Waldshut station
Railway station in Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
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Waldshut station (German: Bahnhof Waldshut) is a railway station in the city of Waldshut-Tiengen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Germany
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| Location | Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°37′17″N 8°13′10″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | DB Netz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | DB Station&Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 321.1 km (199.5 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Südbadenbus bus lines[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 and 3 (WTV),[2] A-Welle 563[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened on 30 October 1856.
Description
The station lies on the High Rhine Railway, which connects Basel and Singen along the northern and, mostly, German bank of the Rhine. It is the junction point for the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut line, which crosses the Rhine from Switzerland on the Waldshut to Koblenz railway bridge just to the south of the station.[1]
The Upper Rhine Railway has yet to be electrified and most services are operated by diesel locomotives or railcars, although electrification has been agreed upon and is planned.[4][5] The line from Switzerland is electrified using the Swiss standard of 15 kV and 16.7 Hz from an overhead line. Only one terminal platform's track in the station is electrified, and this is used by all trains from Switzerland.
Customs
Passengers using Platform 5 which serves trains running to and from Switzerland are subject to customs formalities from both countries as the train line lies on a customs border. Checks may occur in Waldshut station by German customs officers as well as on the train by Swiss customs officials. Checks by the Swiss may also take place in the first Swiss station, namely Koblenz. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[6][7]
Train services
The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Waldshut:[8][9][10]
- RE 3: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Singen (Hohentwiel); every other train continues from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof.
- Regionalbahn (RB):
- RB30: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Lauchringen.
- RB 37: infrequent weekday service to Stühlingen (–Weizen).
- Aargau S-Bahn S27: hourly service to Baden.
- Zürich S-Bahn S36: hourly service to Bülach.
