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46-641: Bad Säckingen is located in the very southwest of Germany on the High Rhine next to the Swiss border . The city lies on the southern edge of the Hotzenwald , which is the southern foothills of the Black Forest . The town of Bad Säckingen consts of the following former municipalities: Säckingen (since 1978 Bad Säckingen, first mentioned in a document in 878 as Seckinga) is traditionally considered to be

92-487: A heritage railway only). 47°40′46″N 8°36′59″E  /  47.67944°N 8.61639°E  / 47.67944; 8.61639 High Rhine Railway The High Rhine Railway ( German : Hochrheinbahn ) is a Deutsche Bahn railway line from Basel Badischer Bahnhof in the city of Basel to Konstanz on Lake Constance . It was built by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways as part of

138-582: A hydrological point of view, therefore, the Rhine is a tributary of the Aare, not vice versa. The Rhine is, however, generally considered the main stream, because it is slightly longer than the Aare. The Rhine Falls ( Rheinfall ), which are the largest plain waterfalls of Europe , are in the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen , near the town of Schaffhausen . They are 150 metres (490 ft) wide and 23 metres (75 ft) high. In

184-553: A short section of the line east of Waldshut before crossing the Rhine on the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut railway line. Since 2013, EMUs of THURBO operate as S64 of Schaffhausen S-Bahn between Erzingen and Schaffhausen. Between Schaffhausen and Singen (Hohentwiel) , more than one train an hour operate during the day. This section is operated by the S62 of Schaffhausen S-Bahn and S24 of Zürich S-Bahn (until 2015 by

230-726: A while, but on 15 June 1863, the whole line to Konstanz (Constance) was completed. Meanwhile, the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut railway was opened on 18 August 1859, connecting to the Swiss railway network across the Rhine at Koblenz . On 1 July 1871, the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB) opened the Lake Line section between Romanshorn and Konstanz. On 17 July 1875, the Swiss National Railway (SNB) opened

276-563: Is close to the Germany–Switzerland border . Towards South, the line merges with the Lake Line (with branches in both directions). Fom Konstanz station, there are connections to the S14 and S44 of St. Gallen S-Bahn , a RegioExpress (RE), RE1 , as well as InterRegio (IR) trains of Swiss Federal Railways. The section between Waldshut and Basel is mainly used by commuters in

322-437: Is not electrified , whilst the rest of the line (between Erzingen and Constance) is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line . The state of Baden-Württemberg and the canton of Schaffhausen have been asked to fund electrification of the part of the route between Basel Badischer Bahnhof and Schaffhausen. In 2013, the section between Erzingen and Schaffhausen was electrified. There are plans to electrify

368-501: Is to be interpreted as a local case of Seconia, which can be easily derived from Sequaniacum (= sanctuary of Sequana). According to the belief of the Celts, the goddess of springs, the art of healing and health revealed herself in the swampy soil of the saline thermal baths of Säckingen (seik – "dripping flow", Sequana – "daughter of the springs"). The author of Fridolinsvita based himself on a concept that had probably originated as early as

414-592: The S6 to Zell (Wiesental) and Basel SBB , RB 27 to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and RB 35 to Offenburg . Most of these regional services are part of the tri-national Basel S-Bahn . The section between Waldshut and Lauchringen is used by the RB 37 , which continues northwards to Weizen/Stühlingen on the Wutach Valley Railway line. The S27 of Aargau S-Bahn and S36 of Zürich S-Bahn use

460-538: The Baden Mainline , which follows the Rhine upstream from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz. The line derives its name from the High Rhine ( Hochrhein ), which it follows between Basel and Waldshut and on a short section in Schaffhausen. The line crosses the Germany–Switzerland border three times and passes through Swiss territory two times within the canton of Basel-Stadt and whilst crossing

506-694: The Basel Connecting Line (between Basel SBB and Basel Bad Bf), the Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut railway line between Koblenz and Waldshut, the Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line (between Eglisau and Hüntwangen-Wil ), the Rheinfall Railway line (between Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall and Neuhausen), the Lake Line between Feuerthalen and Schaffhausen, and the Etzwilen–Singen railway line (between Etzwilen and Hemishofen , used as

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552-629: The Black Forest Railway . In Singen, the line also connects with the Etzwilen–Singen railway line, which is a heritage railway since 2007. Between 1913 and 1966, it also connected with the now dismantled Randen Railway ( Randenbahn ) to Beuren-Büßlingen. In Radolfzell , the line connects with the Radolfzell–Mengen railway line, which links it with the Stahringen–Friedrichshafen railway line. Konstanz station

