Augsburg–Buchloe railway

Augsburg–Buchloe
Overview
Line number 5304
Technical
Line length 39.895 km (24.790 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route number 971
Route map

Legend
 Operating points and lines[1] 
 from Donauwörth and Ulm
 0.0 Augsburg Hbf
 Gögginger Brücke(planned station)
 to Ingolstadt and Munich
 Augsburg Morellstraße
 Augsburg Local Railway
 3.2 Augsburg Messe
 B 17
 ≈4.8 Augsburg Impuls Arena(planned)
 6.5 Inningen
 12.0 Bobingen
 to Landsberg (Lech)
 Industriepark Bobingen siding
 15.6 Wehringen
 17.8 Großaitingen siding(ex station)
 20.1 Mittelstetten
 23.1 Schwabmünchen
 28.6 Westerringen Malteurop siding
 33.1 Lamerdingen
 36.8 Dillishausen
 from Munich
 39.9 Buchloe
 to Kaufbeuren
 to Memmingen

The Augsburg–Buchloe railway is a double-track main line in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Augsburg to Buchloe. Other major towns on the route are Bobingen and Schwabmünchen. It was built as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway, one of the oldest lines in Germany.

History

The construction of the 60.2 km long line from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof via Bobingen and Buchloe to Kaufbeuren was authorised by a Bavarian law of 25 August 1843 and opened on 1 September 1847. The 20.3 km long section from Buchloe to Kaufbeuren is now considered part of the Allgäu Railway.

Operations

Under the 2010 timetable passenger services operate on line on the following routes:

Line Route Frequency
IC Hamburg-Altona – Augsburg - Buchloe – Kempten – Oberstdorf Individual services
RB Augsburg – Bobingen (– Schwabmünchen – Buchloe) Hourly
RB Augsburg – Bobingen – Kaufering – Landsberg am Lech Hourly
RB Augsburg – Buchloe – Mindelheim – Memmingen (– Lindau) Every 2 hours

1 pair of trains to Lindau

RB Augsburg – Buchloe – Türkheim – Bad Wörishofen Every 2 hours
RB Augsburg – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Füssen Individual services

A daily Intercity train also operates between Augsburg and Oberstdorf.

There are additional trains between Augsburg and Schwabmünchen and between Augsburg and Buchloe, creating a half hourly service between Augsburg and Buchloe.

Notes

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

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