Kißlegg–Hergatz railway

The railway line Kißlegg - Hergatz is a 18.6 km long standard gauge main line in the Allgäu. It runs from Kißlegg about Wangen im Allgäu after Hergatz and thus connects the Württemberg Allgäu web with the Bavarian Allgäu railway. It is operated by the Deutsche Bahn, the route is not electrified and continuous single track. It is part of Route number 753 of Aulendorf after Hergatz, which is alternatively referred to as - Württemberg Allgäu Railway, and the Route number 971 from Augsburg to Lindau. The section Kißlegg - cheeks is also integrated in the Upper Swabia Transport Association ( bodo ).

History

After the Bavarian Hergatz in 1853 and Württemberg in 1870 Kißlegg its railway connection got cheeks remained without rail link. It was not until 1876, the city reached ago decided to build a 13.3 km long connecting stretch of Kißlegg. This was opened on 31 July 1880. In 1887 the construction of the 5.3 kilometer-long space closure to Hergatz was decided by a treaty between the two countries as well, he went on 15 July 1890 in operation. The new link allows since its completion a shorter connection from Munich to Lindau as the Bavarian Allgäu railway leading through Kempten.

Future

On 15 February 2008, the German Federal Minister of Transport and his Swiss counterpart Moritz Leuenberger signed in Memmingen a letter of intent with the content, expand the Munich- Lindau and the not yet electrified section between Geltendorf ( between Munich and Landsberg) and Lindau Aeschach to electrify. The railway line Kißlegg - Hergatz is part of the upgraded line. This statement was followed on 18 December 2008, a financing statement. At that time was planned to start in 2010 with the expansion and complete it in 2015. The original estimated cost of 210 million euros, the Federal Government, the State of Bavaria and Switzerland want to share. According to the Deutsche Bahn, the costs are expected to rise by 100 million to a total of 310 million euros.

Background of the project is the future Gotthard Base Tunnel. In particular, the Switzerland would like to use the line from Munich to Buchloe -Memmingen -Lindau - Bregenz as a feeder line for this new transit axis. By expanding trains will need in long-distance traffic between Munich and Zurich held today four hours driving time only three and a half hours. The end of 2012 it was announced that the expansion is delayed until the year 2020.