Buchloe–Lindau railway

The Buchloe–Lindau railway is a double-track, largely non-electrified main line in the German state of Bavaria. It runs through the Allgäu from Buchloe to Lindau in Lake Constance via Kaufbeuren and Kempten. Together with the connecting Munich–Buchloe railway it is known in German as the Bayerische Allgäubahn (Bavarian Allgäu railway).

Buchloe–Lindau railway
Class 218 with TEE 66 in Geltendorf
Overview
Native nameBayerische Allgäubahn
Line number5362
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number970
Technical
Line length152.938 km (95.031 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius273 m (896 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (Hergatz–Lindau-Aeschach)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Maximum incline1.0%
Route map

km
from Munich
0.000
Buchloe
617 m
6.904
Jengen-Beckstetten
641 m
12.167
Pforzen
663 m
Dynamit AG siding (1940–1954)
former Irsee mine railway
15.146
Leinau
664 m
from Schongau (until 1977)
Wertach
20.289
Kaufbeuren
680 m
25.185
Biessenhofen siding
25.692
Biessenhofen
700 m
29.894
Ruderatshofen
722 m
33.684
Aitrang
(siding, former station)
747 m
38.190
St. Alban
43.755
Günzach
801 m
48.440
Bk Immenthal
(until 1975)
53.632
Wildpoldsried
722 m
56.788
Betzigau
722 m
59.080
Bk Lenzfried
(until 1974)
61.901
from Neu-Ulm
61.935
Upper Iller bridges
62.833
Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf
(until 1969)
695 m
62.457
Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf
(since 1969)
705 m
to Isny
64.400
Workshop
65.050
Eich
66.362
Kempten-Hegge
711 m
Waltenhofener Bach
69.379
Waltenhofen
718 m
74.340
Martinszell (Allgäu)
formerly Oberdorf
736 m
76.985
to Werdensteiner Moos
peat store siding
78.648
Seifen (Schwab)
710 m
84.490
Immenstadt
731 m
86.550
Bühl a Alpsee
91.692
Ratholz
733 m
96.635
Thalkirchdorf
757 m
100.784
Oberstaufen tunnel (160 m)
101.338
Oberstaufen
789 m
Obere Argen
108.423
Harbatshofen
111.858
Ellhofen Tobel bridge (162 m)
Rentershofen embankment
from Weiler (Allgäu) (until 1991)
114.385
Röthenbach (Allgäu)
705 m
to Scheidegg (until 1993)
119.062
Heimenkirch
665 m
121.200
Biesenberg
123.597
Opfenbach
614 m
125.312
Hämmerle bridge (Leiblach, 163 m)
126.211
Maria Thann
590 m
127.520
Wohmbrechts
129.842
Hergatz
555 m
135.533
Hergensweiler
527 m
139.070
Schlachters
512 m
139.070
Weißensberg crossover
141.080
Rehlings
144.828
Oberreitnau
470 m
147.560
Lindau-Schönau
148.320
Bk Taubenberg
148.926
Bodolz
151.170
Lindau-Aeschach
151.518
Lindau-Aeschach junction
(formerly Holben)
Aeschach Curve
Lindau-Reutin
to Bludenz
Bodensee embankment
152.938
Lindau-Insel
399 m
km
elev
Source: German railway atlas

The Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerischen Staatseisenbahnen) put the line into operation between 1847 and 1854 as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway (Ludwig-Süd-Nord-Bahn). The Hergatz–Lindau section was electrified between 2018 and 2020 as part of the Munich–Lindau upgraded line project, which uses a shorter but largely single-track route via Memmingen.

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