Gäu Railway (Eutingen–Freudenstadt)
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Eutingen im Gäu–Freudenstadt Hbf |
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Route number: |
741 |
Line number: |
4880 |
Line length: |
29.9 km |
Track gauge: |
1,435 mm |
Voltage: |
15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC |
Maximum incline: |
<2 % |
Maximum speed: |
100 |
Legend
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Gäu Railway from Stuttgart |
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Eutingen im Gäu |
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58,5 |
Eutingen (Württ) |
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Gäu Railway to Singen |
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1,5 |
former siding for the fuel bunker of Eutingen airfield |
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Eutingen im Gäu Nord planned |
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4,7 |
Hochdorf (b Horb) |
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Nagold Valley Railway to Pforzheim |
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Horb-Heiligenfeld planned |
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9,8 |
Heiligenfeld industrial siding |
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12,4 |
Altheim-Rexingen |
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16,6 |
Bittelbronn |
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19,7 |
Schopfloch (b Freudenstadt) |
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Dornstetten Mitte planned |
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24,2 |
Dornstetten |
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uncompleted line to Pfalzgrafenweiler |
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Dornstetten-Aach planned |
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25,3 |
Kübelbach Viaduct (296 m) |
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26,1 |
Stockerbach Viaduct (296 m) |
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26,8 |
Freudenstadt-Grüntal planned |
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27,6 |
Ettenbach Viaduct (162 m) |
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Murg Valley Railway from Rastatt |
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29,9 |
Freudenstadt Hbf |
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Kinzig Valley Railway to Hausach |
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The Gäu Railway (German: Gäubahn) from Eutingen–Freudenstadt is a railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that runs from the cultural landscape of the Gäu to the eastern edge of the Black Forest. It is a section of the Gäu Railway from Stuttgart to Freudenstadt opened in 1 September 1879.
The line was the link from the state capital of Stuttgart to the Kinzig Valley Railway. Both the Gäu Railway and the Kinzig Valley Railway were main lines until 1974. Since the mid-1970s these railways were threatened time and again with closure. Not until 2006 was comprehensive electrification and renovation work carried out as part of the development of the Freudenstädter Stern regional network. Finally the line was integrated into the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn network and once again after a decade a direct link to Stuttgart was introduced.
The Gäu Railway was planned by railway engineer, Georg Morlok, and was characterised by viaducts and deep rock cuttings that were an architectural challenge to build.
See also
References
Sources
- Hans-Wolfgang Scharf, Burkhard Wollny: Die Eisenbahn im Nordschwarzwald. Band 1: Historische Entwicklung und Bahnbau, Eisenbahn-Kurier, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, ISBN 3-88255-763-X.
- Hans-Wolfgang Scharf, Burkhard Wollny: Die Eisenbahn im Nordschwarzwald. Band 2: Ausgestaltung, Betrieb und Maschinendienst, Eisenbahn-Kurier, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, ISBN 3-88255-764-8.
- Jürgen Gaßebner, Claus-Jürgen Jacobson: Bahnanlagen aus der Luft. Baden-Württemberg. Transpress, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-71098-6.
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