Ländches Railway

Ländches Railway
Overview
Native nameLändchesbahn
Line number3501
LocaleHesse, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number627
Technical
Line length19.6 km (12.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

19.6
Niedernhausen (Taunus)
276 m
terminus of
17.8
Rhein-Main-Theater
(1996–1998)
Grauer Stein Tunnel (235 m), A 3
13.3
Auringen-Medenbach
9.2
Wiesbaden-Igstadt
4.9
Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
4.3
2.8
2.8
Wiesbaden-Kinzenberg
(junction)
former connection to Taunus Railway
1.4
Wiesbaden-Wäschbach Nord
(junction)
0.0
Wiesbaden Hbf
(since 1906)
Ludwigsbahnhof
(1879–1906)
  1. Ludwig, Taunus and Rhine stations

Source: German railway atlas

The Ländches Railway (Ländchesbahn) is a single-track non-electrified branch railway line between Wiesbaden and Niedernhausen, in the German state of Hesse. The 19.6-kilometre (12.2 mi) long line was opened in 1879. It is now Deutsche Bahn route 627 and route 21 (RB 21) of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund.