Description
Müllheim station is a small railway junction in Müllheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, where the Müllheim–Mulhouse railway branches off the Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway . From 1896 to 1955, the station was the terminus of the tramway-like Müllheim-Badenweiler railway.LocationMüllheim station is located on the southernmost portion of Rhine Valley Railway, about halfway between Freiburg and Basel. Its address is Bahnhofstrasse 1.HistoryOpening of Müllheim station and the Rhine Valley RailwayMüllheim station was opened on 1 June 1847, along with the Freiburg–Müllheim section of the Rhine Valley Railway, which connects Mannheim via Karlsruhe and Freiburg to Basel. About two weeks later, another section of the Rhine Valley Railway was opened to Schliengen and the whole line to Basel was finished in 1855.On 17 July 1911, there was a derailment in Müllheim station as a result of speeding through a construction site, which was subject to a speed restriction. There were 14 dead and 32 injured. The train driver had fallen asleep and the subsequent enquiry considered the effects of alcohol on driving for the first time in Germany.
Tell your friends
Quiz
