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Flieden–Gemünden railway

Fulda-Main-Bahn RB Burgsinn 0982.jpg
Regional train into the Burgsinn station

Overview
Other name(s) Fulda–Main-Bahn
Native name Bahnstrecke Flieden–Gemünden
Type
Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale
Hesse
Bavaria
Termini
Flieden
Gemünden (Main)
Stations 9
Line number 3825, 3826
Operation
Opened Stages between 1868–1873
Owner Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s) DB Bahn
Rolling stock
Alstom Coradia (DBAG class 440)
Technical
Line length 56.3 km (35.0 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed 160 km/h (99 mph)
Route number 801



Route map

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Legend
















































































































































































































































































Kinzig Valley Railway from Fulda






0.0


Flieden

314 m







Kinzig Valley Railway from Schlüchtern






3.3


A66






5.5

Distelrasen
(Flieden-Fulda yards)







Schlüchtern–Elm connecting curve






10.2


Elm
(former station)


310 m






12.4


Ebertsberg tunnel (232 m)






13.0


Brandenstein tunnel (150 m)






16.6

Vollmerz





18.0


Ramholz tunnel (new, 474 m)






21.6


Sterbfritz





22.2


Sterbfritz tunnel (1092 m)






24.2


Mottgers





29.9


Altengronau Nord





30.2


Ziegenberg tunnel (208 m)







former Sinn Valley Railway to Wildflecken






33.2


Jossa





34.0


Ruppertsberg tunnel (321 m)








Sinn, Hesse / Bavaria state border






36.4


Obersinn





38.4


Mittelsinn





43.5


Burgsinn






to high-speed to Würzburg







from high-speed from Hanover






48.3

Rieneck Sinnberg
(junction)







Rieneck-Tunnel (422 m)






50.4


Rieneck






Würzburg ↔ Hannover high-speed line






54.3

Gemünden Zollberg
(junction)







Main–Spessart railway from/to Aschaffenburg







Franconian Saale Valley Railway from Bad Kissingen






55.0

Gemünden Saalebrücke
(junction)






56.3


Gemünden (Main)






Wern Valley Railway to Waigolshausen







Main–Spessart railway to Würzburg









Source: German railway atlas[1][page needed]



The Flieden–Gemünden railway is a double track electrified railway line from Fulda, Flieden and Schlüchtern via Jossa to Gemünden am Main. The northern part of the line is in the German state of Hesse and it crosses into Bavaria south of Jossa.




Contents






  • 1 Route


  • 2 History


  • 3 Operations


  • 4 References





Route




Sterbfritz station




New and old Ramholz tunnel portals


The route runs from Fulda, initially on the same tracks as the line via Hanau to Frankfurt am Main, the Kinzig Valley line. At Flieden it leaves the Kinzig Valley line and runs through the Spessart and Rhön foothills through the closed stations of Elm and Vollmerz, followed by Sterbfritz station, which remains open to passengers, and the abandoned stations of Mottgers and Altengronau Nord before reaching Jossa in the Sinn Valley.


The route mostly follows the Sinn river and runs partly parallel to the Würzburg–Hannover high-speed line. There is a link to the new line south of Burgsinn through the Burgsinn depot.
The old 388 metre-long Ramholz tunnel (built 1868-1871) has been replaced by a new 474 metre-long tunnel. The new tunnel was broken through in June 2007.[2][3] Since 17 June 2008 trains running to the south have used the new tunnel.



History


The railway line was part of the old North-South line from Hanover to Würzburg. It was opened in 1872. Prior to the opening of the Schlüchtern Tunnel in 1914 all trains between Frankfurt and Fulda on the train Kinzig Valley line had to reverse in Elm.



Operations


Regionalbahn trains run between Schlüchtern and Jossa roughly every two hours and roughly hour between Jossa and Gemünden.



References





  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "30 Mio. Euro kostet neuer zweigleisiger "Ramholz-Tunnel" - Juni 2008 fertig (€30 million cost of new double track "Ramholz Tunnel" - completed June 2008)" (in German). Osthessen-News. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2010.


  3. ^ ""Licht am Ende des Ramholztunnels" - Durchbruch der 474 Meter langen Röhre ("Light at the end of the Ramholztunnels" - Breakthrough of the 474-metre-long tube)" (in German). Osthessen-News. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2010.










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