Nuremberg–Würzburg railway

Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
Overview
Line number
  • 5900 (Nuremberg Hbf – Fürth (Bay) Hbf)
  • 5910 (Fürth (Bay) Hbf – Würzburg Hbf)
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number805, 811, 891.1, 900
Technical
Line length102.2 km (63.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed200 km/h (124.3 mph) (max)
Route map
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway
Nuremberg–Feucht railway
0.0
 Nuremberg Hbf
(312 m)
See Nuremberg–Bamberg Railway
 
 
 Fürth Hbf
(297 m)
to Bamberg (Nuremberg–Bamberg line)
to Cadolzburg (Rangau Railway)
0.6
Seven arch bridge over the Rednitz (186.7 m)
2.5
 Fürth-Unterfürberg
to Atzenhof (Airport line)
2.6
 Fürth-Unterfürberg junction
Fürth port
3.6
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal (130 m)
4.2
B 8
5.6
 Fürth-Burgfarrnbach
8.4
 Bernbach
9.5
 Siegelsdorf
to Markt Erlbach (Zenn Valley Railway)
10.2
Zenn (60 m)
13.4
 Puschendorf
14.5
 Kirchfembach
18.7
 Hagenbüchach
21.8
B 8
22.8
Viaduct over the Aurach (130 m)
23.8
 Emskirchen
(395.5 m)
31.6
 Neustadt (Aisch) Mitte
from Demantsfürth-Uehlfeld
(Aisch Valley line)
33.3
 Neustadt (Aisch) station
to Steinach (b Rothenburg)
(Neustadt–Steinach line)
B 470
34.4
Aisch (110 m)
34.8
Start of LZB
41.1
Langenfeld (Mittelfr)
(passengers until 1992)
48.0
 Markt Bibart
53.1
 Hellmitzheim crossover
56.3
 Hellmitzheim
(until 1982)
59.7
Markt Einersheim
(passengers until 1982)
(288 m)
62.1
 Iphofen
(267 m)
62.7
End of LZB
66.2
Mainbernheim
(passengers until 1982)
69.1
 Sickershausen
(since 1982)
70.5
Main (219 m)
Kitzingen port railway
from Kitzingen port
71.6
 Kitzingen
(205.2 m)
B 8
to Schweinfurt Hbf
(Kitzingen–Schweinfurt line)
75.3
 Buchbrunn-Mainstockheim
A 3
B 22
from Dettelbach Stadt
(Dettelbach Bf–Dettelbach Stadt line)
80.5
 Dettelbach Bahnhof (station)
(285 m)
A 7
from Bamberg (Würzburg–Bamberg line)
86.6
 Rottendorf
87.4
B 8
92.3
Würzburg-Heimgarten
(former artillery barracks)
B 19
from Stuttgart Hbf
(Franconia Railway)
from Treuchtlingen
(Treuchtlingen–Würzburg line)
94.6
 Würzburg Hbf
(181 m)
to Hannover Hbf
(Hanover–Würzburg HSL)
to Hanau Hbf
(Main-Spessart railway)
Source: German railway atlas

The Nuremberg–Würzburg Railway is a German trunk line railway in northern Bavaria, connecting the city of Nuremberg with Würzburg, the two largest cities in Franconia, and passing through Fürth, Neustadt an der Aisch and Kitzingen. In addition to hourly Regional-Express trains and numerous freight trains, it is served by Intercity-Express trains during the day at half-hourly intervals with some gaps.

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