Müllheim (Baden) station
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Müllheim (Baden)
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| Junction station | |
Entrance building with station forecourt
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| Location | Bahnhofstr. 1, 79379, Müllheim, Baden-Württemberg Germany |
| Coordinates | 47°48′35″N 7°35′58″E / 47.809674°N 7.599352°ECoordinates: 47°48′35″N 7°35′58″E / 47.809674°N 7.599352°E |
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| Tracks | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 4223 |
| DS100 code | RML |
| IBNR | 80004223 |
| Category | 4 |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 June 1847 |
Müllheim (Baden) station is a small railway junction in Müllheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, where the Müllheim–Mulhouse railway branches off the Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway (Rhine Valley Railway). From 1896 to 1955, the station was the terminus of the tramway-like Müllheim-Badenweiler railway.
Müllheim station is located on the southernmost portion of Rhine Valley Railway, about halfway between Freiburg and Basel. Its address is Bahnhofstrasse 1.
Müllheim station was opened on 1 June 1847, along with the Freiburg–Müllheim section of the Rhine Valley Railway, which connects Mannheim via Karlsruhe and Freiburg to Basel. About two weeks later, another section of the Rhine Valley Railway was opened to Schliengen and the whole line to Basel was finished in 1855.
On 17 July 1911, there was a derailment in Müllheim station as a result of speeding through a construction site, which was subject to a speed restriction. There were 14 dead and 32 injured. The train driver had fallen asleep and the subsequent enquiry considered the effects of alcohol on driving for the first time in Germany.
The Rhine Valley Railway was electrified through Müllheim station in 1955.
In 1865, there were the first petitions by some of the neighbouring communities to the Grand Duchy of Baden for the building of a railway from Müllheim to Mulhouse. The Baden government published an act on 30 March 1872 for "the creation of a railway from Müllheim to Neuenburg and possibly continuing to Mulhouse." Work began on the line in late 1876. The railway was opened in February 1878 to supply the area around Mulhouse with food and timber from the area around Müllheim.
The Neuenburg–Chalampé bridge over the Rhine was demolished on 12 October 1939 during the Second World War. Deutsche Reichsbahn rebuilt the bridge as a single track in 1940–1941. German troops destroyed it again during their retreat on 9 February 1945.
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