Kraichgau Railway

Kraichgau Railway
Overview
Native name	Kraichgaubahn
Line number	4201 (Grötzingen–Eppingen) 4950 (Crailsh.–HN–Eppingen)
Locale	Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini	Karlsruhe Heilbronn
Service
Route number	710.4 (Karlsruhe Stadtbahn) 710.42 (Heilbronn Stadtbahn)
Technical
Line length	64.8 km (40.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	450 m (1,480 ft)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline	1.2%
Route map Legend from Karlsruhe Hbf Stadtbahn Karlsruhe from Durlach S 4S 5 2.780 0,000 Grötzingen station 102 m 0.000 Grötzingen 102 m 0.034 to Mühlacker 0.0/0.3 Grötzingen VBK/AVG 0.089 Grötzingen DB/AVG 0.100 Grötzingen AVG 0.549 AVG line to Söllingen S 5 0.807 Oberausstraße (since 1992) 2.650 Hummelberg (since 1992) 5.500 Jöhlingen tunnel (226 m) 6.900 Jöhlingen West (since 1992) Jöhlingen 7.349 Jöhlingen station 174 m 9.895 Wössingen 184 m 10.400 Wössingen Ost (since 2003) 13.347 Dürrenbüchig (since 1906) 15.727 Rinklingen (since 1992) Western Railway to Bruchsal 17.183 Bretten 170 m Western Railway to Bietigheim-Bissingen S 9 18.022 Bretten Stadtmitte (since 1992) 18.655 Bretten Wannenweg (since 1992) 19.008 Bretten Tunnel (217 m) 19.393 Bretten Schulzentrum (since 1992) 20.112 Bretten Kupferhälde (since 1997) 21.000 Gölshausen (since 1906) 204 m 22.400 Gölshausen Industriegebiet (since 2002) 22.800 Gölshausen tunnel (150 m) 24.983 Bauerbach 210 m Mannheim–Stuttgart HSL (748 m) 28.000 Oberderdingen-Flehingen Industrie (since 1997) 28.611 Flehingen 176 m 32.028 Zaisenhausen 177 m 34.893 Sulzfeld (Baden) 193 m 36.200 Ravensburg castle (stop for groups) 36.400 Sulzfeld tunnel (350 m) 39.900 Eppingen West (since 1997) 40.756 Eppingen terminus of S5 (Rhine-Neckar) 190 m 41.900 Stebbach 43.268 line to Steinsfurt S5 43.441 140.008 former owner’s border 136.800 Gemmingen West (since 2000) 136.113 Gemmingen 220 m 133.173 Stetten am Heuchelberg 214 m 130.996 Schwaigern (Württ) West (since 2000) 129.910 Schwaigern (Württ) 186 m 129.000 Schwaigern Ost (since 2002) 126.200 Leingarten West (until 1970: Schluchtern) 174 m 125.800 Leingarten Mitte (since 1999) 125.060 Leingarten (until 1970: Großgartach) 170 m 124/375 Leingarten Ost (since 1999) 121.800 Böckingen West (since 2009) 120.600 HN-Böckingen Berufsschulzentrum (since 1999) 119.700 Heilbronn Hbf Em to Heilbronn freight yard (until 1995) 165 m 119.890 Böckingen Sonnenbrunnen (since 2001) 119.619 Heilbronn DB/AVG border 119.400 Heilbronn-Kanalbrücke (station part) Franconia Railway from Stuttgart 119.100 Bridge over the Neckar Canal (43 m) Inner city line of the Heilbronn Stadtbahn S 4 (since 2001) 118.600 Heilbronn Hbf 158 m Franconia Railway to Würzburg to Crailsheim Source: German railway atlas[1]

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.