Waldshut station (German: Bahnhof Waldshut) is a railway station in the city of Waldshut-Tiengen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
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| Location | Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°37′16.925″N 8°13′10.294″E / 47.62136806°N 8.21952611°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DB Netz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DB Station&Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 321.1 km (199.5 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Südbadenbus bus lines[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 and 3 (WTV),[2] A-Welle 563[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was opened on 30 October 1856.
Description
editThe station lies on the High Rhine Railway, which connects Basel and Singen along the northern and, mostly, German bank of the Rhine. It is the junction point for the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut line, which crosses the Rhine from Switzerland on the Waldshut to Koblenz railway bridge just to the south of the station.[1]
The Upper Rhine Railway has yet to be electrified and most services are operated by diesel locomotives or railcars, although electrification has been agreed upon and is planned.[4][5] The line from Switzerland is electrified using the Swiss standard of 15 kV and 16.7 Hz from an overhead line. Only one terminal platform's track in the station is electrified, and this is used by all trains from Switzerland.
Customs
editPassengers using Platform 5 which serves trains running to and from Switzerland are subject to customs formalities from both countries as the train line lies on a customs border. Checks may occur in Waldshut station by German customs officers as well as on the train by Swiss customs officials. Checks by the Swiss may also take place in the first Swiss station, namely Koblenz. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[6][7]
Train services
editThe station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Waldshut:[8][9][10]
- IRE 3: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Singen (Hohentwiel); every other train continues from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof.
- Regionalbahn (RB):
- RB30: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Lauchringen.
- RB 37: infrequent weekday service to Stühlingen (–Weizen).
- Aargau S-Bahn S27: hourly service to Baden.
- Zürich S-Bahn S36: hourly service to Bülach.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
- ^ a b "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen des Waldshuter Tarifverbundes" (PDF) (in German). Waldshuter Tarifverbund. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Zonenplan - Gültig ab 13.12.2020" (PDF) (in German). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Waldshut-Tiengen: Einigung bei Elektrifizierung der Hochrheinbahn". 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Hochrheinbahn: Deutsche Bahn beim Ausbau weiter im vereinbarten Zeitplan".
- ^ "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete". 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Basel – Waldshut – Schaffhausen – Singen Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Singen – Schaffhausen – Waldshut – Basel Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "(Waldshut) – Lauchringen – Weizen Wutachtalbahn" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links
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Media related to Bahnhof Waldshut at Wikimedia Commons- Waldshut station – Deutsche Bahn
