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.

Heidelberg-Altstadt
Through station
The former station building
General information
LocationAm Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Coordinates49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code2629[1]
DS100 codeRHKA[2]
IBNR8002685
Category4[1]
Fare zoneVRN: 116 and 125[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1872
Services
Preceding station   Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn   Following station
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
S 1
via Mannheim
Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
toward Osterburken
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
S 2
via Mannheim
Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
S 5
via Neckargemünd
Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
toward Eppingen
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
S 51
via Neckargemünd
Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
Location
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Germany
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Europe

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]

Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof

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
S 1 Homburg (Saar) – Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) – Osterburken Hourly
S 2 Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) Hourly
S 5 Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Sinsheim (Elsenz) – Eppingen Hourly
S 51 Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Aglasterhausen Hourly

Bus services

The station is served by several local bus routes.

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2022" [Station price list 2022] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Wabenplan" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar. February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, ed. (2013). Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg (in German). Thorbecke-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7995-0426-3.
  5. "Braucht Heidelberg einen Kulturbahnhof?". Studierendenzeitung ruprecht (in German). No. 43. 4 July 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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