Homburg–Neunkirchen railway

Homburg–Neunkirchen railway
Overview
Line number
  • 3282 Homburg–Neunkirchen
  • 3275 Bexbach–Bexbach power station
  • 3286 Neunkirchen–Bexbach power station
LocaleSaarland, Germany
Service
Route number683
Technical
Line length13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map

0.0
Homburg (Saar) Hbf
1849–1881 course
B 423
0.8
to Zweibrücken (now siding)
1.0
former connection to Homburg (Saar) West customs station
former connection to Zweibrücken (1881–1904)
former connection to Homburg (Saar) West customs station
4.1
Altstadt (Saar)
Feilbach
7.5
Bexbach
former Bavaria-Prussia national border
9.5
Neunkirchen (Saar)-Bauknecht
(siding)
9.7
Wellesweiler
Blies
Kraftwerk Bexbach
13.5
13.6
Neunkirchen (Saar) Hbf
line to Heinitz
Source: German railway atlas

The Homburg–Neunkirchen railway is a two-track, electrified railway main line in the German state of Saarland. It connects Homburg on the Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway (historically called the Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn— Palatine Ludwig Railway) and Neunkirchen on the Nahe Valley Railway (Nahetalbahn).

Historically, the Homburg–Bexbach section was in Bavaria and was built as part of the Palatine Ludwig Railway. The Wellesweiler– Neunkirchen section was built as part of the Neunkirchen–Neunkirchen-Heinitz railway, which served collieries in an area that was then part of Prussia.