Busenbach–Ittersbach railway
The railway line Busenbach - Ittersbach is a railway line in the northern Black Forest. The mostly single-track and continuous electrified branch line branches off in Waldbronn - Busenbach of the Albtalbahn - with which it is operationally and historically closely linked - and performs as a spur track to Ittersbach. Responsible railway infrastructure company is Albtal traffic -Gesellschaft (AVG ), which also operates as the sole railway companies around the 14.4 km long track. Originally the railway Busenbach - Ittersbach formed an operational unit with the subsequent Pforzheimer small train of Ittersbach to Pforzheim. Initially, the total distance Busenbach - Pforzheim was meterspurig, later the treated portion here was converted to standard gauge, while the remaining portion to Pforzheim decommissioned.
History
Meter track time
After Busenbach by the Albtalbahn on May 14 1898 - which also was initially meterspurig - received connection to Karlsruhe, went on 10 April 1899 the original 12.6 km long section Busenbach - Ittersbach in operation. The extension to Brötzingen, then a suburb of Pforzheim, followed on January 2, 1900. The line was initially navigate even with steam locomotives.
As the Albtalbahn also the route of Busenbach to Pforzheim by the West German Railway Company (WEG ) was built, which finally in 1898 to the newly founded subsidiary Badische local railways Aktien-Gesellschaft ( BLEAG ) earned.
1911 also the route of Busenbach after Ittersbach was electrified, the driving voltage was initially 8000 and later 8800 volts. Uses this was single-phase alternating current with 25 Hertz. Technical problems and lack of power station coal forced the BLEAG 1917 to adjust the electrical equipment on the Busenbacher branch line, the top line was consequently reduced.
In the wake of the global economic crisis, the BLEAG increasingly came under pressure and therefore put the unprofitable operation between Busenbach and Ittersbach early 1931. The remaining piece to Pforzheim, however, was sold to the city of Pforzheim and is now operated by it.
Also operation between Busenbach and Ittersbach could be resumed only after the acquisition of BLEAG by the German railway operating company ( DEBG ) in 1932. By 1936, the line was finally electrified again.
To April 1, 1957 finally took the AVG the route. Unlike the neighboring Albtalbahn the route Ittersbach by the AVG was not umgespurt under running operation, but temporarily shut down 14 November 1964.
Normal track time
It was not until nearly two years after the cessation of trading on June 30, 1966 of the 6.8 -kilometer section to section Langensteinbach South was umgespurt. He has since been electrified with 750 volts DC. The new terminal Langensteinbach South replaced while the former breakpoint Langensteinbach rest home from the narrow gauge time.
The 5.8 km long remaining section to Ittersbach was due to low demand breastfeeding continues. Only with the community, founded in 1971 Karlovy Vary his decree to rebuild. On October 16, 1975, this section could be reopened. To help to bind Spielberg, the new track from the Langensteinbach station from the old Taltrasse from the time deviated from around the turn of the century - but was extended by 1.8 kilometers. At the same time the operation ended on the 1966 vice sprint 1.9 km long section Langensteinbach - Langensteinbach South. In return, it was extended in Ittersbach by 600 meters, there has since lead the new section Ittersbach station - Ittersbach City Hall the route closer to the center approach than was the case with the narrow gauge railway.
In 1972, the breakpoint Reichenbach Kurpark went into operation before the railway from 1977 to 1979 was between this and the Reichenbach station traced out new and shortened by about 600 meters. 2006, the route between the station and Busenbach Reichenbach gardens were laid over a newly built bridge over the L564, whereby an equal-height level crossing was eliminated.
On 28 November 2011, the newly established breakpoint Langensteinbach Schießhüttenstraße fields and, subsequently, the 1.3 km long section of dual track was opened to Langensteinbach. For this accounted for the scrim in this area siding on the company Ritter / paradigm, formerly Hummel.
Operation
The Itter Bacher route is today served on weekdays during the day every 30 minutes from the line S11 of the Stadtbahn Karlsruhe, until 1994 both the bathroom Herrenalber and the Itter Bacher Streckenast were thereby designated as line A. The trains to and from Ittersbach operate on the Albtalbahn through to Karlsruhe and beyond usually to a destination at the Hardt Railway. At peak periods, additional express trains strengthen the offer. Freight transport will take no more.
The platform height is at almost all stations 38 inches, turning loops allow in Langensteinbach St. Barbara and Ittersbach City Hall turning of facility vehicles. The total route will be operated by the travel service regulations for the operation not federally owned railways (FV -NE). In Ittersbach there is a depot.