Trossingen Railway

Trossingen Railway
The Trossingen Railway as part
of the Ringzug network
Overview
Native nameTrossinger Eisenbahn
Line number9463
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number742.1
Technical
Line length3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius190 m (623.4 ft)
Electrification600 V DC
Operating speed80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline3.5%
Route map

0.0
Trossingen Bahnhof
648 m
2.0
Westtangente tunnel (15 m, since 2005)
2.6
Konsum/Coop siding (until 1985)
3.9
Trossingen Stadt
714 m
Source: German railway atlas

The Trossingen Railway (Trossinger Eisenbahn, TE) is a DC-electrified branch line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The branch line has connected the town of Trossingen with Trossingen station, which is located on its periphery, since 1897. Trossingen station (formerly called Trossingen Staatsbahnhof—"state station") is on the Rottweil–Villingen railway. The railway is not part of the Deutsche Bahn network; instead it is owned by Stadtwerke Trossingen GmbH. This company formerly operated the railway, but since 2003, operations have been carried out by the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (HzL). Freight operations were abandoned in 1996.