The Heidelberg‒Wiesloch Electric Railway (Elektrische Bahn Heidelberg – Wiesloch) is a metre gauge railway and tram line running along the Bergstraße route form Heidelberg southwards towards Wiesloch, Germany. As of 2020 [update] the northern section of the route carries as Line 23 of the Heidelberg Tramway system, terminating at Leimen Cemetery. The southern section, which carried tram Line 8 between Leimen and Wiesloch Schillerpark closed in 1973.
The closed section ran directly through the villages of Rohrbach , Leimen, and Nußloch providing a parallel service to the Baden main line of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway. [1]
The Actiengesellschaft für Bahn-Bau und Betrieb (BBB) company was founded in Frankfurt am Main on 18 January 1898. [1]
On 7 May 1898 a request was made to the Lord Mayor of Wiesloch for assistance in obtaining permission to build the line. Permission was obtained on 6 June 1900, with the voltage limited to 530 volts. [1]
In 1905 the railway was purchased by the Heidelberger Straßen- und Bergbahn (HSB), bringing the route under the control of the City of Heidelberg, for incorporation into the Heidelberg Tramway system. [1]