Winden–Karlsruhe railway

Winden–Karlsruhe railway
Overview
Line number676
LocaleRhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number3443
Technical
Line length26.5 km (16.5 mi)
Number of tracksWörth (Rhein)–Karlsruhe Hbf Südeinf
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radiusWörth–Karlsruhe:488 m (1,601 ft)
ElectrificationWörth (Rhein)–Karlsruhe:
15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline< 1.0%
Route map

line to Bad Bergzabern
0.000
Winden (Pfalz)
0.339
B 427
Kandel West
(planned)
B 427
7.029
Kandel
7.712
former construction and operations inspections border
planned connection to the Wörth inner city line
11.924
Wörth Mozartstraße
inner city line through Wörth
13.200
Wörth (Rhein) Alte Bahnmeisterei
(Bft)
13.775
Wörth (Rhein)
to Wörth harbour (only freight)
A 65
15.400
Maximiliansau West
Maximiliansau
(1864–1938)
15.910
Maximiliansau Eisenbahnstraße
16.213
Maxau Rhine Bridge (since 1938)
16.516
Maxau
Stora Enso paper factory siding
to MiRO refinery (only freight)
17.285
Karlsruhe Rheinbrücke
19.315
Karlsruhe-Knielingen
20.3
1913–1938 route
20.873
Karlsruhe-Mühlburg
to the old Hbf until 1913
B 10
to Karlsruhe harbour (only freight)
B 36
Alb
22.257
Karlsruhe West
Malscher Landgraben
Karlsruhe freight bypass railway
Erlengraben
Karlsruhe freight bypass railway
Alb
26.2
Karlsruhe Hbf Bft Südeinfahrt
until 2016: Karlsruhe Hbf Bft DB/AVG
26.814
Karlsruhe Hbf
(tracks 101 and 102; MEG km 27.013)
Source: German railway atlas

The Winden–Karlsruhe railway is a mainline railway in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, which in its present form has existed since 1938 and is electrified between Wörth and Karlsruhe. The current Winden–Wörth section was opened in 1864. A year later, the gap between the Rhine and the Maxau Railway (Maxaubahn), which had been opened in 1862, was closed. The route of the latter was changed during the relocation of the Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. New sections of the line were also built between Wörth and Mühlburg mainly in connection with the commissioning of a fixed bridge over the Rhine.

The latter work significantly increased its importance. Today the route is operated together with the Neustadt–Winden section of the Neustadt–Wissembourg railway as timetable route 676. Several lines of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn also run between Wörth and Karlsruhe.