Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway

Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway
Overview
Native nameSchnellfahrstrecke Mannheim–Stuttgart
Line number4080
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number770
History
Opened9 May 1991
Technical
Line length99 km (62 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius5,100 m (16,700 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • Service / Maximum (underground):
  • 250 km/h (155 mph)
  • Service / Maximum (aboveground):
  • 280 km/h (175 mph)
Maximum incline1.25%
Route map

Western approach to the Riedbahn from Frankfurt
Palatine Ludwig Railway from Ludwigshafen
0.0
Mannheim Hbf
Rhine Railway to Schwetzingen (see below)
Mannheim Hbf Ost
(junction)
2.0
Container yard bridge (1100 m)
Rhine Valley Railway to Heidelberg
and the marshalling yard
Connecting curve to Rhine Railway
and the marshalling yard
5.1
Mannheim-Pfingstberg
(crossover)
5.6
Pfingstberg Tunnel (5380 m)
A 6
Rhine Railway Mannheim–Schwetzingen
11.5
Schwetzingen Brühler Weg
(crossover)
16.9
Schwetzingen crossing structure (126 m), A 6
Speyer–Schwetzingen line, now siding
A 61
Rhine Railway from Schwetzingen (see above)
20.9
Hockenheim
Neulußheim
Rhine Railway to Karlsruhe (see below)
27.7
Oberhausen
(crossover)
31.7
Waghäusel Saalbach
(junction)
connecting line to Graben-Neudorf
Rhine Railway to Karlsruhe
34.7
Waghäusel Lußhardt
(crossover)
35.0
B 36 tunnel (65 m)
40.5
Forst
(crossover)
40.7
Forst Tunnel (1726 m)
A 5
Rhine Valley Railway Karlsruhe–Heidelberg
Katzbach Railway to Odenheim
  Kraich Valley Railway to Menzingen
45.3
Bruchsal Rollenberg
(junction)
45.2
Rollenberg Tunnel
(3303 m)
47.4
Bruchsal Eisenhut crossover
49.1
Oberbruch Viaduct
(220 m)
50.1
Altenberg Tunnel
(220 m)
50.9
Neuenberg Tunnel
(762 m)
52.2
Frauenwald Viaduct
(704 m)
53.0
Simonsweingarten Tunnel
(420 m)
55.5
Maintenance base Kraichtal
56.4
Bauerbach Viaduct
59.2
Zigeunergraben Viaduct
(660 m)
60.4
Wilfenberg Tunnel
(1006 m)
62.1
Freudenstein Tunnel
(6800 m)
62.5
Freudenstein crossover
69.5
Sternenfels Mettertal crossover
71.7
Burgberg Tunnel
(1115 m)
73.2
Saubuckel Tunnel
(403 m)
former Vaihingen Stadtbahn
78.5
Vaihingen (Enz)
79.1
Markstein Tunnel (2782 m)
Western Railway to Bietigheim-Bissingen
82.0
Enz Valley Railway (1044 m)
83.5
Vaihingen Enztal (crossover until 2010)
84.2
Pulverdingen Tunnel
(1878 m)
87.8
Glemstal Viaduct
(348 m)
89.0
Markgröningen Glems crossover
94.1
Langes Feld Tunnel (4632 m)
A 81
95.9
Kornwestheim marshalling yard
(junction, not built)
96.0
Stuttgart Langes Feld
(Üst)
97.9
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Em
(junction)
Langes Feld II Tunnel (677 m)
98.1
End of Langes Feld Tunnel
Schuster Railway to Stuttgart-Untertürkheim
Franconia Railway from Bietigheim-Bissingen
End of Langes Feld II Tunnel
Black Forest Railway from Calw
98.8
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
Feuerbach Industrial railway
Franconia Railway to Stuttgart Hbf
Source: German railway atlas

The Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway is a 99 km (62 mi) long railway line in Germany, connecting the cities of Mannheim and Stuttgart. The line was officially opened on 9 May 1991, and Intercity-Express service began on 2 June. The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway also opened at the same time. The line cost about DM 4.5 billion to build and has 15 tunnels and more than 90 bridges.