Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof

Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof
2018
General information
Coordinates48°59′37″N 8°23′46″W / 48.99361°N 8.39611°W / 48.99361; -8.39611
Operated byAlbtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG)
Transit authorityKarlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV)
Tracks4
Train operatorsAlbtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG)
Connections2 3 at Ebertstraße tram stop
Other information
Station codeRKAB
History
Opened1 December 1897 (1897-12-01)
Rebuilt22 March 1915 (1915-03-22)
Previous namesKarlsruhe Albtalbahn, Karlsruhe Messplatz
Original companyBadische Lokal-Eisenbahnen AG (BLEAG)
Services
Preceding station Karlsruhe Stadtbahn Following station
Karlsruhe Hbf
towards Hochstetten
S 1 Karlsruhe Dammerstock
towards Bad Herrenalb
S 11 Karlsruhe Dammerstock
towards Ittersbach
Karlsruhe Ebertstraße
towards Rheinhafen
S 12 Ettlingen Wasen
towards Ittersbach
Karlsruhe Hbf S 4 Terminus
Karlsruhe Hbf S 5
Karlsruhe Hbf
towards Karlsruhe Tullastraße / Alter Schlachthof
S 7 Forchheim (b Karlsruhe)
towards Achern
S 8 Forchheim (b Karlsruhe)
Karlsruhe Hbf
towards Germersheim
S 51 Terminus
Karlsruhe Hbf
towards Karlsruhe Marktplatz
S 52 Karlsruhe West
towards Germersheim
Location

Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof is a railway station in Karlsruhe, Germany, next to Karlsruhe main station. The station is of particular importance for the city, as it is the station where tram-trains cross from the city's tram network to the regional and long-distance rail network. The station is the starting station of the Alb Valley Railway (Albtalbahn), after which it was named. It is operated and managed by Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG).