Singen(Hohentwiel)   | |||||||
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 The Station and forecourt in 2006 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Other names | Singen (Hohentw), Singen (Htw) | ||||||
| Location | Bahnhofstrasse 2 Singen,Baden-Württemberg Germany | ||||||
| Coordinates | 47°45′30.377″N8°50′25.379″E / 47.75843806°N 8.84038306°E /47.75843806; 8.84038306 | ||||||
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | ||||||
| Owned by | DB Netz | ||||||
| Operated by | DB Station&Service | ||||||
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| Platforms | |||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Accessible | Yes (4 low platforms) | ||||||
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| Station code | 5865[2] | ||||||
| DS100 code | RSI[1] | ||||||
| IBNR | 8000073 | ||||||
| Category | 2[2] | ||||||
| Fare zone | 2 (Verkehrsverbund Hegau-Bodensee [de])[3] | ||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1863 (1863) | ||||||
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Singen (Hohentwiel) station is an important regional railwayjunction station and interchange station in the town ofSingen in the south of the German state ofBaden-Württemberg. Three railways now meet there, but in the past five lines connected to it. The station is served byInterCity trains on theStuttgart–Zurich route and several regional trains.
It is one of three railway stations in Singen, the other two beingSingen-Landesgartenschau andSingen-Industriegebiet.
Deutsche Bahn officially call the stationSingen (Hohentwiel), in reference to theHohentwiel, theHausberg of Singen, to distinguish it fromSingen (Thür) located in Singen part of the town ofStadtilm,Thuringia. Because of its size and its significance for thedistrict of Konstanz, the station is sometimes referred to as Singen Hauptbahnhof (lit. 'Singen mainstation') locally. In addition, the abbreviationsSingen (Hohentw),Singen (Htw) and justSingen are used.
Singen is near the starting point of theImmendingen–Horb andHorb–Stuttgart line (Gäu Railway,Gäubahn) toStuttgart Hbf. On this line, the city is a stop forInterCity services between Stuttgart, Singen,Schaffhausen andZurich HB. In addition, trains on theBlack Forest Railway (Badische Schwarzwaldbahn), connecting SingenOffenburg and Konstanz stop in Singen. TheHigh Rhine Railway (Hochrheinbahn) provides connections toWaldshut andBasel Bad Bf towards west and toRadolfzell andKonstanz towards east. Singen is also the terminus of theEtzwilen–Singen railway line, which is aheritage railway since 2007.
Singen owes its development from a farming village into industrial town primarily to its role as a railway junction. The railway reached the village for the first time in 1863, when the Upper Rhine Railway was completed from Basel toKonstanz (Constance). Ten years later, the Black Forest Railway was completed from Offenburg to Konstanz, connecting with the Upper Rhine Railway in Singen. TheEtzwilen–Singen railway to Switzerland completed the main lines connecting with Singen.
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Large Swiss companies established their German branch factories in Singen, not least because of its good rail connection. The factory workers were now brought to work in Singen in great numbers by train. A local commuter railway, theRanden Railway (Randenbahn), was built in 1912, but it was closed in 1966.
The railway used to be one of the largest employers in Singen. The first station building was soon replaced by a more solid building, which still stands today with small changes. The goods yard, which formerly stood on the other side of the tracks with sidings connecting directly from the factories, soon became too small. Therefore, a new freight yard was built in 1927.
The section of theHigh Rhine Railway between Schaffhausen and Singen was electrified in 1989.
ICE trainsets 403 015 and 403 515 (ICE 3, class 403) were given the name ofSingen (Hohentwiel) in Singen station on 7 June 2008.
| Platform | Length in m[4] | Height in cm[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 487 | 38 |
| 2 | 334 | 55 |
| 3 | 334 | 55 |
| 4 | 476 | 55 |
| 5 | 476 | 55 |
| 6 | 110 | 38 |
| 7 | 152 | 38 |
| 8 | 125 | 38 |
Singen is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Switzerland using direct services without intermediate stops. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by German officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined theSchengen Area in 2008.
Singen (Hohentwiel) has been part of the VHB (Verkehrsverbund Hegau-Bodensee,lit. 'Hegau-Bodensee Transport Association') since its inception in 1996.
