Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach station
{{short description|Railway station in Germany}}
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| style = Deutsche Bahn
| name = Heidelberg Kirchheim/Rohrbach
| symbol = rail
| symbol_location = de
| symbol2 = s
| symbol_location2 = Rhine-Neckar
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| image = Sbahnhof rohrbach.JPG
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| image_caption = Platforms
| address = Hardstraße 1, 69124 Heidelberg-Kirchheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
| coordinates = {{coord|49.379945|N|8.675211|E|region:DE-BW|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = Rhine Valley Railway (km 22.1)
| platform =
| tracks = 3
| accessible = Yes
| opened = 1865
| closed =
| architect =
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| map_locator =
| website = [https://www.bahnhof.de/en/Heidelberg-Kirchheim-Rohrbach.html www.bahnhof.de]
| code = {{Deutsche Bahn station codes|code=2630|ds100= RHKM{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)| edition=2009/2010 |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2009 |isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0}}|ibnr=8002686|category=4{{DBCatsURL}}}}
| zone = VRN: 125 and 145{{cite web |title=Wabenplan |url=https://www.vrn.de/mam/liniennetz/wabenplan/dokumente/2021-februar-wabenplan.pdf |publisher=Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=February 2021}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=DB Regio Mitte
|line1=RB 68 (HE)|left1=Heidelberg|right1=St Ilgen-Sandhausen
|system11=Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn
|line11=3|left11=Heidelberg|right11=St Ilgen-Sandhausen
|line12=4|left12=Heidelberg|right12=St Ilgen-Sandhausen
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Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach station is the second busiest station after Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof in the city of Heidelberg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 4 station. It has three platforms and it is in the area where fares are set by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar Transport Association, VRN). Since December 2003, it has been almost exclusively served by services on lines S3 and S4 of the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn.
Location and amenities
Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach station is located along the railway from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe (Rhine Valley Railway, Rheintalbahn) between the two Heidelberg districts of Kirchheim and Rohrbach.
A bridge carries Bürgerstraße (street) over the station and connects Kirchheim and Rohrbach together. Bus route 33 stops on this bridge.
The station includes about 25 parking spaces, bicycle parking and access for the disabled.{{cite web |url=http://www.vrn.de/mam/vrn/einfach-ankommen/dokumente/hd-kirchheimrohrbach.pdf |title=Station plan |publisher=Verkehrsverbundes Rhein-Neckar (VRN) |format=PDF; 167 kB |language=de |accessdate=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525144704/http://www.vrn.de/mam/vrn/einfach-ankommen/dokumente/hd-kirchheimrohrbach.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}
History
The Heidelberg–Bruchsal–Karlsruhe section of the Rhine Valley Railway passing through Kirchheim was opened on 10 April 1843 by the Baden State Railways. However, initially there was no station in Kirchheim. It received its own station in 1865. The current station building was built in 1914 and is heritage-listed.{{cite book|editor= Landesamt für Denkmalpflege |title= Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg |publisher= Thorbecke-Verlag |year=2013 |ISBN =978-3-7995-0426-3 |language=de}}
Initially, the trains to Kirchheim ran over a connecting curve from the old Heidelberg station, which was opened as a terminus. Problems caused by the partial conversion of Heidelberg station into a through station in 1862 and a lack of opportunities for expansion meant that a new through station was built in the mid 20th century on a new site that was over a kilometre to the west. The line to the old station was closed and a new line was built to the new main station (Hauptbahnhof).
In 2003, following the integration of Rhine Valley Railway to Karlsruhe in the network of Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn, the platforms were made accessible for the disabled. At the same time, the station was renamed Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach. Regular S-Bahn services commenced at the 2003/2004 timetable change on 14 December 2003 and it has been integrated in the S-Bahn network ever since.
= Platforms=
The platforms were modernised during the integration of the station into the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn network. Platform 1 has two different entry heights, while platforms 2 and 3 have three different entry heights.
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! Platform !! Usable length !! Platform height !! Current use | |||
| style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 127.8/47.2 m | style="text-align:center"| 76/22 cm | Services towards Wiesloch-Walldorf/Bruchsal/Karlsruhe |
| style="text-align:center"| 2 | style="text-align:center"| 183.4/29.1/27.4 m | style="text-align:center"| 76/38/28 cm | Services towards Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen/Germersheim |
| style="text-align:center"| 3 | style="text-align:center"| 183.4/29.1/27.4 m | style="text-align:center"| 76/38/28 cm | SidingDuring the International German Gymnastics Festival in 2013 services on the Turnfestlinie (Gymnastics Festival line) of the Rhine-Neckar region to and from Speyer ended or started here. |
Transport services
= Rail=
The station is served hourly by services on S-Bahn lines S3 (Germersheim–Karlsruhe Hbf) and S4 (Germersheim–Bruchsal), resulting in a service every half-hour between Germersheim and Bruchsal. Furthermore, individual Regionalbahn services from Heidelberg Hbf to Wiesloch-Walldorf stop in Kirchheim/Rohrbach in the peak hour. In the evening, the Stuttgart–Heidelberg Regional-Express service stops at the station. During the International German Gymnastics Festival (Internationales Deutsches Turnfest) in 2013, which was held between 18 and 26 May 2013, one of two so-called Turnfestzügen (Gymnastics Festival trains) ran from here to Speyer.
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|+ Rail services in 2021 timetable | ||
| class="hintergrundfarbe6"
! Train type !! Route !! Frequency | ||
| {{rcb|Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn|3|inline=croute}} | Germersheim – Speyer – Schifferstadt – Ludwigshafen – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach – Wiesloch-Walldorf – Bruchsal – Karlsruhe | 30/60 |
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| {{rcb|Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn|4|inline=croute}} | Germersheim – Speyer – Schifferstadt – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Mannheim – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach – Wiesloch-Walldorf – Bruchsal | 60 (peaks) |
| {{rcb|DB Regio Mitte|RB 68 (HE)|inline=croute}} | Frankfurt – Darmstadt – Heidelberg Hbf – Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach – Wiesloch-Walldorf | 60 (weekdays) |
= Buses=
Bus route 33 stops on the bridge that spans the station. In addition, bus route 28 stops on the Rohrbach side of the station.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Train stations Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach|Heidelberg-Kirchheim/Rohrbach station}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.vrn.de/mam/vrn/einfach-ankommen/dokumente/hd-kirchheimrohrbach.pdf |title=Station plan |publisher=Verkehrsverbundes Rhein-Neckar (VRN) |format=PDF; 167 kB |language=de |accessdate=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525144704/http://www.vrn.de/mam/vrn/einfach-ankommen/dokumente/hd-kirchheimrohrbach.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn stations
Category:Railway stations in Germany opened in 1865