Appenweier–Strasbourg railway

Appenweier–Strasbourg
Overview
Line number	4260 (Appenweier-Murhaag–Kehl border)
Locale	Baden-Württemberg, Germany Alsace, France
Service
Route number	719
Technical
Line length	22 km (13.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	(D) 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz ~ (F) 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) max.
Route map Legend Line to Paris Line to Lauterbourg 0.0 Strasbourg Ville Line to Colmar, 3.1 Neudorf 5.8 Krimmeri-Meinau 7.2 Port-du-Rhin 7.7 13.9 Kehl border France/Germany  Rhine bridge, Power system changeover 25 kV/15 kV 13.5 Kehl Lahr – Schwarzach (metre gauge) 8.3 Kork 5.1 Legelshurst 1.2 Line to Karlsruhe Line from Bad Griesbach Appenweier 0.5 Appenweier Hp 0.0 Appenweier-Muhrhaag branch off Line to Offenburg

The Appenweier–Strasbourg railway is a major railway line linking the French TGV station at Strasbourg with the German Rhine Valley Railway (Rheintalbahn) and the Karlsruhe–Basel high-speed railway (between Offenburg and Baden-Baden stations). The line is almost entirely double-tracked and fully electrified. The section between Kehl and Appenweier is^[when?] undergoing a modernisation with the goal of a maximum speed of 200 km/h. The French section is owned by SNCF, the German section is owned by Deutsche Bahn.

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