Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station
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Zuffenhausen station is a railway station of the Stuttgart S-Bahn
in Zuffenhausen
in the city of Stuttgart
, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg
. With its six platform tracks, it is one of the largest stations in Stuttgart.
on 15 October 1846. It was built as part of the Central Railway (Centralbahn) between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg
and had a one-story station building. Apart from passengers from Zuffenhausen, it was used especially for travellers to the neighbouring village of Korntal
. In 1852 the State Railways, built a second track on the Northern Railway between Stuttgart and Bietigheim
.
From the early 1860s, the State Railways planned a line from Stuttgart to the northern Black Forest
. After long controversy over a route via Böblingen
or via Zuffenhausen, the Württemberg
parliament (Landtag) approved on 13 August 1865 a route for the Black Forest Railway
that branched off the Northern Railway in Zuffenhausen and ran via Leonberg
and Weil der Stadt
to Calw
. The first section was opened between Zuffenhausen and Ditzingen
on 23 September 1868. It took almost four years for the line to be completed. In 1868, Carl Julius Abel built a new, larger station building adequate for the increased ridership. It had a three-story front building connected to a two-storey extension. At its southern end was single-story waiting room. A restaurant was established for passengers waiting to transfer between trains. In addition, a freight shed, a locomotive shed and workshop were added.
Meanwhile, the town began to industrialise. In 1868 it had a cotton factory, a brick factory and an oil mill. Later Zuffenhausen became known for its furniture manufacturing. The town rapidly increased in population to over 10,000, and it was proclaimed a city on 23 April 1907.
In 1907, the parliament approved the upgrade of the line to four tracks between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
and Ludwigsburg
. In May 1925, the section between Feuerbach and the 12 km post (south of Kornwestheim station) was completed. The Great Depression
hit Zuffenhausen particularly hard and led to a sharp decline in tax revenues. The city agreed to be annexed by Stuttgart, with effect from 1 April 1931. A month later, the station was renamed Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.
Electrification of two tracks for suburban railway services began on 15 May 1933 between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg.
In 1973 the new SpDr-L60 signal box became operational.
Deutsche Bundesbahn
rebuilt the station for the Stuttgart S-Bahn
. Its remaining 19th century buildings disappeared. In 1980 the old station building was demolished and replaced by the current station opened in 1982. It was one of a small number of stations in Württemberg that had survived World War II
to be later demolished and replaced.
branches off the Franconia Railway here. The Franconia Railway tracks are platform tracks 2 to 6. S-Bahn trains towards Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
use track 2. S-Bahn trains towards Ludwigsburg
use track 4. Tracks 3, 5 and 6 are used by mainline trains.
Platform 11 is an elevated platform located on a bridge running above the station and is connected by a path to Schwieberdinger Straße. Platform 11 is used by S-Bahn trains towards Leonberg
. Track 12 serves both the S-Bahn towards Stuttgart, as well as services of the Württemberg Railway Company (Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) running between Feuerbach and Weissach
.
Zuffenhausen station is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 3 station
.
The Zuffenhausen interlocking is a relay interlocking of class DrL60.
Stuttgart S-Bahn
The Stuttgart S-Bahn is a suburban railway system serving the Stuttgart Region, an agglomeration of around 2.6 million people, consisting of the city of Stuttgart and the adjacent districts of Esslingen, Böblingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr. It consists of seven lines numbered S1 through S6 and...
in Zuffenhausen
Zuffenhausen
Zuffenhausen is an urban district in the northern suburbs of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It consists mainly of the formerly independent city of Zuffenhausen. The Zuffenhausen district has an area of 1,200 hectares and 35,568 inhabitants .The oldest surviving...
in the city of 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 ....
, 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...
. With its six platform tracks, it is one of the largest stations in Stuttgart.
History
Zuffenhausen station was opened by 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...
on 15 October 1846. It was built as part of the Central Railway (Centralbahn) between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg station
Ludwigsburg station is in Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg on the Franconia Railway and the Backnang–Bietigheim line. It is served by regional trains and the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Until 2005 the Ludwigsburg–Markgröningen lines also connected to the station...
and had a one-story station building. Apart from passengers from Zuffenhausen, it was used especially for travellers to the neighbouring village of Korntal
Korntal-Münchingen
Korntal-Münchingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the northwestern border of Stuttgart and 8 km of its centre, and 10 km southwest of Ludwigsburg...
. In 1852 the State Railways, built a second track on the Northern Railway between Stuttgart and Bietigheim
Bietigheim-Bissingen station
Bietigheim-Bissingen station is a junction station in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg where the Württemberg Western Railway separates from the Franconia Railway. With its eight station tracks it is the largest station in the district of Ludwigsburg...
.
From the early 1860s, the State Railways planned a line from Stuttgart to the northern Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
. After long controversy over a route via Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
or via Zuffenhausen, the Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
parliament (Landtag) approved on 13 August 1865 a route for the Black Forest Railway
Black Forest Railway (Württemberg)
The Black Forest Railway – also known as the Württemberg Black Forest Railway to distinguish it from the railway of the same name in Baden is a railway line in southern Germany from Stuttgart to Calw that was opened in stages between 1868 and 1872...
that branched off the Northern Railway in Zuffenhausen and ran via Leonberg
Leonberg
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market...
and Weil der Stadt
Weil der Stadt
Weil der Stadt is a small town of about 19,000 inhabitants, located in the Stuttgart Region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is about west of Stuttgart city center, and is often called "Gate to the Black Forest"...
to Calw
Calw
Calw is a municipality in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest.-History:...
