Hürth-Kalscheuren–Ehrang railway

The Hürth-Kalscheuren–Ehrang railway (also known in German as the Eifelstrecke—Eifel Railway) is a non-electrified line in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate running from Hürth-Kalscheuren via Euskirchen and Gerolstein to Trier-Ehrang through the Eifel hills.

Hürth-Kalscheuren–Ehrang railway
Overview
Other name(s)Eifel Railway
Native nameEifelstrecke
Line number2631
LocaleRhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number474
Technical
Line length163.5 km (101.6 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Hürth-Kalscheuren – Kall
  • 2: Nettersheim – Blankenheim (Wald)
  • 2: Schmidtheim – Lissendorf
  • 2: Bewingen – Gerolstein
  • 2: Birresborn – Densborn
  • 2: Kordel – Trier
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Cologne
(see West Rhine Railway)
0.6
Hürth-Kalscheuren
60 m
West Rhine Railway to Bonn
former connecting line
Vorgebirg Railway Köln ↔ Bonn
(Stadtbahn line 18)
5.2
Kierberg
95 m
Mödrath-Liblar-Brühl Railway
11.4
Erftstadt
(Liblar until 1990)
130 m
former Strategic Railway Embankment to Rech
former Euskirchen District Railway
15.2
Bliesheim
(Bk)
17.7
Weilerswist industrial line
18.3
Weilerswist
(former station)
122 m
23.8
Derkum
25.8
Großbüllesheim
27.6
Kleinbüllesheim
(Bk)
Voreifel Railway from Bonn
Erft Valley Railway from Bad Münstereifel
30.1
Euskirchen
32.5
Becker
(siding)
32.6
Euenheim
(junction)
33.9
Wißkirchen
(Bk)
37.5
Satzvey
former Euskirchen District Railway
40.5
Katzvey
(Bk)
44.2
Mechernich
300 m
47.0
Mechernich Mülldeponie
(junction)
47.2
Strempt
(Bk)
47.4
Mechernich West
(junction)
49.7
Scheven
51.1
Kall Tunnel (472 m)
Olef Valley Railway from Hellenthal
53.3
Kall
377 m
55.0
Sötenich
(Bk)
55.2
Kalkwerke Sötenich
(junction)
57.5
Urft (Steinfeld)
59.4
Gronrechtsmühle
(Bk)
62.8
Nettersheim
452 m
66.4
Marmagen
(Bk)
69.4
Blankenheim (Wald)
495 m
former line to Ahrdorf
73.9
Schmidtheim
550 m
77.4
Dahlem (Eifel)
78.0
Dahlem (Eifel) RWE
(siding)
NRW / RLP state border
Glaadt junction
former Cross Venn Railway to/from Weywertz
82.4
Jünkerath
86.4
Lissendorf
(crossover)
91.4
Oberbettingen-Hillesheim
96.2
Bewingen
former line from Hillesheim
101.4
Gerolstein
West Eifel Railway to Prüm
106.4
Gerolstein Basalt
(siding)
108.4
Birresborn
112.4
Mürlenbach
115.4
Densborn
117.4
Usch/Zendscheid
121.4
St. Thomas
124.4
Dechen Tunnel (181 m)
125.4
Kyllburg
125.7
Kyllburg Tunnel (218 m)
Wilseck Tunnel (1268 m)
131.4
Bitburg-Erdorf
Nims-Sauer Valley Railway to Bitburg
133.3
Metterich Tunnel (426 m)
135.4
Hüttingen
139.2
Philippsheim
140.1
Philippsheim Tunnel (268 m)
140.9
Friedrich-Wilhelm Tunnel (333 m)
142.4
Speicher
142.7
Loskyller Tunnel (294 m)
143.9
Heinzkyller Tunnel (201 m)
145.4
Auw an der Kyll
148.9
Ittel (Kyll)
149.1
Kyll Tunnel (138 m)
152.2
Daufenbach
157.5
Kordel
159.7
Burg Ramstein
160.8
Kuckuckslay Tunnel (450 m)
163.5
Ehrang
Ehrang freight yard
Biewer
(junction)
Trier West Railway to Igel
Source: German railway atlas

The line is predominantly duplicated north of Densborn. Today it is only served by trains running as far as Köln Messe/Deutz station or Trier Hauptbahnhof.

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