Germany (Baden-Württemberg) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services Temp
Obscure services
Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)
[655] (ERA-E 53C2-53C1; ERA-R 111A2-111B2; S+W 159A1-159A2) DE26/601
Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. However, several S10 trains run via Mannheim-Käfertal on Mondays to Fridays, except public holidays:
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 06:38 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf – Groß-Rohrheim | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 07:35 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 08:53 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 15:52 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 16:52 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 17:52 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Biblis – 18:52 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf | |
| SSuX | S10 | Worms Hbf – 05:11 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | Groß-Rohrheim – 06:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | 07:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | 14:44 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | 15:44 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | 16:44 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis | |
| SSuX | S10 | 17:44 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis |
TGV and ICE trains between Frankfurt am Main and Paris via Saarbrücken, and Nightjet services NJ424/425 between Berlin and Bruxelles, also run this way run this way in order to avoid reversal at Mannheim Hbf.
Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)
[719] (ERA-E 58B4; ERA-R 117C5; S+W 102C1) DE25/602
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.
It is also used by two local services and two overnight ones:
| SSuO | RB44 15890 | Karlsruhe Hbf – 09:01 Achern – Kehl | |
| TThSuO | NJ468 | Wien Hbf – 23:16 München Ost – Paris Est | |
| SSuO | RB44 15895 | 09:28 Kehl – Karlsruhe Hbf | |
| MWFO | NJ469 | Paris Est – 23:42 Strasbourg – Wien Hbf |
Local trains between Strasbourg, Kehl and Offenburg stopping at Appenweier use platform 9 on the south curve.
Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)
[771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE25/603
This north to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by frequent ICE, IC and EC trains between Heidelberg Hbf and Stuttgart Hbf, except those that call at Bruchsal.
Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)
[770, 771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE25/604
This south to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by ICE and TGV trains which run 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) DE25/605
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).
Trains to and from the Bretten line mainly arrive and depart from platforms 1-3 or bay platform 6, which is adjacent to platform 1, so must use the 'short curve'.
The following RE71 trains arrive or depart from platforms 4 or 5 so may use the 'long curve':
| RE71 19289 | Heidelberg Hbf – 09:00 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker | ||
| RE71 19643 | Heidelberg Hbf – 10:59 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker | ||
| RE71 19647 | Heidelberg Hbf – 15:00 Bruchsal (p.4) – Mühlacker | ||
| RE71 19651 | Heidelberg Hbf – 19:00 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker | ||
| RE71 19598 | Mühlacker – 07:14 Bretten – Bruchsal (p.5b) |
During the closure of the Mannheim – Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke between Waghäusel (Abzw. Saalbach) and Vaihingen (Enz), ICE services non-stop between Mannheim and Stuttgart are diverted to run via Graben-Neudorf, the freight lines to the west of Bruchsal station and the 'long curve'. If a service is booked to call at Heidelberg Hbf and/or Bruchsal, then it is less likely that it will use the 'long curve'. These diversions run until 6 June 2025.
Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)
[772] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B3; S+W 94A2) DE25/606
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 19 October 2025 by trains between Pforzheim Hbf and Maulbronn Stadt/Kloster.
- From Pforzheim Hbf: 10:32, 13:32, 16:34
- From Maulbronn West: 11:09, 16:08, 17:08
Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord
[710.1] (ERA-E 58C5 not shown; ERA-R 82A1; S+W 160C2) DE25/607
This branch off the S1/S11 Hochstetten line of the Albtalbahn is used by services for employees and students at KIT-Campus Nord, part of Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, two outwards from Karlsruhe in the morning and two returning in the evening.
| SSuX | S11 20007 | Ittersbach Rathaus – 07:44 Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord | |
| SSuX | S1 10025 | Ettlingen Albgaubad – 08:38 Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord | |
| SSuX | S1 30048 | 16:29 KIT-Campus Nord – Bad Herrenalb | |
| SSuX | S1 30052 | 17:29 KIT-Campus Nord – Bad Herrenalb |
Note The previous warning note in the KVV timetable that access to the facility at KIT Campus Nord is restricted to holders of an official ID card is no longer shown, but it is likely that this restriction is still in place. Reports have previously indicated that passengers without authority to enter the complex have been removed from the train at a makeshift concrete platform in the woods outside the perimeter fence, and collected on the train's return.
In 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 and a shuttle S-Bahn service ran from Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße to the Campus. Unfortunately in 2025 the open day is at Campus Süd, which is in central Karlsruhe, so there will be no need to run special trains on this branch.
Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West – Schemmerberg
[751] (ERA-E 59B3; ERA-R 119A4; S+W 105A3) DE25/608
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) DE25/609
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.
| SuO | S FEX 85699 | Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 09:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb | |
| SuO | S FEX 85697 | Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb | |
| SuO | S FEX 85696 | Bad Herrenalb – 10:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) | |
| SuO | S FEX 85699 | Bad Herrenalb – 17:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) |
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) DE25/610
A 700m link between the separate Hechingen Landesbahn station and the junction for the route taken by the majority of trains to and from Gammertingen and Hechingen DB is used only by:-
| SSuX | RB68 86309 | 06:59 Hechingen Landesbahn - Gammertingen | |
| SSuX | RB68 86344 | Sigmaringen - 20x46 Schlatt (Hohenz) - Hechingen Landesbahn |
Between 19 July and 28 September 2025 [extended from "mid" September], most, but not all trains to and from Gammertingen and Hechingen are diverted to use the Landesbahn station.
Schliengen – Haltingen
[702] (ERA-E 58A2-58B2; ERA-R 117B2; S+W 110A2-110A3) DE25/611
Trains with no stops between Müllheim im Markgräflerland and Weil am Rhein run via the Katzenberg Tunnel, opened in December 2012. These are mainly EC/ECE/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.
