Germany (Baden-Württemberg) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2023 to 14 December 2024, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland by Schweers + Wall.

Obscure services

Mannheim-Waldhof – Mannheim Hbf (via Mannheim-Käfertal)

[655] (ERA-E 53C2-53C1; ERA-R 111A2-111B2; S+W 159A1-159A2) DE25/601

Most trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf run via Mannheim-Luzenberg. However, several weekday S8 trains run via Mannheim-Käfertal.

SSuX S8 38767 Biblis – 06:39 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38769 Biblis – 07:35 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38771 Biblis – 08:39 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 Biblis – 16:41 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38773 Biblis – 17:20 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38775 Biblis – 18:39 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38777 Biblis – 19:31 Lampertheim – Mannheim Hbf
SSuX S8 38766 05:11 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 38768 06:13 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 38770 07:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 15:19 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 16:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 38774 17:08 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis
SSuX S8 38776 18:12 Mannheim Hbf – Biblis

Note: Train numbers are given where known, based on the previous year's timetable, as a result of Table 655 not reappearing in the online Kursbuch. They will be updated as soon as possible in the event of the Table being published. Until then, please be aware that individual train numbers may be incorrect.

A permanent hourly S-Bahn service is planned to run via this route from 2026, whereupon this entry will be removed.

The Nightjet services NJ424/425 between Berlin and Bruxelles also run this way in order to avoid reversal at Mannheim Hbf. The TGV and ICE trains between Frankfurt am Main and Paris via Saarbrücken ran this way in the previous timetable period but details for this year have yet to be verified.

Appenweier – Legelshurst (Appenweier Kurve)

[719] (ERA-E 58B4; ERA-R 117C5; S+W 102C1) DE25/602

This north to west curve forms part of the triangular junction between the Karlsruhe – Basel main line and the line to Kehl and Strasbourg. It is used by through trains between Karlsruhe and Strasbourg, which are

  • TGV/ICE between Paris and Stuttgart
  • TGV/ICE between Paris or Marseille and Frankfurt am Main via Karlsruhe.

It is also used by the following night trains:

TThSuO NJ468 Wien Hbf – 23:16 München Ost – Paris Est
MWFO NJ469 Paris Ext – 23:42 Strasbourg – Wien Hbf

Local trains between Kehl and Offenburg stopping at Appenweier use platform 9 on the south curve.

Ubstadt-Weiher (Abzw Ubstadt) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)

[771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE25/603

This north to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by frequent ICE, IC and EC trains between Heidelberg Hbf and Stuttgart Hbf, except those that call at Bruchsal.

Bruchsal (Abzw Bruchsal Nord) – Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Rollenberg)

[770, 771.Fv] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161B1) DE25/604

This south to east curve connects the Heidelberg to Karlsruhe main line with the Mannheim to Stuttgart Schnellfahrstrecke. It is used by ICE and TGV trains which run non-stop between Karlsruhe Hbf or Bruchsal and Vaihingen (Enz) or Stuttgart Hbf.

Bruchsal – Bruchsal Tunnelstraße (Abzw Bruchsal Ost)

[771] (ERA-E 53C1; ERA-R 82A2; S+W 161A2-161B2) DE25/605

There are two routes into Bruchsal from Abzw Bruchsal Ost. The 'long curve' (Strecke 4131) can only be accessed from Platforms 4 and 5 at Bruchsal. All platforms can be accessed from the 'short curve' (Strecke 4130).

Trains to and from the Bretten line mainly arrive and depart from platforms 1-3 or bay platform 6, which is adjacent to platform 1, so must use the 'short curve'.

The following RE71 trains arrive or depart from platforms 4 or 5 so may use the 'long curve':

RE19289 Heidelberg Hbf – 09:00 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker
RE19643 Heidelberg Hbf – 10:59 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker
RE19647 Heidelberg Hbf – 15:00 Bruchsal (p.4) – Mühlacker
RE19651 Heidelberg Hbf – 19:00 Bruchsal (p.5b) – Mühlacker
RE19598 Mühlacker – 07:14 Bretten – Bruchsal (p.5b)

Enzberg (Abzw Mühlacker Süd) – Ötisheim (Abzw Mühlacker Nord)

[772] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B3; S+W 94A2) DE25/606

This west to north curve links the Pforzheim and Bretten lines, avoiding Mühlacker, and is used on Sundays and public holidays from 1 May to 19 October 2025 by trains between Pforzheim Hbf and Maulbronn Stadt/Kloster.

  • From Pforzheim Hbf: 10:32, 13:32, 16:34
  • From Maulbronn West: 11:09, 16:08, 17:08

Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord

[710.1] (ERA-E 58C5 not shown; ERA-R 82A1; S+W 160C2) DE25/607

This branch off the S1/S11 Hochstetten line of the Albtalbahn is used by services for employees and students at KIT-Campus Nord, part of Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, two outwards from Karlsruhe in the morning and two returning in the evening.

SSuX S11 20007 Ittersbach Rathaus – 07:44 Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord
SSuX S1 10025 Ettlingen Albgaubad – 08:38 Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße – KIT-Campus Nord
SSuX S1 30048 16:29 KIT-Campus Nord – Bad Herrenalb
SSuX S1 30052 17:29 KIT-Campus Nord – Bad Herrenalb

Note The previous warning note in the KVV timetable that access to the facility at KIT Campus Nord is restricted to holders of an official ID card is no longer shown, but it is likely that this restriction is still in place. Reports have previously indicated that passengers without authority to enter the complex have been removed from the train at a makeshift concrete platform in the woods outside the perimeter fence, and collected on the train's return.

