Karlsruhe–Mühlacker railway

The Karlsruhe–Mühlacker railway is a railway line in the west of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was built between 1859 and 1863 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It was built as the second connection between the networks of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway and the Royal Württemberg State Railways and it still constitutes an important east–west route in southern Germany.

Karlsruhe–Pforzheim–Mühlacker railway
Overview
Line number4200
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 770
  • 710.5 (Karlsruhe Stadtbahn)
  • 772 ("Klosterstadtexpress")
Technical
Line length43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Route map

−4.6
Karlsruhe Hbf
Rhine Railway to Mannheim
to Karlsruhe goods yard
0.1
Karlsruhe-Durlach
116 m
Baden–Palentine Railway to Heidelberg
S3S 31S 32
from the Karlsruhe Inner City Line
S 4S 5
2.6
Grötzingen
122 m
Kraichgau Railway to Heilbronn S 4
3.4
Grötzingen Oberausstraße
4.0
Grötzingen Krappmühlenweg
4.6
Berghausen Pfinz bridge
5.3
Berghausen (Baden)
132 m
5.9
Berghausen Am Stadion
Söllingen junction
7.2
Söllingen Reetzstraße
7.6
Söllingen (b Karlsruhe)
139 m
8.3
Söllingen Kapellenstraße
10.3
Kleinsteinbach
151 m
12.4
Wilferdingen-Singen
155 m
15.3
Königsbach (Baden)
186 m
17.1
Bilfingen
196 m
19.4
Ersingen West
19.5
Ersingen Tunnel (180 m)
19.8
Ersingen
236 m
22.1
Ispringen West
(planned)
22.8
Ispringen
273 m
24.5
Pforzheim Tunnel (903 m)
Nagold and Enz Valley Railways
  from Eutingen / Bad Wildbad S 6
26.3
Pforzheim Hbf S 6
281 m
29.8
Eutingen (Baden)
261 m
31.4
A 8 (39 m)
32.0
Niefern
248 m
34.8
Enzberg
232 m
37.8
Mühlacker Em Süd
239 m
Connecting curve to Western Railway
Western Railway from Bruchsal S 9
38.9
Mühlacker S 9
240 m
Western Railway to Stuttgart S 5
Source: German railway atlas

The starting point at the Baden end was originally Durlach, where it connects with the Rhine Valley Railway. The line was later extended to the old Karlsruhe station. From Durlach the line runs through the Pfinz and Kämpfelbach valleys, passing over the watershed between the Rhine and Neckar in a tunnel near Pforzheim, and follows the Enz river east of Pforzheim to Mühlacker.

Since the end of 2010, Deutsche Bahn has called the line between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe (consisting of this line and part of the Württemberg Western Railway) the Residenzbahn ("Royal Palace Railway"). This name was the result of a public competition.

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