Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway

Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke Nürnberg - Craisheim
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number
  • 5902 (Nürnberg Hbf – Schnelldorf)
  • 4951 (Ellrichshausen – Crailsheim)
LocaleBavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini
  • Nuremberg Hbf.
  • Crailsheim
Stations16
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail, Intercity rail
Route number786, 890.4
Operator(s)DB Bahn
History
OpenedStages between 1875-1876
Technical
Line length90.4 km (56.2 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
from Schwandorf
from Feucht
from Regensburg
from Cheb line
0.0
 Nuremberg
terminus of
(312 m)
to Roth
to Augsburg
to Bamberg
1.3
Nuremberg–Augsburg line
1.4
Nuremberg–Roth line
1.5
Frankenschnellweg (15 und 10 m)
1.8
Marshalling yard–goods yard line (23 m)
2.0
Siding to cattle yard (15 m)
3.0
 Nürnberg-Schweinau
3.5
B 4 R
4.3
Ring railway (15 m)
4.5
South-west Tangent and
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal (101 m long)
From Nuremberg marshalling yard exit
5.2
 Nürnberg-Stein
(312 m)
Bibert Railway to Unternbibert-Rügland
6.2
Rednitz (154 m)
7.7
 Unterasbach
(324 m)
9.3
 Oberasbach
(336 m)
10.2
 Rehdorf
12.1
 Anwanden
(348 m)
14.7
 Roßtal
(368 m)
15.8
 Roßtal Wegbrücke
18.9
 Clarsbach
20.1
Raitersaich
(+ sidings to E.ON substation)
(397 m)
25.4
 Heilsbronn
(422 m)
28.8
B 14
30.3
 Petersaurach Nord
(since 2014)
from Windsbach
32.5
 Wicklesgreuth
(461 m)
Military siding to Katterbach
37.0
 Sachsen (b Ansbach)
(437 m)
41.6
Fränkische Rezat (70 m)
from Treuchtlingen
43.1
B 13 (12 m)
43.7
 Ansbach
(408 m)
B 14 (38 m)
to Würzburg
46.9
 Schalkhausen
50.3
 Lengenfeld (Mittelfr)
53.8
 Leutershausen-Wiedersbach
(444 m)
to Bechhofen
Altmühl (38 m)
57.6
 Büchelberg
(430 m)
62.5
 Eichholz
(Bk)
from Nördlingen
67.1
 Dombühl
terminus
(473 m)
to Rothenburg
73.1
 Zumhaus
A 7
A 6
78.4
 Schnelldorf
(467 m)
80.1
10.3
Bavaria
Baden-Württemberg
state border
8.0
 Ellrichshausen
B 290
from Wertheim
Jagst (100 m)
0.0
 Crailsheim
(408 m)
Hohenlohe Railway
to Goldshöfe
Source: German railway atlas

The Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway is a major railway in the north of the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, which links Nuremberg, Ansbach and Crailsheim. The line has the current timetable number of 891.7 and is an important German railway line. The Nuremberg–Ansbach section is used as an alternative route when problems occur for long-distance services between Nuremberg and Würzburg (via Uffenheim) and Nuremberg and Treuchtlingen (via Gunzenhausen) and to relieve the Nuremberg–Würzburg railway of some of its freight traffic.

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