598-687: The Comte de Choiseul , following their victory over an Imperial force at Rheinfelden on 7 July 1678. After the Second World War the city was under control of France from 1945-1952. The city was financially helped by the Swiss Fricktal to get over the financial struggles after the war. [REDACTED] Media related to Bad Säckingen at Wikimedia Commons High Rhine High Rhine ( German : Hochrhein , pronounced [ˈhoːxˌʁaɪn] ; kilometres 0 to 167 of

644-836: The Hegau region, the line turns southeastwards east of Singen. It runs along the western shore of the Bodanrück peninsula, along the Gnadensee part of Lower Lake Constance . Shortly before reaching Konstanz, its eastern terminus, the line crosses the Seerhein over the Old Rhine Bridge . The scenic route along the river includes towns with historic town centers , such as Rheinfelden , Laufenburg , Waldshut, Schaffhausen, Radolfzell and Konstanz. The Rhine Falls ( Rheinfall ) can also be seen on route. Since 1987, most of

690-565: The High Rhine upstream between Basel and Waldshut . It crosses the Germany-Switzerland border for the first time between Basel and Grenzach-Wyhlen . East of Waldshut, the tracks divert from the river and run in northeastward direction towards Klettgau valley. It crosses the German-Swiss border between Erzingen and Trasadingen . The highest elevation is reached near Beringerfeld . At the eastern end of Klettgau valley,

736-690: The Middle Bridge in Basel . The old wooden bridge between Gailingen and Diessenhofen is low so that during times when the water level of the river is high, large ships can no longer pass underneath it. Numerous areas along the High Rhine are currently, or were historically considered important. From west to east, they are Dinkelberg , Augstgau , Fricktal , Table Jura , Albgau , Aargau , Hotzenwald , Klettgau , Zurzibiet , Zürichgau , Hegau and Thurgau . There are passenger boat lines on

782-469: The Rhine ) is the name of the part of the Rhine between Lake Constance ( Bodensee ) and the city of Basel , flowing in a general east-to-west direction and forming mostly the Germany–Switzerland border . It is the first of four named sections of the Rhine (High Rhine, Upper Rhine , Middle Rhine , Lower Rhine ) between Lake Constance and the river delta at the North Sea . The term High Rhine

828-661: The S22 service) in addition to InterCity (IC) trains, IC 87 , running between Zürich HB and Stuttgart Hbf . EMUs are used on this section since its electrification in 1989. In Schaffhausen. the line connects with the Rheinfall Railway line (linking it with the Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line) and the Lake Line . Between Singen and Konstanz, Regional-Express (RE) service RE 2 and SBB GmbH's Seehas ( S6 ) operate. In Singen, they continue northwards on

874-554: The Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway line (between Koblenz and Eglisau ), the Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line between Neuhausen Rheinfall and Neuhausen (briefly venturing through German territory through the Jestetter Zipfel ), the Rheinfall Railway line (between Dachsen and Schaffhausen ), and the Lake Line between Schaffhausen and Stein am Rhein . The High Rhine is crossed by (from west to east)

920-526: The Winterthur–Etzwilen railway , Etzwilen–Konstanz/Kreuzlingen Hafen railway and Etzwilen–Singen railway lines, which connect to the High Rhine railway line in Konstanz and Singen , respectively. The whole line — including the sections on Swiss territory — was owned under treaty by Baden State Railways and still belongs to Deutsche Bahn . The 1852 treaty allows Switzerland to reclaim ownership of

966-576: The 8th century and had preferred the pre-Alemannic place name. However, the emerging tax cadastre of the Franks could not do without Seckinga. In the documents of the 13th century, the Celto-Roman place name was used again as a sign of erudition: 1275 Sigillum Civium Seconiensium = seal of the citizens of the city of Seconis (Seconiis = "at the Temple of Seconia"). The history of the city dates back to

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1012-485: The High Rhine are, in the order of their confluences , the Biber , Durach , Thur , Töss , Glatt , Wutach , Aare , Alb , Murg , Sissle , Wehra , Ergolz and Birs . The High Rhine's drainage basin measures 24,900 km (9,600 sq mi). With 557 cubic metres per second (19,700 cu ft/s), the Aare has a larger discharge than the Rhine (439 cubic metres per second (15,500 cu ft/s)). From

1058-706: The High Rhine flows mostly from east to west. Between Schaffhausen and the confluence with the Töss , it flows from north to south for about 20 km (12 mi), with a distinct meander at Rheinau . In its eastern portion, the river passes through the Molasse basin (passing south of the Hegau region), while in its western part it traverses the Table Jura before entering the Upper Rhine Plain at Basel, where it turns northwards. In its western section,

