*** Welcome to piglix ***

Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway

Nuremberg - Crailsheim
Overview
Native name Bahnstrecke Nürnberg - Craisheim
Type Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail, Intercity rail
Status Operational
Locale Bavaria
Baden-Württemberg
Termini Nuremberg Hbf.
Crailheim
Stations 16
Line number 5902 (Nürnberg Hbf – Schnelldorf)
4951 (Ellrichshausen – Crailsheim)
Operation
Opened Stages between 1875-1876
Owner Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s) DB Bahn
Technical
Line length 90.4 km (56.2 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Operating speed 160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route number 786, 890.4
Route map
Nuremberg–Schwandorf line from Schwandorf S 1
Nuremberg–Feucht line from Feucht S 2 S 3
Nuremberg–Regensburg line from Regensburg Hbf
Nuremberg–Cheb line from Cheb
0.0 Nurembergterminus of S 3 S 4 (312 m)
Nuremberg–Roth line to Roth S 2
Nuremberg–Augsburg line to Augsburg Hbf
Nuremberg–Bamberg line to Bamberg S 1
1.3 Nuremberg–Augsburg line
1.4 Nuremberg–Roth line
1.5 Frankenschnellweg (15 und 10 m)
1.8 Marshalling yard–goods yard line (23 m)
2.0 Siding to cattle yard (15 m)
3.0 Nürnberg-Schweinau
3.5 B 4 R
4.3 Ring railway (15 m)
4.5 South-west Tangent and
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal (101 m long)
From Nuremberg marshalling yard exit
5.2 Nürnberg-Stein (312 m)
Bibert Railway to Unternbibert-Rügland
6.2 Rednitz (154 m)
7.7 Unterasbach (324 m)
9.3 Oberasbach (336 m)
10.2 Rehdorf
12.1 Anwanden (348 m)
14.7 Roßtal (368 m)
15.8 Roßtal Wegbrücke
18.9 Clarsbach
20.1 Raitersaich(+ sidings to E.ON substation) (397 m)
25.4 Heilsbronn(April 2002 to Sept. 2010) (422 m)
28.8 B 14
30.3 Petersaurach Nord(planned)
Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach line from Windsbach
32.5 Wicklesgreuth (461 m)
Military siding to Katterbach
37.0 Sachsen (b Ansbach) (437 m)

...