1914–1939: World War I and electrification Ulm Hauptbahnhof

map of ulm station

in first world war 1914 1918, troops, military supplies, prisoners of war , cars transported through station. passenger services on lines in württemberg closed due lack of coal on 19 october , 5 15 november 1919 first time. on 1 april 1920, royal württemberg state railways , other german state railways absorbed deutsche reichsbahn. in january , february 1922, there again restrictions on rail traffic due lack of coal , strikes. in 1923, station forecourt redesigned. july 1930, d 208 express made fastest train run in württemberg, taking 78 minutes on 104 kilometre route ulm friedrichshafen.

in september 1931, electrification of railway line stuttgart augsburg via ulm, tracks lowered below zingler, neutor , wallgraben bridges minimum clearance height had increased 1.2 metres installation of overhead line. in same month double-track tunnel on fils valley railway had passed under fortress wall had roof removed. ulm ost (east) station established @ 1 of old tunnel portals in april 1932. station footbridge station forecourt schillerstraße had raised in february 1932 1.2 metres installation of overhead line. in april 1933, station building replastered prepare official inauguration of electrification. on 25 april 1933, electrification of maximilian’s railway augsburg ulm inaugurated , passenger train 906 hauled locomotive e 32 31 operated first electric train augsburg ulm. on 5 may 1933, electrification inaugurated on fils valley railway stuttgart ulm arrival of first electric train stuttgart. official inauguration of electrification of whole railway line stuttgart augsburg, however, held on 30 may 1933. blaubeurer-tor bridge north of station, built in 1877, demolished in june 1932 , replaced new steel bridge, opened on 13 july 1933. largest bridge in ulm length of 226 metres, width of 17.7 metres , weight of 1600 tons.

on 10 november 1933, test runs conducted on 86-kilometre augsburg–ulm route , on 71-kilometer section of fils valley railway ulm plochingen, 2 sections of line completed, each @ speeds of 152 km/h, in 54 minutes. in january 1935, test runs on stuttgart–ulm railway carried out first new unit ac electric multiple units, reached 100 km/h instead of normal 35 km/h on geislinger steige , result fils valley railway covered in hour without stopping. in 1937, duplication started on söflingen–herrlingen section of danube valley railway, completed in 1939. 1 november 1937 31 march 1941, deutsche reichsbahn express bus ran stuttgart ulm on new autobahn. on 17 december 1938, renovation work @ station building, had been started in summer, finished. third class restaurant replaced 13-metre-wide passage platforms , second class restaurant rebuilt toilet block. on 14 april 1939, under order issued ministry of transport in 1936, bahnhofsmission replaced station services of national socialist women s league.