1867–1891: first and second phase of expansion Ulm Hauptbahnhof



ulm station , workshop 1870



ulm station in 1876 during first phase



map of railways in ulm , neu-ulm


the station building rebuilt 1867 until 1880. added cast iron arches , corner pavilions, building 75.2 metres long , 13.7 metres wide, , iron, two-span train shed established 1872 1874. on 25 march 1867, construction of danube valley railway blaubeuren began demolition of walls of fortress of ulm @ kienlesberg (hill). danube valley railway opened blaubeuren on 2 august 1868. followed extension ehingen in 1869 , scheer on border of hohenzollern province in 1870. scheer–sigmaringen section opened in 1873. in 1874, following completion, 6 trains ran daily ulm stuttgart, 7 trains ran stuttgart ulm, 5 pairs of trains ran between ulm , friedrichshafen, 6 pairs of trains ran between ulm , augsburg, 4 pairs of trains between ulm , kempten , 5 pairs of trains ran between ulm , blaubeuren. 1868 1871, depot, had been located west of platforms moved north triangle former between danube valley railway , fils valley railway.


on 25 june 1875 first trial run operated on newly constructed brenz railway aalen via heidenheim ulm , opened on 5 january 1876. earlier opening not possible due brenz railway clause of 21 february 1861, pledged württemberg not build rail link twelve years between stuttgart-nördlingen railway (rems railway/ries railway) , ulm, otherwise route nördlingen lake constance have been shorter via württemberg via ludwig south-north railway through bavaria. on 24 january 1877, footbridge crossed station , connected zum russischen hof hotel completed; construction had started in july 1875. in august 1877, blaubeurer-tor bridge opened across tracks north of station, replacing existing karlstraße level crossing. bridge iron truss bridge, 225.6 metres long , ten metres wide. in october 1986, demolished , replaced ludwig erhard bridge opened on 26 october 1989. in 1879, post office located next station, rebuilt , extended. ulm stuttgarter tor station, north of inner city, today called ulm ost (east), opened on brenz railway on 20 september 1886.


the second phase of expansion of station began in 1888 , continued until 1891, involving expenditure of 2.6 million german gold marks. existing eastern storage sidings between wilhelmstrasse , fils valley railway north-east of ulm station, still exist, opened in 1888. on 26 march 1889, electric light installed @ station, using electricity station’s own steam-powered, power plant on schillerstraße. station building rebuilt again 1889 1890. cast-iron arches replaced lobby 42 metres long , 8 metres wide , used ticket office. in 1891, platform underpass built, replacing existing pedestrian level crossings. in same year, @ end of second construction phase, ulm station had 22 tracks, 4 of used passengers, 5 freight , 13 shunting.








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