Aulendorf station

Aulendorf station is a junction station on the Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg running between Ulm and Friedrichshafen. It was opened in 1847.

Aulendorf
2016
General information
Location	Am Bahnhof 1 88326 Aulendorf Baden-Württemberg Germany
Coordinates	47°57′12″N 9°38′38″E
Elevation	547 m (1,795 ft)
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Ulm–Friedrichshafen (KBS 751) Herbertingen–Aulendorf (KBS 766) Aulendorf–Hergatz (KBS 753)
Platforms	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Train operators	Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn DB Fernverkehr DB Regio SVG Stuttgart
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	226
DS100 code	TAU[1]
IBNR	8000014
Category	4[2]
Fare zone	bodo: 49[3] DING: 249 (bodo transitional tariff)[4] naldo: 805 (bodo transitional tariff)[5]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1849; 176 years ago (1849)
Passengers
4100
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Biberach (Riß) towards Stuttgart Hbf EC/RJX 32 Ravensburg towards Vienna Airport Preceding station Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn Following station Terminus RB 91 Mochenwangen towards Friedrichshafen Hafen Preceding station DB Regio Baden-Württemberg Following station Biberach (Riß) towards Ulm Hbf RE 3 Ravensburg towards Lindau-Reutin or Basel Bad Bf Bad Schussenried towards Ulm Hbf RE 3 Limited service Ravensburg towards Kressbronn Altshausen towards Stuttgart Hbf RE 6a Terminus Bad Schussenried towards Stuttgart Hbf RE 5 Ravensburg towards Lindau-Reutin Altshausen towards Albstadt-Ebingen RB 53 Terminus Terminus RB 53a Bad Waldsee towards Leutkirch RB 53b Bad Waldsee towards Wangen (Allgäu) Altshausen towards Fridingen RB 55 Limited service Terminus Preceding station SVG Stuttgart Following station Biberach(Riß) towards Singen (Hohentwiel) FEX Friedrichshafen Stadt towards Singen (Hohentwiel)
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Aulendorf station from a postcard of 1900

Location

The station is located on the eastern edge of the centre of Aulendorf in the district of Ravensburg. On the western side of the station is the central bus station.

The railway station

The station consists of an entrance building and several outbuildings. It has five platform tracks, tracks 1–4 and track 1a (formerly platform 13) to the south of the station.

History

The Royal Württemberg State Railways opened the Friedrichshafen–Ravensburg section of the Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway (Württemberg Southern Railway) in 1847 and extended it through Aulendorf to Biberach on 26 May 1849. The line was electrified in 2021.

In 1869, the Herbertingen–Isny railway was opened and Aulendorf station became the main railway junction in Upper Swabia.

The construction of the railways during a time of great distress in rural Aulendorf kept many people from starvation or emigration. The railway and the post office were the largest employer in Aulendorf at that time.

Rail services

The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.^[2]

As of December 2021, Aulendorf is the hub of hourly Regional-Express services from Ulm to Friedrichshafen and hourly services towards Sigmaringen. Services run hourly on the Herbertingen–Isny railway alternatively to Hergatz or Kißlegg. Aulendorf is also the starting point of hourly Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn (BOB) services towards Friedrichshafen.

Line	Route		Frequency	Operator
EC/RJX 32	Frankfurt – Darmstadt – Bensheim – Weinheim – Heidelberg – Stuttgart – Ulm – Aulendorf – Friedrichshafen – Lindau-Reutin – Innsbruck – Salzburg – Wien – Flughafen Wien		One train pair	ÖBB
RE 3	Ulm – Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen	– Lindau-Reutin	Hourly	DB Regio Baden-Württemberg
		– Überlingen – Schaffhausen – Basel Bad Bf	One train pair
	Ulm – Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen (– Kressbronn)		Some morning trains
RE 5	Stuttgart – Plochingen – Ulm – Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen (– Lindau-Reutin)		Hourly
RE 6a	Aulendorf – Herbertingen – Sigmaringen – Albstadt-Ebingen – Balingen – Tübingen – Reutlingen – Stuttgart		Every 2 hours
RB 53	Aulendorf – Herbertingen – Sigmaringen – Albstadt-Ebingen		Every 2 hours
RB 53a	Aulendorf – Bad Waldsee – Kißlegg – Wangen (Allgäu) – Leutkirch		Every 2 hours
RB 53b	Aulendorf – Bad Waldsee – Kißlegg – Wangen (Allgäu) – Wangen (Allgäu)		Every 2 hours
RB 55	Aulendorf – Herbertingen – Sigmaringen – Fridingen		One morning service Mo-Fr
RB 91	Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen – Friedrichshafen Hafen		Hourly	Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn
FEX Freizeitexpress	Stuttgart – Ulm – Aulendorf – Friedrichshafen – Überlingen Therme – Radolfzell – Singen		One train pair Sa+Su	Schienenverkehrsgesellschaft Stuttgart

Freight

Aulendorf station is served regularly by freight trains.

Services in the station

The station building has a ticket office, a bakery and a kiosk, but no toilet.