Main Station / Hauptbahnhof - Heidelberg, Germany
N 49° 24.262 E 008° 40.555
32U E 476488 N 5472459
Heidelberg main station building is an important architectural heritage. / Das Gebäude des Heidelberger Hauptbahnhofes steht unter Denkmalschutz.
Waymark Code: WMFQYZ
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/21/2012
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On 5 May 1955 the new building of the main station was opened by Theodor Heuss. It was designed by Helmuth Conradi (1903–1973) in the style of the Stuttgart School of architecture. In the main hall there is a mural of sun-god helios (see WMFQYF) and a compass rose (see WMFQYM) from that time.
Am 5 Mai 1955 wurde das neue Gebäude des Hauptbahnhofs von Theodor Heuss eingeweiht. Es stammt vom Architekten Helmuth Conradi (1903–1973) im Stil der Stuttgarter Schule. In der Haupthalle befinden sich ein Wandkunstwerk des Sonnengottes Helios (siehe WMFQYF) und eine Kompaßrose (siehe WMFQYM) von 1955.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
It is still used as a DB train station, category 2, through station (Durchgangsbahnhof), serving many local lines and some Intercity/Eurocity connections.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Main-Neckar-Bahn (650), Schifferstadt–Mannheim–Heidelberg (665), Mannheim–Forbach (670), Baden-Kurpfalz-Bahn (701), Neckartalbahn (705)
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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