Günzburg–Mindelheim railway

The Günzburg–Mindelheim railway (also known in German as the Mittelschwabenbahn—Central Swabian Railway) is a single-tracked branch line in Bavaria which is approximately 55 kilometres long. The railway connects Günzburg and Mindelheim via Krumbach and so the Ulm–Augsburg railway (Munich-Augsburg-Ulm-Stuttgart) and the railway from Munich to Zurich via Buchloe, Memmingen and Lindau.

Günzburg–Mindelheim railway
Overview
Native nameMittelschwabenbahn
Line number5351
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Termini
  • Günzburg
  • Mindelheim
Service
Route number978
Technical
Line length55.124 km (34.252 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius246.5 m (809 ft)
Operating speed80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

km
from Augsburg
0.0
Günzburg
to Ulm
3.6
Wasserburg an der Günz
6.7
Kleinkötz
9.3
Hochwang
11.5
Ichenhausen
15.9
Ellzee
21.5
Neuburg an der Kammel
23.0
Hirschfelden
24.6
Billenhausen
27.9
Krumbach (Schw)
29.3
Krumbach (Schw) Schule
31.3
Niederraunau
33.6
Aletshausen
36.0
Haupeltshofen
38.1
Loppenhausen
41.2
Breitenbrunn (Schwab)
43.4
Weilbach (Unterallgäu)
45.3
from Kirchheim in Schwaben (dismantled)
45.3
Pfaffenhausen
48.3
Hausen (Schwaben)
51.3
Nassenbeuren
55.1
Mindelheim
Source: German railway atlas
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