Berlin Frankfurter Allee–Berlin-Rummelsburg railway

The Berlin Frankfurter Allee–Berlin-Rummelsburg railway is an electrified line in Berlin. It connects the Ringbahn with the Berlin-Betriebsbahnhof Rummelsburg station. Except for a short section, the line has two tracks. It was originally created as a freight line, but it is now used primarily used for the transfer of empty passenger trains that are maintained at the Rummelsburg depot. The track is also linked by a double-track line from the Ringbahn from the south to the Berlin-Lichtenberg station.

Berlin Frankfurter Allee–Berlin-Rummelsburg railway
Overview
Line number
  • 6140 Frankfurter Allee–Rummelsburg
  • 6139 Ostkreuz–Lichtenberg
LocaleBerlin, Germany
Technical
Line length2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi)/1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead
Route map
0.0
Ringbahn from Ostkreuz / to Frankfurter Allee
0.6
 Berlin-Lichtenb. B1
(Gabelung junction)
Eastern Railway from Berlin Ostkreuz
Eastern Railway from Berlin Ostbahnhof
 Nöldnerplatz
(1.9)
 Berlin-Lichtenberg
Eastern Railway to Strausberg/Kostrzyn
From Berlin Ostbahnhof
1.7
From Berlin Ostbahnhof
VnK Railway
2.7
 Berlin-Rummelsburg Betriebsbahnhof
To Frankfurt (Oder)
Source: German railway atlas
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