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| Linke Rheinstrecke |
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| Kursbuchstrecke: |
470 |
| Line number: |
2630 |
| Line length: |
152 km |
| Gauge: |
1435 mm |
| Voltage: |
15 kV 16,7 Hz ~ |
| Maximum incline: |
< 20 ‰ |
| Maximum speed: |
160 km/h |
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−2.2 |
Köln Hbf |
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1.0 |
to Neuss and to Aachen |
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1.0 |
Köln West |
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3.2 |
Köln Süd |
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3.6 |
toward Kölner Südbrücke |
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3.9 |
Köln Eifeltor |
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to Euskirchen |
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9.4 |
Hürth-Kalscheuren |
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12.9 |
Brühl Gbf |
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to Brühl-Vochem HGK |
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14.6 |
Brühl |
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19.5 |
Sechtem |
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25.8 |
Roisdorf |
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Bonn-Bendenfeld–Hersel to Rheinuferbahn |
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from Bonn-Bendenfeld HGK |
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from Euskirchen |
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31.1 |
Bonn Gbf |
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31.9 |
Bonn Hbf |
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Bonn Bundesviertel (planned) |
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37.2 |
Bonn-Bad Godesberg Nord |
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39.0 |
Bonn-Bad Godesberg |
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41.3 |
Bonn-Mehlem |
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43.6 |
Bonn Neuer Weg |
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State border NRW / RLP |
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45.9 |
Rolandseck |
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48.2 |
Oberwinter |
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52.7 |
Remagen |
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to Ahrbrück (formerly: Adenau) |
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Ludendorff bridge |
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from Ludendorff bridge |
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56.7 |
Sinzig |
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62.5 |
Bad Breisig |
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Brohltalbahn Narrow gauge |
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65.7 |
Brohl |
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69.2 |
Namedy |
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73.2 |
Andernach |
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to Kaisersesch |
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76.9 |
Weißenthurm |
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81.6 |
Urmitz |
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Connection to Rechte Rheinstrecke |
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from Rechte Rheinstrecke |
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89.4 |
Koblenz-Lützel, railway museum |
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Moseleisenbahnbrücke |
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Hafenbahn |
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Koblenz Rheinbahnhof |
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Koblenz Mitte (planned) |
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to Rechte Rheinstrecke |
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91.2 |
Koblenz Hbf |
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to Rechte Rheinstrecke |
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from Rechte Rheinstrecke |
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94.3 |
Königsbach |
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99.8 |
Rhens |
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103.3 |
Spay |
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from Emmelshausen |
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110.7 |
Boppard Hbf |
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111.7 |
Boppard Süd |
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115.6 |
Boppard-Bad Salzig |
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119.4 |
Boppard-Hirzenach |
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122.4 |
Werlau |
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125.3 |
St. Goar |
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Bank-Tunnel (367 m) |
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127.4 |
Urbar Nord |
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Bett-Tunnel (236 m) |
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Kammereck-Tunnel (289 m) |
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128.8 |
Urbar Süd |
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132.1 |
Oberwesel |
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138.5 |
Bacharach |
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142.0 |
Niederheimbach |
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146.6 |
Trechtingshausen |
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150.6 |
Bingen Vorbahnhof |
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152.0 |
Bingen (Rhein) Hbf |
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to Saarbrücken via Bad Kreuznach |
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and to Kaiserslautern via Bad Kreuznach |
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Kilometrage change on the Nahe bridge |
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Nahe bridge |
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Line number change on the Nahe bridge |
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1.0 |
Bingen (Rhein) Stadt |
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to Worms via Alzey |
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Hindenburgbrücke |
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4.6 |
Bingen-Gaulsheim |
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from Bad Kreuznach / Saarbrücken |
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and Trajekt Bingen-Rüdesheim Hindenburgbrücke |
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9.4 |
Gau Algesheim |
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Selztalbahn |
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from Jugenheim-Partenheim |
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12.5 |
Ingelheim |
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to Frei-Weinheim |
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17.5 |
Heidesheim (Rheinhessen) |
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20.2 |
Uhlerborn |
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23.1 |
Budenheim |
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27.3 |
Mainz-Mombach |
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to Kaiserbrücke |
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from Kaiserbrücke |
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from Alzey |
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30.6 |
Mainz Hbf |
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The Linke Rheinstrecke (German for : Left Rhine line) is a railway line running from Cologne via Bonn, Koblenz and Bingen to Mainz. It is situated close to the western bank of the river Rhine. The line is electrified since 1959.
Linke Rheinstrecke, near Remagen
The first section of the line was opened between Cologne and Bonn on February 15, 1844. The Rheinische Eisenbahn connected the line to Koblenz (via Remagen) in 1858, and Bingerbrück (a border station between Prussia and Hesse at the time) was reached on 15 December 1859. At Bingerbrück, the line connected to the Hessische Ludwigsbahn to Mainz as well as the Nahetalbahn to Saarbrücken.
[edit] Importance
Until the opening of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, the line was one of the busiest in Germany. Using trains running on the line was the fastest way to reach southern Germany from the Rhineland.
Since the opening of the high-speed line, the importance of the line for long distance travel has diminuished. The line now usually sees four long distance and eight local passenger trains per hour as well as freight trains, many of them now using the Linke Rheinstrecke instead of the Rechte Rheinstrecke on the eastern side of the river.
