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| Route number: | 710.6 ex 302a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line number: | 4850 (Pforzheim–Hochdorf) 4851 (Brötzingen–Bad Wildbad) 4853 (Pforzheim–Brötzingen) |
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| Line length: | 23.7 km (14.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage: | 750 V DC DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage: | 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz AC AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Enz Valley Railway (German: Enztalbahn or Enzbahn) is a 23.6 km (14.7 mi) long railway line in the northern part of the Black Forest in Germany. The line runs from Pforzheim to Bad Wildbad and, for much of its course, runs alongside the River Enz.[1]
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The Enztalbahn was opened by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway on 11 June 1868 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. Until 2002 it was a single-tracked, non-electrified branch line of limited importance.
Subsequently, the line was taken over by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), and became line S6 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. The Enztalbahn itself was electrified to the normal German mainline railway system of 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz AC. However at the same time a street tramway extension was constructed serving two further stops in the centre of Bad Wildbad, and this was electrified at 750 V DC. The AVG operates the line using members of its fleet of dual-voltage tram-trains.[1]
After its takeover by the AVG, and its upgrade into a Stadtbahn route, more trains could be laid on and the number of passengers has climbed significantly.
The passenger services of the Enztalbahn are provided by route S6 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, which are operated by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft. The basic service frequency is one train per hour, with an additional train at some times of day. The S6 terminates at Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof, but connects there with services on the Karlsruhe Stadbahn's route S5, which operates through to Karlsruhe itself. At its penultimate stop in Bad Wildbad, the S6 also connects with the Sommerbergbahn funicular railway.[1][2]