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Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway

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Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway
Overview
Line number4550
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number766
Technical
Line length28.0 km (17.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Herbertingen
Danube Valley Railway to Ulm
1.9
Herbertingen Ort
9.0
Bad Saulgau
13.1
Hochberg
19.5
Altshausen
19.8
23.6
Steinenbach-Blönried
27.4
28.0
Aulendorf
Southern Railway to Ulm
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway is a line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It goes from Herbertingen to Aulendorf and thus connects the Danube Valley Railway (German: Donautalbahn) with the Württemberg Southern Railway (Südbahn) and the Allgäu Railway (Allgäubahn). The 28 kilometre line is entirely single-track and non-electrified, but has been upgraded for the operation of tilting trains. Deutsche Bahn operates the line along with the line from Tübingen to Sigmaringen as the Zollernalbbahn (Zollernalb Railway). Historically, the line was often considered as part of the adjoining Allgäu Railway, which opened at the same time.

History

Aulendorf station in 1900
Herbertingen station

The Aulendorf–Bad Saulgau (then called Saulgau) section was opened on 25 July 1869 together with the adjacent Aulendorf–Waldsee section of the Allgäu Railway. The Saulgau–Herbertingen section followed on 10 October 1869.[2] Because Herbertingen station is poorly located for the town, Herbertingen Ort was opened closer to the town before the Second World War.

Operations

The most famous train on the line was the Heckeneilzug Kleber-Express, which ran between Freiburg and Munich until 2003. Now the line is only served by Regionalbahn services at hourly intervals.

Sources

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "The Herbertingen–Aulendorf line" (in German). www.suedbahn-online.de. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

  • Thomas Scherer (1981). Eisenbahnen in Württemberg (in German). Vol. I: Die württembergische Allgäubahn. Ulm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)