Eutingen im Gäu–Freudenstadt railway

Eutingen im Gäu–Freudenstadt Hbf
Overview
Locale Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Line number 4880
Technical
Line length 29.9 km (18.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline 0.2%
Route number 741
Route map
Gäu Railway from Stuttgart
57.2
0.0
 Eutingen im Gäu
58.5 Eutingen (Württ)
Gäu Railway to Singen
1.5 former siding for the fuel bunker of Eutingen airfield
Eutingen im Gäu Nordplanned
4.7 Hochdorf (b Horb)
Nagold Valley Railway to Pforzheim
Horb-Heiligenfeldplanned
9.8 Heiligenfeld industrial siding
12.4 Altheim-Rexingen
16.6 Bittelbronn
19.7 Schopfloch (b Freudenstadt)
Dornstetten Mitteplanned
24.2 Dornstetten
uncompleted line to Pfalzgrafenweiler
Dornstetten-Aachplanned
25.3 Kübelbach Viaduct (296 m)
26.1 Stockerbach Viaduct (296 m)
26.8 Freudenstadt-Grüntalplanned
27.6 Ettenbach Viaduct (162 m)
Murg Valley Railway from Rastatt
29.9 Freudenstadt Hbf
Kinzig Valley Railway to Hausach

Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Eutingen im Gäu–Freudenstadt railway (also called the Gäubahn in German—Gäu Railway) 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, connecting Eutingen and Freudenstadt. It is a section of the Gäu Railway from Stuttgart to Freudenstadt opened on 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

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

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