Müllheim–Mulhouse railway

Müllheim–Mulhouse railway
Overview
Line number
  • 4314 (Germany)
  • 124 (France)
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany and Alsace, France
Service
Route number703
Technical
Line length22.140 km (13.757 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius450 m (1,476 ft)
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (Germany)
  • 25 kV 50 Hz (France)
Maximum incline0.5%
Route map

0.000
Müllheim (Baden)
3.322
Neuenburg (Baden)
4.592
17.548
Neuenburg–Chalampé
bridge
Germany
France
border
16.937
Chalampé
(Eichwald)
from Neuf-Brisach
14.330
Bantzenheim
(Banzenheim)
10.555
Grunhutte
(Grünhütte)
Rhone–Rhine Canal
4.520
Île Napoléon
(Mülhausen-Hardtwald)
0.000
Mulhouse
(Mülhausen)
Source: German railway atlas

The Müllheim–Mulhouse railway is a 22.140 km-long single-track railway, crossing the Upper Rhine between Baden, Germany and Alsace, France. The whole line is electrified with catenary, using different national electrification standards on either side of the Rhine. It branches off the Rhine Valley Railway (Rheintalbahn) in Müllheim and it connects with the Paris–Mulhouse railway and the Strasbourg–Basel railway in Mulhouse.

Since the closure of the Freiburg–Colmar railway, it is the only railway that crosses the Rhine between Strasbourg and Basel and thus it is an important connection between Freiburg im Breisgau and Alsace. Scheduled passenger services resumed on the line on 9 December 2012, after services had been abandoned in 1980. Since August 2013, TGV services have run on the Freiburg HauptbahnhofParis Gare de Lyon route over the line.