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| type = [[Railway station types in Germany|Bf]]
| image = Bahnhof_Merklingen_April_2021_3.jpg
| caption = Construction status April 2021
| address = Mühlweg 100<br>89188 [[Merklingen]]
| borough = [[Baden-Württemberg]]
Line 55 ⟶ 56:
The tracks for the trains passing through are located on the inside, the platform tracks on the outside.<ref>{{cite web|title=Info event Merklingen train station|url=https://www.bahnprojekt-stuttgart-ulm.de/no_cache/mediathek/detail/download/infoveranstaltung-bahnhof-merklingen/mediaParameter/download/Medium/|publisher=[[Deutsche Bahn]]|language=German|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> They have a length of 600 meters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Determination of the absence of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) pursuant to Section 3a of the German Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVPG) for the project "NBS Wendlingen - Ulm, PfA 2.3, 5th plan amendment, Merklingen station (Swabian Alb)", route 4813, in Merklingen|url=https://www.eba.bund.de/SharedDocs/Publikationen/DE/PF/Archiv/Archiv_2016/BW028.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2|date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133634/http://www.eba.bund.de/SharedDocs/Publikationen/DE/PF/Archiv/Archiv_2016/BW028.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2|publisher=[[Federal Railway Authority]]|language=German|archive-date=11 August 2016|accessdate=25 February 2023}}</ref> The entire station has a [[ballastless track]], and [[ETCS Level 2]] is used as the [[train protection system]] without conventional [[Railway signal|signals]]. Between the four entry signals there are eight exit signals (as ETCS Stop Marker) and three block indicators. The system is controlled by the Merklingen [[train dispatcher]] from the Neckartal [[computer-based interlocking]] sub-center.<ref name=route />
[[File:Bahnhof_Merklingen_April_2021_2.jpg|alt=|thumb|View from platform at track 1 in direction Ulm (state of construction April 2021)]]
The [[platform height]] is 76 cm, after a height of 55 cm was originally planned. The useful length of the two platforms is 210 m. Threading into and out of the platform tracks can take place at 100 km/h.<ref name="railroad">{{citation|author=Stefan Kielbassa, Florian Schwarzbauer, Klaus Homberg|date=2019|editor=[[Verband Deutscher Eisenbahn-Ingenieure]]|isbn=978-3-87154-624-2|issn=0934-5930|language=de|location=Hamburg|pages=169–191|periodical=Jahrbuch für Schienenverkehr & Technik|publisher=DVV Media Group|series=[[Der Eisenbahningenieur|Eisenbahn-Ingenieur-Kompendium]]|title=Neubaustrecke Wendlingen–Ulm: Die Bahnanlagen bei Merklingen}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The southern platform track is referred to as track 1 and the northern platform track as track 4.<ref name="route" />
The longitudinal gradient of the line is around 5 per mille in the station and is compensated for by measures in the platform design.<ref name=railroad />
Line 114 ⟶ 115:
In 2019, with the exception of the elevator paving, the civil engineering work was completed. In 2020 and 2021, work was carried out on the superstructure and track. The work was completed at the end of 2021 and test runs on the line started in 2022.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXv2yq-BnhU ''Nächster Halt: Bahnhof Merklingen – Schwäbische Alb.'' Zeitrafferfilm 2020/2021] (in German) DB Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm. Retrieved 25 February 2023</ref> In 2022, work continued on the parking lot, including a bus shelter, bicycle storage hall, which will be completed in 2023 with the roofing of the parking lot with a photovoltaic system and e-car charging stations.
== Transport connection ==
=== Rail ===
Since December 11, 2022, the [[Interregio-Express]] line IRE 200 from {{station|Wendlingen (Neckar)}} to Ulm Hauptbahnhof and back serves the station hourly. It is operated by DB Regio Baden-Württemberg and is listed in the timetable under table number 750.1. Long-distance trains, on the other hand, pass through it without stopping.
