Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway

Swabian Jura Railway
(Schwäbische Albbahn)
MAN-Schienenbus on the Swabian Jura Railway
Route number:759 Kleinengstingen–Schelklingen
764 Reutlingen–Reutlingen Süd
Line number:4620
Line length:58.25 km (36.19 mi)
Track gauge:1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Maximum incline: 100  %
Minimum radius:180
Rack system:Riggenbach Honau–Lichtenstein
Maximum speed:50
Legend
 Neckar-Alb Railway from Tübingen
 0,00 Reutlingen Hbf
 Neckar-Alb Railway to Plochingen
 3,14 Reutlingen Süd
 Reutlingen Tram (until 1974)
 4,91 Pfullingen
 6,18 Pfullingen Süd
 8,20 Unterhausen Spinnerei
 9,87 Unterhausen (Württ)
 11,03 Honau (Württ)
 Honau–Lichtenstein rack railway
 13,18 Lichtenstein (Württ)
 HzL from Gammertingen
 15,28 Kleinengstingen(Keilbahnhof)
 18,97 Kohlstetten(former station)
 21,89 Bridge over the Lauter
 22,00 Offenhausen
 24,13 Gomadingen(former station)
 27,32 Marbach (b Münsingen)
 28,78 Grafeneck
 34,53 Münsingen
 37,12 Tank bridge
 38,67 Oberheutal
 40,72 Mehrstetten
 40,84 Level Crossing B 465
 49,09 Sondernach
 50,31 Schmiech
 50,75 Hütten(former station)
 51,91 Talsteußlingen
 53,03 Schmiechbrücke
 55,67 Schmiechbrücke
 56,46 Schmiechen Alb Railway
 former Schmiechen village
 57,00 ENAG / DB Netz
 57,19 Bridge over the B 497
 57,56 Danube Valley Railway from Sigmaringen
 58,25 Schelklingen
 Danube Valley Railway to Ulm

The Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway or Swabian Jura Railway (German: Schwäbische Albbahn) is a 58.25 kilometre long branch line from Reutlingen to Schelklingen, which crosses the Swabian Jura in southern Germany. Its route no. is 4620. The section from Reutlingen to Honau is also known as the Echaz Railway (Echazbahn) or Echaz Valley Railway (Echaztalbahn). The 15.28 kilometre long northern section from Reutlingen to Kleinengstingen is closed nowadays, this section has been largely converted into a rail trail.

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