View larger size  Karl’s Gate Station In 1872/73, while the railway line was being extended through the Neckar Valley to Würzburg, it was decided to provide a stop at Karl’s Gate so residents of the Old Town would have better access to rail services. The station building erected at that time was replaced with a much larger structure in 1934/36. Later it was temporarily used as an office building by the city government, and since 1995 it has housed the cultural center “Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof”. The former station was completely remodeled, turning its hall, station restaurant, waiting room and offices into a large auditorium with stage and foyer, a movie theater, a culture bar, and other rooms for holding events.