Treuchtlingen–Nuremberg railway

Treuchtlingen–Nuremberg
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke Treuchtlingen–Nürnberg
StatusOperational
OwnerDB Netz
Line number5320
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail, Intercity rail
Route number900, 910, 970.1
Operator(s)DB Regio Bayern
History
Opened3 stages in 1849 and 1869
Technical
Line length61.812 km (38.408 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
61.8
Nuremberg Hbf
S3 S4
312 M
Nürnberg-Steinbühl
60.2
A 73
Frankenschnellweg
58.9
Nürnberg-Sandreuth ¶
58.9
B 4 R
58.6
← to Nuremberg marshalling yard
to Nuremberg main goods yard →
58.0
57.5
South-west Tangent
107 m
Nürnberg-Eibach crossover
56.6
Nürnberg-Eibach ¶
Port of Nuremberg branch
54.4
flying junction
↑ left hand operation
53.4
Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf
314 M
Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf crossover
51.8
Reichelsdorfer Keller ¶
51.0
Rednitz viaduct, Katzwang
181 m
50.4
Katzwang ¶
325 M
Schwabach-Limbach crossover
48.4
Schwabach-Limbach ¶
46.7
Schwabach
339 M
46.6
45.8
43.4
Rednitzhembach crossover
43.4
Rednitzhembach
39.3
Büchenbach crossover
39.3
Büchenbach
75 m
36.2
Roth
S2
341 M
36.2
Roth–Greding railway to Hilpoltstein
32.4
Unterheckenhofen
68 m
27.8
Georgensgmünd
357 M
24.0
Mühlstetten
Brombach viaduct
Höbach viaduct
18.1
Pleinfeld
13.1
Ellingen
(Bayern)
398 M
8.8
Weißenburg in Bayern
factory sidings
3.8
Grönhart
3.4
Grönhart substation siding
0.0
34.5
Treuchtlingen
420 M
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
¶ passenger operations transferred to the
 Nuremberg–Roth S-Bahn line on 9 June 2001
Source: German railway atlas

The Treuchtlingen–Nuremberg railway is a 62 km long main line in the German state of Bavaria. Most of it follows two parts the historic Ludwig South-North Railway, one of the oldest lines in Germany. Today, even after the opening of the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway, it is still used for long-distance services. It is also used as a detour during closures of the high speed line for maintenance. Between Nuremberg and Roth S-Bahn services run on the parallel Nuremberg–Roth line.