Freiburg–Colmar railway

The Freiburg–Colmar railway was an international railway that formerly connected Freiburg im Breisgau, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, with Colmar, in the French department of Haut-Rhin (région Alsace). The line crossed the river Rhine on a bridge between Breisach and Neuf-Brisach. Since that bridge was destroyed in 1945, the line from Freiburg has terminated at Breisach, and this stretch of line is now commonly called the Freiburg–Breisach railway, or the Breisacherbahn. The section from Freiburg to Breisach was completed in 1871 and the remainder in 1878.

Freiburg (Breisgau)–Colmar railway
Overview
Line number4310 (Freiburg–Breisach)
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany and Alsace, France
Service
Route number729 (Freiburg–Breisach)
History
Opened1871
Technical
Line length44.1 km (27.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

km
from Strasbourg
from Metzeral
44.1
Colmar
to Mulhouse
to Bollwiller
38.8
Neuland
36.1
Sundhoffen
(Sundhofen)
29.7
Wolfgantzen
(Wolfganzen)
27.2
Neuf-Brisach
(formerly Neubreisach)
26.1
Volgelsheim
(formerly Neubreisach)
former line to Bantzenheim
to port, to Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin
old Rhine Bridge at Breisach
(328 m)
France
Germany
22.5
Breisach
17.8
Ihringen
14.9
Wasenweiler
11.7
Gottenheim
7.4
Hugstetten
4.3
Freiburg West
2.4
Freiburg Messe/Universität
2.3
1.4
Freiburg Klinikum
Rhine Valley Railway from Mannheim
0.0
Freiburg (Breisg) Hbf
Rhine Valley Railway to Basel
Source: German railway atlas
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