Heilbronn Stadtbahn

Heilbronn Stadtbahn
Overview
LocaleHeilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Transit typeLight rail (Stadtbahn)
Number of lines3
Operation
Began operation12 March 1998
Operator(s)Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft, Stadtwerke Heilbronn and Deutsche Bahn
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
(standard gauge)
Heilbronn Stadtbahn network (2015)

East-west line
Overview
Line number7712
Service
Route number710.4
Technical
Number of tracks2 (except Finanzamt–Pfühlpark)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (until ca. km 0.3)
  • 750 V DC (ca. km 0.3 to ca. km 2.6)
Operating speed80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Route map

0.0
Heilbronn-Kanalbrücke depot
System change EBO/BOStrab
0.2
Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Platz
0.6
Neckar-Turm/Kurt-Schumacher-Platz
Neckar (Friedrich-Ebert Bridge)
0.9
Rathaus
1.3
Harmonie
1.8
Friedensplatz
2.2
Finanzamt
2.5
Pfühlpark
Richard-Becker-Straße
System change BOStrab/EBO
Heilbronn Pfühlpark junction
Source: German railway atlas[1]
Northern branch
Overview
Line number4914
Service
Route number710.41
Technical
Line length6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
Character
  • (EBO)
  • max. axle load: 22.9t (BOStrab)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
  • 190 m (623 ft) (EBO)
  • 25 m (82 ft) (BOStrab)
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (from km 3.90)
  • 750 V DC (until km 3.90)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) (max)
Maximum incline
  • BOStrab: 1.998%
  • EBO: 1.358%
Route map

0.0
East–west line
0.2
Harmonie/Kunsthalle
Harmonie/Hafenmarktpassage
0.7
Theater
1.0
Technisches Schulzentrum
track 3 of the industrial railway (gauntlet track)
1.5
Industrieplatz
track 3 of the industrial railway
to Gla. Fa. W. Wüst
2.5
Hans-Rießer-Straße
track 4 of the industrial railway
track 4 of the industrial railway
to Gla. Fa. Läpple
Franconia Railway from Heilbronn Hbf
Karl-Wüst Bridge
3.6
Kaufland
3.71
SWH/AVG border
4.586
System change BOStrab/EBO
4.6
Fa. Arcelor / Fa. Schrade siding
4.8
Neckarsulm Süd
Heilbronn Neckar viaduct
5.8
Neckarsulm / Neckarsulm AVG
6.0
58.4
Franconia Railway to Bad Friedrichshall
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Heilbronn Stadtbahn is a three line tram-train system in city of Heilbronn in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is based on the Karlsruhe model and operated jointly by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), the Stadtwerke Heilbronn (SWH) and Deutsche Bahn (DB). It operates on normal railways under the Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung (Ordinance on the Construction and Operation of Railways, EBO) and within Heilbronn under the Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Straßenbahnen (Ordinance on the Construction and Operation of Street Railways, BOStrab).

The oldest line of the system, the S4, was an extension of an existing line that had been operated by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn since 1992. It was extended in 1999 from Eppingen to Heilbronn and since 2001 it has continued over the new Heilbronn inner-city line (Heilbronner Innenstadtstrecke). In 2005, the line was extended to Öhringen, which is integrated into the Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller Nahverkehr ("Heilbronn Hohenlohe Hall local transport", HNV), a transport association (Verkehrsverbund) that is responsible for coordinating fares and transport investment. In 2013, the new S42 service was opened to Neckarsulm. Since 2014, this service has continued via Bad Friedrichshall to Sinsheim, while the new S41 service also runs via Bad Friedrichshall to Mosbach.

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.