ä b isch ▁Hall ▁to ▁Wasser alf ingen ▁( near ▁A alen ) ▁was ▁author ised ▁in ▁a ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Wür ttemberg ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁The ▁pro ponents ▁planned ▁a ▁route ▁along ▁the ▁Jag st ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁C rails heim ▁and ▁Ell w angen . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁proposed ▁line ▁from ▁G ail dorf ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁Koch er ▁valley , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁much ▁shorter ▁route . ▁ ▁C rails heim ▁Mayor ▁Nag el ▁and ▁the ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁Ell w angen ▁district ▁( O ber amt ▁Ell w angen ), ▁Karl ▁Wein heimer ▁founded ▁with ▁other ▁citizens , ▁a ▁railway ▁committee , ▁which ▁successfully ▁represented ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁officials ▁of ▁C rails heim ▁and ▁Ell w angen . ▁The ▁committee ▁proposed ▁C rails heim ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁new ▁hub ▁for ▁lines ▁to ▁Wür zburg ▁and ▁N ure m berg , ▁convin cing ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁its ▁mer its . ▁The ▁reason ▁advanced ▁was ▁the ▁higher ▁number ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁Ell w angen ▁and ▁C rails heim , ▁compared ▁to ▁G ail dorf , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁greater ▁volume ▁of ▁trade . ▁ ▁The ▁H ohen lo he ▁Railway ▁( then ▁called ▁the ▁Koch er bahn , ▁Koch er ▁Railway ) ▁reached ▁Schw ä b isch ▁Hall ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Parliament ▁approved ▁the ▁rapid ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to