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RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner RFF / Deutsche Bahn
LocaleFrance ( Grand Est)
Germany ( Saarland)
Termini
Service
System SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s) SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened1851-1852
Technical
Line length55 km (34 mi)
Number of tracks Double track [1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz [2]
Route map

from Metz
0.0
RĂ©milly
LGV Est from Paris
Baudrecourt junction
to Strasbourg
future LGV Est to Strasbourg
6.8
Herny
17.2
Faulquemont
21.8
Teting
28.0
Saint-Avold
34.5
Hombourg-Haut
freight line from Thionville
38.9
BĂ©ning
to Sarreguemines
47.2
Forbach
49.8
Stiring-Wendel
51.4
France-Germany
from Bous
River Saar
Line to Trier
to Neunkirchen
56.7
SaarbrĂŒcken Hbf
Line to Bingen (Rhein)
SaarbrĂŒcken-Ost
Line to Mannheim
to Sarreguemines

The railway from RĂ©milly to SaarbrĂŒcken is a French and German 55-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Grand Est region to the German city SaarbrĂŒcken. The railway was opened between 1851 and 1852. [3] It is part of the international railway connection between Paris and Frankfurt am Main.

Route

The line branches off the Metz–RĂ©ding railway at RĂ©milly, and leaves it in a northeasterly direction. It crosses the industrial area around Saint-Avold and Forbach. It passes the German border, crosses the river Saar and joins the line from Trier to SaarbrĂŒcken after about 55 km.

Main stations

The main stations on the RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway are:

Services

The RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway is used by the following passenger services:

References

  1. ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
  3. ^ Direction GĂ©nĂ©rale des Ponts et ChaussĂ©es et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 dĂ©cembre 1869 (in French). Paris: MinistĂšre des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner RFF / Deutsche Bahn
LocaleFrance ( Grand Est)
Germany ( Saarland)
Termini
Service
System SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s) SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened1851-1852
Technical
Line length55 km (34 mi)
Number of tracks Double track [1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz [2]
Route map

from Metz
0.0
RĂ©milly
LGV Est from Paris
Baudrecourt junction
to Strasbourg
future LGV Est to Strasbourg
6.8
Herny
17.2
Faulquemont
21.8
Teting
28.0
Saint-Avold
34.5
Hombourg-Haut
freight line from Thionville
38.9
BĂ©ning
to Sarreguemines
47.2
Forbach
49.8
Stiring-Wendel
51.4
France-Germany
from Bous
River Saar
Line to Trier
to Neunkirchen
56.7
SaarbrĂŒcken Hbf
Line to Bingen (Rhein)
SaarbrĂŒcken-Ost
Line to Mannheim
to Sarreguemines

The railway from RĂ©milly to SaarbrĂŒcken is a French and German 55-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Grand Est region to the German city SaarbrĂŒcken. The railway was opened between 1851 and 1852. [3] It is part of the international railway connection between Paris and Frankfurt am Main.

Route

The line branches off the Metz–RĂ©ding railway at RĂ©milly, and leaves it in a northeasterly direction. It crosses the industrial area around Saint-Avold and Forbach. It passes the German border, crosses the river Saar and joins the line from Trier to SaarbrĂŒcken after about 55 km.

Main stations

The main stations on the RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway are:

Services

The RĂ©milly–SaarbrĂŒcken railway is used by the following passenger services:

References

  1. ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
  3. ^ Direction GĂ©nĂ©rale des Ponts et ChaussĂ©es et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 dĂ©cembre 1869 (in French). Paris: MinistĂšre des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.

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