Heidelberg-Altstadt station

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.

Heidelberg-Altstadt
Through station
The former station building
Location	Am Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg Germany
Coordinates	49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	2629[1]
DS100 code	RHKA[2]
IBNR	8002685
Category	4[1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1872
Services
Preceding station   Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn   Following station Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt toward Homburg (Saar) Hbf S 1 via Mannheim Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen toward Osterburken Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt toward Kaiserslautern Hbf S 2 via Mannheim Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen toward Mosbach (Baden) Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt toward Heidelberg Hbf S 5 via Neckargemünd Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen toward Eppingen Heidelberg-Weststadt/Südstadt toward Heidelberg Hbf S 51 via Neckargemünd Heidelberg-Schlierbach/Ziegelhausen toward Aglasterhausen
Location
Heidelberg-Altstadt Location in Baden-Württemberg Heidelberg-Altstadt Location in Germany Heidelberg-Altstadt Location in Europe

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.[3]

Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof

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.[4] 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
S 1	Homburg (Saar) – Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) – Osterburken	Hourly
S 2	Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden)	Hourly
S 5	Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Sinsheim (Elsenz) – Eppingen	Hourly
S 51	Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Aglasterhausen	Hourly

Bus services

The station is served by several local bus routes.

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, ed. (2013). Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg (in German). Thorbecke-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7995-0426-3.
4. "Braucht Heidelberg einen Kulturbahnhof?". Studierendenzeitung ruprecht (in German) (43). 4 July 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

External links

• Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof