The Network
The railway lines in Baden State Railway network were opened as follows:
| Section | As part of the route: | Opened on |
|---|---|---|
| Mannheim–Heidelberg | Rhine Valley Railway | 12 September 1840 |
| Heidelberg–Karlsruhe | Rhine Valley Railway | 10 April 1843 |
| Karlsruhe–Ettlingen–Rastatt | Rhine Valley Railway | 1 May 1844 |
| Rastatt–Baden-Oos | Rhine Valley Railway | 6 May 1844 |
| Baden-Oos–Offenburg | Rhine Valley Railway | 1 June 1844 |
| Appenweier–Kehl | Appenweier–Strasbourg railway | 1 June 1844 |
| Baden-Oos–Baden-Baden | – | 27 July 1845 |
| Offenburg–Freiburg im Breisgau | Rhine Valley Railway | 1 August 1845 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau–Müllheim (Baden) | Rhine Valley Railway | 1 June 1847 |
| Müllheim (Baden)–Schliengen | Rhine Valley Railway | 15 June 1847 |
| Schliengen–Efringen-Kirchen | Rhine Valley Railway | 8 November 1848 |
| Efringen-Kirchen–Haltingen | Rhine Valley Railway | 22 January 1851 |
| Port line Mannheim | – | 9 November 1854 |
| Haltingen–Basel Baden station | Rhine Valley Railway | 20 February 1855 |
| Basle Baden station–Bad Säckingen | Upper Rhine Railway | 4 February 1856 |
| Bad Säckingen–Waldshut | Upper Rhine Railway | 30 October 1856 |
| Durlach–Wilferdingen-Singen | Karlsruhe–Mühlacker | 10 August 1859 |
| Waldshut–Koblenz ¹ | Waldshut–Turgi | 18 August 1859 |
| Kehl–Straßburg ¹ | Appenweier–Strasbourg railway | 11 May 1861 |
| Wilferdingen-Singen–Pforzheim | Karlsruhe–Mühlacker | 4 July 1861 |
| Heidelberg–Meckesheim–Mosbach | Baden Odenwald Railway | 23 October 1862 |
| Pforzheim–Mühlacker | Karlsruhe–Mühlacker | 1 June 1863 |
| Waldshut–Schaffhausen–Singen–Konstanz | Upper Rhine Railway | 13 June 1863 |
| Offenburg–Hausach | Black Forest Railway (Baden) | 2 July 1866 |
| Mosbach–Osterburken–Lauda–Heidingsfeld | Baden Odenwald Railway | 25 August 1866 |
| Singen–Engen | Black Forest Railway | 6 September 1866 |
| Radolfzell–Stockach | Hegau-Ablachtal Railway | 20 July 1867 |
| Mannheim–Ludwigshafen am Rhein ¹ | Mannheim–Ludwigshafen | 10 August 1867 |
| Lauda–Hochhausen | Tauber Valley Railway | 10 October 1867 |
| Engen–Donaueschingen | Black Forest Railway | 15 June 1868 |
| Meckesheim–Bad Rappenau | Elsenz Valley Railway | 25 June 1868 |
| Hochhausen–Wertheim | Tauber Valley Railway | 15 October 1868 |
| Bad Rappenau–Jagstfeld | Elsenz Valley Railway | 5 August 1869 |
| Donaueschingen–Villingen | Black Forest Railway | 16 August 1869 |
| Königshofen–Bad Mergentheim | Tauber Valley Railway | 23 October 1869 |
| Stockach–Meßkirch | Hegau-Ablachtal Railway | 3 February 1870 |
| Weil am Rhein–Saint-Louis ¹ | – | 11 February 1872 |
| Schwackenreute–Pfullendorf | Altshausen–Schwackenreute railway | 11 August 1873 |
| Meßkirch–Mengen | Hegau-Ablachtal Railway | 6 September 1873 |
| Krauchenwies–Sigmaringen | Sigmaringen–Krauchenwies railway | 6 September 1873 |
| Hausach–Villingen | Black Forest Railway | 1 November 1873 |
| Bruchsal–Graben-Neudorf–Rheinsheim | Bruchsal–Germersheim | 23 November 1874 |
| Lauchringen–Stühlingen | Wutach Valley Railway | 22 April 1875 |
| Stühlingen–Weizen (bei Stühlingen) | Wutach Valley Railway | 15 October 1876 |
| Rheinsheim–Germersheim ¹ | Bruchsal–Germersheim | 15 May 1877 |
| Müllheim–Neuenburg am Rhein–Mülhausen ¹ | Müllheim–Mulhouse railway | 6 February 1878 |
| Hausach–Wolfach | Kinzig Valley Railway | 15 July 1878 |
| Neckargemünd–Eberbach–Jagstfeld | Neckar Valley Railway | 24 May 1879 |
| Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld–Schwetzingen | – | 1 June 1880 |
| Wolfach–Schiltach | Kinzig Valley Railway | 4 November 1886 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau–Neustadt (Black Forest) | Höllental Railway | 23 May 1887 |
| Weil am Rhein–Lörrach | – | 20 May 1890 |
| Schopfheim–Bad Säckingen | Wehra Valley Railway | 20 May 1890 |
| Weizen (near Stühlingen)–Immendingen | Wutach Valley Railway | 20 May 1890 |
| Seckach–Walldürn | Seckach–Miltenberg | 1 December 1887 |
| Graben-Neudorf–Blankenloch–Karlsruhe– Durmersheim–Rastatt–Roppenheim (Alsace)¹ |
Rhine Railway | 1 May 1895 |
| New Karlsruhe marshalling yard | – | 1 May 1895 |
