Heidelberg-Altstadt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The former station building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Am Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E / 49.41465°N 8.719122°E / 49.41465; 8.719122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Deutsche Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | RHKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBNR | 8002685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | VRN: 116 and 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heidelberg-AltstadtLocation in Baden-WürttembergShow map of Baden-Württemberg
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.
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. 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 |
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| 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
- ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- "Wabenplan" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar. February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, ed. (2013). Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg (in German). Thorbecke-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7995-0426-3.
- "Braucht Heidelberg einen Kulturbahnhof?". Studierendenzeitung ruprecht (in German). No. 43. 4 July 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2016.