Darmstadt–Worms railway

The Darmstadt–Worms railway is a standard-gauge railway that is now partially closed. It runs through southern Hesse through the Hessian Ried (Hessische Ried) and so it is also called the Riedbahn (Ried Railway).

Darmstadt–Worms railway
Overview
Line number
  • 3541 (Darmstadt–Goddelau)
  • 4010 (Goddelau–Biblis)
  • 3570 (Biblis–Worms)
LocaleHesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number655
Technical
Line length43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationGoddelau–Worms: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

 Main-Neckar Railway from Bensheim
61.6
 Darmstadt Hbf
Main-Neckar Railway to Aschaffenburg
 Main-Neckar Railway to Frankfurt
Main-Neckar Railway from/to Aschaffenburg
 Main-Neckar Railway from Frankfurt
58.6
 Darmstadt Bergschneise
(junction)
 Rhine-Main Railway to Groß-Gerau
 several sidings
 Darmstadt-Griesheim Röhm
 A 5
 A 67
51.6
 Griesheim
47.7
 Wolfskehlen
 Riedbahn from Groß-Gerau
45.7
 Riedstadt-Goddelau
89 m
42.7
 Stockstadt (Rhein)
39.6
 Biebesheim
 Siding from Gernsheim port
36.4
 Gernsheim
 RMV / VRN fare border
31.5
 Groß Rohrheim
 Siding from Biblis Nuclear Power Plant
28.1
10.0
 Biblis
92 m
 Riedbahn to Bürstadt
 Weschnitz
 Nibelung Railway from Bürstadt
5.6
 Hofheim (Ried)
 old route until 1900
 former line from Weinheim
 Landdamm
(junction)
 Rosengarten station
(1869–1900)
Rhine Bridge,
Hesse / Rhineland-Palatinate state border
 Worms Port Railway
2.3
 Worms Brücke
 line from Mainz
 former line from Gundheim
0.0
 Worms Hbf
 Worms–Bingen railway to Monsheim
 former line to Grünstadt
 line to Ludwigshafen
Source: German railway atlas

The section between Darmstadt and Riedstadt-Goddelau is now largely closed. The section between Riedstadt-Goddelau and Biblis, which is now considered part of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway, is of great importance for long-distance passenger services and rail freight traffic. The last section from Biblis to Worms is used by regional passenger services and rail freight traffic.

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