1104-486: The High Rhine has eleven dams and twelve hydropower plants (there are two plants at the Augst/Wyhlen Dam . Some parts of the High Rhine valley are fairly wide, while others are more gorge-like. The population density varies accordingly. Prominent towns on the High Rhine include Stein am Rhein, Schaffhausen, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Waldshut , Laufenburg , Bad Säckingen , Rheinfelden and Basel . Some towns on

1150-469: The High Rhine mostly marks the border between Germany and Switzerland except in the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt . In the eastern part, there are several disconnected areas of Switzerland to the north of the river ( canton of Schaffhausen and Rafzerfeld of the canton of Zurich). The German enclave of Büsingen am Hochrhein is located on the northern bank of the High Rhine, surrounded by Swiss territory. Apart from many creeks, larger tributaries of

1196-645: The Rhine is located in Schaffhausen; it has a damming effect to slightly above Diessenhofen. The next power plant ( Kraftwerk Reckingen ) is located at Rekingen and Küssaberg . After Rekingen, the High Rhine flows freely through the Koblenz Rapids to the confluence with the Aare . The next hydropower plant (the Kraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern ), is at Leibstadt and Dogern . There are seven more power plants between here and Basel. Altogether,

1242-479: The early 6th Century, when Saint Fridolin founded Säckingen Abbey and a church. Around 1200 most of the city was destroyed in a huge fire. Afterwards, construction began in the middle of the town on a Gothic cathedral, called the Fridolinsmünster , which can still be visited today. In the closing stages of the 1672–1678 Franco-Dutch War , the town was severely damaged by French soldiers commanded by

1288-795: The entire line in the near future. Up to the 1990s, express services ran from Basel Bad Bf , or Freiburg , to Lindau-Insel , with some continuing to München Hbf . As of the December 2023 timetable change, the route is served by Interregio-Express (IRE) trains, IRE 3 , on the Basel Bad Bf–Singen and Basel Bad Bf– Friedrichshafen Hafen (previously until Ulm Hauptbahnhof ) routes. A Regionalbahn (RB), RB30 , runs hourly between Basel Bad Bf and Waldshut , with most trains continuing to Lauchringen . During peak hour, services between Basel and Waldshut run every half-hour. DMUs are used on this section. At Basel Bad Bf, connections exist to

1334-613: The foundation of an Alemanni group called Secco. However, the name of the city most likely originated from the Germanization of a Roman place name (Sanctio) (similar to Aachen , Baden-Baden and others), possibly from the name of the Diocletian province Maxima Sequanorum , founded in 297 AD. In the Latin text of Fridolinsvita (970), Säckingen is called Secanis and Seconis (pronunciation a>o) and in 1207 also Seconia. Seconis

1380-609: The industrial conurbation of Basel. The section of the line in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and adjacent German towns has its own services operated by the Swiss Federal Railways ' subsidiaries SBB GmbH and THURBO (in addition to the S24 ). The section between Schaffhausen and Singen, which connects the Gäubahn and the Swiss rail network and carries significant long-distance passenger and freight traffic. On

1426-479: The line runs through Engi, a narrow valley between Beringen and Neuhausen . Between Neuhausen and Schaffhausen , the line approaches the High Rhine and follows it for a short distance before turning northwards just south of Schaffhausen station, again diverting from the river. The line then runs in northeastward direction and crosses the Swiss-German border between Thayngen and Bietingen . Passing through

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1472-598: The lower High Rhine ( Rheinfelden – Basel ), between Eglisau and Ellikon am Rhein (municipality of Marthalen ) and on the upper High Rhine and Untersee ( Schaffhausen – Konstanz ). There are also boat tours between Eglisau and the Rhine Falls ( Rheinfall ), including the Rhine Falls Rock, and between the Rhine Falls and Rekingen . The High Rhine Railway line follows the lower section of

1518-475: The lower section of the river, which here corresponds to the Germany–Switzerland border , are located on both banks, such as Laufenburg (Aargau) and Laufenburg (Baden) and Rheinfelden (Aargau) and Rheinfelden (Baden) . The most important organizations for cross-border cooperation on the High Rhine are High Rhine Commission and High Rhine Agency. Authorities on the Baden-Württemberg side of

1564-524: The main part of the canton of Schaffhausen . The other sections of the line run through the German state of Baden-Württemberg . Schaffhausen station is congruemtly owned by Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB Infrastructure, while the line is operated throughout by DB, and parts by SBB GmbH and Thurbo. The High Rhine Railway was opened on 4 February 1856 from Basel Bad Bf to Bad Säckingen and extended to Waldshut on 30 October 1856. Construction then stopped for

