Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railway

Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railway
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke Treuchtlingen-Würzburg
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number5321
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Intercity rail
Route number920
Operator(s)DB Bahn
History
OpenedStages between 1859 and 1869
Technical
Line length140.2 km (87.1 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) (maximum)
Route map

from Donauwörth
from Ingolstadt
0.0
Treuchtlingen
to Nuremberg
4.0
Wettelsheim
8.0
Markt Berolzheim
11.3
Ehlheim
15.2
Windsfeld-Dittenheim
B 13
23.0
Altmühl
(162 m)
from Nördlingen
23.7
Gunzenhausen
to Pleinfeld
B 13
29.8
Muhr am See
(formerly Altenmuhr)
35.6
Triesdorf
B 13
41.4
Winterschneidbach
A 6
from Nuremberg
51.4
Ansbach
to Crailsheim
59.6
Lehrberg
B 13
64.2
Rosenbach (Bay)
70.8
Oberdachstetten
B 13
79.9
Burgbernheim Wildbad
(formerly: Burgbernheim station)
B 470
from Neustadt–Steinach
from Rothenburg o. d. T.
83.1
Steinach (b Rothenb)
90.1
Ermetzhofen
B 13
96.2
Uffenheim
102.6
Herrnberchtheim
106.3
Gnötzheim
112.0
Obernbreit
113.5
Marktbreit
A 7
119.0
Ochsenfurt
to Weikersheim
123.3
Goßmannsdorf
126.2
Winterhausen
128.6
Rottenbauer
A 3
132.5
Randersacker
133.9
Würzburg-Heidingsfeld Ost
134.8
from Stuttgart
135.5
Main
(208 m)
B 19
137.6
Würzburg Süd
from Nuremberg
from Bamberg
140.2
Würzburg Hbf
to Hannover
to Hanau
Source: German railway atlas

The Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railway is a 140 km long main line in the northwest of the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Treuchtlingen in southern Middle Franconia through Gunzenhausen, Ansbach, Steinach (b Rothenb), Marktbreit and Ochsenfurt to the capital of Lower Franconia, Würzburg. It was opened in three separate sections and is one of the oldest lines in Germany.