The Heidelberg‒Wiesloch Electric Railway () is a metre gauge railway and tram line running along the Bergstraße route form Heidelberg southwards towards Wiesloch, Germany. 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 , Leimen, and Nußloch providing a parallel service to the Baden main line of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway. Development The (BBB) company was founded in Frankfurt am Main on 18 January 1898. 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. In 1905 the railway was purchased by the (HSB), bringing the route under the control of the City of Heidelberg, for incorporation into the Heidelberg Tramway system. Further reading References , Leimen Friedhof tram stop, southern terminus of the line Metre gauge railways in Germany