Bamberg–Rottendorf railway

The Bamberg–Rottendorf railway is a two-track electrified main line railway in the German state of Bavaria. It is about 100 kilometres long and was built by the Royal Bavarian State Railways as part of the Ludwig's Western Railway (German: Ludwigs-West-Bahn) from Bamberg via Haßfurt and Schweinfurt to Würzburg. Between Bamberg and Schweinfurt, the line runs largely along the Main river. The line was opened in sections between 1852 and 1854 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

Bamberg–Rottendorf railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number5102
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Route number810
Operator(s)DB Regio
Erfurter Bahn
Rolling stockDBAG Class 612
DBAG Class 440
DBAG Class 146
Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1
History
OpenedStages between 1852–1854
Technical
Line length92.2 km (57.3 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

from Nuremberg
0.0
Bamberg
Main
7.2
Oberhaid
Bundesautobahn 70
A 70
Staffelbach Bk 1
12.6
Staffelbach
Staffelbach Bk 2
Bundesautobahn 70
A 70
15.7
Stettfeld (Unterfr)
19.8
Ebelsbach-Eltmann
25.4
Zeil
Bundesstraße 26
B 26
32.5
Haßfurt
Bundesstraße 26
B26
37.3
Obertheres
39.8
Untertheres
43.7
Gädheim
(former passenger station)
49.3
Schonungen (until 1983 and since 2014)
51.1
Mainberg
54.3
Schweinfurt Stadt
55.5
Schweinfurt Mitte
B 286
from Kitzingen-Etwashausen
56.8
Schweinfurt Hbf
from Meiningen
B 26
63.2
Bergrheinfeld
Bundesautobahn 70
68.2
Waigolshausen
Wern Valley Railway to Gemünden am Main
71.8
Eßleben
77.3
Bergtheim
Main Loop Railway to Volkach
82.8
Seligenstadt (b Würzburg)
from Nuremberg Hbf
92.2
Rottendorf
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
Source: German railway atlas
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