West - Schemmerberg===
The weekday peak-time ''RB11'' services between Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and Kornwestheim Pbf are sometimes diverted via Kornwestheim Rbf (Rangierbahnhof / marshalling yard) omitting the call at Kornwestheim and running to and from Ludwigsburg.
(69B3 not shown, ''105A3'' not shown) DE13/609


Since the south-facing curve off the Laupheim Stadt branch opened for passenger traffic in June 2011, the main line avoiding the branch is used by all services, including an hourly IRE service between Ulm and Lindau, which are shown as not calling at Laupheim Stadt.
===Stuttgart Nürnberger Straße – Stuttgart-Untertürkheim===
[750, 785, 786] (ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4-111B4; S+W ''168C2-168C3'') DE24/633


=== Ettlingen West – Ettlingen Erbprinz===
This route enables trains to run between the Ulm and Aalen lines without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf. It is very rarely used by passenger trains but was used in March, June and July 2023 by the two-hourly ''IC'' services between Karlsruhe and Nürnberg (and v.v.) which ran via Stuttgart Langes Feld – Zazenhausen (DE24/631) to Esslingen (Neckar) and reversed there to travel via this curve towards Crailsheim.
(57A2, ''161B4'') DE13/610


''Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde e. V.'' operate a number of steam excursions from Ettlingen Stadt to Herrenalb, one of which starts back at Karlsruhe Hbf and uses the above, normally freight-only, connection. This year the service in question runs on 1 May. For more details go to  http://www.uef-dampf.de/-ettlingen/
===Stuttgart-Feuerbach (Abzw Stuttgart Nord Rbf) – Stuttgart-Vaihingen (Stuttgart Hbf Em Nord)===
(ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4; S+W ''168B2'') DE24/634


=== Schlatt (Hohenz.) (Walkmühle) – Hechingen Landesbahn===
This curve via Stuttgart Nord Gbf connects the ''S-Bahn'' line from Stuttgart-Feuerbach with the ''Gäubahn'' towards Horb, avoiding Stuttgart Hbf. An additional ''S15'' service between Bietigheim-Bissingen and Böblingen was scheduled during recent years as a result of extensive "Stuttgart-21" engineering works but the service did not run as often as expected owing to staff and rolling stock shortages.
[767] (68B3, ''104A2'') DE13/611


The service from Hechingen Landesbahn to Eyach operates on Sundays and Bank Holidays between 1 May and 20 October. The following train, the first of the day, runs through from Gammertingen and is the only one to use the above connection.
===Beimerstetten (Ulm Hbf Em Nord) – Ulm Rbf===
[750] (ERA-E 59B4; ERA-R 119B4; S+W ''163C2-163D2'') DE24/635


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This route enables trains to run between the Stuttgart line and Ulm Rbf (adjacent to the line to Sigmaringen) without reversal at Ulm Hbf and is very rarely used by passenger services, however occasionally in the last few years ''IRE'' and ''RB'' trains between Ulm and Stuttgart have been diverted via Ulm Rbf, where they reversed.
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 10 April 2024

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2023 to 14 December 2024, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland by Schweers + Wall.

Obscure services

Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)

[655] (ERA-E 53C2-53C1; ERA-R 111A2-111B2; S+W 159A1-159A2) DE24/601

Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. However, several weekday S8 trains run via Mannheim-Käfertal.

Note During the closure of the Riedbahn between Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim via Biblis, this route will not be served between 1 and 19 January and between 16 July and 14 December 2024.

D1 SSuX S38767 Biblis – 06:39 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf – Groß Rohrheim
D1 SSuX S38769 Biblis – 07:36 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
D1 SSuX S38771 Biblis – 08:38 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
D1 SSuX S38773 Biblis – 17:20 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
D1 SSuX S38775 Biblis – 18:28 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
D1 SSuX S38777 Biblis – 19:31 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf – Groß Rohrheim
D1 SSuX S38766 05:11 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
D1 SSuX S38768 06:13 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
D1 SSuX S38770 Mainz Hbf – 07:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
D1 SSuX S38774 17:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
D1 SSuX S38776 Groß Rohrheim – 18:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis

D1: Not 1-19 January or 16 July - 14 December 2024

A permanent hourly S-Bahn service is planned to run via this route from 2026, whereupon this entry will be removed.

