Ludwigsburg station
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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 addition, it has a direct link with Stuttgart
's main marshalling yard at Kornwestheim
.
On 5 October 1846 the first train ran to Ludwigsburg. The stops between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg were not served by the Royal Württemberg State Railways
until ten days later. The inauguration ceremony for the new line was held in Stuttgart. The Ludwigsburg city council took no part in it.
Unfortunately for the locals the station was in a very unfavourable position. Due to the swampy area around the Feuersee (lake) there was only a narrow track that was very difficult to use in rain or snow. Carts could only approach the station via Solitudestraße and Leonbergerstraße. A direct road link had to be created as soon as possible. But the Government did not have the finances to achieve this.
The construction continued on the Northern Railway. A year later, on 11 October 1847, the next section was completed and trains ran to Bietigheim
. In 1852 the State Railways opened a second track on the line from Stuttgart to Bietigheim. In the 1860s another floor was added to the station building along with two wings. The southern wing was a building for mail handling, the north one was a waiting room. A loading dock existed for freight and military traffic. At the time there were five tracks running through the station. A sixth track was added as siding in 1868 to serve the factory of Heinrich Franck & Sons, which produced a coffee substitute
.
After ten years of construction, the road between Wilhelmsplatz (now Schillerplatz) and the station was completed in 1869. Eisenbahnstraße (railway street) was a short time later renamed Myliusstraße after General Ferdinand von Mylius who was considered the founder of the costly street. Stately buildings were built along the street and Bahnhofsvorplatz (station forecourt) such as the railway hotel (1870s), the general post office (1886) and the music hall (1890).
On 15 October 1881 the State Railway opened the railway line between Ludwigsburg and Beihingen (now part of Freiberg am Neckar
), connecting to the Backnang–Bietigheim line.Three terminating tracks were built on the north side of the entrance building to cater for the resulting traffic.
From 1910 to 1926 the station forecourt was the starting point of the Ludwigsburg Overhead Line Railway (Ludwigsburger Oberleitungs-Bahn), an early trolleybus
operation. A branch line to Markgröningen was opened on 4 December 1916. The building of two additional tracks between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg was completed in 1929. On 15 May 1933, electrification of two tracks to Stuttgart was completed and suburban services began to operate on the line.
On 28 September 1975 Deutsche Bundesbahn
closed passenger operations on the line to Markgröningen due to lack of passengers. From the mid-1970s tracks in the station area were modified as part of the introduction of Stuttgart S-Bahn
operations. The junction between the Northern Railway and the line to Backnang is now grade separated. The terminating tracks north of the station were built over.
Despite an extensive renovation of the station and the waiting room in the 1950s, the station was outdated and still unpopular with some of the population. Its demolition in favour of a new building began in October 1987. It was one of a small number of stations that had survived World War II
to be demolished and replaced in Württemberg
. After several planning delays the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building took place in June 1991. The new building combines the station with a shopping centre. It was opened on 19 November 1992.
. S-Bahn services towards Zuffenhausen
run on track 3. Track 4 is used by regional trains to Stuttgart. Track 5 is not used by scheduled services.
Long distance services do not normally stop at Ludwigsburg, except for a night stop on an InterCity
train from Frankfurt
to Stuttgart and an Intercity-Express from Stuttgart to Essen
. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 3 station
.
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg urban district with about 87,000 inhabitants...
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...
on the Franconia Railway and the Backnang–Bietigheim line. It is served by regional trains and 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...
. Until 2005 the Ludwigsburg–Markgröningen lines also connected to the station. In addition, it has a direct link with 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 ....
's main marshalling yard at Kornwestheim
Kornwestheim
Kornwestheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 10 km north of Stuttgart, and 5 km south of Ludwigsburg.-Entertainment:...
.
History
From the beginning of the planning for the Central Railway , a station was planned for the Residenzstadt (city with a royal palace) of Ludwigsburg. Construction began in 1844 and affected several parts of the Ludwigsburg district. A portion of the Lerchenholz hill had to be removed. The site of the former Schafhofseen (lake) had to be filled in. Ludwigsburg station had a two-storey entrance building and a locomotive depot.On 5 October 1846 the first train ran to Ludwigsburg. The stops between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg were not served by the Royal Württemberg State Railways
Royal Württemberg State Railways
The Royal Württemberg State Railways were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg between 1843 and 1920...
until ten days later. The inauguration ceremony for the new line was held in Stuttgart. The Ludwigsburg city council took no part in it.
Unfortunately for the locals the station was in a very unfavourable position. Due to the swampy area around the Feuersee (lake) there was only a narrow track that was very difficult to use in rain or snow. Carts could only approach the station via Solitudestraße and Leonbergerstraße. A direct road link had to be created as soon as possible. But the Government did not have the finances to achieve this.
The construction continued on the Northern Railway. A year later, on 11 October 1847, the next section was completed and trains ran to 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...
. In 1852 the State Railways opened a second track on the line from Stuttgart to Bietigheim. In the 1860s another floor was added to the station building along with two wings. The southern wing was a building for mail handling, the north one was a waiting room. A loading dock existed for freight and military traffic. At the time there were five tracks running through the station. A sixth track was added as siding in 1868 to serve the factory of Heinrich Franck & Sons, which produced a coffee substitute
Caro Instant Beverage
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.
