Heidelberg-Altstadt station
Heidelberg-Altstadt station (also known as Karlstorbahnhof—"Karlstor station") is a station on the eastern edge of the old town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Until 13 December 2008, the station was called Heidelberg Karlstor.
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| Location | Am Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Deutsche Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2629[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | RHKA[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8002685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | VRN: 116 and 125[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station building
The original station building was built on the Neckar Valley Railway (Neckartalbahn) in 1872 and 1873 at Karlstor ("Charles’ Gate"), a gate at the eastern end of the old town (Altstadt). The present station building is the result of a reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. The building is a heritage-listed building.[4]
In the meantime, it has been used as a municipal office building and, since 1995, it has housed the Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof (“Karlstor station cultural centre”), which was established by Mayor Beate Weber.[5] With a wide range of theatrical performances, concerts, readings and exhibitions and smaller festivals, it forms a significant part of the Heidelberg cultural landscape.
Transport services
Since 2004, the station has been a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn network and a new platform was built near the former station building for it. The station was given its present name, Heidelberg-Altstadt at the 2008/2009 timetable change on 14 December 2008.
| Line | Route | Frequency |
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| S1 | Homburg (Saar) – Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) – Osterburken | Hourly |
| S2 | Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) | Hourly |
| S5 | Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Sinsheim (Elsenz) – Eppingen | Hourly |
| S51 | Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Aglasterhausen | Hourly |
Bus services
The station is served by several local bus routes.
References
- "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- "Wabenplan" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar. February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, ed. (2013). Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg (in German). Thorbecke-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7995-0426-3.
- "Braucht Heidelberg einen Kulturbahnhof?". Studierendenzeitung ruprecht (in German). No. 43. 4 July 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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