Heilbronn Stadtbahn

East-west line
Overview
Line number	7712
Service
Route number	710.4
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (except Finanzamt–Pfühlpark)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (until ca. km 0.3) 750 V DC (ca. km 0.3 to ca. km 2.6)
Operating speed	80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend Kraichgau Railway from Karlsruhe Franconia Railway from Stuttgart Canal harbour 0.0 Heilbronn-Kanalbrücke depot System change EBO/BOStrab 0.2 Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Platz Franconia Railway to Würzburg to Crailsheim 0.6 Neckar-Turm/Kurt-Schumacher-Platz Neckar (Friedrich-Ebert Bridge) 0.9 Rathaus S41/S42 to Neckarsulm and Mosbach or Sinsheim 1.3 Harmonie 1.8 Friedensplatz 2.2 Finanzamt Bottwar Valley Railway 2.5 Pfühlpark from Heilbronn Hbf Richard-Becker-Straße System change BOStrab/EBO Heilbronn Pfühlpark junction to Crailsheim Source: German railway atlas[1]

Northern branch
Overview
Line number	4914
Service
Route number	710.41
Technical
Line length	6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	(EBO) max. axle load: 22.9t (BOStrab)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	190 m (623 ft) (EBO) 25 m (82 ft) (BOStrab)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (from km 3.90) 750 V DC (until km 3.90)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) (max)
Maximum incline	BOStrab: 1.998% EBO: 1.358%
Route map Legend 0.0 East–west line 0.2 Harmonie/Kunsthalle Harmonie/Hafenmarktpassage 0.7 Theater 1.0 Technisches Schulzentrum Crailsheim–Heilbronn railway Franconia Railway track 3 of the industrial railway (gauntlet track) 1.5 Industrieplatz track 3 of the industrial railway to Gla. Fa. W. Wüst 2.5 Hans-Rießer-Straße track 4 of the industrial railway track 4 of the industrial railway to Gla. Fa. Läpple Franconia Railway from Heilbronn Hbf Karl-Wüst Bridge 3.6 Kaufland 3.71 SWH/AVG border 4.586 System change BOStrab/EBO 4.6 Fa. Arcelor / Fa. Schrade siding 4.8 Neckarsulm Süd Heilbronn Neckar viaduct 5.8 Neckarsulm / Neckarsulm AVG 6.0 58.4 Franconia Railway to Bad Friedrichshall Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Heilbronn Stadtbahn is a three line tram-train system in city of Heilbronn in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is based on the Karlsruhe model and operated jointly by the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), the Stadtwerke Heilbronn (SWH) and Deutsche Bahn (DB). It operates on normal railways under the Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung (Ordinance on the Construction and Operation of Railways, EBO) and within Heilbronn under the Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Straßenbahnen (Ordinance on the Construction and Operation of Street Railways, BOStrab).

The oldest line of the system, the S4, was an extension of an existing line that had been operated by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn since 1992. It was extended in 1999 from Eppingen to Heilbronn and since 2001 it has continued over the new Heilbronn inner-city line (Heilbronner Innenstadtstrecke). In 2005, the line was extended to Öhringen, which is integrated into the Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller Nahverkehr ("Heilbronn Hohenlohe Hall local transport", HNV), a transport association (Verkehrsverbund) that is responsible for coordinating fares and transport investment. In 2013, the new S42 service was opened to Neckarsulm. Since 2014, this service has continued via Bad Friedrichshall to Sinsheim, while the new S41 service also runs via Bad Friedrichshall to Mosbach.