Passau–Freyung railway

Passau–Freyung branch line
Overview
Line number5840
Service
Route number12888 (ex 877)
Technical
Line length49.5 km (30.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius180 m
Operating speedmax. 50 km/h
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

from Wels
0,0
Passau Hbf
295 m above NN
to Mühldorf
2,2
Passau-Auerbach
to Regensburg Hbf
Danube bridge at Kachlet
(240 m)
3,8
Stelzlhof
7,9
ZF Patriching siding
8,0
Tiefenbach Tunnel
(46 m)
9,2
Tiefenbach
15,5
Fischhaus
17,0
Ilz bridge
(70 m)
20,3
Kalteneck
333 m above NN
to Deggendorf
Fürsteneck Tunnel 1
(130 m)
Fürsteneck Tunnel 2
(94 m)
24,5
Fürsteneck
28,0
Neuhausmühle
Osterbach bridge
(70 m)
30,6
Röhrnbach
516 m above NN
38,0
Waldkirchen
511 m above NN
to Haidmühle
44,0
Karlsbach
49,5
Freyung
635 m above NN

The Passau–Freyung railway, also known as the Ilz Valley Railway or Ilztalbahn, is a branch line in Bavaria, Germany. It runs from Passau to the town of Freyung in the Bavarian Forest. At Kalteneck it forms a junction with the branch line to Eging-Deggendorf. At Waldkirchen the Waldkirchen–Haidmühle line branches off towards the Czech border, where since 1945 there has been a junction with the Czech railway network.