Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E / 49.41465°N 8.719122°E / 49.41465; 8.719122

Heidelberg-Altstadt station

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Heidelberg-Altstadt
Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn
Through station
The former station building
General information
LocationAm Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Coordinates49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E / 49.41465°N 8.719122°E / 49.41465; 8.719122
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
towards Homburg (Saar) Hbf
 S1 Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
towards Osterburken
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
towards Kaiserslautern Hbf
 S2 Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
towards Mosbach (Baden)
Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt
towards Heidelberg Hbf
 S5 Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
towards Eppingen
S51 Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen
towards Aglasterhausen
Map
Location
Heidelberg-Altstadt is located in Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg-Altstadt is located in Germany
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Germany
Heidelberg-Altstadt is located in Europe
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Heidelberg-Altstadt
Location in Europe

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.

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
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

  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  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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