Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway

Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway
Overview
System SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Status Operational
Locale France (Lorraine)
Germany (Saarland)
Termini Gare de Rémilly
Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof
Operation
Opened 1851-1852
Owner RFF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s) SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Technical
Line length 55 km (34 mi)
No. of tracks Double track[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map
Legend
 from Metz
 0.0 Rémilly
LGV Est from Paris
Baudrecourt junction
to Strasbourg
future LGV Est to Strasbourg
6.8 Herny
 17.2 Faulquemont
 21.8 Teting
 28.0 Saint-Avold
 34.5 Hombourg-Haut
freight line from Thionville
 38.9 Béning
to Sarreguemines
 47.2 Forbach
49.8 Stiring-Wendel
 51.4 France-Germany
from Bous
 River Saar
Line to Trier
to Neunkirchen
 56.7 Saarbrücken Hbf
Line to Bingen (Rhein)
 Saarbrücken-Ost
Line to Mannheim
 to Sarreguemines

The railway from Rémilly to Saarbrücken is a French and German 55-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Lorraine region to the German city Saarbrücken. The railway was opened between 1851 and 1852.[3] It is part of the international railway connection between Paris and Frankfurt am Main.

Route

The line branches off the Metz–Réding railway at Rémilly, and leaves it in a northeasterly direction. It crosses the industrial area around Saint-Avold and Forbach. It passes the German border, crosses the river Saar and joins the line from Trier to Saarbrücken after about 55 km.

Main stations

The main stations on the Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway are:

Services

The Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway is used by the following passenger services:

References

  1. ↑ RFF - Network map PDF
  2. ↑ RFF - Map of electrified railway lines PDF
  3. ↑ Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
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