The TGV and ICE trains between Frankfurt am Main and Paris via Saarbrücken and the Nightjet services NJ424/425 between Berlin and Bruxelles also run via Mannheim-Käfertal in order to avoid reversal at Mannheim Hbf. This does not occur on certain dates, including during the closures of the Riedbahn between 1 and 19 January and 16 July and 14 December 2024.

In addition, the following ICE service runs this way and reverses at Mannheim Hbf on certain days.

D1 ICE775 Berlin-Gesundbrunnen - 23:24 Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbf - Karlsruhe Hbf / Basel Bad Bf (MO)

D1: 22 January - 29 February 2024

Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)

[719] (ERA-E 58B4; ERA-R 117C5; S+W 102C1) DE24/602

This north to west curve forms part of the triangular junction between the Karlsruhe – Basel main line and the line to Kehl and Strasbourg. It 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.

Local trains between Kehl and Offenburg stopping at Appenweier use platform 9 on the south curve.

The curve is also used by the Paris Est <=> Berlin sleeper service on the dates it runs via Strasbourg.

Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)

[771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE24/603

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/RJX trains non-stop between Heidelberg Hbf or Wiesloch-Walldorf and Vaihingen (Enz) or Stuttgart Hbf.

Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)

[770, 771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE24/604

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)

[771] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161A2-161B2) DE24/605

There are two routes into Bruchsal from Abzw Bruchsal Ost. The 'long curve' (Strecke 4131) can only be accessed from Platforms 4 and 5 at Bruchsal. All platforms can be accessed from the 'short curve' (Strecke 4130).

All trains to and from the Bretten line now run to and from Bruchsal only and mainly arrive and depart from platform 2b or bay platform 6, which is adjacent to platform 1, so must use the 'short curve'.

RE17b trains to Mühlacker departing at 30 minutes past each even hour between 09:30 and 21:30 leave from platform 5b so can be expected to use the 'long curve' to avoid conflicting with RE73 departures towards Karlsruhe which are booked to depart platform 4 at the same time. The exception to the pattern is the 11:28 (rather than 11:30) service which has been reported to use either curve. Note that the 19:30 departure runs MTWX except between 11 December 2023 and 15 January 2024, when it runs daily.

The following RE17b trains, departing from Bretten at the times shown, arrive in platform 5b so may use the 'long curve': 07:14 SX, 18:16 daily and 20:16 MTWX (daily 11 December 2023 - 15 January 2024)

Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)

[772] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B3; S+W 94A2) DE24/606

This west to north curve links the Pforzheim and Bretten lines, avoiding Mühlacker, and is used on Sundays and public holidays from 1 May to 20 October 2024 by trains between Pforzheim Hbf and Maulbronn Stadt/Kloster shown in Kursbuch Table 772.

  • From Pforzheim Hbf: 10:32, 13:32, 16:32
  • From Maulbronn West: 11:09, 16:08, 17:08

Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord

[710.1 not shown] (ERA-E 58C5 not shown; ERA-R 82A1; S+W 160C2) DE24/607

This branch off the S1/S11 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 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.

Reports indicate that passengers without authority to enter the complex will be removed from the train at a makeshift concrete platform in the woods outside the perimeter fence, and collected on the train's return.

However on 17 June 2023, as part of "Tag der offenen Tür" (Open Doors Day), the Institute was open to the general public between 10:00 and 19:00. A shuttle S-Bahn service ran from Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße to the Campus. If a similar event is organised for 2024, details will be added here.

Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West – Schemmerberg

[751] (ERA-E 59B3; ERA-R 119A4; S+W 105A3) DE24/608

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 three trains each hour (two at weekends) between Ulm and Biberach (Riß) direct.

