Nuremberg–Roth railway

Nuremberg Hbf – Roth
Overview
Line number5971
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number890.2
Technical
Line length25.5 km (15.8 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Nürnberg-Eibach (crossover)–Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf (crossover)
  • 2: Schwabach-Limbach (crossover)–Rednitzhembach (crossover)
  • 2: Büchenbach (crossover)–Roth
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
0.0
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
S3 S4
312 M
1.0
start of overpass
604 m
1.1
Nürnberg-Steinbühl
1.6
end of overpass
3.0
Nürnberg-Sandreuth
3.0
B 4 R
← to Nuremberg marshalling yard
to Nuremberg main goods yard →
South-west Tangent over
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
4.6
Nürnberg-Eibach junction
start of double track
5.2
Nürnberg-Eibach
7.0
8.4
Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf
314 M
8.8
Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf junction
end of double track
10.0
Reichelsdorfer Keller
10.5
Rednitz, Katzwang
172 m
11.5
Katzwang
325 M
13.1
Schwabach-Limbach junction
start of double track
13.5
Schwabach-Limbach
128 m
14.9
Schwabach
339 M
16.9
Rednitzhembach junction
end of double track
18.4
Rednitzhembach
22.1
Büchenbach junction
start of double track
22.6
Büchenbach
56 m
25.5
Roth
S2
341 M
Roth–Greding railway to Hilpoltstein
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
Source: German railway atlas

The Nuremberg–Roth railway is a 25.5-kilometre (15.8 mi) long main line railway in the German state of Bavaria, running from Nuremberg via Schwabach to Roth. It was built parallel with the Nuremberg–Augsburg railway during the first construction phase of the Nuremberg S-Bahn and opened on 9 June 2001.