Hunsrückquerbahn

The Hunsrückquerbahn (English: Trans-Hunsrück Railway) is a deactivated railway located in the Hunsrück region of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. The line connects with the Nahe Valley Railway (Nahetalbahn) in Langenlonsheim to the east with the partially abandoned Hochwaldbahn in Hermeskeil to the west. It was the primary railway through the Hunsrück, having both passenger and freight services.

Trans-Hunsrück Railway
Hunsrückquerbahn in black
Overview
Native nameHunsrückquerbahn
Line number3021
LocaleRhineland-Palatinate
Termini
Service
Route number607 (1984)
Technical
Line length110.4 km (68.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map

Nahe Valley Railway from Bingen
0.0
Langenlonsheim
Nahe Valley Railway to Bad Kreuznach
1.9
Kloningersmühle
6.4
Heddesheim
8.7
Windesheim
11.6
Schweppenhausen
14.9
Stromberg (Hunsrück)
18.2
Stromberger Neuhütte
22.4
Rheinböllerhütte
22.4
Rheinböllerhütte Tunnel (23 m)
23.8
Rheinböllen
27.5
Ellern
30.9
Argenthal
From Gemünden
37.8
Simmern
41.2
Nannhausen
43.7
Unzenberg
47.9
Kirchberg (Hunsrück)
51.2
Nieder Kostenz
53.9
Niedersohren
57.5
Sohren
59.9
Büchenbeuren
60.4
62.4
Wahlenau
63.9
Hirschfeld
67.8
Hochscheid
70.8
Zolleiche
(Belginum Archaeology Park)
72.6
Hinzerath
76.9
Bischofsdhron
78.9
Morbach
83.9
Hoxel
Hoxel Viaduct (160 m)
87.6
Hoxel Tunnel (240 m)
89.7
Deuselbach
94.1
Thalfang
97.6
Dhronecken
99.3
Geisfeld
101.3
Rascheid
105,3
Pölert
Hochwald Railway from Trier
110.4
Hermeskeil
Hochwald Railway to Türkismühle
Source: German railway atlas

Originally called the Hunsrückbahn, the change of name occurred as adjustments to passenger service occurred between 1978 and 1984. A nearby railway and former spur route that continues to serve passenger and tourist traffic between Boppard and Emmelshausen now carries the original name, while the original railway was renamed the Hunsrückquerbahn.

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