Ettlingen West – Ettlingen Erbprinz

[710.1] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B1; S+W 161B4) DE24/609

This line links the the DB Karlsruhe – Rastatt line with the AVG-operated Albtalbahn to Bad Herrenalb at Ettlingen. It is used by the following services on Sundays and public holidays only.

Note SuO S85699 / S FEX Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 09:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
Note SuO S85697 / S FEX Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
Note SuO S FEX / S85696 Bad Herrenalb – 10:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)
Note SuO S FEX / S85698 Bad Herrenalb – 17:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)

Note: These trains run as S FEX between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bad Herrenalb and as S31/S32 between Karlsruhe Hbf and Odenheim / Menzingen respectively.

Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde operate a number of steam excursions between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bad Herrenalb which also use this connection. These run approximately monthly, May to October.

Schlatt (Hohenz.) (Walkenmühle) – Hechingen Landesbahn

[768] (ERA-E 59A4; ERA-R 118B4; S+W 104A2) DE24/610

Trains to and from Gammertingen use the DB station at Hechingen except for:

SSuX HzL86309 06:59 Hechingen Landesbahn - Gammertingen
SSuX HzL86344 Sigmaringen - 20x45 Schlatt (Hohenz) - Hechingen Landesbahn

Schliengen – Haltingen

[702] (ERA-E 58A2-58B2; ERA-R 117B2; S+W 110A2-110A3) DE24/611

Trains with no stops between Müllheim (Baden) and Weil am Rhein run via the new Katzenberg Tunnel. These are mainly EC/IC/ICE trains non-stop between Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf and Basel Bad Bf, and certain RE7 trains. Stopping trains (RB27 and slower RE7 services) follow the old main line via Bad Bellingen.

Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions

Diversions in the Stuttgart area are particularly likely while Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is being rebuilt.

Connections from high speed line to Stuttgart northern avoiding line: Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw. S-Zuffenhausen Em - Abzw. S-Zazenhausen) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen

[750, 770] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown; ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B1-168B2) DE24/631

This route enables enables trains to run between the Schnellfahrstrecke from Mannheim and the line to Ulm without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf. Diversions this way are indicated by calls at Stuttgart Hbf being omitted. Note that the eastbound and westbound lines are quite widely separated at the Zazenhausen end.

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Between 15 March and 4 April 2024, certain IC/ICE trains between Mannheim, Karlsruhe or Heidelberg and Ulm were diverted this way, calling at Esslingen (Neckar) instead of Stuttgart Hbf.

