Neuwirtshaus (Porscheplatz) station is on the

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in the

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district of

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in the German state of

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History

Between 1933 and 1937 the settlement of Neuwirtshaus was built in northern

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built a station on the Württemberg Black Forest line for the approximately 1,500 residents southeast of the settlement on Schwieberdinger Straße, the former route of national route (''Reichsstraße'') 10 (now federal highway 10). The opening was held on 22 May 1937. A wooden station building that no longer exists consisted of a service room and a waiting room. From 1932 to 1939 the Reichsbahn duplicated the Black Forest Railway between

and

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. On 1 December 1937, the second track was opened from Neuwirtshaus station towards Zuffenhausen. In 1940, electrical operations commenced between

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(''Hauptbahnhof'') and

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. After World War II, an important industrial centre developed in the area around Schwieberdinger Straße. In 1950,

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KG, which had re-established itself after the war in Gmünd, Austria, returned to Stuttgart by establishing its headquarters in Zuffenhausen. As a result, commuter traffic volumes rose at the station. The residents of Neuwirtshaus preferred to use buses after

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(the Stuttgart tram and bus company) added a bus stop to its route network in the district at Nordseestraße. On 10 June 2001, Porscheplatz was added to the station's name. In October 2005, construction began on the new

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in the immediate vicinity. The sports car manufacturer called for a reorganisation of the now rundown station. The continuing importance of the station increased with the opening of the museum on 31 January 2009. The modernised station was officially inaugurated on 2 June 2009 after six months of reconstruction.

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, the city of Stuttgart and Porsche shared the costs equally. The architecture and the colour the roofs in the area of stairs and lifts are aligned to the museum and an additional plate on the station sign also advertises the existence of the museum. The underpass lighting is also designed in bright silver to reflect the museum's walls. All the railings contrast with the museum with their black colour.

Rail services

The station is served by line S 6 and S 60 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn and in the peak hour by services of the Württemberg Railway Company (''Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', WEG). It has two through tracks. Track 1 is used for services to Korntal and track 2 is used for services to Zuffenhausen. The station is classified by

as a category 4 station.

S-Bahn

Regional transport

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* * * {{Authority control Neuwirtshaus Railway stations in Germany opened in 1937 Neuwirtshaus