1610-773: The north of it. The High Rhine begins at the outflow of the Rhine from the Untersee (Lower Lake Constance) in Stein am Rhein and turns into the Upper Rhine at the Rhine knee ( Rheinknie ) in Basel (more precisely at the Middle Bridge ). It is marked by Rhine-kilometers 0 to 167, with the measurements beginning at the outflow from the Obersee (Upper Lake Constance) at the Old Rhine Bridge in Konstanz (Constance), although

1656-584: The part between the Upper and Lower Lake Constance is distinguished as the Seerhein (English: Lake Rhine ) and the part of Lower Lake Constance through which the Rhine flows is known as the Rheinsee . Therefore, the High Rhine begins at Rhine-kilometer 25.45. In contrast to the Alpine Rhine (the main tributary of Lake Constance) and Upper Rhine, which both flow mainly in a south-to-north direction,

1702-591: The river (between Basel Bad Bf and Waldshut ) along its northern banks, but then runs further north to it in its upper section (except in Schaffhausen). On the Swiss side, the river is followed by (from west to east) the Bözberg railway line (between Pratteln and Stein-Säckingen ) the Koblenz–Stein-Säckingen railway line (section between Laufenburg and Koblenz is closed to passenger trains),

1748-483: The river are organized in a framework called Regionalverband Hochrhein-Bodensee ("Regional cooperation High Rhine — Lake Constance"). Several bridges cross the High Rhine, including a few historic ones. Examples are (in direction of waterflow): Eglisau railway bridge in Eglisau , Waldshut–Koblenz Rhine Bridge between Koblenz and Waldshut-Tiengen , the wooden bridge between Stein and Bad Säckingen or

1794-688: The river's course during the Würm ice age . In Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the river falls into a previously buried stream channel, forming the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. The next rapids are the Kadelburg Rapids at Koblenz . Near Laufenburg , the post-glacial Rhine failed to find the old silted-up channel and hit a spur of Black Forest crystal. The river cut itself a gorge, containing the Laufenburg Rapids. The Laufenburg and Schwörstadt Rapids have been artificially eliminated by blowing up

1840-421: The rocks and raising the water level with dams. The character of the river has been changed over long distances by the construction of hydropower stations . The Laufenburg and Schwörstadt rapids were removed by blowing up rocks, originally to improve navigation, and later flooded due to the hydropower dams. Between Stein am Rhein and Diessenhofen , the High Rhine is not dammed . The first power plant along

1886-400: The route has been double-tracked ; only the section between Waldshut and Erzingen and a very short section in Konstanz, between Konstanz-Petershausen and Kostanz station, is single tracked . The section between Laufenburg and Murg was duplicated a few years ago. The line is 143 kilometres (89 mi) long and standard gauge. As of 2024, the line between Basel Bad Bf and Erzingen

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1932-574: The section between Singen and Konstanz, local services operate as part of Bodensee S-Bahn , while IRE services connect with Karlsruhe . A long-distance service between Basel and Herisau , via St. Gallen , is scheduled to begin operations with the December 2027 timetable change. This service, named the Hochrhein-Bodensee-Express (HBE, lit.   ' High Rhine-Lake Constance Express ' ), will be operated by SBB GmbH , Swiss Federal Railways ' German subsidiary. It will use

1978-469: The section on Swiss territory on five year's notice. Although this possibility was discussed after the First World War , it was never implemented. In the Second World War , cross-border traffic was severely limited and military traffic did not pass through Switzerland. In 1944/45, four pairs of passenger services each day ran all the way between Basel Bad Bf and Singen. In the timetable, however, it

2024-404: The winter months, the average water flow is 250 cubic metres per second (8,800 cu ft/s), while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 cubic metres per second (21,000 cu ft/s). The rapids in the High Rhine should be viewed in the context of the relatively high slope—from 395 to 252 metres (1,296 to 827 ft) a.s.l. in just 165 kilometres (103 mi)—and the change of

2070-662: Was expressly stated: "transit through the canton of Schaffhausen only permitted with passport with exemption (visa)". Between 8 June 1945 and 1 August 1953 the German railway infrastructure in Switzerland was managed by a trust authority established by the Swiss Federal Council. Between 1873 and 1899, train ferries operated from Konstanz over Lake Constance to ports in Germany and Austria. The railway follows

2116-400: Was introduced by scientists in the 19th century. Above all geologists tried to differentiate the High Rhine ( German : Hochrhein ) linguistically from the Upper Rhine ( French : Rhin Supérieur , German : Oberrhein ). Until the 19th century, it was also known as the 'Badisch-Swiss Rhine'. It lends its name to the High Rhine Railway line, which to a great extend follows the river to

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