Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof

Geschichte

Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof is the main station in the city of Pforzheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.HistoryThe first Pforzheim station was opened on the 3 July 1861 on the route Karlsruhe-Mühlacker from the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway. With the opening of the Enztalbahn to Wildbad (June 11, 1868) and the Nagold Valley Railway to Horb (June 1, 1874) Pforzheim developed to a port station with considerable traffic. Both routes were operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways, they received their own platform tracks to the west of the station. The station building was built in 1861 in the Neoclassic style. It was destroyed on 23. February 1945 through the Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II.1958 new buildingThe new station building was opened in June 1958. The architect was Helmuth Conradi (1903-1973), who already had designed the reception building of the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof, opened in 1955. Since 1989 the station is a cultural heritage monument.Rail servicesThe station is served by several lines operated at regular intervals, including an Interregio-Express/ Regional-Express line, a Regionalbahn line and two Karlsruhe Stadtbahn lines. It is of minor importance for long-distance transport: only one InterCity service operates at two hourly intervals along with a pair of EuroNight services.