Strasbourg–Wörth railway

Strasbourg–Wörth railway
French and German trains in Lauterbourg
Overview
Line number
  • 105 (France)
  • 677.1 (Germany)
LocaleGrand Est, France and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 145 (France)
  • 3400 (Germany)
Technical
Line length70.8 km (44.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Wörth stadtbahn line from Wörth Badepark
49.9
Wörth (Rhein)
51.5
Maximiliansau-Im Rüsten
54.4
Hagenbach
57.3
Neuburg (Rhein)
59.6
Berg (Pfalz)
61.0
56.9
D / F national border
former line from Wissembourg
55.584
Lauterbourg
51.584
Mothern
49.569
Munchhausen
45.668
Seltzbach (26 m)
45.196
Seltz
former railway to Mertzwiller
42.285
Beinheim
42.215
Sauer (47 m)
42.000
Beinheim-Embranchement
39.422
Roppenheim
36.314
Rœschwoog
34.991
34.334
Rountzenheim
31.186
Sessenheim
26.631
Drusenheim
24.931
21.528
Herrlisheim
17.221
Gambsheim
14.747
Kilstett
12.020
La Wantzenau
7.6
Reichstett siding
7.156
Souffel (7 m)
5.625
Hœnheim Tram
5.268
3.382
Bischheim
3.004
Schiltigheim
2.488
1.600
0.890
A 350 (59 m)
0.000
Strasbourg
line to Basel, line to Saint-Dié
Source: French Railway Atlas (north),
German Railway Atlas

The Strasbourg–Wörth railway is a French-German railway, which runs in the French region of Grand Est and the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The route was opened on 15 May 1876 and was at that time completely within the German Empire. From 1906 to 1914 it was part of the European long-distance transport network. Long-distance services ended as a result of the First World War and the resulting return of Alsace to France. As a result, the remaining part of the line in Germany also lost importance. This resulted in the closure of passenger services between Wörth and Berg in 1984.

In 2002, passenger traffic between Wörth and Lauterbourg was reactivated, although no through services currently run through to Strasbourg. Since its reactivation, the German section of the route has also been designated for marketing purposes as the Bienwaldbahn (Bienwald Railway), since it runs along the eastern edge of the Bienwald.

Meanwhile, it still plays an important role in the transport of freight, notably in recent decades for the transport of nuclear waste (dry cask storage) from Cap de la Hague to Gorleben.