The Hardt Railway (German: Hardtbahn) is a railway line in the Karlsruhe region of Germany. Originally built as part of the Rhine Railway, a through main line, it now forms a branch line from Karlsruhe to Hochstetten. The line runs along the western edge of the forest of Hardtwald, from which it takes its name.
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Hardt Railway |
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Historical development of the Hardt Railway |
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Native name | Hardtbahn |
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Locale | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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Route map |
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junction with the Karlsruhe tram network |
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Karlsruhe Städtisches Klinikum/Moltkestr. |
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Karlsruhe Knielinger Allee |
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Karlsruhe August-Bebel-Str. |
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Karlsruhe Kurt-Schumacher-Str. |
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Karlsruhe Haus Bethlehem |
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Haus Betlehem loop |
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1.3 |
Karlsruhe-Neureut Welschneureuter Str. |
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1.8 |
Karlsruhe-Neureut Bärenweg |
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2.0 |
Neureut |
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2.3 |
Karlsruhe-Neureut Adolf-Ehrmann-Bad |
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2.7 |
Karlsruhe-Neureut Kirchfeld |
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Neureut Kirchfeld loop |
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Industrial siding (freight only) |
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former trackbed to the old main station | (closed 1913, US airfield siding 1952-1974) | |
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Karlsruhe city boundary |
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4.9 |
Eggenstein Süd |
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5.4 |
Eggenstein Station |
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5.9 |
Eggenstein Spöcker Weg |
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Eggenstein Schweriner Str. |
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former trackbed to Graben-Neudorf | (closed 1990) | |
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Pfinz-Entlastungskanal |
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Leopoldshafen Viermorgen |
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8.1 |
Leopoldshafen Leopoldstr. |
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8.5 |
Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Str. |
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Leopoldshafen Frankfurter Str. loop |
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(junction since 1989) |
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former trackbed to Graben-Neudorf |
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KIT Campus Nord |
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(only for employees) |
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10.5 |
Linkenheim Süd |
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10.9 |
Linkenheim Friedrichstr. |
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11.3 |
Linkenheim Rathaus |
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11.9 |
Linkenheim Schulzentrum |
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12.2 |
Hochstetten Grenzstr. |
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12.7 |
Hochstetten Altenheim |
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Hochstetten |
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loop and storage sidings |
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The junction to the Karlsruhe tram network is at the Yorckstrasse halt, the section between Yorckstrasse and Haus Bethlehem is counted however as tramway so the kilometrage of the Hardt Railway does not start until Haus Bethlehem
Source: German railway atlas[1] |
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Today the line is owned and operated, as part of the Stadtbahn Karlsruhe, by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG).[1]