Augsburg–Buchloe railway

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Augsburg–Buchloe
BS Augsburg-Buchloe.png
Overview
OwnerDB Netz
Line number5304
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number971
Technical
Line length39.895 km (24.790 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
from Donauwörth and Ulm
0.0
 Augsburg Hbf
Gögginger Brücke
(planned station)
to Ingolstadt and Munich
 Augsburg Morellstraße
Augsburg Local Railway
3.2
 Augsburg Messe
B 17
6.5
 Inningen
12.0
 Bobingen
to Landsberg (Lech)
Industriepark Bobingen siding
15.6
 Wehringen
17.8
 Großaitingen siding
(ex station)
20.1
 Mittelstetten
23.1
 Schwabmünchen
28.6
 Westerringen Malteurop siding
33.1
 Lamerdingen
36.8
 Dillishausen
from Munich
39.9
 Buchloe
to Kaufbeuren
to Memmingen
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Augsburg–Buchloe railway is a double-track main line in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Augsburg to Buchloe. Other major towns on the route are Bobingen and Schwabmünchen. It was built as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway, one of the oldest lines in Germany.

History[]

The construction of the 60.2 km long line from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof via Bobingen and Buchloe to Kaufbeuren was authorised by a Bavarian law of 25 August 1843 and opened on 1 September 1847. The 20.3 km long section from Buchloe to Kaufbeuren is now considered part of the Buchloe–Lindau railway.

Operations[]

Under the 2016 timetable passenger services operate on line on the following routes:

Line Route Frequency
IC Hamburg-Altona – Augsburg - Buchloe – Kempten – Oberstdorf Individual services
RB Augsburg – Bobingen (– Schwabmünchen – Buchloe) Hourly
RB Augsburg – Bobingen – Kaufering – Landsberg am Lech Hourly
RB Augsburg – Buchloe – Mindelheim – Memmingen (– Lindau) Several services

1 pair of trains to Lindau

RE Augsburg – Buchloe – – Bad Wörishofen/ Mindelheim - Memmingen Every 2 hours
RB Augsburg – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – Füssen Every 2 hours
RE Augsburg – Bobingen – Schwabmünchen – Buchloe Every 2 hours
RE :
Nuremberg – Donauwörth – Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Lindau/ Oberstdorf 		Every 2 hours
RE Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten (Allgäu) – Immenstadt – Lindau/ Oberstdorf

A daily Intercity train also operates between Augsburg and Oberstdorf.

There are additional trains between Augsburg and Schwabmünchen and between Augsburg and Buchloe, creating a half-hourly service between Augsburg and Buchloe.

The trains of the Allgäu-Franken-Express operate since the timetable change in December 2006, to replace a part of the ICE trains, which since then ride the high-speed line Ingolstadt-Munich instead of Nuremberg-Augsburg route. There are operate daily 2 pairs of trains. Since the Tunel Oberstaufen is renovated in 2016, the train-operation is limited to Immenstadt and Oberstdorf.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

References[]

  • Erhart, Ernst (2000). Eisenbahnknoten Augsburg. Drehscheibe des Eisenbahnverkehrs (Augsburg rail junction. Rail transport hub) (in German). Munich: GeraMond Verlag. ISBN 3-932785-23-1.
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