After ten years of construction, the road between Wilhelmsplatz (now Schillerplatz) and the station was completed in 1869. Eisenbahnstraße (railway street) was a short time later renamed Myliusstraße after General Ferdinand von Mylius who was considered the founder of the costly street. Stately buildings were built along the street and Bahnhofsvorplatz (station forecourt) such as the railway hotel (1870s), the general post office (1886) and the music hall (1890).
On 15 October 1881 the State Railway opened the railway line between Ludwigsburg and Beihingen (now part of Freiberg am Neckar
Freiberg am Neckar
Freiberg am Neckar is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar, 18 km north of Stuttgart, and 4 km north of Ludwigsburg....
), connecting to the Backnang–Bietigheim line.Three terminating tracks were built on the north side of the entrance building to cater for the resulting traffic.
From 1910 to 1926 the station forecourt was the starting point of the Ludwigsburg Overhead Line Railway (Ludwigsburger Oberleitungs-Bahn), an early trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
operation. A branch line to Markgröningen was opened on 4 December 1916. The building of two additional tracks between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg was completed in 1929. On 15 May 1933, electrification of two tracks to Stuttgart was completed and suburban services began to operate on the line.
On 28 September 1975 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 '...
closed passenger operations on the line to Markgröningen due to lack of passengers. From the mid-1970s tracks in the station area were modified as part of the introduction of 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...
operations. The junction between the Northern Railway and the line to Backnang is now grade separated. The terminating tracks north of the station were built over.
Despite an extensive renovation of the station and the waiting room in the 1950s, the station was outdated and still unpopular with some of the population. Its demolition in favour of a new building began in October 1987. It was one of a small number of stations 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 demolished and replaced in 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....
. After several planning delays the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building took place in June 1991. The new building combines the station with a shopping centre. It was opened on 19 November 1992.
Operations
The station has five platform tracks. Regional trains stop at track 1 running towards Bietigheim. Track 2 is used by S-Bahn services to Bietigheim or MarbachMarbach
Marbach may refer to: Places in Germany*the town Marbach am Neckar, district Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg*Part of Erbach in Hessen*Part of Gomadingen, Baden-Württemberg...
. S-Bahn services towards Zuffenhausen
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station
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.-History :...
run on track 3. Track 4 is used by regional trains to Stuttgart. Track 5 is not used by scheduled services.
Long distance services do not normally stop at Ludwigsburg, except for a night stop on an InterCity
Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)
Intercity is the second-highest train classification in Germany, after the ICE. Intercity services are loco-hauled express services, usually over long-distances. There are Intercity routes throughout Germany, and routes generally operate with a two-hour frequency, with multiple routes giving a more...
train from Frankfurt
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...
to Stuttgart and an Intercity-Express from Stuttgart to Essen
Essen Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway.It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn...
. The 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....
.
Regional services
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| align="center" style="width:5em" | R4 | Stuttgart – Ludwigsburg – 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... – 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... – Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld station 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... – 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... – Lauda Lauda-Königshofen Lauda-Königshofen is a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg... – 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... |
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| align="center" | R5 | Stuttgart – Ludwigsburg – Bietigheim – Vaihingen (Enz) Vaihingen (Enz) station Vaihingen station is a long-distance and the regional station at an important railway junction in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.... – Mühlacker Mühlacker station Mühlacker station is in the town of Mühlacker in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is at the junction of the Karlsruhe–Mühlacker line and the Western Railway. With its five platform tracks, it is the largest station in Enz district... – Pforzheim Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof is the main station in the city of Pforzheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-Rail services :Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof is served by several lines operated at regular intervals, including an Interregio-Express/ Regional-Express line, a Regionalbahn line and two Karlsruhe Stadtbahn lines... – Karlsruhe-Durlach Karlsruhe-Durlach station Karlsruhe-Durlach station is the second largest station in the city of Karlsruhe in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof... – Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station in the German city of Karlsruhe. The station is classified as one of the major Category 1 stations in Germany, due to its function as a hub connecting several railway lines with each other.- History :... |
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| align="center" | R5 | Stuttgart – Ludwigsburg – Bietigheim – Vaihingen (Enz) – Mühlacker – Bretten Bretten station Bretten station is the centre of rail transport in the town of Bretten in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Württemberg Western Railway and the Kraichgau line cross at the station.-History :... – Bruchsal Bruchsal station Bruchsal station is the centre of the rail transport in the city of Bruchsal in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-History :The original station of the baroque town of Bruchsal opened on 10 April 1843 as part of the Karlsruhe–Heidelberg section of the old Baden main line, which eventually... – 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... |
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| R1 | Stuttgart – Ludwigsburg – Bietigheim – Heilbronn – Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld – Mosbach Mosbach 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.... |
60 minutes (between Stuttgart and Heilbronn: 30 minutes) |
S-Bahn
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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 – Zuffenhausen Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station 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.-History :... – 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 Stuttgart Schwabstraße station Schwabstraße underground station is in Stuttgart-West district, west of the centre of the German city of Stuttgart and was at the end of the first section of the Connection line , the original underground section of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Several lines of the S-Bahn terminate at the station... |
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| Bietigheim – Ludwigsburg – Zuffenhausen – Hauptbahnhof – Schwabstraße |