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Enkenbach station
Enkenbach station is the only station in Enkenbach-Alsenborn in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has two platforms tracks and is located in the network of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar transport association, VRN) and belongs to fare zone 828. Its address is Bahnhofstraße 2.
It is located on the Alsenz Valley Railway (Alsenztalbahn, Hochspeyer–Bad Münster) and was put into service on 29 October 1870 with the opening of the section from Hochspeyer to Winnweiler. On 16 May of the following year it was opened over its whole length. In 1875, the station became the eastern end of the Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway, which formed a shorter route for trains from the Alsenz line to Kaiserslautern. In 1932, the Eis Valley Railway (Eistalbahn, Grünstadt–Eisenberg), which was opened in 1876, was extended through to Enkenbach. Between Eiswoog and Enkenbach, the latter line has now been closed.
The station is located on the eastern edge of the Enkenbach district of the Enkenbach-Alsenborn municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate. The local streets of Bahnhofstraße and Klosterbach run to the west of and parallel to it. Rosenhofstraße – which is also marked as state route 395 – crosses the southern station area. Just east of the station is the village of Alsenborn. It has parking, bicycle parking, a bus stop and a barrier-free entrance.
The Alsenz Valley Railway runs in the station area from the south-southeast to the north-northwest. South of Enkenbach the otherwise two-track line has only one track. The Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway reaches the station from a south-west direction in a 90-degree curve. The Eis Valley Railway, which has been closed in this area, crossed the Alsenz line north of the station, and then entered the Stumpfwald via Alsenborn.
Around 1860, there were the first plans for a railway line along the Alsenz. This would have connected with the Neustadt–Wissembourg railway (Maximiliansbahn) and the section of the Palatine Ludwig Railway (Pfälzischen Ludwigsbahn, now mainly the Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway) immediately west of Neustadt as a through route in the north–south direction. Since Enkenbach itself is not on the river, it was unclear whether the line would have passed through it. The town of Otterberg, which lies further west, sought, for example, a route through its territory. However, the competent engineer rejected this and recommended a route through Enkenbach to Hochspeyer, since this was topographically easier.
The Hochspeyer–Winnweiler section was opened on 29 October 1870 and on 16 May of the following year, the line to Münster was completed. In the beginning, Enkenbach was a stop for long-distance trains towards Neustadt and Kaiserslautern.
Although the line connected towards Kaiserslautern at Hochspeyer station, the municipality felt the route through Hochspeyer was inconvenient. Therefore, the Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway was opened on 15 May 1875.
Already during the planning of the Eis Valley Railway, which opened in 1876 and ran from Grünstadt to Eisenberg, there were plans to extend it to Enkenbach in the long term. This would have also given the shortest possible connection between Kaiserslautern and Worms. However, the resistance of Bavaria prevented the connection being built. At the beginning of the 20th century, construction was prevented by the First World War.
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Enkenbach station
Enkenbach station is the only station in Enkenbach-Alsenborn in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has two platforms tracks and is located in the network of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar transport association, VRN) and belongs to fare zone 828. Its address is Bahnhofstraße 2.
It is located on the Alsenz Valley Railway (Alsenztalbahn, Hochspeyer–Bad Münster) and was put into service on 29 October 1870 with the opening of the section from Hochspeyer to Winnweiler. On 16 May of the following year it was opened over its whole length. In 1875, the station became the eastern end of the Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway, which formed a shorter route for trains from the Alsenz line to Kaiserslautern. In 1932, the Eis Valley Railway (Eistalbahn, Grünstadt–Eisenberg), which was opened in 1876, was extended through to Enkenbach. Between Eiswoog and Enkenbach, the latter line has now been closed.
The station is located on the eastern edge of the Enkenbach district of the Enkenbach-Alsenborn municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate. The local streets of Bahnhofstraße and Klosterbach run to the west of and parallel to it. Rosenhofstraße – which is also marked as state route 395 – crosses the southern station area. Just east of the station is the village of Alsenborn. It has parking, bicycle parking, a bus stop and a barrier-free entrance.
The Alsenz Valley Railway runs in the station area from the south-southeast to the north-northwest. South of Enkenbach the otherwise two-track line has only one track. The Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway reaches the station from a south-west direction in a 90-degree curve. The Eis Valley Railway, which has been closed in this area, crossed the Alsenz line north of the station, and then entered the Stumpfwald via Alsenborn.
Around 1860, there were the first plans for a railway line along the Alsenz. This would have connected with the Neustadt–Wissembourg railway (Maximiliansbahn) and the section of the Palatine Ludwig Railway (Pfälzischen Ludwigsbahn, now mainly the Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway) immediately west of Neustadt as a through route in the north–south direction. Since Enkenbach itself is not on the river, it was unclear whether the line would have passed through it. The town of Otterberg, which lies further west, sought, for example, a route through its territory. However, the competent engineer rejected this and recommended a route through Enkenbach to Hochspeyer, since this was topographically easier.
The Hochspeyer–Winnweiler section was opened on 29 October 1870 and on 16 May of the following year, the line to Münster was completed. In the beginning, Enkenbach was a stop for long-distance trains towards Neustadt and Kaiserslautern.
Although the line connected towards Kaiserslautern at Hochspeyer station, the municipality felt the route through Hochspeyer was inconvenient. Therefore, the Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach railway was opened on 15 May 1875.
Already during the planning of the Eis Valley Railway, which opened in 1876 and ran from Grünstadt to Eisenberg, there were plans to extend it to Enkenbach in the long term. This would have also given the shortest possible connection between Kaiserslautern and Worms. However, the resistance of Bavaria prevented the connection being built. At the beginning of the 20th century, construction was prevented by the First World War.
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