Once [[Stuttgart 21]] goes into operation in December 2025, the station will be served by trains on the Karlsruhe-Stuttgart-Ulm-Friedrichshafen line. The travel time to Stuttgart main station will be 31 minutes, to Stuttgart airport long-distance station 20 minutes and to Ulm 11 minutes.<ref>{{Literatur |Titel=Stündlich Direktverbindung nach Stuttgart und Ulm |Sammelwerk=[[Reutlinger General-Anzeiger]] |Datum=2016-09-07 |ZDB=126415-1}}</ref>
The state of Baden-Württemberg planned to invite tenders for regional traffic on the new line when the exact completion date of the line is clear.<ref>{{Literatur |Titel=Wirkt sich Vergabe von Bahnstrecken auf Bahnhalt aus? |Sammelwerk=[[Schwäbische Zeitung]] |Datum=2015-11-19 |Seiten=17 | In June 2018, preliminary information was published by the state on the advance operation of regional traffic via [[Wendlingen]].<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.landtag-bw.de/files/live/sites/LTBW/files/dokumente/WP16/Drucksachen/6000/16_6861_D.pdf |titel=Kleine Anfragedes Abg. Manuel Hagel CDU und Antwort des Ministeriums für Verkehr |titelerg=Vorlaufbetrieb zwischen dem Regionalbahnhof Merklingenund Ulm |werk=landtag-bw.de |hrsg=Landtag von Baden-Württemberg |seiten=2, 3 |datum=2019-08-29 |format=PDF |abruf=2019-12-28}}</ref> The contract for regional services between Wendlingen, Merklingen and Ulm was announced in October 2020. In the first stage, an hourly service between Ulm and Merklingen and a 2-hour service between Ulm and Wendlingen are planned with a total of around 600,000 train kilometers per year. In a second stage, the start of which is not yet clear, an hourly frequency between Ulm and Wendlingen with around 800,000 train kilometers per year is planned. The contract is to run for five years, with termination by the customer possible for the first time in December 2025.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:463227-2020:TEXT:DE:HTML |titel=Deutschland-Stuttgart: Öffentlicher Schienentransport/öffentliche Schienenbeförderung |titelerg=2020/S 192-463227 |werk=ted.europa.eu |datum=2020-10-02 |archiv-url= |abruf=2020-10-02}}</ref>
According to information from mid 2020, it should not initially be possible to implement a planned hourly service between Wendlingen and Ulm due to the existing infrastructure and the long-distance operating program.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.landtag-bw.de/files/live/sites/LTBW/files/dokumente/WP16/Drucksachen/8000/16_8478_D.pdf |titel=Antrag der Abg. Martin Rivoir u. a. SPD und Stellungnahme des Ministeriums für Verkehr |titelerg=Bestellung von Zügen für den Bahnhalt Merklingen |hrsg=Landtag von Baden-Württemberg |datum=2020-07-13 |format=PDF |abruf=2020-08-15}}</ref> Inzwischen ist ein je Richtung stündliches Angebot zwischen Wendlingen, Merklingen und Ulm geplant.<ref>{{Literatur |Titel=Stuttgart 21 PLUS |Sammelwerk=[[Drehscheibe (Zeitschrift)|Drehscheibe]] |Nummer=311 |Datum=2021 |ISSN=0934-2230 |Seiten=83–86 |ZDB=1283841-x}}</ref> The journey time to Ulm is to be 12 minutes, to Wendlingen 14 minutes. From 5 a.m. to midnight, trains in both directions are to depart at minute 39. The departure times are to change when Stuttgart 21 goes into operation in December 2025.<ref name="scheffold-2021-06-16">{{Internetquelle |autor=Heiner Scheffold |url=https://service.alb-donau-kreis.de/bi/getfile.php?id=6331&type=do |titel=Busanbindung Bahnhof Merklingen ab Dezember 2022 |werk=service.alb-donau-kreis.de |hrsg=Landratsamt Alb-Donau-Kreis |seiten=2 |datum=2021-06-16 |format=PDF |abruf=2021-07-17}}</ref>
Original plans envisaged a continuation of the trains to [[Würzburg Hauptbahnhof|Würzburg]], which would result in an increase in travel time that would have to be compensated for on the other lines. The stop in Merklingen causes a travel time extension of 2:40 minutes. One minute of this should be compensated by an earlier departure in Würzburg. Without further compensation, the transition time between the fast regional service and the service to [[Allgäu]] would be reduced from 5 to 3.5 minutes at [[Aulendorf station]].<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=Katja Korf |Titel=Abgeordnete fürchten um Südbahn-Vorteile |Sammelwerk=[[Schwäbische Zeitung]] |Datum=2016-11-19 |Seiten=2 | The impact on the Württemberg Southern Railway is to be compensated for, among other things, by faster train driver changes in {{station|Friedrichshafen Hafen}}.<ref>{{Literatur |Titel=Kurz berichtet |Sammelwerk=[[Schwäbische Zeitung]] |Datum=2016-11-24 |Seiten=2}}</ref> In the meantime, a through connection to [[Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof|Karlsruhe]] instead of Würzburg is planned.
