Alsenz Valley Railway

The Alsenz Valley Railway (German: Alsenztalbahn) is a line that runs from Hochspeyer via Winnweiler and Alsenz to Bad Munster am Stein in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The line closely follows the Alsenz river from the Enkenbach district and crosses it several times. It was originally built primarily as a long-distance route, but it has lost this function since 1990 and is now exclusively used for local transport.

Alsenz Valley Railway
Route
Overview
Native nameAlsenztalbahn
Line number
  • 3280 (Kaiserslautern–Hochspeyer)
  • 3303 (Kaiserslautern–Enkenbach)
  • 3320 (Hochspeyer–Bad Münster am Stein)
LocaleRhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number672
Technical
Line length73.7 km (45.8 mi)
Number of tracks2: Enkenbach–Bad Münster
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

from Saarbrücken Hbf
-0.200
Hochspeyer
to Mannheim Hbf
Bundesstraße 48
Bundesstraße 48
Bundesstraße 47
Connecting curve to Neustadt (Weinstr)
Hochspeyer Nord
Bundesstraße 48
Altenhof Tunnel (436 m)
5.750
Enkenbach
297 m
Alsenz (2×)
9.810
Neuhemsbach
Alsenz
Alsenz
12.900
Münchweiler (Alsenz)
250 m
13.956
Langmeil (Pfalz)
to Monsheim
Kaiserstraße
Bundesstraße 48
16.840
Winnweiler
243 m
Alsenz
Kupferschmelz Tunnel (82 m)
Alsenz (5×)
22.000
Imsweiler
Imsweiler Tunnel (368 m)
Alsenz
25.900
Rockenhausen
30.180
Dielkirchen
Alsenz
Alsenz
33.020
Bayerfeld-Cölln
34.400
Mannweiler
Alsenz
Alsenz-Tunnel (284 m)
38.190
Alsenz
165 m
Narrow gauge line to Obermoschel
Alsenz
42.650
Hochstätten
Alsenz
Alsenz
Alsenz
Alsenz
45.490
Altenbamberg
48.000
Ebernburg
112 m
Nahe
from Saarbrücken Hbf
48.930
Bad Münster am Stein
to Bad Kreuznach
Source: German railway atlas
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