| Neckar Valley Railway |
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| Native name | Neckartalbahn |
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| Status | Operational |
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| Owner | Deutsche Bahn |
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| Line number |
- 4100 (Heidelberg–Karlstor)
- 4110 (Karlstor–Neckargemünd)
- 4111 (Neckargemünd–Jagstfeld)
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| Locale | Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, Germany |
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| Termini | - Heidelberg Hbf.
- Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld
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| Stations | 21 |
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| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail |
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| Route number |
- 705
- 665.1-2 (Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn)
- 780 (Neckarelz–/WÜ–Stuttgart)
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| Operator(s) | DB Netz |
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| Opened | Stages between 1862-1879 |
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| Line length | 70.1 km (43.6 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | Double track |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 300 m (984 ft) |
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| Electrification |
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| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80.8 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.3 % |
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16.634 0,000
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| Heidelberg marshalling yard | | (1914–2000) |
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17.490 0,000
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18.630 0,000
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18.730 0,000
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| Rohrbacher Straße | | (tramway to Rohrbach) |
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19.130 0,000
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Königstuhl (Bk; 1914–1955)
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| Königstuhl | | former junction (1955–1997)) |
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19.363 0,000
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| Königstuhl Tunnel | | (2487 m; since 1914) |
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18.710 0.000
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| Heidelberg Hbf | | (terminal station until 1955) |
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112 m
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Rohrbacher Straße LC
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0.500
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Gaisberg tunnel (312 m)
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1.000
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Peterskirche (until about 1925)
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1.000
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Spital tunnel (68 m)
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21.850 1.800
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Schloßberg tunnel (ca. 766 m)
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Herrenmühle siding
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21.970 2.300
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track laid 20 Nov. 1933
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22.215 2.544
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current line change 4100/4110
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4.400
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| Jägerhaus/Wolfsbrunnen | | (until 1943) |
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5.500
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6.800
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| Heidelberg Orthopädie | | (since 2003) |
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8.700
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Kümmelbacher Hof
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Neckargemünd
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0.750
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Elsenz (71 m)
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0.904
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Reichenstein tunnel (147 m)
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1.130
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| Neckargemünd Altstadt | | (since 2003) |
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1.300
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Neckar (171 m)
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| Neckarbrücke | | (March to June 1946) |
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3.300
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B37 (152 m; since 1988)
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2.593
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state border
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4.200
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Hinterburg Tunnel (139 m)
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| former line from Schönau (b Heidelb.) | | (until 1981) |
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5.596
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Neckarsteinach
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9.620
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12.946
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Hirschhorn (Neckar)
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13.800
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Schlossberg Tunnel (341 m)
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15.800
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Feuerberg Tunnel (966 m)
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18.404
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state border
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18.580
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Eberbach-Pleutersbach
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21.201
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21.900
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Scheuerberg Tunnel (569 m)
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27.425
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Lindach
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30.491
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Zwingenberg (Baden)
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34.022
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Neckargerach
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36.800
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Binau Tunnel (853 m)
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37.441
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Binau
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40.835
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Mosbach-Neckarelz
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41.800
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Mosbach Link Line (until ca. 1960)
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42.000
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42.100
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43.730
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Hochhausen (Neckar)
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46.031
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Neckarzimmern
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47.853
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Haßmersheim
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49.500
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Böttingen Tunnel (766 m)
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50.635
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Gundelsheim (Neckar)
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52,840
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Heinsheim
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55.043
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Offenau
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57.200
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58.470
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Bad Friedrichshall
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| Lower Kocher Valley Rly. | | to Ohrnberg (until 1993) |
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Neckar Valley Railway, or Neckar Valley Main Line (German: Neckartalbahn) is a railway line from Heidelberg via Eberbach and Mosbach to Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld in southwestern Germany. Today it is administered by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar Transport Authority) and is partly worked by the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn.