Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld station
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Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld station is a regionally important railway junction and a former border station in the city of Bad Friedrichshall
in the German state of Baden-Württemberg
. The modern Elsenz Valley Railway
and Neckar Valley Railway
branch from the Franconia Railway here. Until 1993 it was the starting point of the Lower Kocher Valley Railway.
opened the station in 1866 on the Neckar Railway (Neckarbahn) and Lower Jagst Railway (Untere Jagstbahn) from Heilbronn
to Osterburken
in the then independent town of Jagstfeld. This route is now considered part of the Franconia Railway (Frankenbahn). In 1869 the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
(BadStB) opened the West Fork Railway (Westlichen Gabelbahn, the modern Elsenz Valley Railway) to Meckenheim, connecting to Heidelberg
. In 1879, it opened another line to Heidelberg, the Neckar Valley Railway, via Neckarelz
and Eberbach
. Jagstfeld was a border station with customs facilities.
The station building was located on an island between the tracks of the two countries' railway companies: on the eastern side were the rail facilities for the Württemberg Railways lines to Heilbronn and Stuttgart
and to Osterburken and Würzburg
. On the western side trains were the facilities of the Baden Railway, serving trains running either on the Neckar line towards Neckarelz and or via a western curve in the northern track field—this layout continues today—on to the Elzenz Valley Railway and running over a bridge over the Neckar and continuing down the valley before turning to the west. Both lines come together again in Neckargemünd
.
In the 19th century in addition to the common station building, the station had a freight and engine sheds for both the Baden and Württemberg railways as well as a hall for the transfer of goods between the two railway companies and a carriage shed for the Baden Railway. In addition, there were living quarters for the officials of both railways.
From 1907 the station was the terminus of the private branch line to Neuenstadt am Kocher, which was extended to Ohrberg in 1913. The owner and operator, the Württemberg Railway Company (Württembergischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, WEG) initially had its own platform and tracks, opposite the station building, which it connected to by a pedestrian bridge. There was a connecting track for the transfer of freight wagons to and from the Württemberg Railway.
With the merger of the state railways into the Deutsche Reichsbahn
in 1920, the station lost its function as a border station. The town of Jagstfeld merged with the neighbouring town of Bad Friedrich in 1933 and the station was renamed with its current hyphenated name.
The 1957 a DrS60 interlocking became operational at Jagstfeld station.
The current station was completed in 1955 on the site of the WEG platform to a design of Emil Schuh, who also designed the Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
of 1958. The trains of the Lower Kocher Valley Railway used the Deutsche Bundesbahn
station after its opening. The new station building was built next to federal highway 27, which was rebuilt at the same time as an elevated structure. The three building complex is made up of two main building and a long single storey hall connecting them. The north building has a monumental portico as the public entrance to the station. It includes baggage handling. The southern building has three floors with the ground floor space being used for restaurants and the upper floors for apartments.
-Neckarelz
via Neckarsulm
and Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld as well as to Sinsheim (Elsenz)
.
Bad Friedrichshall
Bad Friedrichshall is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Jagst and the Kocher into the Neckar, 10 km north of Heilbronn...
in the German state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. The modern Elsenz Valley Railway
Elsenz Valley Railway
The Elsenz Valley Railway is a partly double-tracked main line from Heidelberg via Sinsheim to Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld, that, for part of its course, follows the Elsenz river that gives it its name. The crossing stations on the single-tracked sections are still controlled by mechanical signal...
and Neckar Valley Railway
Neckar Valley Railway
The Neckar Valley Railway, or Neckar Valley Main Line is a railway line from Heidelberg via Eberbach and Mosbach to Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld in southwestern Germany...
branch from the Franconia Railway here. Until 1993 it was the starting point of the Lower Kocher Valley Railway.
History
The Royal Württemberg State RailwaysRoyal Württemberg State Railways
The Royal Württemberg State Railways were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg between 1843 and 1920...
opened the station in 1866 on the Neckar Railway (Neckarbahn) and Lower Jagst Railway (Untere Jagstbahn) from Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....
to Osterburken
Osterburken
Osterburken is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 28 km southwest of Tauberbischofsheim, 50 km northeast of Heilbronn, 90 km east of Heidelberg, 60 km southwest of Würzburg and 30 km east of Mosbach...
in the then independent town of Jagstfeld. This route is now considered part of the Franconia Railway (Frankenbahn). In 1869 the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
The Grand Duchy of Baden was an independent state in what is now southwestern Germany until the creation of the German Empire in 1871. It had its own state-owned railway company, the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways , which was founded in 1840...
(BadStB) opened the West Fork Railway (Westlichen Gabelbahn, the modern Elsenz Valley Railway) to Meckenheim, connecting to Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. In 1879, it opened another line to Heidelberg, the Neckar Valley Railway, via Neckarelz
Neckarelz
-Geography:Neckarelz is in northern Baden-Württemberg, between the Odenwald and Kraichgau, at the confluence of the Neckar and Elz rivers. On the other side of the Neckar, are the towns of Hochhausen and Obrigheim. Next to Neckarelz, is the suburb of Diedesheim....
and Eberbach
Eberbach (Baden)
Eberbach is a town in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg, located 33 km east of Heidelberg. It belongs to the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Its sister city is Ephrata, United States.- Location :...
. Jagstfeld was a border station with customs facilities.
The station building was located on an island between the tracks of the two countries' railway companies: on the eastern side were the rail facilities for the Württemberg Railways lines to Heilbronn and Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
and to Osterburken and Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
. On the western side trains were the facilities of the Baden Railway, serving trains running either on the Neckar line towards Neckarelz and or via a western curve in the northern track field—this layout continues today—on to the Elzenz Valley Railway and running over a bridge over the Neckar and continuing down the valley before turning to the west. Both lines come together again in Neckargemünd
Neckargemünd
Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of...
