Hölle Valley Railway (Black Forest)
Höllentalbahn
Hell Valley Railway
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| Technical |
| Line length |
74.7 km (46.4 mi) |
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification |
1936 until 1960, 20 kV, 50 Hz, AC
since 1960, 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz, AC
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| Operating speed |
100 km/h |
| Highest elevation |
607 m (1,991 ft) |
| Maximum incline |
5.5% |
| Rack system |
1887 until 1933; now adhesion
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Route map
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Rhine Valley Railway from Mannheim |
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−2,0 |
Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf. |
278 m |
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Branch point(replaced by a new route in 1934)
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Rhine Valley Railway to Basel |
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Loretto Tunnel514 m
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Sternwald Tunnel302 m
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2,7 |
Freiburg Wiehre
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280 m |
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5,7 |
Freiburg Littenweiler
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317 m |
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7,4 |
Kappelertalnow closed
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11,0 |
Kirchzarten |
392 m |
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13,9 |
Himmelreich |
455 m |
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Falkenstein Tunnel72 m
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Lower Hirschsprung Tunnel121 m
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Upper Hirschsprung Tunnel69 m
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18,2 |
Hirschsprungnow closed
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559 m |
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Kehre Tunnel203 m
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20,6 |
Posthaldenow closed
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657 m |
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22,2 |
Höllsteignow closed
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740 m |
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Ravenna Bridge224 m
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Ravenna Tunnel47 m
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Finsterrank Tunnel248 m
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Löffel Valley Tunnel82 m
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25,4 |
Hinterzarten |
885 m |
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29,3 |
Titisee |
858 m |
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Dreiseenbahn to Seebrugg |
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32,3 |
Hölzlebrucknow closed
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29,3 |
Neustadt (Schwarzwald) |
805 m |
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39,1 |
Kappel Gutachbrücke ()now closed
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Branch line to Bonndorf
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Gutach Valley Bridge ()
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Finsterbühl Tunnel166 m
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Hörnle Tunnel220 m
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