| Karlsruhe marshalling yard–Karlsruhe West–Knielingen | – | 1 May 1895 |
| Stahringen–Überlingen | Bodenseegürtel Railway | 18 August 1895 |
| Walldürn–Amorbach ¹ | Seckach–Miltenberg | 20 September 1899 |
| Steinsfurt–Eppingen | – | 15 November 1900 |
| Waldkirch–Elzach | Elz Valley Railway | 20 August 1901 |
| Neustadt (Black Forest)–Donaueschingen | Höllental Railway | 20 August 1901 |
| Überlingen–Friedrichshafen ¹ | Bodenseegürtel Railway | 1 October 1901 |
| Oberuhldingen–Unteruhldingen | – | 2 October 1901 |
| Marbach (near Villingen)–Bad Dürrheim | – | 31 July 1904 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau goods relief line | – | 4 September 1905 |
| Mannheim-Rheinau–Brühl (Baden) | Rheinau–Ketsch | 1 October 1905 |
| Mimmenhausen-Neufrach–Frickingen | – | 1 December 1905 |
| New Basel goods station | – | 15 December 1905 |
| Bruchsal goods relief line | – | 29 January 1906 |
| New Mannheim marshalling yard, southern section | – | 1 October 1906 |
| New Mannheim marshalling yard, northern section | – | 1 May 1907 |
| Kappel-Gutachbrücke – Lenzkirch – Bonndorf | – | 24 September 1907 |
| Weisenbach–Forbach | Murg Valley Railway | 15 June 1910 |
| New Offenburg station and Windschläg–Offenburg goods line | – | 6 November 1911 |
| Walldürn–Hardheim | Walldürn–Hardheim | 23 November 1911 |
| Brühl (Baden)–Ketsch | Rheinau–Ketsch | 1 July 1912 |
| New Basle Baden station | – | 13 September 1913 |
| New Karlsruhe central station | – | 23 October 1913 |
| Singen–Beuren-Büßlingen | – | 21 November 1913 |
| New Heidelberg goods station | – | 2 March 1914 |
| Tauberbischofsheim–Königheim | Tauberbischofsheim–Königheim | 1 December 1914 |
| Forbach–Raumünzach | Murg Valley Railway | 4 June 1915 |
On the cross-border lines marked with ¹ only the section as far as the border belonged to the Baden State Railways. The Basle link line was built by the Swiss Central Line and co-financed by the Baden State Railway. The state railway had a special role for the only narrow gauge line, from Mosbach–Mudau, that opened on 3 June 1905. The firm of Vering & Waechter were contracted to build and run this line.
State-operated private lines:
| Section | As part of the route | Opened on | Built by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel Baden station–Schopfheim | Wiese Valley Railway | 7 June 1862 | Wiesental Railway Company |
| Karlsruhe–Maxau | Maxau Railway | 5 August 1862 | City of Karlsruhe |
| Maxau–Maximiliansau ¹ | Maxau Railway | 8 May 1865 | City of Karlsruhe |
| Dinglingen–Lahr (Black Forest) | – | 15 November 1865 | Lahr Railway Company |
| Rastatt–Gernsbach | Murg Valley Railway | 1 June 1869 | Murgthal Railway Company |
| Mannheim–Schwetzingen–Graben-Neudorf– Eggenstein–Karlsruhe |
Rhine Railway | 4 August 1870 | City of Mannheim |
| Freiburg im Breisgau–Breisach | – | 6 February 1871 | City of Freiburg, Town of Breisach |
| Heidelberg–Schwetzingen | Heidelberg–Speyer | 17 July 1873 | N.N. |
| Schwetzingen–Speyer | Heidelberg–Speyer | 10 December 1873 | N.N. |
| Denzlingen–Waldkirch | Elz Valley Railway | 1 January 1875 | Town of Waldkirch |
| Schopfheim–Zell im Wiesental | Wiese Valley Railway | 5 February 1876 | Schopfheim-Zeller Railway Company |
| Appenweier–Oppenau | Rench Valley Railway | 1 June 1876 | Renchtal Railway Company |
| Breisach–Colmar ¹ | Freiburg–Colmar | 5 January 1878 | City of Freiburg, Breisach, Baden |
| Grötzingen–Bretten–Eppingen | Kraichgau Railway | 15 October 1879 | Town of Karlsruhe |
| Ettlingen West–Ettlingen Erbprinz | Alb Valley Railway | 25 August 1885 | Town of Ettlingen |
| Ettlingen Erbprinz–Ettlingen Stadt | Alb Valley Railway | 15 July 1887 | Town of Ettlingen |
| Gernsbach–Weisenbach | Murg Valley Railway | 1 May 1894 | Murgthal Railway Company |
Apart from the Ettlingen West–Ettlingen Stadt line, taken over by the B.L.E.A.G. (Baden Branch Lines) on 1 January 1899, all state-operated private lines went into state ownership over the course of time. In addition to those lines run by the Baden State Railways there were also fully private lines after 1889 that are not listed.
