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East Rhine railway

East Rhine Railway
Rechte Rheinstrecke map.png
Overview
Native name Rechte Rheinstrecke
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Germany
Termini Cologne
Wiesbaden
Line number
  • 2324 (Köln-Kalk Nord–Koblenz)
  • 507 (Koblenz–Wiesbaden)
Technical
Line length 179 km (111 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Operating speed 140 km/h (87 mph) (maximum)
Route number
  • 465 (Köln–Koblenz)
  • 466 (Koblenz–Wiesbaden)
Route map
From Bonn, Aachen S 12S 13
      and Neuss S 6S 11
Cologne Hbf
Hohenzollernbrücke
0.0
Cologne Messe/Deutz
from Köln-Mülheim
line to Köln-Mülheim S 6S 11
Köln Posthof junction
  S-Bahn line to Köln-Mülheim
1.2 Köln Gummersbacher Str. junction
Köln Trimbornstraße
Freight line
Freight railway from the south bridge
2.2 Köln-Kalk
Freight line to Köln-Kalk Nord
Gremberg–Köln-Kalk North freight railway
Connecting line from Köln-Kalk North
3.9 Vingst junction
Köln Flughafen NE junction: Agger Valley
Railway, Cologne/Bonn Airport loop S 13
4.5
Köln Flughafen NW junction
Airport loop (long distance)
Cologne Airport Businesspark
Köln Steinstr.
Freight railway from the south bridge
68.7 000 7.8 Köln Steinstr. junction (start of HSL)
70.1 000 00
Gremberg Süd junction
Freight line from Gremberg
9.6 Köln-Porz Hp
71.3 000 9.6 Köln-Porz
Airport Loop (long distance)
Wikipedia

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