Enztalbahn

Enz Valley Railway
Overview
Native name	Enztalbahn
Locale	Baden-Württemberg
Line number	4850 (Pforzheim–Hochdorf) 4851 (Brötzingen–Bad Wildbad) 4853 (Pforzheim–Brötzingen)
Technical
Line length	23.7 km (14.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route number	710.6 ex 302a
Route map  Operating points and lines  from Mühlacker S 5 0.0 Pforzheim Hbf terminus of S 6 to Karlsruhe S 5 1.2 Pforzheim Durlacher Straße(planned) 1.9 Pforzheim Maihälden Pforzheimer Kleinbahn (to 1968) 2.8 Brötzingen Mitte 2,9 −0,1 Brötzingen Nagold Valley Railway to Horb 0.34 Brötzingen Sandweg 1.09 Brötzingen Wohnlichstraße 2.27 Birkenfeld 5.84 Engelsbrand 7.45 Neuenbürg Enz Schloßberg Tunnel (135 m) 8.08 Neuenbürg Süd Enz 9.40 Neuenbürg Freibad 10.50 Rotenbach 11.10 Rotenbach 12.08 Neuenbürg Eyachbrücke Eyach 13.23 Höfen an der Enz Nord 14.24 Höfen an der Enz 16.85 Calmbach 17.38 Calmbach Süd 18.74 Bad Wildbad Nord 19.76 Bad Wildbad Start of the neutral section (to this point 15 kV AC) System boundary EBO / BOStrab End of the neutral section (from this point 750 V DC) 20.15 Bad Wildbad Uhlandplatz/Sommerbergbahn 20.79 Bad Wildbad Kurpark terminus of S 6

The Enz Valley Railway (German: ''Enztalbahn'' or "Enzbahn") is a 23.6 km (14.7 mi) long railway line in the northern part of the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The line runs from Pforzheim to Bad Wildbad and for its course runs close to the River Enz.

The line was opened by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway on 11 June 1868 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It is now integrated into the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn as line S 6.

The Enz Valley line is located in the northern Black Forest and the entire line runs along the Enz river. From Pforzheim Central Station to Brötzingen Wohnlichstraße it runs within the limits of the city of Pforzheim, from Birkenfeld to Neuenbürg Eyachbrücke it runs through Enzkreis and the rest of the line runs through the Calw district. It runs through the five municipalities of Pforzheim, Birkenfeld, Neuenbürg, Höfen an der Enz and Bad Wildbad.

The line begins in Pforzheim station, where there are connections to the line from Karlsruhe to Mühlacker. Since 2002, the Enz Valley Railway has run together with the Nagold Valley Railway from to Horb on a two-track line through Pforzheim to Brötzingen Mitte station. Previously, the two lines had run parallel as independent single-track lines.

From Brötzingen the line follows the valley of the Enz through Birkenfeld, Neuenbürg, Höfen an der Enz to Calmbach (part of the municipality of Bad Wildbad since 1974) and then the valley of the Großen Enz to Bad Wildbad. In Neuenbürg the line twice crosses the Enz and passes under Schlossberg (hill) through a 135-metre-long tunnel.

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