. The first section was opened between Zuffenhausen and Ditzingen
Ditzingen
Ditzingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 10 km northwest of Stuttgart, and 12 km southwest of Ludwigsburg. The Hirschlanden transmitter is located near Ditzingen-Hirschlanden...
on 23 September 1868. It took almost four years for the line to be completed. In 1868, Carl Julius Abel built a new, larger station building adequate for the increased ridership. It had a three-story front building connected to a two-storey extension. At its southern end was single-story waiting room. A restaurant was established for passengers waiting to transfer between trains. In addition, a freight shed, a locomotive shed and workshop were added.
Meanwhile, the town began to industrialise. In 1868 it had a cotton factory, a brick factory and an oil mill. Later Zuffenhausen became known for its furniture manufacturing. The town rapidly increased in population to over 10,000, and it was proclaimed a city on 23 April 1907.
In 1907, the parliament approved the upgrade of the line to four tracks between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
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...
and Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg station
Ludwigsburg station is in Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg on the Franconia Railway and the Backnang–Bietigheim line. It is served by regional trains and the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Until 2005 the Ludwigsburg–Markgröningen lines also connected to the station...
. In May 1925, the section between Feuerbach and the 12 km post (south of Kornwestheim station) was completed. The Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
hit Zuffenhausen particularly hard and led to a sharp decline in tax revenues. The city agreed to be annexed by Stuttgart, with effect from 1 April 1931. A month later, the station was renamed Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.
Electrification of two tracks for suburban railway services began on 15 May 1933 between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg.
In 1973 the new SpDr-L60 signal box became operational.
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 '...
rebuilt the station for the Stuttgart S-Bahn
Stuttgart S-Bahn
The Stuttgart S-Bahn is a suburban railway system serving the Stuttgart Region, an agglomeration of around 2.6 million people, consisting of the city of Stuttgart and the adjacent districts of Esslingen, Böblingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr. It consists of seven lines numbered S1 through S6 and...
. Its remaining 19th century buildings disappeared. In 1980 the old station building was demolished and replaced by the current station opened in 1982. It was one of a small number of stations in Württemberg that had survived World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to be later demolished and replaced.
Railway operations
Zuffenhausen station is a railway junction. The Black Forest RailwayBlack Forest Railway (Württemberg)
The Black Forest Railway – also known as the Württemberg Black Forest Railway to distinguish it from the railway of the same name in Baden is a railway line in southern Germany from Stuttgart to Calw that was opened in stages between 1868 and 1872...
branches off the Franconia Railway here. The Franconia Railway tracks are platform tracks 2 to 6. S-Bahn trains towards Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
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...
use track 2. S-Bahn trains towards Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg station
Ludwigsburg station is in Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg on the Franconia Railway and the Backnang–Bietigheim line. It is served by regional trains and the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Until 2005 the Ludwigsburg–Markgröningen lines also connected to the station...
use track 4. Tracks 3, 5 and 6 are used by mainline trains.
Platform 11 is an elevated platform located on a bridge running above the station and is connected by a path to Schwieberdinger Straße. Platform 11 is used by S-Bahn trains towards Leonberg
Leonberg
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market...
. Track 12 serves both the S-Bahn towards Stuttgart, as well as services of the Württemberg Railway Company (Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) running between Feuerbach and Weissach
Weissach
Weissach is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.The Weissach axle is named after the town, where the research centre of Porsche is located....
.
Zuffenhausen station is classified by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
as a category 3 station
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
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The Zuffenhausen interlocking is a relay interlocking of class DrL60.
S-Bahn
| Line | Route |
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| Marbach Marbach (Neckar) station Marbach station serves the town of Marbach in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the terminus for line S 4 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn and Regionalbahn trains from Backnang... – Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg station Ludwigsburg station is in Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg on the Franconia Railway and the Backnang–Bietigheim line. It is served by regional trains and the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Until 2005 the Ludwigsburg–Markgröningen lines also connected to the station... – Zuffenhausen – Hauptbahnhof 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... – Schwabstraße |
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| Bietigheim Bietigheim-Bissingen station Bietigheim-Bissingen station is a junction station in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg where the Württemberg Western Railway separates from the Franconia Railway. With its eight station tracks it is the largest station in the district of Ludwigsburg... – Ludwigsburg – Zuffenhausen – Hauptbahnhof – Schwabstraße |
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| Weil der Stadt Weil der Stadt Weil der Stadt is a small town of about 19,000 inhabitants, located in the Stuttgart Region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is about west of Stuttgart city center, and is often called "Gate to the Black Forest"... – Renningen Renningen station Renningen station serves the town of Renningen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is at the junction of the Rankbach Railway and the Württemberg Black Forest Railway... – Leonberg Leonberg Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market... – Zuffenhausen – Hauptbahnhof – Schwabstraße (addiitonal services in the peak between Leonberg and Schwabstraße) |
Regional services
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| align="center" | R61 | Feuerbach – Zuffenhausen – Korntal – Hemmingen Hemmingen, Baden-Württemberg Hemmingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.... – Heimerdingen – Weissach Weissach Weissach is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.The Weissach axle is named after the town, where the research centre of Porsche is located.... |