Rottweil station is on the

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in the German state of

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and is the start of the Rottweil–Villingen railway. It lies on the northeastern edge of

Rottweil Rottweil (; Alemannic: ''Rautweil'') is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years. Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps, Rottweil has over 25,000 ...

at a height of 557 metres above sea level.

History

Construction began in 1865. During the work, the remains of about 2,000 Russian soldiers were found. They had died about 50 years earlier in an epidemic. Their final resting place was in a mass grave on the grounds of the station. The station was opened on 23 July 1868. Originally the station was 685 metres long and up to 162 metres wide. The complex included an administration building, a freight shed, two locomotive sheds and a repair shop. On 11 August 1972, a freight train with 26 wagons derailed. Among other things, six tankers with caustic soda overturned, releasing 30,000 litres of caustic soda, but volunteer fire fighters prevented an oxyhydrogen explosion. No one was injured, and the damage amounted to about 750,000

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Significance

Rottweil station is at the junction of Rottweil–Villingen railway and the Gäu Railway.

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and

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operate on the latter, with

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trains stopping every two hours in Rottweil. They were in the past supplemented by

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and

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trains (the latter on the

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

–

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route). Parts of both lines form part of the Ringzug network that is operated by the Hohenzollern Landesbahn. Until 1971 Rottweil was also the terminus of the Balingen–Rottweil railway. In addition, the station is an important stop for urban and regional bus services.

Rail services

The Stuttgart–Rottweil–Singen line (RE 87) is served hourly. Part of the route can be used with regional tickets. Two pairs of train runs to/from

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Platforms

Rottweil has 5 platform tracks for passengers as well as several other tracks for freight. The platform tracks can be reached via a lift. On the platforms are covered shelters. The entrance building has a waiting room with lockers, a separate non-smoking waiting room and a ticket counter.

Others uses

The station building houses a newspaper kiosk and a café. In addition, there is a model railway in the 3rd floor of the building. It is operated by the ''Rottweiler Eisenbahn- und Modellbaufreunden'' (“Rottweil railway and model-building friends”) and is open to visitors.

Notes

External links

* {{commons category, Bahnhof Rottweil, Rottweil station Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Railway stations in Germany opened in 1868 Buildings and structures in Rottweil (district) 19th-century establishments in Württemberg