| Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway |
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| Native name | Werrabahn |
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| Line number | 6311 |
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| Locale | Thuringia and Bavaria, Germany |
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| Route number | 575, 569, 820 |
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| Line length | 151 km (94 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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0.00 |
Eisenach |
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3.88 |
Höpfen Block |
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6.19 |
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Förtha Tunnel (549m) |
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7.91 |
Förtha |
(to 1946: Epichnellen) |
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to Gerstungen |
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from Gerstungen |
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13.12 |
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17.03 |
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20.01 |
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to Vacha |
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24.49 |
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from Vacha |
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from Güterzentrum Merkers |
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26.74 |
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31.29 |
Immelborn (wedge station) |
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to Bad Liebenstein |
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36.85 |
Breitungen (Werra) (to 2000 Bf) |
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to Trusetal (narrow gauge) |
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41.35 |
Wernshausen |
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to Schmalkalden |
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44.99 |
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48.52 |
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Werra Bridge (80 m) |
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54.94 |
Walldorf (Werra) |
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56.5 |
Coal loading point (to 1991) |
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60.59 |
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65.14 |
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67.79 |
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Werra Valley viaduct ( A 71) |
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74.24 |
Vachdorf |
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81.26 |
Themar |
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87.18 |
Reurieth |
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Werra bridge |
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93.28 |
Hildburghausen |
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to Lindenau (narrow gauge) |
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Werra bridge |
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100.73 |
Veilsdorf |
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104.53 |
Harras |
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Werra valley viaduct ( A 73) |
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Werra bridge |
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to Schönbrunn (narrow gauge) |
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108.29 |
Eisfeld |
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to Sonneberg |
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114.68 |
Görsdorf |
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119.64 |
Tiefenlauter |
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125.14 |
Esbach |
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from Bad Rodach |
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130.11 |
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131.80 |
Coburg freight yard |
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134.77 |
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(since 1900) |
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135.4 |
Niederfüllbach (to 1900) |
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135.6 |
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136.6 |
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138.07 |
Grub am Forst |
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139.8 |
Füllbach valley viaduct ( A 73) |
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141.15 |
Ebersdorf |
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to Weidhausen |
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145.60 |
Seehof |
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148.25 |
Schney |
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Main bridge |
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150.90 |
Lichtenfels |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway (or Werrabahn, 'Werra Railway') is a single-tracked main line with a standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in Thuringia and Bavaria in southern and central Germany, that runs mostly along the river Werra. It runs from Eisenach via Meiningen to Eisfeld and, formerly, continued to Coburg and Lichtenfels. It was opened in 1858 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. The railway company that built it, the Werra Eisenbahngesellschaft with its headquarters in Meiningen was also often called the Werrabahn. The company also ran various lines branching off the Werra Railway.
