Villingen (Schwarzwald) station

Villingen (Schwarzwald) station (officially called Villingen (Schwarzw) by Deutsche Bahn)^[1] is one of two stations in Villingen-Schwenningen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The other is Schwenningen (Neckar). In addition, there are five more halts (Haltepunkte). The station is located east of the old town of Villingen beyond the Brigach. It is located at 704 metres above sea level on the Black Forest Railway and it is the terminus of the Rottweil–Villingen railway.

Villingen (Schwarzwald)
Junction station
Villingen station building
General information
Location	Bahnhofstr. 5, Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg Germany
Coordinates	48°03′28″N 8°27′54″E
Elevation	704 m (2,310 ft)
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Rottweil–Villingen (km 26.787) Offenburg–Singen (km 85.9)
Platforms	5 (3 in regular use)
Other information
Station code	6418[1]
DS100 code	RVL[2]
IBNR	8000366
Category	4[1]
Fare zone	Move: 4[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	6 July 1869 (first train)[4]
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Baden-Württemberg Following station St. Georgen towards Karlsruhe Hbf RE 2 Donaueschingen towards Konstanz Terminus RE 55 Donaueschingen towards Ulm Hbf Preceding station Following station Marbach Ost towards Rottweil RB 42 Marbach West towards Bräunlingen Preceding station Breisgau S-Bahn Following station Donaueschingen towards Freiburg Hbf S10 Terminus
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History

The building was built before 1869. The station was owned by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway (Großherzoglich Badische Staatseisenbahnen). Since, however, it was the terminus of the Rottweil–Villingen railway of the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen), a locomotive shed and residential building for railway staff were operated by the Württemberg Railways in Villingen in Baden. The two railways shared a goods shed.^[5]

The central block of the present-day entrance building has been renovated several times, most recently on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Villingen in 1999.

The Black Forest Railway was electrified in 1972. The section from Offenburg to Villingen was electrified on 28 September 1975 and the line from Villingen to Constance in 1977.^[6] The electrification of the line to Villingen brought the amount of electrified railway in the West Germany to 10,000 km, which is marked by a memorial plaque at the station.

The station was upgraded to make it fully accessible ib 2020 and 2021. For this purpose two lifts were installed and the platforms were raised to allow the level boarding of trains. The cost was €15.8 million and the city contributed €1.2m, the state €0.5m and the rest was funded by Deutsche Bahn.^[7]

Rail services

There are direct connections to, among other places, Ulm, Konstanz, Karlsruhe and Neustadt im Schwarzwald.

Long distance

Villingen (Schwarzw) station is served by a pair of InterCity services operated by Deutsche Bahn, called the Bodensee ("Lake Constance"), running between Emden and Konstanz. Frequently the station is used in the summer months to reach the tourist regions of the Black Forest and Constance. The pair of IC services called Schwarzwald ("Black Forest") from Hamburg to Constance was discontinued in December 2014 due to low patronage.

Line	Route	Frequency
IC 35	Norddeich Mole – Emden Hbf – Münster (Westf) Hbf – Duisburg – Cologne – Bonn – Koblenz – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Offenburg – Villingen (Schwarzw) – Singen (Hohentwiel) – Konstanz	Some train pairs on weekends

Regional services

Line	Route	Frequency
RE 2	Karlsruhe – Baden-Baden – Achern – Offenburg – Villingen (Schwarzw) – Donaueschingen – Singen (Hohentwiel) – Konstanz	60 min
RE 55	(Triberg –) Villingen (Schwarzw) – Donaueschingen – Tuttlingen – Sigmaringen – Riedlingen – Schelklingen – Ulm Hbf	1 train daily
RB 42	Bräunlingen – Donaueschingen – Villingen (Schwarzw) – Schwenningen (Neckar) – Trossingen Bahnhof – Rottweil – Spaichingen – Tuttlingen – Immendingen – Blumberg-Zollhaus	60 min
S10	Villingen (Schwarzw) - Donaueschingen - Neustadt (Schwarzw) - Titisee - Freiburg	60 min

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Move Liniennetzplan" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg. January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
4. "Bahnhof Villingen" (in German). Südbaden. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. Georg von Morlok (1890). Die Königlich Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen: Rückschau auf deren Erbauung während der Jahre 1835–1889 unter Berücksichtigung ihrer geschichtlichen, technischen und finanziellen Momente und Ergebnisse (in German). p. 137.
6. "Baugeschichte der Schwarzwaldbahn" (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
7. "Bahnhof Villingen modernisiert und barrierefrei ausgebaut" (in German). Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

External links

• "Bahnhof Villingen" (in German). Südbaden. Retrieved 10 June 2016.