Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut railway line

Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut
Overview
LocaleAargau, Switzerland and Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Technical
Line length16.6 km (10.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline1.2%
Route map

km
27.4
Turgi
342 m
Limmat (78 m)
30.8
Siggenthal-Würenlingen
351 m
32.7
ZWILAG siding
35.6
KKW Beznau siding
37.4
Döttingen
325 m
38.3
Klingnau
41.1
Koblenz
320 m
Koblenz Tunnel (181 m)
42.7
1.4
-0.4
Waldshut
346 m

The Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut railway line is a railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Turgi in Switzerland via Koblenz to Waldshut in Germany. The Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut line was the first rail link between Germany and Switzerland. It was opened on 18 August 1859 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (German: Schweizerische Nordostbahn, NOB). It provides a connection from the Baden–Brugg line in Turgi to the High Rhine Railway in Waldshut.

Two branch lines were later built to Koblenz station: on 1 August 1876 the Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway line opened via Eglisau and Bülach to Winterthur, and on 1 August 1892 the line opened to Stein-Säckingen, connecting to Basel.