{{BS-header|Elsenz Valley Railway
(
Elsenztalbahn)
Heidelberg–Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld}}
{{BS-daten>
DE-KBS=706 |
STRECKENNR=4100 (Heidelberg Hbf–Karlstor)
4110 (Karlst.–Meckesh.–Neckarelz)
4114 (Meckesheim–Jagstfeld) |
LÄNGE= 58 km (36 mi) |
SPURWEITE= {{RailGauge|1435}} |
STROMW=to Neckargem.: 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz |
NEIGUNG=1.36 |
RADIUS= 300 m (984 ft) |
V-MAX= |
BILDPFAD_KARTE=Karte Elsenztalbahn.png |
PIXEL_KARTE=300px
}}
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{{BS|STR |
Baden Mainline from Mannheim|{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|1}}{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|2}}}}
{{BS-header|Elsenz Valley Railway
(Elsenztalbahn)
Heidelberg–Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld}}
{{BS-daten>
| DE-KBS=706 |
STRECKENNR=4100 (Heidelberg Hbf–Karlstor)
4110 (Karlst.–Meckesh.–Neckarelz)
4114 (Meckesheim–Jagstfeld) |
LÄNGE= 58 km (36 mi) |
SPURWEITE= {{RailGauge|1435}} |
STROMW=to Neckargem.: 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz |
NEIGUNG=1.36 |
RADIUS= 300 m (984 ft) |
V-MAX= |
BILDPFAD_KARTE=Karte Elsenztalbahn.png |
PIXEL_KARTE=300px
}}
{{BS-table}}
{{BS|STR |
Baden Mainline from Mannheim|{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|1}}{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|2}}}}
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{{BS|BHF|17,5|
Heidelberg Hbfis 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...
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{{BS|HST|18,8|Heidelberg-Weststadt/
SüdstadtHeidelberg-Südstadt is a district of the city of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a relatively young district and was established after World War 2, by extending the Weststadt district to the south, and the Rohrbach district to the north. Today, it houses about 4,400 citizens...
|(since 2003)}}
{{BS|eABZlg|{{BSkm|19,0|19,3}}| Königstuhl junction: from HD marshalling yard|(to 1997)}}
{{BS|TUNNEL2|19,4|
KönigstuhlThe Königstuhl , translated "Kings seat", is a 567 metre high hill in the Odenwald Mountains and in the city of Heidelberg, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Königstuhl summit allows visitors a spectacular view of the city of Heidelberg and the River Neckar as well as the Rhine Valley...
Tunnel|(2.487 m)}}
{{BS|BHF|22,1|Heidelberg Altstadt||5={{Höhe|113}}}}
{{BS|eABZrg|{{BSkm|22,2|2,6}}|line from the old Heidelberg Hbf|(to 1955)}}
{{BS|HST|5,6|Heidelberg-Schlierbach/
ZiegelhausenHeidelberg-Ziegelhausen is a residential district at the eastern perimeter of the city of Heidelberg, Germany.Ziegelhausen lies on the northern banks of the Neckar River and extends northward into the Odenwald Forest...
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{{BS|HST|6,9|
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...
Orthopädie|(seit 2003)}}
{{BS|BHF|9,8|
NeckargemündNeckargemünd 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...
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{{BS|ABZlf||
Neckar Valley RailwayThe 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...
to Eberb.–Bad Fr'hall|{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|1}}{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|2}}}}
{{BS|eHST|12,4|Waldhilsbach|}}
{{BS|HST|14,3|
BammentalBammental is a municipality in Rhein-Neckar Kreis of Baden-Württemberg.- Geography :Bammental is about 9 km southeast of Heidelberg and 13 km northeast of Sinsheim in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd...
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{{BS|HST|15,2|Reilsheim||5={{Höhe|131}}}}
{{BS|HST|17,5|
Mauer (b Heidelberg)Mauer 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....
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{{BS|BHF|{{BSkm|19,8|0,0}}|
MeckesheimMeckesheim 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:...
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{{BS|eABZrf||Line to Wiesloch|(to 1922)}}
{{BS|ABZlf||Schwarzbach Valley Railway to Aglasterhausen|{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|51}}}}
{{BS|HST|2,8|
ZuzenhausenZuzenhausen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and is part of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.-Location:Zuzenhausen is in the northern part of Kraichgau, about 8 km from Sinsheim in the Elsenz river valley.-Neighboring communities:...
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{{BS|BHF|6,1|
HoffenheimHoffenheim is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a suburb of the town of Sinsheim.The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned in 773 CE as Hovaheim in the Lorsch codex, was officially incorporated on July 1, 1972 into Sinsheim.Hoffenheim is the...
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{{BS|BHF|10,0|
Sinsheim (Elsenz)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...
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{{BS|HST|12,1|Sinsheim Museum|(since 1995)}}
{{BS|BHF|12,9|
SteinsfurtSteinsfurt is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg between Heidelberg and Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It is one of the 11 suburbs of Sinsheim with whom it shares a Mayor...
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{{BS|ABZrf||
to Eppingen|{{S-Bahn-RheinNeckar|5}}}}
{{BS|BHF|20,0|
GrombachGrömbach is a town in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-References:...
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{{BS|HST|24,9|Babstadt||5={{Höhe|251}}}}
{{BS|BHF|27,9|
Bad RappenauBad Rappenau is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about 15 km northwest of Heilbronn.- Neighbouring municipalities :...
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{{BS|HST|30,8|
Bad Wimpfen-HohenstadtBad Wimpfen is an historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar.-Geography:...
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{{BS|HST|33,8|
Bad WimpfenBad Wimpfen is an historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar.-Geography:...
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{{BS|WBRÜCKE|35,7|Bridge over the
NeckarThe Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...
|(211 m)}}
{{BS|ABZrg||
Neckar Valley RailwayThe 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...
from Heidelberg–Eberbach|}}
{{BS|ABZrg||
Franconia Railway from Würzburg|}}
{{BS|BHF|36,4|
Bad Friedrichshall-JagstfeldBad 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...
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{{BS|eABZlf||Lower Kocher Valley Railway to Ohrnberg|(to 1993)}}
{{BS|STR||Franconia Railway to Stuttgart|}}
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The
Elsenz Valley Railway ({{lang-de|
Elsenztalbahn}}) is a partly double-tracked
main lineThe Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....
from
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...
via
SinsheimSinsheim 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...
to
Bad FriedrichshallBad 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...
-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 boxes. The line was opened in stages between 1862 and 1869 by the
Grand Duchy of Baden State RailwayThe 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...
as part of the
Odenwald RailwayThe Odenwald Railway was the name given to a Baden railway line in southwestern Germany built from between 1862 and 1866...
and is one of the
oldest railways in Germany.
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