Ebersbach station

Ebersbach station is located at the 32 kilometre point of the Fils Valley Railway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.HistoryThe citizens of Ebersbach welcomed the news that they would have a station on the Eastern Railway from Stuttgart to Ulm. For geographical reasons the Royal Württemberg State Railways could not build the railway line along the Fils. Instead, it chose an alternative alignment that ran straight through the town. Some buildings had to be demolished for its construction. This unfavourable route cut the town into two parts. While the village was located south of the tracks, the church along with Kirchberg, which was already populated, was north of the line. A level crossing was built on the road to Büchenbronn. The name of the nearby street Steggasse still refers to the former pedestrian bridge built in 1847.State Railways periodOn 11 October 1847, the State Railway opened to Plochingen–Süßen section of the Eastern Railway, including Ebersbach station. The municipality agreed to participate in the financing of the station building, which has been preserved. It is a two-storey sandstone building, which initially had only one floor. In May 1853, a small freight shed was built east of the station building. An annex to the station building was completed for the postal service in 1856. Between 1859 and 1862, the State Railway duplicated the Eastern Railway between Plochingen and Ulm. In order to expand the freight yard, it acquired more land and created an enlarged freight shed in 1862. The station building also had to be increased again in 1865. The wooden pedestrian bridge was replaced by an iron bridge in 1866.