Singen station is served by Intercity services at hourly intervals fromStuttgart via Singen and Schaffhausen toZurich. Every two hours, it is served bySwiss Federal Railways (SBB) services hauled byTaurus locomotives of theÖsterreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB). In the other hour, it is served by Deutsche BahnInterCity 2 services. From this there is a connection in Singen to an IC to Zurich, which also runs with SBB cars. Individual IC 2 services run from Singen to Konstanz instead of Zurich.[5]
Furthermore, on weekends two pairs of InterCity services (IC35), operating as theBodensee (Lake Constance), connect Konstanz withNorddeich andEmden.[5]
A pair of IC services calledSchwarzwald ("Black Forest") was operated fromHamburg to Konstanz, replacing one of the hourly cycle of regional services, until its discontinuation in December 2014 and it was then replaced by another regional train between Offenburg and Konstanz.
From 1998–2006, Singen was an intermediate stop of the formerCisalpino service betweenStuttgart andMilan (Italy).[6]
| Line | Route | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC 87 /RE 87 | Stuttgart –Böblingen –Horb –Rottweil –Tuttlingen –Singen | –Konstanz | Hourly |
| –Schaffhausen –Zurich | |||
In addition, theSchienenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (SVG) operates FEX services on Saturday/Sunday and during holidays.[7]
| Line | Route | Frequency | Operator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEXSüdbahn | Singen –Radolfzell – Überlingen Therme –Friedrichshafen Stadt –Ravensburg –Aulendorf –Ulm –Plochingen – Stuttgart | limited service | SVG Stuttgart | |
| FEXBodensee II | Stuttgart – Böblingen – Horb – Tuttlingen – Engen –Singen – Radolfzell – Konstanz | limited service | ||
In regional transport,Regional-Express (RE) andRegionalbahn (RB) services (previously also anInterregio-Express, IRE) stop at Singen, giving through connections toKarlsruhe, Stuttgart, Basel, Konstanz andUlm viaFriedrichshafen.
The station is also served by regionalS-Bahn routes. The S6 of theBodensee S-Bahn connects Singen to, among other places,Engen as well asRadolfzell, Konstanz and other municipalities on Lake Constance. This service was previously operated as theSeehas, named after a mythical "lake hare".[8] The S62 (nicknamedRhyhas) ofSchaffhausen S-Bahn links Singen withSchaffhausen.[9] A connecting service (S65) runs from Schaffhausen toJestetten.
| Line | Route | Frequency | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE 2 | Karlsruhe –Baden-Baden –Achern –Offenburg –Villingen (Schwarzw) –Singen – Radolfzell – Konstanz | Every 60 minutes | DB Regio Baden-Württemberg |
| RE 3 | Basel Bad Bf –Rheinfelden (Baden) –Bad Säckingen –Waldshut –Schaffhausen –Singen (–Radolfzell –Friedrichshafen Stadt –Friedrichshafen Hafen /Ulm) | Every 60/120 minutes | |
| RE 4 | Stuttgart –Böblingen –Herrenberg –Eutingen im Gäu – Horb – Rottweil – Tuttlingen –Singen – Radolfzell – Konstanz | One train pair at weekends | |
| RE 43 | Singen –Engen –Tuttlingen –Rottweil | Some trains | SWEG |
| RB 31 | Singen – Radolfzell – Überlingen – Friedrichshafen Stadt | Several trains | DB Regio Baden-Württemberg |
| S6 | Engen –Mühlhausen (b Engen) –Singen – Radolfzell –Allensbach – Konstanz | Every 30 minutes | SBB GmbH |
| S62 | Schaffhausen –Herblingen –Thayngen –Bietingen –Gottmadingen –Singen (– Radolfzell) | Every 30 minutes | SBB GmbH |
(as of 2022)
Formerly theRanden railway (Randenbahn) ran from Singen to Beuren-Büßlingen. Most of this railway line is now dismantled.
TheEtzwilen–Singen railway (Etzwilerbahn) ran viaRielasingen toEtzwilen in Switzerland. Since 2007, the latter is aheritage railway operated byheritage trains[10] anddraisines.[11]
Freight is handled at acontainer terminal in the industrial area, which provides connections to Italy.
