Württemberg Central Railway
The Central Railway was the first phase of the Württemberg railways. It was built between 1844 and 1846 by the Royal Württemberg State Railways and consisted of two branches, running from Stuttgart to Ludwigsburg in the north and from Stuttgart to Esslingen in the east.
Rosenstein Castle with the old Rosenstein Tunnel
Ludwigsburg station in 1860
Stuttgart station in 1913
Post card with Untertürkheim station in 1898
History of railways in Württemberg
The history of railways in Württemberg describes the beginnings and expansion of rail transport in Württemberg from the first studies in 1834 to today.
A steam train in the station in Ludwigsburg around 1860
Rosenstein with the railway tunnel around 1845, at the time of the opening of the section Stuttgart-Esslingen