| Kraichgau Railway |
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| Native name | Kraichgaubahn |
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| Line number |
- 4201 (Grötzingen–Eppingen)
- 4950 (Crailsh.–HN–Eppingen)
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| Locale | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Termini | |
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| Route number |
- 710.4 (Karlsruhe Stadtbahn)
- 710.42 (Heilbronn Stadtbahn)
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| Line length | 64.8 km (40.3 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary |
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| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.2% |
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Grötzingen station
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102 m
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0.000
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Grötzingen
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102 m
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0.034
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0.0/0.3
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Grötzingen VBK/AVG
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0.089
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Grötzingen DB/AVG
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0.100
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Grötzingen AVG
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0.549
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0.807
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Oberausstraße (since 1992)
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2.650
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Hummelberg (since 1992)
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5.500
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Jöhlingen tunnel (226 m)
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6.900
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Jöhlingen West (since 1992)
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Jöhlingen
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7.349
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Jöhlingen station
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174 m
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9.895
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Wössingen
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184 m
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10.400
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Wössingen Ost (since 2003)
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13.347
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Dürrenbüchig (since 1906)
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15.727
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Rinklingen (since 1992)
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Western Railway to Bruchsal
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17.183
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Bretten
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170 m
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| Western Railway | | to Bietigheim-Bissingen S 9 |
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18.022
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Bretten Stadtmitte (since 1992)
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18.655
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Bretten Wannenweg (since 1992)
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19.008
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Bretten Tunnel (217 m)
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19.393
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Bretten Schulzentrum (since 1992)
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20.112
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Bretten Kupferhälde (since 1997)
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21.000
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Gölshausen (since 1906)
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204 m
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22.400
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| Gölshausen Industriegebiet | | (since 2002) |
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22.800
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Gölshausen tunnel (150 m)
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24.983
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Bauerbach
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210 m
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Mannheim–Stuttgart HSL (748 m)
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28.000
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28.611
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Flehingen
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176 m
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32.028
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Zaisenhausen
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177 m
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34.893
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Sulzfeld (Baden)
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193 m
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36.200
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Ravensburg castle (stop for groups)
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36.400
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Sulzfeld tunnel (350 m)
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39.900
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Eppingen West (since 1997)
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40.756
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190 m
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41.900
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Stebbach
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43.268
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line to Steinsfurt
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former owner’s border
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136.800
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Gemmingen West (since 2000)
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136.113
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Gemmingen
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220 m
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133.173
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Stetten am Heuchelberg
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214 m
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130.996
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129.910
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Schwaigern (Württ)
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186 m
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129.000
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Schwaigern Ost (since 2002)
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126.200
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174 m
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125.800
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Leingarten Mitte (since 1999)
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125.060
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| Leingarten | | (until 1970: Großgartach) |
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170 m
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124/375
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Leingarten Ost (since 1999)
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121.800
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Böckingen West (since 2009)
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120.600
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| HN-Böckingen Berufsschulzentrum | | (since 1999) |
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119.700
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| Heilbronn Hbf Em | | to Heilbronn freight yard (until 1995) |
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165 m
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119.890
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| Böckingen Sonnenbrunnen | | (since 2001) |
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119.619
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Heilbronn DB/AVG border
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119.400
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Heilbronn-Kanalbrücke (station part)
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119.100
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(43 m)
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118.600
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Heilbronn Hbf
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158 m
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Franconia Railway to Würzburg
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Kraichgau Railway (German: Kraichgaubahn [ˈkʁaɪçɡaʊbaːn] ⓘ) is a 64.8 km long railway line in the region of Kraichgau in northwestern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It runs from Karlsruhe via Bretten and Eppingen to Heilbronn and was built in 1880. It gained international renown in 1992 as the first dual-system rail/tram route of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, the section between Karlsruhe and Bretten being the prototype for the so-called Karlsruhe model.