Aulendorf station


Aulendorf station is a junction station on the Württemberg Southern Railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg running between Ulm and Friedrichshafen. It was opened in 1847.

Location

The station is located on the eastern edge of the centre of Aulendorf in the district of Ravensburg. On the western side of the station is the central bus station.

The railway station

The station consists of an entrance building and several outbuildings. It has five platform tracks, tracks 1–4 and track 1a to the south of the station.

History

The Royal Württemberg State Railways opened the Friedrichshafen–Ravensburg section of the Württemberg Southern Railway in 1847 and extended it through Aulendorf to Biberach on 26 May 1849.
In 1869, the Württemberg Allgäu and the Herbertingen–Aulendorf lines were opened and Aulendorf station became the main railway junction in Upper Swabia.
The construction of the railways during a time of great distress in rural Aulendorf kept many people from starvation or emigration. The railway and the post office were the largest employer in Aulendorf at that time.

Rail services

The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

Long-distance

In the middle of the day a pair of Intercity services running between Dortmund and Innsbruck stop at Aulendorf station.
LineRouteFrequency
Münster – Dortmund – EssenDüsseldorfCologneKoblenzMainzMannheimStuttgart – Ulm – AulendorfLindau – InnsbruckIndividual services

Regional services

Aulendorf is the hub of hourly Regional-Express services from Ulm to Friedrichshafen and hourly services towards Sigmaringen and Tübingen. Services run every two hours on the Allgäu Railway towards Hergatz or Kißlegg. Aulendorf is also the starting point of Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn services towards Friedrichshafen on the line popularly known as the Geißbockbahn.
LineRouteFrequency
Südbahn
Ulm – AulendorfRavensburg – Friedrichshafen – Lindau
Hourly
Ulm – Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen – Singen – SchaffhausenBasel BadIndividual services
Aulendorf – Herbertingen – Sigmaringen – Albstadt-Ebingen – Balingen – Tübingen – StuttgartEvery 2 hours
Ulm – Laupheim West – Biberach – AulendorfHourly in the peak hour
Aulendorf – Herbertingen – Sigmaringen Every 2 hours
AulendorfBad Waldsee – Kißlegg – HergatzEvery 2 hours
Aulendorf – Bad Waldsee – Kißlegg – Leutkirch Individual services
Aulendorf – Bad Waldsee – Bad WurzachEvery 2 hours only on Sundays
Aulendorf – Ravensburg – Friedrichshafen – Friedrichshafen HafenHourly

Freight

Aulendorf station is served regularly by freight trains.

Services in the station

The station building has a ticket office, a bakery and a kiosk, but no toilet.