The Deutsche Reichs Railway completed the following routes within the Baden railway network by 1945:
| Section | As part of the route | Opened on |
|---|---|---|
| Oppenau–Bad Peterstal | Rench Valley Railway | 28 November 1926 |
| Titisee–Seebrugg | Three Lakes Line | 1 December 1926 |
| Raumünzach–Klosterreichenbach | Murg Valley Railway | 13 April 1928 |
| Neckarsteinach–Schönau (Odenwald) | Neckarsteinach–Schönau | 21 October 1928 |
| Bad Peterstal–Bad Griesbach | Rench Valley Railway | 25 May 1933 |
| Tuttlingen–Hattingen (Baden) | Gäu Railway (Stuttgart–Singen) | 15 May 1934 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau–Freiburg-Wiehre | Höllental Railway | 8 November 1934 |
In addition several routes were built by foreign state railways that ran through Baden territory. The section from Bretten to Bruchsal was transferred in 1878 to the ownership of the Baden State Railways.
| Section | As part of the route | Opened on | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg–Weinheim–Frankfurt (Main) | Main-Neckar Line | 1 August 1846 | Main-Neckar Line |
| Mühlacker–Bretten–Bruchsal | Württemberg Western Railway | 1 December 1853 | K.W.St.E. |
| Pforzheim–Bad Wildbad | Enz Valley Railway | 11 June 1868 | K.W.St.E. |
| Rottweil–Villingen | – | 26 August 1869 | K.W.St.E. |
| Jagstfeld–Osterburken | – | 27 September 1869 | K.W.St.E. |
| Tuttlingen–Immendingen | Danube Valley Railway | 26 July 1870 | K.W.St.E. |
| Konstanz–Kreuzlingen Hafen–Romanshorn | Seelinie | 1 July 1871 | Swiss Northeast Railway |
| Basel Baden station–Basel Central station | Basel Link Line | 3 November 1873 | Swiss Central Railway |
| Pforzheim–Calw | Nagold Valley Railway | 1 June 1874 | K.W.St.E. |
| Singen–Etzwilen–Winterthur | – | 17 July 1875 | Swiss National Railway |
| Konstanz–Kreuzlingen–Etzwilen | – | 17 July 1875 | Swiss National Railway |
| Pfullendorf–Aulendorf | – | 14 August 1875 | K.W.St.E. |
| Mannheim Neckarstadt–Biblis | Ried Railway | 15 October 1879 | Hessian Ludwig Railway |
| Mannheim-Waldhof–Käfertal–Mannheim Haupt station | Ried Railway | 1 May 1880 | Hessian Ludwig Railway |
| Schwaigern–Eppingen | Kraichgau Railway | 18 August 1880 | K.W.St.E. |
| Lohr–Wertheim | Main Valley Railway | 1 October 1881 | K.Bay.Sts.B |
| Erbach–Eberbach | Odenwald Railway | 27 May 1882 | Hessian Ludwig Railway |
| Freudenstadt–Schiltach | Kinzig Valley Railway | 4 November 1886 | K.W.St.E. |
| Tuttlingen–Sigmaringen | Danube Valley Railway | 27 November 1890 | K.W.St.E. |
| Schramberg–Schiltach | – | 9 November 1892 | K.W.St.E. |
| Weinheim–Fürth (Odenwald) | Weschnitz Valley Railway | 1895 | Prussian-Hessian Railway Company |
| Schaffhausen–Jestetten–Eglisau | – | 1 June 1897 | Swiss Northeast Railway |
| Weinheim–Lampertheim | Weinheim–Worms railway | 1905 | Prussian-Hessian Railway Company |
| Miltenberg–Wertheim | Main Valley Railway | 1 October 1912 | K.Bay.Sts.B |
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