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Heidelberg Central

Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof is the main train station in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2005, it was used by approximately 42,000 passengers per day and is one of the largest passenger stations in Baden-Württemberg. The station is the second-class station of the German Railway.

It was built in 1840. The current station was built in 1955 and is considered to be the most beautiful and architecturally interesting building of the German Federal Railways. It was listed as a historical monument in Baden-Württemberg in 1972. The station is located in Willy-Brandt-Platz, about two kilometres west of downtown Heidelberg.

The main train station in Heidelberg is not too far from the old town and has convenient transportation. There are facilities such as catering, supermarkets, and storage boxes in the station. Heidelberg is not a transportation hub. There are not many ICE express trains passing through Heidelberg, mainly IC fast trains and regional slow trains. Heidelberg train station also has frequent regional S-Bahn, which provides easy access to the surrounding towns.

Ljubljana (UK: , US: , Slovene: [ljuˈbljàːna] , locally also [luˈblàːna]; also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative centre of independent Slovenia since 1991. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.

Heidelberg ( HY-dəl-burg, German: [ˈhaɪdl̩bɛʁk] is a university town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. In the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students.Located about 78 km (48 mi) south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in Baden-Württemberg. Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. Heidelberg University, founded in 1386, is Germany's oldest and one of Europe's most reputable universities. Heidelberg is a scientific hub in Germany and home to several internationally renowned research facilities adjacent to its university, including four Max Planck Institutes. The city has also been a hub for the arts, especially literature, throughout the centuries, and it was designated a "City of Literature" by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Heidelberg was a seat of government of the former Electorate of the Palatinate and is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic cityscape, including Heidelberg Castle, the Philosophers' Walk, and the Baroque old town.