Neckarelz–Osterburken railway

Mosbach-Neckarelz–Osterburken
Overview
Line number4120
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number665.1-2 (until 2003: 708)
Technical
Line length30.9 km (19.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius252 m (827 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Operating speed95km/h (max)
Maximum incline1.7%
Route map

Neckar Valley Railway
from Heidelberg S1S2
50.38
Mosbach-Neckarelz S 41
154 m
51.4
formerly from Hochhausen
(1939–ca. 1960)
51.8
52.456
Mosbach West
(since 2003)
53.15
Mosbach (Baden)
(until 1997)
150.8 m
former line to Mudau (until 1973)
53.159
Mosbach (Baden)
(since 1997) S2S 41
former Mosbach–Mudau railway
(until 1973)
56.800
Neckarburken
175 m
58.989
Dallau
197 m
60.492
Dallau Tunnel (370 m)
62.375
Auerbach (b Mosbach, Baden)
236 m
66.276
Schefflenz Tunnel (543 m)
Schefflenz Valley Railway from Billigheim
(until 1965)
67.328
Oberschefflenz
294 m
69.410
Eicholzheim
304 m
70.403
Eicholzheim Tunnel (363 m)
72.17
state route 583 (412 m)
Madonnenland Railway from Miltenberg
73.915
Seckach
270 m
75.441
Seckach Tunnel (248 m)
76.474
Zimmern Tunnel (175 m)
76.700
Zimmern (b Seckach)
254 m
78.660
Adelsheim Nord
239 m
79.411
Adelsheim Tunnel (258 m)
Franconia Railway from Stuttgart
81.287
Osterburken
Terminus of S1
247 m
Franconia Railway to Würzburg
Source: German railway atlas

The Neckarelz–Osterburken railway is a 30.9 km long railway line in the north of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, which connects the Neckar and the Bauland along the edge of the Odenwald. It was opened in 1866 as part of the Odenwald Railway (Baden) (Odenwaldbahn) between Heidelberg and Würzburg. It has been upgraded to form an entirely double-track and electrified main line railway. It was an east–west axis for German long-distance transport until 1945. Since 2003 passenger services on it have been operated by the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn. The Neckarelz–Mosbach section has also been served by the Heilbronn Stadtbahn since 2014.