Enz Valley Railway

Enz Valley Railway
Overview
Native name	Enztalbahn
Line number	4850 (Pforzheim–Hochdorf) 4851 (Brötzingen–Bad Wildbad) 4853 (Pforzheim–Brötzingen)
Locale	Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini	Pforzheim Hbf 48°53′38″N 8°42′11″E / 48.8938°N 8.7030°E / 48.8938; 8.7030 (Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof) Bad Wildbad Kurpark 48°44′55″N 8°33′02″E / 48.7487°N 8.5505°E / 48.7487; 8.5505 (Bad Wildbad Kurpark station)
Service
Route number	710.6 ex 302a
Technical
Line length	23.7 km (14.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend Nagold Valley Railway from Pforzheim Hbf 0.00 Pforzheim-Brötzingen (until 2002) Nagold Valley Railway to Horb 0.34 Brötzingen Sandweg (since 2002) 1.09 Brötzingen Wohnlichstraße (since 2002) 2.27 Birkenfeld 5.84 Engelsbrand 7.45 Neuenbürg Enz Schloßberg Tunnel (135 m) 8.08 Neuenbürg Süd Enz 9.40 Neuenbürg Freibad (since 2002) 10.50 Rotenbach (since 2002) 11.10 Rotenbach (b Neuenbürg) 12.08 Neuenbürg Eyachbrücke (since 2002) Eyach 13.23 Höfen an der Enz Nord (since 2002) 14.24 Höfen an der Enz 16.85 Calmbach 17.38 Calmbach Süd (since 2002) 18.74 Bad Wildbad Nord (since 2002) 19.76 Bad Wildbad Start of the neutral section (to this point 15 kV AC) System boundary EBO / BOStrab End of the neutral section (from this point 750 V DC) 20.15 Bad Wildbad Uhlandplatz/ Sommerbergbahn (since 2002) 20.79 Bad Wildbad Kurpark terminus of S 6 Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Enz Valley Railway (Enztalbahn or Enzbahn) is a 23.6 km (14.7 mi) long railway line in the northern part of the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The line runs from Pforzheim to Bad Wildbad and for its course runs close to the River Enz.^[2]

The line was opened by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway on 11 June 1868 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It is now integrated into the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn as line S 6.