Erzingen (Baden) station

Erzingen (Baden) station is a railway station in the Erzingen district of the municipality of Klettgau, located in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1] The station is located very close to the German border with Switzerland and is the first stop in Germany for passengers travelling away from Schaffhausen and towards Basel.

Erzingen (Baden)
The station in 2017
LocationHauptstraße 78
Klettgau, Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Coordinates47°39′34.348″N 8°25′48.443″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)High Rhine Railway (KBS 730)
Distance345.6 km (214.7 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof[1]
Platforms
Tracks3
Train operators
ConnectionsSüdbadenbus bus lines[2]
Other information
Station code1669
DS100 codeRERZ[1]
IBNR8001865
Category4[3]
Fare zone4 (WTV),[2] 840 and 848 - Ostwind
Services
Preceding station DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee Following station
Tiengen (Hochrhein)
towards Basel Bad Bf
 Schaffhausen
towards Aalen Hbf
Preceding station Schaffhausen S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S Trasadingen
towards Schaffhausen
Location

History

The station building was completed in 1863.

The railway line from Erzingen to Schaffhausen was electrified and tracks along almost the entire route were doubled, allowing for more frequent services to run. The electrification of the line from Erzingen to Waldshut as well as from Waldshut on to Basel Badischer Bahnhof has also been agreed on and is planned.[4][5]

Train services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Erzingen (Baden):[6][7]

The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tarif zones in both Germany and Switzerland.

Customs

Erzingen is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in Erzingen station or on board trains by German officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[8][9]

Station services

The station building was partially refurbished in 2018. A hotel, café-bakery and dental practice are located in the building.[10]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
  2. "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen des Waldshuter Tarifverbundes" (PDF) (in German). Waldshuter Tarifverbund. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. https://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/waldshut-tiengen/Einigung-bei-Elektrifizierung-der-Hochrheinbahn;art372623,8572504
  5. https://www.deutschebahn.com/pr-stuttgart-de/aktuell/presseinformationen/208-pm_hochrheinbahn_ausbau_weiter_im_zeitplan-5759002
  6. "Basel - Waldshut - Schaffhausen - Singen Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. "Singen - Schaffhausen - Waldshut - Basel Hochrheinstrecke" (PDF). Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn 2021 (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-s-schengen-entry-finally-complete/653802
  9. https://www.france24.com/en/20081212-land-borders-open-switzerland-enters-schengen-zone-
  10. https://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/klettgau/Beim-ehemaligen-Bahnhofsgebaeude-in-Erzingen-sind-nun-eine-Zahnarztpraxis-und-eine-Baeckerei-am-Zug;art372608,9948705
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