Metzingen (Württemberg) station
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Metzingen (Württ)
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Metzingen station
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| Location | Eisenbahnstr. 24, Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°32′20″N 9°17′24″E / 48.538889°N 9.29°ECoordinates: 48°32′20″N 9°17′24″E / 48.538889°N 9.29°E |
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| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 4087 |
| DS100 code | TME |
| IBNR | 8004009 |
| Category | 4 |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 September 1859 |
Metzingen (Württemberg) station (abbreviated: Metzingen (Württ)) is a railway junction in Metzingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is on the Plochingen–Tübingen railway from Plochingen to Tübingen, where the Erms Valley Railway (Ermstalbahn) branches off to Bad Urach. It is served by a pair of InterCity trains and regional trains.
During the construction of the Plochingen–Tübingen railway, the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen) already foresaw Metzingen becoming a railway junction. The town council asked the State Railways for a station to be built west of the Erms. Instead the tracks were laid to the east of town to allow a better alignment and to facilitate the connection of the projected railway line towards Urach.
On 20 September 1859, the State Railways opened the Plochingen–Reutlingen section. The entrance building, which housed the post office in the beginning, has been preserved. The railway to Urach, with a possible continuation to Münsingen planned, was opened from a junction in Metzingen on 27 December 1873. This line was initially operated by the private Ermsthalbahn-Gesellschaft ("Erms Valley Railway Company").
The State Railways completed the double-tracking of the Neckartailfingen–Metzingen line on 1 October 1901. It took over operations on the Erms Valley Railway on 1 April 1904. An iron footbridge enabled passengers to reach the island platform from 31 August 1907.
On 8 November 1912, the council complained about the entrance building, the size of which, in their opinion, was no longer sufficient. Its deficiencies were mainly in the loading of luggage and goods. At this time, agriculture was still important to Metzingen. Farmers mainly loaded fruit, vegetables, wine, beef, pork and lumber. But even leather and iron goods were despatched at the station.
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