Heuberg Railway

Heuberg Railway
Overview
Native nameHeubergbahn
Line number4601
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number274d / 318g / 308c
History
Opened1928
Closed1966
Technical
Line length17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gaugenarrow gauge
Route map

0.000
Spaichingen
669 m
Plochingen–Immendingen railway
to Singen (Hohentwiel)
0.450
Obere Bahnhofstraße
0.680
1.000
B 14 Hauptstraße / Balgheimer Straße
L 431 Dreifaltigkeitsbergstraße
2.080
Spaichingen Nord
5.020
Denkingen
741 m
L 433a Klippeneckstraße
7.300
Schweinebrunnen Viaduct (52 m)
7.580
Setze Viaduct (150 m)
8.330
Wettbachtal Viaduct (300 m)
Wettbach
8.700
Au Tunnel (126 m)
9.390
L 433 Austraße
9.540
Hauptstraße
9.640
Gosheim
841 m
9.790
Wehinger Straße
10.200
13.600
L 435 Deilinger Straße
13.700
Mühlbach
13.930
Wehingen
779 m
16.090
Harras-Obernheim
768 m
K 5906 Obernheimer Straße
17.610
L 433
17.710
Reichenbach (Heuberg)
745 m
17.900
Streckenende 1. Bauabschnitt
20.00
Egesheim 728 m
(construction not carried out)
25.90
Nusplingen 715 m
(construction not carried out)
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Heuberg Railway (Heubergbahn) was a 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi) standard gauge railway line in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The line operated between 1928 and 1966, and ran from Spaichingen, past five railway stations and a stop to Reichenbach am Heuberg. The line was originally planned as a narrow-gauge line through Reichenbach and Egesheim to Nusplingen. It was significant in the development and industrialization of the communities of the Heuberg plateau.

Building

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The first sod was turned on 30 January 1913. The highest point of the railway would be at Gosheim station at 841 metres above sea level. The work should be finished in 1915. Because of World War I work was stopped in November 1916. The work was restarted in 1919. The work was stopped again in April 1920. In 1926 the work was restarted. At this time, 80% of the work was finished. The railway was built only as far as Reichenbach and not to Nusplingen. On 25 May 1928, the railway was opened to Reichenbach (Heuberg).

Operations

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Railway operations had stopped by the end of World War II. Railway operations began again on 7 January 1946. From 23 May 1954, only one pair train of trains ran each day from Monday to Friday, but there were additional buses. In March 1964, Deutsche Bundesbahn planned to close the railway. The railway was closed on 23 September 1966.

Planning

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In 1908 the government master-builder (Regierungsbaumeister) Wallersteiner made plans for a 6000 Goldmark extension to Nusplingen-Heuberg Training Area-Meßstetten–Ebingen .[2] The cost reached 8000 Goldmark.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ Wilfried Groh: Stuttgart stoppt Träume Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine In: Zollern-Alb-Kurier. 3. Juni 2014.
  3. ^ Stadtarchiv Pläne Heubergbahn Meßstetten mit Militärbahnhof HR-E 787.11/01-05