| Thionville–Trier railway |
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| Line number |
- 3010 (Trier – Perl border)
- 178 000 (France)
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| Locale | Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Grand Est |
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| Route number |
- 263e (1944), 692
- 152 (France)
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| Line length | 70.1 km (43.6 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 except: Karthaus Mitte–Saarbrücke and Nittel Tunnel |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (maximum) |
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former Moselle Railway from Bullay
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former Hochwald Railway from Hermeskeil
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111.6
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Trier Hbf
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136 m
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113.3
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Trier Süd
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B 268
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118.3
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Karthaus
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to DB Netz Brückenlager (formerly Bw/AW Karthaus)
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119.6
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Karthaus Mitte (junction)
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120.1
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Konz West (until 2001)
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120.3
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Karthaus West/Konz Mitte (junction)
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120.3
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Konz Mitte (since 2001)
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formerly to Hindenburg Bridge to Igel (1912-1945)
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123.4
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Wasserliesch
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125.3
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Oberbillig
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129.9
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Temmels
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132.2
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Wellen (Mosel)
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Nittler Tunnel (644 m)
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135.0
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Nittel
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140.7
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Wincheringen
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142 m
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144.6
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Wehr (Mosel)
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148.2
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Palzem
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151.7
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Nennig
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153.5
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Nennig CSL (siding)
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155.2
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Besch
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159.0
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Perl (Mosel)
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Germany / France national border (system change)
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21.1
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Apach
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152 m
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18.0
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Sierck-les-Bains (formerly Sierck)
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12.4
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Malling (formerly Mallingen)
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8.9
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Koenigsmacker (formerly Königsmachern)
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4.6
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Basse-Ham (formerly Niederham)
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Line from Völklingen
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0.0
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Thionville (formerly Diedenhofen)
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Thionville–Trier railway (also called in German the Obermoselstrecke, Upper Moselle line) connects Thionville in the French region of Grand Est with Trier in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It also passes through the westernmost part of the Saarland along the Moselle for a few kilometres.