page_title: Karlsruhe–Mühlacker railway
section_title: Route
hierarchical_section_title: Karlsruhe–Mühlacker railway / Operations / Route
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Wagen 858 der Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft vom Type GT8-100D, Ort: Karlsruhe-Grötzingen bei der Einmündung der Kraichgaubahn in die KBS 770, Zugnummer: 84773.English: AVG car of type GT8-100D, location: Karlsruhe-Grötzingen at branch of Kraichgaubahn from KBS 770, train number: 84773
context_page_description: The Karlsruhe–Mühlacker railway is a railway line in the west of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was built between 1859 and 1863 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It was built as the second connection between the networks of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway and the Royal Württemberg State Railways and it still constitutes an important east-west route in southern Germany.
  The starting point at the Baden end was originally Durlach, where it connects with the Rhine Valley Railway. The line was later extended to the old Karlsruhe station. From Durlach the line runs through the Pfinz and Kämpfelbach valleys, passing over the watershed between the Rhine and Neckar in a tunnel near Pforzheim, and follows the Enz river east of Pforzheim to Mühlacker.
  Since the end of 2010, Deutsche Bahn has called the line between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe the Residenzbahn. This name was the result of a public competition.
context_section_description: The main line is operated by Deutsche Bahn, as a double-track electrified main line. In 1941, a connecting curve was built in Mühlacker from the former terminus of the Baden State Railways on track 50 to the Western Railway towards Bretten so that direct trains between Pforzheim and Bruchsal would not have to reverse in Mühlacker.
  Wilferdingen-Singen station is called Remchingen by the Karlsruhe Transport Association (Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund) for Stadtbahn services, while Deutsche Bahn uses the old name for its services.
  The Stadtbahn track between Grötzingen and Söllingen is operated by AVG as a single-track branch line. There are passing loops at Krappmühlenweg and Berghausen. In Söllingen a two-track terminus has been built. In Grötzingen station and north of Söllingen Reetzstraße station there are crossovers to the Deutsche Bahn main line.
caption: Karlsruhe Stadtbahn line S5 service at the junction with the Kraichgau Railway at Oberaustraße stop
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