D WThO ICE561 Karlsruhe Hbf – 06:16 Bruchsal – München Hbf
D TSSuX RJX897 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 07:04 Wiesloch-Walldorf – Flughafen Wien
D EC217 Saarbrücken Hbf – 07:11 Mannheim Hbf – Graz Hbf
D ICE267 Basel SBB – 08:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
D MSSuX ICE913 Dortmund Hbf – 08:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D EC113 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 09:13 Heidelberg Hbf – Klagenfurt Hbf
D ICE563 Saarbrücken Hbf – 10:02 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D ICE915 Dortmund Hbf – 10:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D ICE115 Köln Hbf – 11:37 Vaihingen (Enz) – Klagenfurt Hbf
D MTX ICE565 Karlsruhe Hbf – 12:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
D ICE119 Dortmund Hbf – 12:06 Heidelberg Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf
D ICE917 Düsseldorf Hbf – 12:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D EC219 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 13:13/13:15 Heidelberg Hbf – Graz Hbf
D MTX ICE567 Karlsruhe Hbf – 14:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
D ICE117 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 15:13/15:16 Heidelberg Hbf – Klagenfurt Hbf
D ICE1011 Düsseldorf Hbf – 16:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D IC1291 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 17:13/17:15 Heidelberg Hbf – Salzburg Hbf
D MTX ICE1069 Karlsruhe Hbf – 18:17 Bruchsal – München Hbf
D TWThO TGV9577 Paris Est – 18:28 Karlsruhe Hbf – München Hbf
D ICE1211 Berlin Hbf – 18:30 Mannheim Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf
D ICE1013 Düsseldorf Hbf – 18:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D MWThO ICE1099 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – 19:13/19:16 Heidelberg Hbf – München Hbf
D SuO TGV9579 Paris Est – 20:27 Karlsruhe Hbf – München Hbf
D SSuX ICE1015 Düsseldorf Hbf – 20:43 Mannheim Hbf – München Hbf
D ThFO ICE1098 München Hbf – 07:59 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D MSSuX ICE1012 München Hbf – 08:25 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
D ThFO TGV9576 München Hbf – 08:55 Esslingen (Neckar) – Paris Est
D IC1296 Salzburg Hbf – 09:52 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D ICE1010 München Hbf – 10:25 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
D ICE568 München Hbf – 10:56/10:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
D IC1290 Salzburg Hbf – 11:51/11:57/12:07 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D ICE918 München Hbf – 12:25/12:27 Esslingen (Neckar) – Düsseldorf Hbf
D ICE1218 Innsbruck Hbf – 12:37 Esslingen (Neckar) – Berlin Hbf
D ICE566 München Hbf – 12:56/12:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
D EC218 Graz Hbf – 13:57/14:08 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D ICE118 Innsbruck Hbf – 14:53 Esslingen (Neckar) – Köln Hbf
D ICE564 München Hbf – 14:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
D ICE114 Klagenfurt Hbf – 15:57 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
D ICE914 München Hbf – 16:27 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
D ICE562 München Hbf – 16:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Saarbrücken Hbf
D EC112 Klagenfurt Hbf – 17:56 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D ICE912 München Hbf – 18:26 Esslingen (Neckar) – Dortmund Hbf
D ICE266 München Hbf – 18:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf
D EC216 Graz Hbf – 19:53/19:56 Esslingen (Neckar) – Saarbrücken Hbf
D RJX860 Flughafen Wien/Bregenz – 20:03 Esslingen (Neckar) – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
D ICE910 München Hbf – 20:26 Esslingen (Neckar) – Köln Hbf
D ICE560 München Hbf – 20:58 Esslingen (Neckar) – Karlsruhe Hbf

Ludwigsburg – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen via Kornwestheim Rbf

[790.11] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown); ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B1-168B2) DE24/632

The weekday peak-time RB11 services between Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and Kornwestheim Pbf are sometimes diverted via Kornwestheim Rbf (Rangierbahnhof / marshalling yard) omitting the call at Kornwestheim and running to and from Ludwigsburg.

Stuttgart Nürnberger Straße – Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

[750, 785, 786] (ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4-111B4; S+W 168C2-168C3) DE24/633

This route enables trains to run between the Ulm and Aalen lines without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf. It is very rarely used by passenger trains but was used in March, June and July 2023 by the two-hourly IC services between Karlsruhe and Nürnberg (and v.v.) which ran via Stuttgart Langes Feld – Zazenhausen (DE24/631) to Esslingen (Neckar) and reversed there to travel via this curve towards Crailsheim.

Stuttgart-Feuerbach (Abzw Stuttgart Nord Rbf) – Stuttgart-Vaihingen (Stuttgart Hbf Em Nord)

(ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B2) DE24/634

This curve via Stuttgart Nord Gbf connects the S-Bahn line from Stuttgart-Feuerbach with the Gäubahn towards Horb, avoiding Stuttgart Hbf. An additional S15 service between Bietigheim-Bissingen and Böblingen was scheduled during recent years as a result of extensive "Stuttgart-21" engineering works but the service did not run as often as expected owing to staff and rolling stock shortages.

Beimerstetten (Ulm Hbf Em Nord) – Ulm Rbf

[750] (ERA-E 59B4; ERA-R 119B4; S+W 163C2-163D2) DE24/635

This route enables trains to run between the Stuttgart line and Ulm Rbf (adjacent to the line to Sigmaringen) without reversal at Ulm Hbf and is very rarely used by passenger services, however occasionally in the last few years IRE and RB trains between Ulm and Stuttgart have been diverted via Ulm Rbf, where they reversed.

See also

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