Erzingen (Baden) station is a railway station in the Erzingen district of the municipality of Klettgau, located in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1] The station is located very close to the German border with Switzerland and is the first stop in Germany for passengers travelling away from Schaffhausen and towards Basel.
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Location | Hauptstraße 78 Klettgau, Baden-Württemberg Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°39′34.348″N 8°25′48.443″E / 47.65954111°N 8.43012306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | DB Netz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | DB Station&Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | High Rhine Railway (KBS 730) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 345.6 km (214.7 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connections | Südbadenbus bus lines[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 1669 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DS100 code | RERZ[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IBNR | 8001865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | 4[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 (WTV ),[2] 840 and 848 - Ostwind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station building was completed in 1863.
The railway line from Erzingen to Schaffhausen was electrified and tracks along almost the entire route were doubled, allowing for more frequent services to run. The electrification of the line from Erzingen to Waldshut as well as from Waldshut on to Basel Badischer Bahnhof has also been agreed on and is planned.[4][5]
Train services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Erzingen (Baden):[6][7]
- Interregio-Express RE 3: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Singen (Hohentwiel); every other train continues from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof.
- Regionalbahn RB 30: some trains between Erzingen and Basel Bad Bf.
- Schaffhausen S-Bahn S64: half-hourly service to Schaffhausen.
The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.
Customs
editErzingen is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in Erzingen station or on board trains by German officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[8][9]
Station services
editThe station building was partially refurbished in 2018. A hotel, café-bakery and dental practice are located in the building.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
- ^ a b "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen des Waldshuter Tarifverbundes" (PDF) (in German). Waldshuter Tarifverbund. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Waldshut-Tiengen: Einigung bei Elektrifizierung der Hochrheinbahn". 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Hochrheinbahn: Deutsche Bahn beim Ausbau weiter im vereinbarten Zeitplan".
- ^ "Basel - Waldshut - Schaffhausen - Singen Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Singen - Schaffhausen - Waldshut - Basel Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete".
- ^ "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Klettgau-Erzingen: Beim ehemaligen Bahnhofsgebäude in Erzingen sind nun eine Zahnarztpraxis und eine Bäckerei am Zug". 5 November 2018.
External links
edit- Media related to Erzingen (Baden) station at Wikimedia Commons
- Erzingen (Baden) station – Deutsche Bahn