Karlsruhe freight bypass railway

The Karlsruhe freight bypass railway German: Güterumgehungsbahn Karlsruhe is railway line reserved for freight only in the southeast of the city of Karlsruhe in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The freight rail bypass allows freight trains to avoid the busy Karlsruhe Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) on a separate direct line.

Karlsruhe freight bypass railway
Overview
Native nameGüterumgehungsbahn Karlsruhe
Line number
  • 4210 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe-Hagsfeld)
  • 4211 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe-Durlach)
  • 4213 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe-Brunnenstück)
  • 4214 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe-Dammerstock)
  • 4215 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe West)
  • 4217 (Karlsruhe–Karlsruhe-Durlach)
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number(only freight)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map
Rhine Railway from Graben-Neudorf
4.2
Karlsruhe-Hagsfeld
Rhine Railway to Karlsruhe Hbf
Rhine Valley Railway from Bruchsal
Stadtbahn from Heilbronn, Pforzheim S 4S 5
Line from Pforzheim
2.4
 Karlsruhe-Durlach
Stadtbahn to Karlsruhe Marktplatz S 4S 5
to track works (to former Karlsruhe freight yard)
Rhine Valley Railway to Karlsruhe Hbf
from former Durlach station/freight yard
  (VzG lines 4210, 4217, 4211, ?)
to former Karlsruhe freight yard, to Karlsruhe Hbf
0.0
 Karlsruhe freight yard
(former marshalling yard)
Alb Valley Railway S 1S 11
  (VzG lines 4215, 4214, 4213)
Rhine Valley Railway from Karlsruhe Hbf
Rhine Railway from Karlsruhe Hbf S 4S 41
Palatine Maximilian Railway from Karlsruhe Hbf
4.3
 Karlsruhe-Dammerstock
(junction)
Rhine Railway to Rastatt S 4S 41
5.0
 Karlsruhe Brunnenstück
(junction)
Rhine Valley Railway to Rastatt
5.6
 Karlsruhe West
Palatine Maximilian Railway to Wörth
Source: German railway atlas

The freight rail bypass is classified as a main line and has two tracks throughout and is electrified. It has the highest German track class of D4, which means that the line is built for axle loads of 22.5 tonnes and loads of 8.0 tonnes per metre of train.

The PZB 90 intermittent cab signalling system is used on the freight rail bypass. This contrasts with the parallel access line to the central station, which is protected by the LZB train protection system.

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