Regional Connections
| Route | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
| IRE R1 | Stuttgart - Plochingen - Göppingen - Geißlingen (Steige) - Ulm - Biberach - Friedrichshafen - Lindau | every 2 hours |
| IRE R5 | Stuttgart - Vaihingen (Enz) - Mühlacker - Pforzheim - Karlsruhe | every 2 hours (plus additional trains Stuttgart - Vaihingen) |
| IRE R8 | Stuttgart - Reutlingen - Tübingen - Hechingen - Albstadt - Sigmaringen - Aulendorf | every 2 hours (occasional splitting of trains in Tübingen to Horb) |
| RE R1 | Stuttgart - Esslingen (N) - Plochingen - Göppingen - Geislingen (Steige) - Ulm | every hour |
| RE R2 | Stuttgart - Waiblingen - Schorndorf - Schwäbisch Gmünd - Aalen | every hour (from noon until evening every 30 minutes) |
| RE R3 | Stuttgart - Waiblingen - Backnang - Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental - Crailsheim - Ansbach - Nürnberg | every 2 hours (Mon-Fri between Stuttgart and Schwäb. Hall every hour, at rush hour every 30 minutes, Sat and Sun Stuttgart-Schwäb. Hall requires change of trains in Backnang) |
| RE R4 | Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Heilbronn - Bad Friedrichshall - Osterburken - Würzburg | every 2 hours |
| RE R5 | Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Vaihingen (Enz) - Mühlacker - Pforzheim - Karlsruhe | every 2 hours |
| RE R5 | Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Vaihingen (Enz) - Mühlacker - Bretten - Bruchsal - Heidelberg | every 2 hours |
| RE R7 | Stuttgart - Böblingen - Herrenberg - Eutingen im Gäu - Horb - Rottweil - Tuttlingen - Singen (Hohentwiehl) | every 2 hours |
| RE R7 | Stuttgart - Böblingen - Herrenberg - Eutingen im Gäu - Horb - Rottweil | every 2 hours (shares train between Stuttgart and Eutingen with RegionalExpress train Stuttgart–Freudenstadt) |
| RE R7 | Stuttgart - Böblingen - Herrenberg - Eutingen im Gäu - Freudenstadt | every 2 hours (shares train between Stuttgart and Eutingen with RegionalExpress train Stuttgart–Rottweil) |
| RE R8 | Stuttgart - Esslingen (N) - Plochingen - Nürtingen - Metzingen - Reutlingen - Tübingen | every hour (from noon until evening every 30 minutes) |
| RB R1 | Stuttgart - Esslingen - Plochingen - Göppingen - Geislingen (Steige) | every 2 hours |
| RB R1 | Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - Bietigheim-Bissingen - Heilbronn - Bad Friedrichshall - Mosbach-Neckarelz | every hour (between Stuttgart and Heilbronn every 30 minutes) |
In most cases, these connection start or end in Stuttgart. This means that for most connections that go through Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, a change of trains is necessary. As part of the Stuttgart 21 project, with Stuttgart Hbf becoming a through-station, most regional connections would no longer require the change of trains.
A frequent topic of discussion is the reactivation of the section Weil der Stadt – Calw on the Schwarzwaldbahn (Württemberg), which would mean the addition of a Regionalbahn or Regional-Express train with the route Stuttgart – Leonberg – Weil der Stadt – Calw.
Read more about this topic: Stuttgart Central Station, Operations
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