Waldshut station explained

Waldshut
Symbol Location:	de
Symbol:	rail
Borough:	Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg
Country:	Germany
Owned:	DB Netz
Operator:	DB Station&Service
Distance:	321.1km (199.5miles) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof
Tracks:	4
Connections:	bus lines^[1]
Zone:	2 and 3, A-Welle 563^[2]
Mapframe:	yes

Waldshut station (German: Bahnhof Waldshut) is a railway station in the city of Waldshut-Tiengen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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.

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.^{[3] [4]} 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.^{[5] [6]}

Train services

The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.

the following services stop at Waldshut:^{[7] [8] [9]}

hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and ; every other train continues from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof.

• Regionalbahn (RB):

hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and .

infrequent weekday service to (–).

• Aargau S-Bahn : hourly service to .
• Zürich S-Bahn : hourly service to .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liniennetz und Tarifzonen des Waldshuter Tarifverbundes . . de . 20 February 2021 . 7 May 2020.
2. Web site: Zonenplan - Gültig ab 13.12.2020 . de . 2024-06-21 . 2020-12-13.
3. Web site: Waldshut-Tiengen: Einigung bei Elektrifizierung der Hochrheinbahn . 8 March 2016 .
4. Web site: Hochrheinbahn: Deutsche Bahn beim Ausbau weiter im vereinbarten Zeitplan .
5. Web site: Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete . 27 March 2009 .
6. Web site: Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone. 12 December 2008.
7. Web site: Basel – Waldshut – Schaffhausen – Singen Hochrheinstrecke . Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 . 14 December 2020 . 20 February 2021 . de.
8. Web site: Singen – Schaffhausen – Waldshut – Basel Hochrheinstrecke . Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 . 25 November 2020 . 20 February 2021 . de.
9. Web site: (Waldshut) – Lauchringen – Weizen Wutachtalbahn . Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 . 14 December 2020 . 20 February 2021 . de.