Heidelberg-Altstadt station

Heidelberg-Altstadt
Through station
The former station building
General information
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
DS100 code	RHKA
IBNR	8002685
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1872
Services
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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.

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.

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. 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
Template:S-Bahn RheinNeckar	Homburg (Saar) – Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) – Osterburken	Hourly
Template:S-Bahn RheinNeckar	Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden)	Hourly
Template:S-Bahn RheinNeckar	Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Sinsheim (Elsenz) – Eppingen	Hourly
Template:S-Bahn RheinNeckar	Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Aglasterhausen	Hourly

Bus services

The station is served by several local bus routes.

External links

• Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof