Kochelsee Railway
Lake Kochel railway | |
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Overview | |
Native name | Kochelseebahn |
Type |
Heavy rail, Passenger rail Regional rail |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Bavaria |
Termini |
Tutzing Kochel |
Stations | 7 |
Line number | 5453 |
Operation | |
Opened | Stages between 1865–1898 |
Owner | Deutsche Bahn |
Operator(s) | DB Bahn |
Rolling stock | Bombardier Talent 2 |
Technical | |
Line length | 35.5 km (22.1 mi) |
Number of tracks | Single track |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead line |
Route number | 961 |
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The Kochelseebahn ('Lake Kochel railway') is a branch line in Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern), Germany, that is just under 36 km long, single-tracked and fully electrified. It is operated by the Deutsche Bahn AG as route 961 in their List of German scheduled railway routes. The Kochelseebahn branches in Tutzing from the Munich Hauptbahnhof–Garmisch-Partenkirchen main line and runs from there via Penzberg to Kochel by the Kochelsee lake that gives the line its name.
The section from Tutzing to Bichl is classed as a main line, the remainder as a branch line. The route was electrified on 4 March 1925 and is currently (2006) worked by electric multiples of the DBAG Class 425/426.
Apart from a few exceptions in the morning commuter services the trains run hourly, with a crossing in Bichl shortly before the half-hour and good connections in Tutzing in both directions. The commuter services run straight through to and from Munich Hauptbahnhof (main station), the crossing then usually takes place in Seeshaupt due to the change in frequency.
References
- ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (in German). Köln: Verlag Schweers + Wall. 2007. p. 115. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
External links
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