Waldshut station

Waldshut station (German: Bahnhof Waldshut) is a railway station in the city of Waldshut-Tiengen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Waldshut
Deutsche Bahn
Two-story building with hipped roof
The station in 2015
General information
LocationWaldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Coordinates47°37′16.925″N 8°13′10.294″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Distance321.1 km (199.5 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof[1]
Platforms
Tracks4
Train operators
ConnectionsSüdbadenbus bus lines[2]
Other information
Fare zone2 and 3 (WTV),[2] A-Welle 563[3]
History
Opened30 October 1856 (1856-10-30)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Baden-Württemberg Following station
Bad Säckingen
towards Basel Bad Bf
 IRE 3 Tiengen (Hochrhein)
towards Ulm Hbf
Dogern
towards Basel Bad Bf
 RB 35 Tiengen (Hochrhein)
towards Lauchringen or Erzingen (Baden)
Terminus RB 37 Tiengen (Hochrhein)
towards Weizen
Preceding station Aargau S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S27 Koblenz
towards Baden
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S36 Koblenz
towards Bülach
Location

History

The station was opened on 30 October 1856.

Description

The station lies on the High Rhine Railway, which connects Basel and Singen along the northern and, mostly, German bank of the Rhine. It is the junction point for the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut line, which crosses the Rhine from Switzerland on the Waldshut to Koblenz railway bridge just to the south of the station.[1]

The Upper Rhine Railway has yet to be electrified and most services are operated by diesel locomotives or railcars, although electrification has been agreed upon and is planned.[4][5] The line from Switzerland is electrified using the Swiss standard of 15 kV and 16.7 Hz from an overhead line. Only one terminal platform's track in the station is electrified, and this is used by all trains from Switzerland.

Customs

Passengers using Platform 5 which serves trains running to and from Switzerland are subject to customs formalities from both countries as the train line lies on a customs border. Checks may occur in Waldshut station by German customs officers as well as on the train by Swiss customs officials. Checks by the Swiss may also take place in the first Swiss station, namely Koblenz. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[6][7]

Train services

The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Waldshut:[8][9][10]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
  2. "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen des Waldshuter Tarifverbundes" (PDF) (in German). Waldshuter Tarifverbund. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. https://www.a-welle.ch/fileadmin/seiteninhalt/dokumente/2021/2369_ZPL_mit_Legende_20.pdf
  4. "Waldshut-Tiengen: Einigung bei Elektrifizierung der Hochrheinbahn". 8 March 2016.
  5. "Hochrheinbahn: Deutsche Bahn beim Ausbau weiter im vereinbarten Zeitplan".
  6. "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete". 27 March 2009.
  7. "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.
  8. "Basel – Waldshut – Schaffhausen – Singen Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. "Singen – Schaffhausen – Waldshut – Basel Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. "(Waldshut) – Lauchringen – Weizen Wutachtalbahn" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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