Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line

The Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line is a cross-border railway line in Germany and Switzerland. It links Eglisau in the Swiss canton of Zurich with the city of Schaffhausen in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, crossing some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of the German state of Baden-Württemberg in between. It thus crosses the Germany–Switzerland border twice. The line is 17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi) long, standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line. It is formed of a mixture of single and double track sections.

Eglisau–Neuhausen
Service
SystemSwiss Federal Railways
History
Opened1897
Technical
Line length17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi)
Track gauge1435 mm
ElectrificationOverhead line
  • 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline1.3  %
Route map
Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line from Bülach S9
22.25
 Eglisau
390.1 m
Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line to Koblenz
Eglisau railway bridge (Rhine)
23.60
 Hüntwangen-Wil
368.2 m
27.04
 Rafz
368.2 m
29.3
CH/D border
448.2 m
30.16
 Lottstetten
437.9 m
34.33
 Jestetten
↓S65
428.0 m
36.42
 Altenburg-Rheinau
428.0 m
37.5
D/CH border
Fischerhölzli (112 m)
Schweizerhof II (84 m)
Schweizerhof I (82 m)
39.0
 Neuhausen Rheinfall
402 m
Neuhausen (144 m)
Rheinfall line from Winterthur
40,13
 Neuhausen
397,2 m
Rheinfall line to Schaffhausen S9 S65
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