Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railway

The railway line Treuchtlingen - Würzburg is a 140 km long main line in northwest Bavaria. It runs from Treuchtlingen in southern Central Franks Gunzenhausen, Ansbach, Steinach ( Rothenburg ), market wide and Ochsenfurt in the Lower Franconian district capital of Würzburg.

History

The route originally consisted of three shorter railway lines: As the town of Ansbach initially had no connection with the Ludwig South - North Railway, let her own expense, a connecting track to Gunzenhausen building, which was opened on 1 July 1859. The operating lease on this web led by the Royal Bavarian Railway. Only with the railway Building Act 1861, the entire route was Treuchtlingen - Würzburg completed. First went on 1 July 1864, section Würzburg - Ansbach in operation, which ensured quick connection to the north. Treuchtlingen that counts for the northern part of Altmühltherme rail line, which follows from Treuchtlingen, the Altmuehltal about Eichstätt Ingolstadt - On October 2, 1869, the section Gunzenhausen followed.

Route description

The route is 140 km long. From once 29 intermediate stations and holding points are still 15 served.

Expansion of state

The route is double track throughout. Since 15 March 1965, the range is also fully electrified. Near the railway station Oberdachstetten is a railway substation ( substation ).

Transport associations

The northern section of Würzburg- wide market is located in fare zone was founded in 2004 Transport Association MainFranken (VVM ), of Uffenheim to Treuchtlingen the track is completely incorporated into the regional transport system Nürnberg ( VGN ).

Operation

The route used to have a great importance in the German North -South Highway. Since we wanted to avoid the 24 km long detour via Nuremberg often were stretched between Würzburg and Treuchtlingen even a steam engine or diesel engine against the otherwise deadlocked with electric traction trains. Only when the line was electrified relatively late, could be dispensed thereon. Even today, take some InterCity Express train pairs from Hamburg and Bremen to Munich, but without stopping between Wuerzburg and Augsburg. There is also the intercity train pair " Koenigssee " as well as some weekend amplifier, which also stop in Treuchtlingen, Gunzenhausen, Ansbach and partly in Steinach.

In the transport route from DB Regio is operated as part of the e- network Würzburg. It run every hour multiple units of the 440 series as a regional train Treuchtlingen -Würzburg. Some additional trains compress the offer on weekdays in the peak hours between market wide and Würzburg to an approximately 30 - minute intervals, on weekdays also four pairs of trains via Würzburg addition to the Main-Spessart -Bahn to Karlstadt ( Main) be bound.

Great importance is the route for freight traffic. Large parts of the freight from Würzburg to Munich and Nuremberg run across the track, whose capacity was no longer sufficient partially today. For use are all types of locomotives, and private utilities are represented. The timetable change in December 2010, the breakpoint castle Bernheim- Wildbad was reactivated.

Accidents

The worst train accident on the track took place on 30 April 1987 in Ansbach, other than a traveling freight train to Würzburg drove into the side of a vehicle permanently running to Stuttgart D- train. A total of four cars of the train derailed D and slid down the embankment, where it damaged several buildings. The salvage of the car was difficult because the car threatened to crash. One person died, many more were seriously injured. The cause of the misfortune was the disregard of the STOP field- Ausfahrsignals by the engineer of the freight train, which erroneously referred to the standing ride exit signal of the D- train on his train.

Future

The Traffic Club Germany and the workgroup public transport of Agenda 21 are committed to the reactivation of a train station in Würzburg -Heidingsfeld.