| Heidelberg-Altstadt | |||||||||||
| Symbol: | s | ||||||||||
| Symbol Location: | rhine-neckar | ||||||||||
| Type: | Through station | ||||||||||
| Address: | Am Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg | ||||||||||
| Country: | Germany | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 49.4147°N 8.7191°W | ||||||||||
| Owned: | Deutsche Bahn | ||||||||||
| Line: | Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1) | ||||||||||
| Platform: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Opened: | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Website: | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||
| Zone: | VRN 116 and 125[1] | ||||||||||
| Map Type: | Baden-Württemberg#Germany#Europe | ||||||||||
| Map Dot Label: | Heidelberg-Altstadt | ||||||||||
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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.
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.[2]
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.[3] With a wide range of theatrical performances, concerts, readings and exhibitions and smaller festivals, it forms a significant part of the Heidelberg cultural landscape.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homburg (Saar) – Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) – Osterburken | Hourly | ||
| Kaiserslautern – Neustadt (Weinstr) – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Eberbach – Mosbach (Baden) | Hourly | ||
| Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Sinsheim (Elsenz) – Eppingen | Hourly | ||
| Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Altstadt – Neckargemünd – Meckesheim – Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Aglasterhausen | Hourly |
The station is served by several local bus routes.