| Buchloe–Lindau railway |
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| Native name | Bayerische Allgäubahn |
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| Line number | 5362 |
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| Locale | Bavaria, Germany |
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| Route number | 970 |
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| Line length | 152.938 km (95.031 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 273 m (896 ft) |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (Hergatz–Lindau-Aeschach) |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.0% |
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0.000 |
Buchloe |
617 m |
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6.904 |
Jengen-Beckstetten |
641 m |
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12.167 |
Pforzen |
663 m |
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Dynamit AG siding (1940–1954) |
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former Irsee mine railway |
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15.146 |
Leinau |
664 m |
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from Schongau (until 1977) |
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20.289 |
Kaufbeuren |
680 m |
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25.185 |
Biessenhofen siding |
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25.692 |
Biessenhofen |
700 m |
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29.894 |
Ruderatshofen |
722 m |
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33.684 |
Aitrang (siding, former station) |
747 m |
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38.190 |
St. Alban |
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43.755 |
Günzach |
801 m |
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48.440 |
Bk Immenthal (until 1975) |
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53.632 |
Wildpoldsried |
722 m |
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56.788 |
Betzigau |
722 m |
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59.080 |
Bk Lenzfried (until 1974) |
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61.901 |
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61.935 |
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Upper Iller bridges |
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62.833 |
Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf (until 1969) |
695 m |
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62.457 |
Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf (since 1969) |
705 m |
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to Isny |
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64.400 |
Workshop |
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65.050 |
Eich |
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66.362 |
Kempten-Hegge |
711 m |
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Waltenhofener Bach |
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69.379 |
Waltenhofen |
718 m |
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74.340 |
| Martinszell (Allgäu) | | formerly Oberdorf |
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736 m |
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76.985 |
| to Werdensteiner Moos | | peat store siding |
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78.648 |
Seifen (Schwab) |
710 m |
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84.490 |
Immenstadt |
731 m |
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86.550 |
Bühl a Alpsee |
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91.692 |
Ratholz |
733 m |
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96.635 |
Thalkirchdorf |
757 m |
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100.784 |
Oberstaufen tunnel (160 m) |
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101.338 |
Oberstaufen |
789 m |
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108.423 |
Harbatshofen |
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111.858 |
Ellhofen Tobel bridge (162 m) |
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Rentershofen embankment |
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from Weiler (Allgäu) (until 1991) |
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114.385 |
Röthenbach (Allgäu) |
705 m |
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to Scheidegg (until 1993) |
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119.062 |
Heimenkirch |
665 m |
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121.200 |
Biesenberg |
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123.597 |
Opfenbach |
614 m |
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125.312 |
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126.211 |
Maria Thann |
590 m |
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127.520 |
Wohmbrechts |
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129.842 |
Hergatz |
555 m |
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135.533 |
Hergensweiler |
527 m |
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139.070 |
Schlachters |
512 m |
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139.070 |
Weißensberg crossover |
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141.080 |
Rehlings |
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144.828 |
Oberreitnau |
470 m |
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147.560 |
Lindau-Schönau |
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148.320 |
Bk Taubenberg |
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148.926 |
Bodolz |
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151.170 |
Lindau-Aeschach |
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151.518 |
| Lindau-Aeschach junction | | (formerly Holben) |
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Aeschach Curve |
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Bodensee embankment |
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152.938 |
Lindau-Insel |
399 m |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Buchloe–Lindau railway is a double-track, largely non-electrified main line in the German state of Bavaria. It runs through the Allgäu from Buchloe to Lindau in Lake Constance via Kaufbeuren and Kempten. Together with the connecting Munich–Buchloe railway it is known in German as the Bayerische Allgäubahn (Bavarian Allgäu railway).
The Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerischen Staatseisenbahnen) put the line into operation between 1847 and 1854 as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway (Ludwig-Süd-Nord-Bahn). The Hergatz–Lindau section was electrified between 2018 and 2020 as part of the Munich–Lindau upgraded line project, which uses a shorter but largely single-track route via Memmingen.
