Weschnitz Valley Railway
The Weschnitztalbahn is a 16.4 km long standard gauge railway line, which runs from Weinheim on the mountain road to the Valley of the following Weschnitz to Fürth im Odenwald.
History
After the construction of the Main- Neckar line in 1846 along the mountain road developed the need to also connect the front of the Odenwald on the railway network. In the years after 1860 different track profiles were brought into the conversation. The aim was, among other things, lead to a distance of Worms Bensheim or Heppenheim in the Odenwald. 1869 Bensheim then was joined by the Nibelungen web over Buerstadt and Lorsch at the Riedbahn to Worms.
Parallel plans were made for a north-south path through the Odenwald, which were completed by 1882 as Odenwaldbahn.
Because of the difficult mountain terrain on the edge of the Odenwald, the desired east-west connection in the Odenwald was ushered after long discussions through relatively flat Weschnitztal of Weinheim.
Construction
The survey work began in 1890, construction work in 1893. Between Weinheim and Birkenau had in a fairly narrow valley portion to be built three tunnels and two larger bridges. On July 1, 1895, operating between Weinheim and Fürth was taken. The originally intended Continuation using Lauterbach to Wertheim for linking the three north - south routes Main-Neckar Railway, Odenwaldbahn and the Main Railway was abandoned.
Branch lines
- Even in the more eastern About Forest prevailed keen interest in the connection of forest -Michel Bach and elections to the railway network. 1897, work began on the About Forest Railway, which was closed in 1994.
- There was a routing of Worms Heppenheim in the Odenwald not built, but a direct connection of the Odenwald was desired to Worms, the connection path Weinheim four home Lampert Home Worms was built and opened in 1905.
Operation
Every half hour, hourly on weekends or in the off-peak times, operates a regional train. The travel time between Fürth and Weinheim is exactly 30, in the opposite direction just 26 minutes. The meetings will be held at the usual hourly symmetry minute just before the hour at Birkenau, where a quarter of an hour away at half-hour intervals shortly before the half hour and in addition, in Rimbach.
The route is now operated by the Deutsche Bahn AG as a line RB 69 and in the course book route number 654 The route is entirely in the transport association Rhein- Neckar ( VRN) and the Rhine - Main Transport Association ( RMV) is a transitional tariff.
The platforms of all stations and stops are provided with the visually impaired.
The train conductor sits since December 17, 2010 at the Electronic Interlocking ( CBI ) Wiebelsbach and no longer in the switchboard Weinheim ( Bergstr ). Lorsch was as Zugleiterstellwerk also being considered, but was rejected again.