| Nuremberg Hbf – Cheb |
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| Line number | 5903 |
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| Locale | Bavaria, Germany and Czech Republic |
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| Route number | 512, 544, 860, 891.3 |
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| Line length | 151.4 km (94.1 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 (Nürnberg Hbf – Marktredwitz) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification | 25 kV/50 Hz AC catenary (Cheb-Skalka – Cheb) |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
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0.0
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Nuremberg Hbf
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312 m
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1.6
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Nuremberg–Regensburg line
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1.6
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Nuremberg–Feucht line
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2.0
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Nuremberg–Schwandorf line
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Abstellbahnhof Ost (Nha)
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2.6
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Wöhrder See (110 m)
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3.2
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B 4 R (40 m)
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3.5
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Nürnberg Ost
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to Nürnberg Nordost (Ring railway)
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5.6
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Nürnberg-Erlenstegen (since 1984)
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5.6
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5.7
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Nürnberg-Erlenstegen (1894–1984)
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from Nürnberg Nordost (Ring railway)
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7.2
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Eichelberg junction (until 1980)
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8.1
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10.0
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Behringersdorf (former station)
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12.7
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Rückersdorf (Mittelfr)
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14.3
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Ludwigshöhe (since 1896)
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16.8
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Lauf (rechts Pegnitz)
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19.1
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20.1
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24.0
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Reichenschwand (since 1983)
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24.5
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Reichenschwand (1877–1983)
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27.7
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Hersbruck (rechts Pegnitz)
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29.5
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Hersbruck (rechts Pegnitz) Ost
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33.6
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Hohenstadt (Mittelfr) (former station)
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39.8
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Vorra (Pegnitz)
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Pegnitz (× 2)
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42.3
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Vogelherd tunnel (256 m)
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Pegnitz (× 3)
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43.7
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Platte tunnel (268 m)
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44.4
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Rupprechtstegen (former station)
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45.4
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Pegnitz (50 m)
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45.5
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Rothenfels tunnel (218 m)
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46.0
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Pegnitz (56 m)
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46.1
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Hufstätte tunnel (80 m)
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46.3
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Pegnitz (53 m)
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46.4
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Sonnenburg tunnel (185 m)
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46.6
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Pegnitz (65 m)
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46.9
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Gotthard tunnel (318 m)
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47.5
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Pegnitz (42 m)
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47.6
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Velden (b Hersbruck)
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47.6
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Pegnitz (42 m)
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48.0
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Haidenhübel tunnel (170 m)
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48.1
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Pegnitz (50 m)
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| Velden (b Hersbruck) Dolomit | | (siding) |
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Pegnitz (× 2)
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Neuhaus (Pegnitz)
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Pegnitz (× 2)
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Ranna Bk 1
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Ranna (since 31 May 1992)
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Ranna Bk 2
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54.8
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start of Ranna water conservation district
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56.0
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end of Ranna water conservation district
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Pegnitz (× 3)
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Michelfeld (Oberpf)
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Pegnitz
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61.0
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Pegnitz (× 3)
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Pegnitz
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75.0
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Schnabelwaid
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472 m
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79.7
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Engelmannsreuth
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85.8
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Vorbach (Oberpf)
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460 m
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88.2
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Katzenbühl tunnel 471 m
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93.7
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Kirchenlaibach
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462 m
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97.6
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Haidenaab-Göppmannsbühl
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xx.x
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102.4
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Immenreuth
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513 m
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108.1
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Armannsberger Tunnel (840 m)
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111.5
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112.9
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Neusorg
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116.5
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Langentheilener Tunnel (761 m)
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121.2
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Waldershof
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549 m
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124.2
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Marktredwitz
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537 m
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Brand (b Marktredwitz)
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507 m
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131.2
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Seußen
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129.9
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| Seußener Viaduct | | over the Röslau |
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134.9
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Arzberg
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478 m
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138.3
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Schirnding
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461 m
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140.6
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142.0
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147.7
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Cheb-Skalka
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147.8
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Beginning of electrification (25 kV, 50 Hz)
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Highway 214
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from Plzeň
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151.4
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Cheb (formerly Eger)
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to Chomutov
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Nuremberg–Cheb railway is a 151 km long, non-electrified main line, mainly in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Nuremberg via Lauf an der Pegnitz, Hersbruck, Pegnitz, Kirchenlaibach, Marktredwitz and Schirnding to Cheb in the Czech Republic. The route is also known as the Right (bank of the) Pegnitz line (German: rechte Pegnitzstrecke) or the Pegnitz Valley Railway (Pegnitztalbahn). It was built as the Fichtel Mountains Railway (Fichtelgebirgsbahn). The Nuremberg–Schnabelwaid section of it is part of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line (Sachsen-Franken-Magistrale).