.
In the 19th century in addition to the common station building, the station had a freight and engine sheds for both the Baden and Württemberg railways as well as a hall for the transfer of goods between the two railway companies and a carriage shed for the Baden Railway. In addition, there were living quarters for the officials of both railways.
From 1907 the station was the terminus of the private branch line to Neuenstadt am Kocher, which was extended to Ohrberg in 1913. The owner and operator, the Württemberg Railway Company (Württembergischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, WEG) initially had its own platform and tracks, opposite the station building, which it connected to by a pedestrian bridge. There was a connecting track for the transfer of freight wagons to and from the Württemberg Railway.
With the merger of the state railways into the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
in 1920, the station lost its function as a border station. The town of Jagstfeld merged with the neighbouring town of Bad Friedrich in 1933 and the station was renamed with its current hyphenated name.
The 1957 a DrS60 interlocking became operational at Jagstfeld station.
Reception Building
The first station building was completed in 1867 and was a typical design of Carl Julius Abel, the engineer for the Heilbronn–Jagstfeld line. The building was built of stone on the ground floor and brick on the upper floors and consisted of two parts. The north part was a mixture of two and half and three story sections. Its ground floor was reserved for the railway personnel of both states. The southern part was much narrower with a two storey central block, which included the waiting rooms. The station building was destroyed in the Second World War.The current station was completed in 1955 on the site of the WEG platform to a design of Emil Schuh, who also designed the Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
is the main passenger station in Heilbronn in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Description :The station is located about 1 km west of the inner city of Heilbronn and the Old Neckar on a 1 km wide island between the old Neckar and the modern canalised Neckar. Southwest of the modern...
of 1958. The trains of the Lower Kocher Valley Railway used the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
station after its opening. The new station building was built next to federal highway 27, which was rebuilt at the same time as an elevated structure. The three building complex is made up of two main building and a long single storey hall connecting them. The north building has a monumental portico as the public entrance to the station. It includes baggage handling. The southern building has three floors with the ground floor space being used for restaurants and the upper floors for apartments.
Railway operations
The station is operated exclusively by the regional services.| Service type | Route | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional-Express | Würzburg Würzburg Hauptbahnhof is the central station for the city of Würzburg in the German state of Bavaria.Regional and long-distance trains call at the station; it is the southern end of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line that carries InterCityExpress traffic... –Osterburken Osterburken Osterburken is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 28 km southwest of Tauberbischofsheim, 50 km northeast of Heilbronn, 90 km east of Heidelberg, 60 km southwest of Würzburg and 30 km east of Mosbach... –Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld–Heilbronn Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof is the main passenger station in Heilbronn in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Description :The station is located about 1 km west of the inner city of Heilbronn and the Old Neckar on a 1 km wide island between the old Neckar and the modern canalised Neckar. Southwest of the modern... –Stuttgart Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Stuttgart, the capital of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the halt at Charlottenplatz, the main... |
120 minutes | |
| Regional-Express | Mannheim Mannheim Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of Mannheim in Germany. It is the second largest traffic hub in southwestern Germany after Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, with 658 trains a day, including 238 long-distance trains. 100,000 passengers embark, disembark or transfer between trains at the station each day... –Heidelberg Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof is the central station for Heidelberg. In 2005 it was used by 30,472 passengers daily and is one of the largest passenger stations in Baden-Wurttemberg. The main station entrance opened in 1955 in Willy-Brandt-Platz in the western district of Heidelberg, on the edge of the district. Diagonally... –Meckesheim Meckesheim Meckesheim is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.-History:... –Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld–Heilbronn |
120 minutes | |
| Regional-Express | Mannheim–Heidelberg–Eberbach Eberbach Eberbach can refer to:* Eberbach , city on the river Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany* Eberbach Abbey, Cistercian monastery in Germany* Eberbach-Seltz, commune of the Bas-Rhin département in FrancePeople:... –Mosbach-Neckarelz Neckarelz -Geography:Neckarelz is in northern Baden-Württemberg, between the Odenwald and Kraichgau, at the confluence of the Neckar and Elz rivers. On the other side of the Neckar, are the towns of Hochhausen and Obrigheim. Next to Neckarelz, is the suburb of Diedesheim.... –Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld–Heilbronn |
120 minutes | |
| Regionalbahn RegionalBahn The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations... |
Mosbach-Neckarelz–Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld–Heilbronn–Stuttgart (–Ulm Ulm Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof or central railway station for the city of Ulm, which lies on the Danube, on the border of the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is on ICE line from Stuttgart to Munich and the Paris –Budapest Magistrale for Europe line that is supported by the European Union... ) |
60 minutes | |
| Regionalbahn | Osterburken–Bad Friedrichshall Jagstfeld (–Heilbronn) | 120 minutes | |
| Regionalbahn | (Heidelberg)-Sinsheim Sinsheim Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605... –Bad Friedrichshall Jagstfeld (–Heilbronn) |
120 minutes | |
Future
In 2012, the Heilbronn Stadtbahn is due to open with connections from Heilbronn to MosbachMosbach
Mosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 58 km east of Heidelberg. Its geographical position is 49.21'N 9.9'E....
-Neckarelz
Neckarelz
-Geography:Neckarelz is in northern Baden-Württemberg, between the Odenwald and Kraichgau, at the confluence of the Neckar and Elz rivers. On the other side of the Neckar, are the towns of Hochhausen and Obrigheim. Next to Neckarelz, is the suburb of Diedesheim....
via Neckarsulm
Neckarsulm
Neckarsulm is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart, and part of the district Heilbronn. As of 2004, Neckarsulm had 27,296 inhabitants....
and Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld as well as to Sinsheim (Elsenz)
Sinsheim
Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...
.