However in June 2023, as part of "Tag der offenen Tür" (Open Doors Day), the Institute was open to the general public between 10:00 and 19:00. A shuttle S-Bahn service ran from Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Straße to the Campus. According to the KIT website, this event takes place every two years, so one can be expected in 2025. Details will be added to this entry when known.

Laupheim Stadt avoiding line: Laupheim West – Schemmerberg

[751] (ERA-E 59B3; ERA-R 119A4; S+W 105A3) DE25/608

The Laupheim Stadt branch is connected to the Ulm – Friedrichshafen main line by a triangular junction at Laupheim West. Through services calling at Laupheim Stadt use the north and south curves whereas those not calling at Laupheim Stadt use the main line avoiding the branch. For most of the day there is an hourly service in each direction via Laupheim Stadt and three trains each hour (two at weekends) between Ulm and Biberach (Riß) direct.

Ettlingen West – Ettlingen Erbprinz

[710.1] (ERA-E 58C5; ERA-R 82B1; S+W 161B4) DE25/609

This line links the the DB Karlsruhe – Rastatt line with the AVG-operated Albtalbahn to Bad Herrenalb at Ettlingen. It is used by the following services on Sundays and public holidays only.

SuO S FEX 85699 Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 09:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
SuO S FEX 85697 Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden) – Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Ettlingen West – Bad Herrenalb
SuO S FEX 85696 Bad Herrenalb – 10:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)
SuO S FEX 85699 Bad Herrenalb – 17:25 Ettlingen Stadt – Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim / Menzingen (Baden)

Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde operate a number of steam excursions between Karlsruhe Hbf and Bad Herrenalb which also use this connection. These run approximately monthly, May to October.

Schlatt (Hohenz.) (Walkenmühle) – Hechingen Landesbahn

[768] (ERA-E 59A4; ERA-R 118B4; S+W 104A2) DE25/610

Trains to and from Gammertingen use the DB station at Hechingen except for:

SSuX RB68 86309 06:59 Hechingen Landesbahn - Gammertingen
SSuX RB68 86344 Sigmaringen - 20x46 Schlatt (Hohenz) - Hechingen Landesbahn

Schliengen – Haltingen

[702] (ERA-E 58A2-58B2; ERA-R 117B2; S+W 110A2-110A3) DE25/611

Trains with no stops between Müllheim im Markgräflerland and Weil am Rhein run via the Katzenberg Tunnel, opened in December 2012. These are mainly EC/ECE/ICE trains non-stop between Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf and Basel Bad Bf, and certain RE7 trains. Stopping trains (RB27 and slower RE7 services) follow the old main line via Bad Bellingen.

Obscure services: Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions

Diversions in the Stuttgart area are particularly likely while Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is being rebuilt.

Connections from high speed line to Stuttgart northern avoiding line: Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw. S-Zuffenhausen Em - Abzw. S-Zazenhausen) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen

[750, 770] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown; ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B1-168B2) DE25/631

This route enables enables trains to run between the Schnellfahrstrecke from Mannheim and the line to Ulm without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf. Diversions this way are indicated by calls at Stuttgart Hbf being omitted. Note that the eastbound and westbound lines are quite widely separated at the Zazenhausen end.

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Any use in this timetable period will be entered here once it becomes known.

Ludwigsburg – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen via Kornwestheim Rbf

[790.11] (ERA-E 61C3 not shown); ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B1-168B2) DE25/632

The weekday peak-time RB11 services between Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and Kornwestheim Pbf are sometimes diverted via Kornwestheim Rbf (Rangierbahnhof / marshalling yard) omitting the call at Kornwestheim and running to and from Ludwigsburg.

Stuttgart Nürnberger Straße – Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

[750, 785, 786] (ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4-111B4; S+W 168C2-168C3) DE25/633

This route enables trains to run between the Ulm and Aalen lines without reversal at Stuttgart Hbf. It is very rarely used by passenger trains but was used in March, June and July 2023 by the two-hourly IC services between Karlsruhe and Nürnberg (and v.v.) which ran via Stuttgart Langes Feld – Zazenhausen (DE25/631) to Esslingen (Neckar) and reversed there to travel via this curve towards Crailsheim.

Stuttgart-Feuerbach (Abzw Stuttgart Nord Rbf) – Stuttgart-Vaihingen (Stuttgart Hbf Em Nord)

(ERA-E 61C3; ERA-R 111A4; S+W 168B2) DE25/634

This curve via Stuttgart Nord Gbf connects the S-Bahn line from Stuttgart-Feuerbach with the Gäubahn towards Horb, avoiding Stuttgart Hbf. An additional S15 service between Bietigheim-Bissingen and Böblingen was scheduled during recent years as a result of extensive "Stuttgart-21" engineering works but the service did not run as often as expected owing to staff and rolling stock shortages.

Beimerstetten (Ulm Hbf Em Nord) – Ulm Rbf

[750] (ERA-E 59B4; ERA-R 119B4; S+W 163C2-163D2) DE25/635

This route enables trains to run between the Stuttgart line and Ulm Rbf (adjacent to the line to Sigmaringen) without reversal at Ulm Hbf and is very rarely used by passenger services, however occasionally in recent years IRE and RB trains between Ulm and Stuttgart have been diverted via Ulm Rbf, where they reversed.

See also