Eglisau–Neuhausen line

Eglisau–Neuhausen
Service
SystemSwiss Federal Railways
History
Opened1897
Technical
Line length17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line
  • 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline1.3  %
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
22.25
Eglisau
390.1 M
23.60
Hüntwangen-Wil
368.2 M
27.04
Rafz
368.2 M
29.3
448.2 M
30.16
Lottstetten
437.9 M
34.33
Jestetten
S65
428.0 M
36.42
Altenburg-Rheinau
428.0 M
37.5
Fischerhölzli
112 m
Schweizerhof II
84 m
Schweizerhof I
82 m
39.0
Neuhausen Rheinfall
402 M
Neuhausen
144 m
40.13
Neuhausen
397.2 M

The Eglisau–Neuhausen line is a cross-border railway in Germany and Switzerland. It links Eglisau in the Swiss canton of Zurich with the city of Schaffhausen in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, crossing some 8 kilometres (5 mi) of the German state of Baden-Württemberg in between. It thus crosses the Germany–Switzerland border twice. The line is 17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi) long, standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line. It is formed of a mixture of single and double track sections.