Railway Lines in the Black Forest

Key Facts

• The Black Forest is served by public transport (including buses) across virtually the entire region.
• However, some smaller towns and villages are served only two or three times a day.
• Many hosts are happy to pick up their guests from the nearest train station.

Railway Lines in the Black Forest – Main Lines

Map: Railway Lines in the Black Forest

1. The west-east connection from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart and on to Munich.
2. The Karlsruhe–Basel Rhine Valley line is one of the most important railway lines in Germany and is used by the ICE as well as all other categories of trains.
3. The Stuttgart–Singen Gäubahn (continuing to Zurich) runs along the eastern edge of the Black Forest.
4. The Offenburg–Singen Black Forest Railway is certainly the best-known railway line in the Black Forest, as well as the best-developed cross-connection.
5. The Höllentalbahn railway traverses the southern Black Forest from Freiburg via Titisee-Neustadt to Donaueschingen.

Secondary Lines

1. Albtal Railway Karlsruhe–Bad Herrenalb (operated by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn)
2. Nagold Valley Railway (Kulturbahn) Pforzheim–Hochdorf–Horb am Neckar
3. Murg Valley Railway Rastatt–Freudenstadt (operated by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn)
4. Gäubahn: Freudenstadt–Hochdorf–Eutingen im Gäu–Horb a.N.
5. Kinzigtal Railway (Offenburg–Freudenstadt)
6. Achertal Railway (Achern–Ottenhöfen)
7. Renchtal Railway (Appenweier–Bad Griesbach)
8. Elztal Railway Denzlingen–Elzach (Breisgau S-Bahn Freiburg)
9. Three Lakes Railway (Titisee–Schluchsee–Seebrugg). The Feldberg-Bärental station—Germany's highest-altitude standard-gauge railway station—is located along the line.
10. Münstertal Railway (Bad Krozingen–Münstertal)
11. Wiesental Railway (Basel–Zell im Wiesental)
12. High Rhine Railway (Basel–Singen)

Bus Connections

• In addition to the railway lines, there are numerous bus connections linking towns without direct rail access to the local public transport network. Listing them all would be beyond the scope of this overview; you can find information and timetables online at Deutsche Bahn.