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Heilbronn Stadtbahn

Heilbronn Stadtbahn
Overview
Locale Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Transit type Light rail (Stadtbahn)
Number of lines 3
Operation
Began operation 12 March 1998
Operator(s) Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft, Stadtwerke Heilbronn and Deutsche Bahn
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
(standard gauge)
Heilbronn Stadtbahn network (2015)

Stadtbahn heilbronn netzplan.jpg

East-west line
Overview
Line number 7712
Technical
Number of tracks 2 (except Finanzamt–Pfühlpark)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (until ca. km 0.3)
  • 750 V DC (ca. km 0.3 to ca. km 2.6)
Operating speed 80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Route number 710.4
Route map
Kraichgau Railway from Karlsruhe
Franconia Railway from Stuttgart
Canal harbour
0.0 Heilbronn-Kanalbrücke depot
System change EBO/BOStrab
0.2 Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Platz
Franconia Railway to Würzburg
to Crailsheim
0.6 Neckar-Turm/Kurt-Schumacher-Platz
Neckar (Friedrich-Ebert Bridge)
0.9 Rathaus
S41/S42 to Neckarsulm and Mosbach or Sinsheim
1.3 Harmonie
1.8 Friedensplatz
2.2 Finanzamt
Bottwar Valley Railway
2.5 Pfühlpark
from Heilbronn Hbf
Richard-Becker-Straße
System change BOStrab/EBO
Heilbronn Pfühlpark junction
to Crailsheim
Source: German railway atlas
Northern branch
Overview
Line number 4914
Operation
Character
  • (EBO)
  • max. axle load: 22.9t (BOStrab)
Technical
Line length 6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
  • 190 m (623 ft) (EBO)
  • 25 m (82 ft) (BOStrab)
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (from km 3.90)
  • 750 V DC (until km 3.90)
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph) (max)
Maximum incline
  • BOStrab: 1.998%
  • EBO: 1.358%
Route number 710.41
Route map
0.0 East–west line
0.2
Harmonie/Kunsthalle
Harmonie/Hafenmarktpassage
0.7 Theater
1.0 Technisches Schulzentrum
Crailsheim–Heilbronn railway
Franconia Railway
track 3 of the industrial railway (gauntlet track)
1.5 Industrieplatz
track 3 of the industrial railway
to Gla. Fa. W. Wüst
2.5 Hans-Rießer-Straße
track 4 of the industrial railway
track 4 of the industrial railway
to Gla. Fa. Läpple
Franconia Railway from Heilbronn Hbf
Karl-Wüst Bridge
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