Backnang–Ludwigsburg railway

The Backnang–Ludwigsburg railway is a line on the northern edge of the Stuttgart region in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, linking Backnang and Ludwigsburg. The Backnang–Bietigheim line was opened in 1879 as a branch of the Murr Valley Railway from Waiblingen to Hessenthal and left the current route at Beihingen-Heutingsheim (now part of Freiberg am Neckar). The section between Beihingen-Heutingsheim and Bietigheim (now called Bietigheim-Bissingen) was damaged during the Second World War and was never returned to operation.

Backnang–Ludwigsburg railway
Overview
Line number
  • 4830 (ehem. Ludwigsburg–Freiberg)
  • 4931 (Backnang–Ludwigsburg)
  • 4902 (Freiberg–Bietig.-Bi.)
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number790.4-5 (Marbach–Ludwigsburg)
Technical
Line length
  • Backnang–Ludwigsburg: 24.5 km (15.2 mi)
  • Freiberg–Bietigh.-Bi.: 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Number of tracksFreiberg–Ludwigsburg: 2
Minimum radius400 m (1,312 ft)
Maximum incline1%
Route map
from Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental
0.0
 Backnang
278 m
to Waiblingen
4.7
 Burgstall (Murr)
241 m
8.5
 Kirchberg (Murr)
217 m
11.0
 Erdmannhausen
234 m
13.7
 Marbach (Neckar)
Bottwar Valley Railway to Heilbronn
Viaduct (335 m)
Siding to Marbach power station
Neckar
15.2
 Benningen (Neckar)
221 m
19.4
Freiberg (Neckar)
(Beihingen-Heutingsheim until 1975)
251 m
Franconia Railway from Würzburg
Western Railway from Bruchsal
25.7
 Bietigheim-Bissingen
220 m
22.0
siding to Amprion + EnBW
substation Hoheneck
22.4
 Favoritepark
278 m
from Markgröningen
24.5
 Ludwigsburg
295 m
Franconia Railway to Stuttgart
Source: German railway atlas

Between Ludwigsburg and Marbach the line has been part of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network since 1980. The Marbach–Backnang section is currently being rebuilt so that it can be integrated into the S-Bahn. The Ludwigsburg–Backnang line is sometimes referred to as the Kleine Murrbahn ("Little Murr Railway"). The fully electrified and partially double track line is of considerable importance for freight transport as a link between the Kornwestheim marshalling yard (Kornwestheimer Rangierbahnhof) and Nuremberg.

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