Homburg–Neunkirchen railway

The Homburg–Neunkirchen railway is a two-track, electrified railway main line in the German state of Saarland. It connects Homburg on the Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway (historically called the Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn— Palatine Ludwig Railway) and Neunkirchen on the Nahe Valley Railway (Nahetalbahn).

Homburg–Neunkirchen railway
Overview
Line number
  • 3282 Homburg–Neunkirchen
  • 3275 Bexbach–Bexbach power station
  • 3286 Neunkirchen–Bexbach power station
LocaleSaarland, Germany
Service
Route number683
Technical
Line length13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map
from Mannheim
0.0
 Homburg (Saar) Hbf
1849–1881 course
B 423
0.8
to Zweibrücken (now siding)
1.0
to Saarbrücken
former connection to Homburg (Saar) West customs station
former connection to Zweibrücken (1881–1904)
former connection to Homburg (Saar) West customs station
4.1
 Altstadt (Saar)
A 6
Feilbach
7.5
 Bexbach
to Bexbach Power Station
former Bavaria-Prussia national border
9.5
 Neunkirchen (Saar)-Bauknecht
(siding)
9.7
 Wellesweiler
Blies
Blies
 Kraftwerk Bexbach
13.5
Nahe Valley Railway from Bingen
13.6
 Neunkirchen (Saar) Hbf
(Keilbahnhof)
Fischbach Valley Railway to Schiffweiler
line to Heinitz
Nahe Valley Railway to Saarbrücken
Source: German railway atlas

Historically, the Homburg–Bexbach section was in Bavaria and was built as part of the Palatine Ludwig Railway. The Wellesweiler– Neunkirchen section was built as part of the Neunkirchen–Neunkirchen-Heinitz railway, which served collieries in an area that was then part of Prussia.

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