| Schwarzbach Valley Railway |
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| Native name | Schwarzbachtalbahn |
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| Line number | 4110 (HD-Karlst.–Meckesh.–N'elz) |
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| Locale | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Termini | |
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| Route number | 707 |
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| Line length |
- 30.8 km (19.1 mi)
- operational: 19.1 km (11.9 mi)
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.4% |
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19.800
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Meckesheim
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141 m
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20.936
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Elsenz
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22.500
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Schwarzbach
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24.600
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Epfenbach
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24.884
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154 m
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26.737
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Neidenstein
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157 m
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30.060
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Waibstadt
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166 m
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32.038
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Neckarbischofsheim Nord
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172 m
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| Krebsbach Valley Railway | | to Hüffenhardt |
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33.000
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Schwarzbach
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34.841
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Helmstadt (Baden)
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178 m
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34.900
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Wollenbach
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38.988
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Aglasterhausen
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206 m
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39.300
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Daudenzell
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218 m
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Asbach
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42.530
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Asbach (Baden)
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240 m
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Mörtelstein Tunnel (690 m)
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44.000
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Mörtelstein (since Nov. 1908)
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220 m
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Erlesrain Tunnel (98 m)
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46.850
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Obrigheim
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181 m
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49.100
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Finkenhof
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49.100
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Kalksberg Tunnel (147 m)
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| Finkenhof/arms factory siding | | Goldfisch, 1944–45 |
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49.4
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Neckar Bridge (ca. 310 m)
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50.0
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Neckarelz (to 1879)
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155 m
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50.6
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Mosbach link curve (until ca. 1960)
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51.850
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154 m
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Meckesheim–Neckarelz railway is a branch line in northern Baden between Meckesheim and Aglasterhausen that used to run to Neckarelz. It was part of the former Baden Oldenwald Railway from Heidelberg to Würzburg, and thus a main line, which is why its trackbed was built for two tracks. The section remaining today also goes under the name of Schwarzbach Valley Railway (German: Schwarzbachtalbahn).