The first expert draft of the ''Deutschlandtakt'' presented in October 2018 also envisages an hourly connection to Merklingen station, with a 160 km/h regional line that is to achieve a travel time of 39 and 40 minutes between the main stations of Stuttgart and Ulm, respectively.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Anlage/VerkehrUndMobilitaet/Schiene/zielfahrplan-bw-pf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |titel=Zielfahrplan Deutschland-Takt: Erster Gutachterentwurf Baden-Württemberg |hrsg=[[SMA und Partner]] |datum=2018-10-09 |format=PDF |offline=1 |archiv-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20181023080044/https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Anlage/VerkehrUndMobilitaet/Schiene/zielfahrplan-bw-pf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |archiv-datum=2018-10-23 |abruf=2018-10-22}}</ref> An hourly service is also included in the third expert draft submitted in June 2020. The line serving Merklingen is to run from Karlsruhe main station to {{station|Friedrichshafen Hafen}}.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/scbs508bajse/1ssn0EHt8g8050FF5VbO27/2eae782f035704938a49617b82294726/Netzgrafik_3._Entwurf_Baden-Wu__rttemberg.pdf |titel=Zielfahrplan Deutschland-Takt |titelerg=Dritter Gutachterentwurf Baden-Württemberg |hrsg=SMA und Partner AG |datum=2020-06-30 |format=PDF |archiv-url= |abruf=2020-07-03}}</ref>
=== Street ===
For [[commuter]]s, 420 parking spaces, five short-term parking spaces and five cab stands were created on a 4.2-hectare site. Access is via a spur road from [[Kreisstraße]] 7407.<ref>{{Internetquelle |autor=Joachim Lenk |url=https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/landkreise/alb-donau/millionenprojekt-in-merklingen-400-stellplaetze-geplant-22905047.html |titel=Millionenprojekt in Merklingen - 400 Stellplätze geplant |werk=swp.de |datum=2016-07-04 |offline=1 |archiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814181353/https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/landkreise/alb-donau/millionenprojekt-in-merklingen-400-stellplaetze-geplant-22905047.html |archiv-datum=2019-08-14 |abruf=2022-10-07}}</ref>
Two bicycle parking garages are also planned, each with 30 indoor and 12 outdoor parking spaces as well as 20 lockers, a toilet facility and charging stations for [[Electric car|e-cars]] and [[Pedelec|e-bikes]]. Two bus shelters are planned at the bus stops. In total, the Swabian Alb Region Association is investing 4.6 million euros in the connection of the station.<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=Maike Scholz |Titel=Bahnhof Merklingen: So sollen Parkplatz und Zufahrtsstraße künftig aussehen |Sammelwerk=[[Schwäbische Zeitung]] |Datum=2021-04-07 |Seiten=13}}</ref> The regional association is also considering building a [[Photovoltaic power station|solar farm]] on the parking lot, for which 150 covered [[carport]]s could be built.<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=Sabine Graser-Kühnle |Titel=Solarfläche nicht ohne Zuschuss |Sammelwerk=[[Südwest Presse]] |Band=76 |Nummer=234 |Datum=2020-10-09 |Seiten=24 |ZDB=1360527-6}}</ref> The development plan leaves open the later realization of a parking garage with 570 parking spaces.
== Costs, benefits and financing ==
For preliminary planning (including a cost estimate), design planning and approval planning of the railroad system (without road connection and parking lot), the municipalities (total 198,000 euros) and the district (99,500 euros) contributed a total of 297,500 euros.
The municipalities were to contribute 13 million euros to the planning and construction costs. The district assumed one third of the planning costs (according to different information 4.2 million euros or 3.1 million euros) and, in addition, the bus connection of the station (one million euros per year). The state initially (as of mid-2015) wanted to bear the remaining 9.5 million euros of total estimated construction costs of 19.4 million euros, as well as the cost risk.
On October 23, 2015, the state of Baden-Württemberg announced that the state would assume the remaining construction costs - over and above the 13 million euros from the municipalities - insofar as these were within the range discussed to date. The participation of the municipalities in the total amount of 13 million euros demanded by the Ministry of Transport corresponds, with around 23,100 inhabitants, to a share of 564 euros per inhabitant. Laichingen (6.1 million euros), Westerheim (1.6 million euros), Heroldstatt (1.5 million), Berghülen, Merklingen and Nellingen (1.1 million each) and Hohenstadt (0.4 million euros) will participate in the financing.
