Heidelberg-Altstadt station
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Heidelberg-Altstadt
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| Through station | |
The former station building
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| Location | Am Karlstor 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E / 49.41465°N 8.719122°ECoordinates: 49°24′53″N 8°43′09″E / 49.41465°N 8.719122°E |
| Line(s) | Neckar Valley Railway (km 22.1) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 2629 |
| DS100 code | RHKA |
| IBNR | 8002685 |
| Category | 4 |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872 |
Heidelberg-Altstadt station (also known as Karlstorbahnhof—"Karlstor station") is a station on the eastern edge of the old town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Until 13 December 2008, the station was called Heidelberg Karlstor.
The original station building was built on the Neckar Valley Railway (Neckartalbahn) in 1872 and 1873 at Karlstor ("Charles’ Gate"), a gate at the eastern end of the old town (Altstadt). The present station building is the result of a reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. The building is a heritage-listed building.
In the meantime, it has been used as a municipal office building and, since 1995, it has housed the Kulturzentrum Karlstorbahnhof (“Karlstor station cultural centre”), which was established by Mayor Beate Weber. With a wide range of theatrical performances, concerts, readings and exhibitions and smaller festivals, it forms a significant part of the Heidelberg cultural landscape.
Since 2004, the station has been a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn network and a new platform was built near the former station building for it. The station was given its present name, Heidelberg-Altstadt at the 2008/2009 timetable change on 14 December 2008.
The station is served by several local bus routes.
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