Cologne freight bypass railway

The Cologne freight bypass railway (German: Güterumgehungsbahn Köln) is a main line railway in southern Cologne in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is fully duplicated and electrified.

Cologne freight bypass railway
Towers at the eastern end of the South Bridge
Overview
Native nameGüterumgehungsbahn Köln
Line number
  • 2641 (Köln Süd–Köln-Kalk Nord)
  • 2642 (Cologne South–Cologne Bonntor)
  • 2656 (Cologne South bridge–Gremberg Nord)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Technical
Line length7.7 km (4.8 mi) + 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

West Rhine Railway from Cologne Hbf
0.0 0.0
Cologne South / Cologne South junction
Vorgebirge Railway (Stadtbahn line 18)
Cöln-Pantaleon
formerly Cöln BCE
West Rhine Railway to Köln Eifeltor
Connecting line from Köln Eifeltor
1.3 1.3
Köln Bonntor Bnf
2.1
Köln Bonntor
Köln Hafen
(siding)
Rhine Shore Railway (Stadtbahn line 16)
Cologne South Bridge
0.0 3.6
Cologne South
(junction)
Sieg Railway from Köln Messe/Deutz
6.6
Köln-Kalk
(former station)
7.7
Köln-Kalk Nord
Freight line from Köln-Kalk Nord
3.0 0.0
Gremberg Nord
(junction)
5.5 0.0
Gremberg
Köln Steinstr. *
(junction)
7.1 0.0
Gremberg Süd
(junction)
East Rhine Railway, HSL, Sieg Railway
* beginning of the HSL
Source: German railway atlas

The railway crosses the Cologne South Bridge, connecting the West Rhine Railway (Linke Rheinstrecke), Cologne South station and the Cologne Eifeltor freight yard on the left (western) side of the Rhine with the Sieg Railway, the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway, the East Rhine Railway (Rechte Rheinstrecke), and the marshalling yards of Cologne-Kalk Nord and Gremberg on the right (eastern) side of the Rhine. It was opened on 5 April 1910, disrupted by the bombing of the South Bridge on 6 January 1945, reopened with one track on 3 May 1946 and two tracks in 1950 and electrified on 27 May 1962.

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