At the end of July 2016, the State Ministry of Transport announced that the benefit-cost study would produce a benefit-cost factor of 1.5. Accordingly, the costs for the station should amount to 44 million euros. According to the study, 26.5 million euros would be spent on planning and building the actual station facilities and 5.5 million euros on the area surrounding the station. Another 3 million euros were earmarked for upgrades to the Württemberg Southern Railway to compensate for the time lost due to the stop. An additional €9 million was budgeted for maintenance. The upgrading of the southern runway and the planning costs for the station had not been included in the previous calculations, which accounted for a large part of the cost increase. The planning and construction costs will still be borne jointly by the municipalities with 13 million euros and the state of Baden-Württemberg, which plans to contribute 30 million euros from regionalization funds. The missing million to cover the costs could be explained by the rounding of the partial sums, which is why it was assumed that the realization and financing contract would be available in August 2016 and could be signed by all parties in November 2016.
From the 13-million-euro package of the municipalities, the 2 million euros earmarked for a karst exploration were also to be financed. The state took over 1.6 million euros of this, around 400,000 euros the region (of which again 133,000 euros the district). The region financed the state share in advance and would have been reimbursed if the stop was not realized. If the station project had failed, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Finance would have assumed two-thirds of these costs (according to other information, 80 percent).
The federal government announced at the end of August 2015 that it would not participate in the financing of the rail stop. However, it accepted if the economic viability of the stop (as was done in the feasibility study) was not considered separately as long as the economic viability of the entire line was hardly changed.
A study on the regional effects of the station commissioned by the state Ministry of Transport and presented in 2017 calculated that the station would generate an annual economic benefit of 4.8 million euros. According to the study, the majority of the expected 1350 daily passengers will travel in the direction of Ulm. Furthermore, the catchment area for trains in the direction of Stuttgart is larger: While 75 percent of the passengers in the direction of Ulm will come from the nine municipalities, only 60 percent will come from Stuttgart. Young people would migrate less often, and land prices could rise. Furthermore, 3300 additional day tourists and 600 additional overnight stays per year were expected.<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=Ralf Heisele |Titel=1350 Fahrgäste erwartet |Sammelwerk=[[Geislinger Zeitung]] |Datum=2017-03-03 |Seiten=17 |>
In November 2018, it became known that the cost of the station will increase by 10 million euros to then 53 million euros.<ref>{{Internetquelle |autor=Kara Ballarin |url=https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/alb-donau-kreis/merklingen_artikel,-zehn-millionen-euro-mehr-kippt-jetzt-das-projekt-in-merklingen-_arid,10968214.html |titel=Zehn Millionen Euro mehr: Kippt jetzt das Projekt in Merklingen? |werk=schwaebische.de |datum=2018-11-22 |archiv-url= |abruf=2018-11-23}}</ref> The state considered covering the additional costs from funds under the Regionalization Act.<ref>[https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.regionalbahnhof-an-schnellbahn-stuttgart-ulm-bahnhof-merklingen-kann-weiter-gebaut-werden.a68b3c84-bfec-4635-a4e6-0d56ef688b08.html ''Bahnhof Merklingen kann weitergebaut werden'']. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten online vom 4. Dezember 2018</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Bahnhof Merklingen}}
*[https://vm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/mobilitaet-verkehr/schiene/bau-betrieb-ausbauprojekte/ausbauprojekte/regionalbahnhof-merklingen ''Merklingen regional station''] on the homepage of the Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg (in German)
*Location, tracks, speeds as well as some signals of the station on the [https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=48.521589532817444&lon=9.74188506603241&zoom=17 OpenRailwayMap]
*{{YouTube |id=6knycDu1hVs |title=Der Messzug fährt – Die Neubaustrecke Wendlingen–Ulm in voller Länge #Führerstandsmitfahrt Cab ride |time=25 |h=Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm }} Cab ride through the station, direction Wendlingen.
*[http://www.bahnprojekt-stuttgart-ulm.de/projekt/anschlussprojekte/standard-titel/ '' Merklingen station''] and [http://plaene-bahnprojekt-stuttgart-ulm.de/index.php?dir=NBS-Neubaustrecke-Wendlingen-Ulm%2FPFA-2-3-Albhochflaeche%2F05_Planaenderung_Bahnhof_Merklingen%2F Planning approval documents] on the homepage of the Stuttgart-Ulm railway project (in German)
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