Eutingen im Gäu–Schiltach railway line

The Eutingen im Gäu–Schiltach railway line (also called the Gäubahn in German—Gäu Railway) is a railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that runs from the cultural landscape of the Gäu to the eastern edge of the Black Forest, connecting Eutingen and Schiltach via Freudenstadt. It is a section of the Gäu Railway from Stuttgart to Freudenstadt opened on 1 September 1879.

Eutingen im Gäu–Schiltach
Overview
Line number4880
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number741
Technical
Line length54.8 km (34.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (Eutingen im Gäu–Freudenstadt)
Operating speed100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline0.2%
Route map

km
DB to Stuttgart
57.2
0.0
Eutingen im Gäu S 8S 81
58.5
Eutingen (Württ)
DB to Tuttlingen
1.5
former siding for the fuel bunker
of Eutingen airfield
Eutingen im Gäu Nord
planned
4.7
Hochdorf (b Horb)
DB to Pforzheim
10.3
Horb-Heiligenfeld
10.4
Heiligenfeld industrial siding
12.4
Altheim-Rexingen
16.6
Bittelbronn
19.7
Schopfloch (b Freudenstadt)
Dornstetten Heselwiesen
planned
24.2
Dornstetten
uncompleted line to Pfalzgrafenweiler
Dornstetten-Aach
planned
25.3
Kübelbach Viaduct (296 m)
26.1
Stockerbach Viaduct (296 m)
26.8
Grüntal-Wittlensweiler
27.6
Ettenbach Viaduct (162 m)
DB to Rastatt
29.9
Freudenstadt Hbf
664 m
Freudenstadt-Lauterbad
Lauterbadviadukt (213 m)
35.7
Loßburg-Rodt
651 m
Lossburg Tunnel (380 m)
Schwenkenhardt Tunnel (370 m)
40.3
Ehlenbogen
Kinzig Bridge by the Farbmühle Tunnel
Farbmühle Tunnel (90 m)
46.1
Alpirsbach
Kinzig Bridge by the Dais Tunnel
Dais Tunnel (58 m)
Stock Tunnel (78 m)
Kinzig Bridge by the Stock Tunnel (60 m)
51.1
Schenkenzell
Schenkenberg Tunnel (100 m)
Kinzig Bridge by the Schenkenberg Tunnel
Schiltach Mitte
Schiltach Tunnel (117 m)
DB to Schramberg
54.8
Schiltach

The line was the link from the state capital of Stuttgart to the Kinzig Valley Railway. Both the Gäu Railway and the Kinzig Valley Railway were main lines until 1974. Since the mid-1970s these railways were threatened time and again with closure. Not until 2006 was comprehensive electrification and renovation work carried out as part of the development of the Freudenstädter Stern regional network. Finally the line was integrated into the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn network and once again after a decade a direct link to Stuttgart was introduced.

The Gäu Railway was planned by railway engineer, Georg Morlok, and was characterised by viaducts and deep rock cuttings that were an architectural challenge to build.

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