Main–Spessart railway
| Main-Spessart Railway |
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| Overview |
| Native name |
Main-Spessart-Bahn |
| Type |
Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Intercity rail
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| Status |
Operational |
| Locale |
Bavaria
Hesse
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| Termini |
Würzburg Hbf.
Hanau Hbf.
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| Stations |
25 |
| Line number |
5200 (Würzburg–Aschaffenburg)
3660 (Aschaffenburg–Hanau) |
| Operation |
| Opened |
1 October 1854 (1854-10-01)
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| Owner |
Deutsche Bahn |
| Operator(s) |
DB Bahn |
| Rolling stock |
ICE 2, ICE 3
DB Class 101
DB Class 111, DB Class 440 |
| Technical |
| Line length |
112.5 km (69.9 mi) |
| Number of tracks |
Double track |
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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| Electrification |
15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
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| Route number |
800 (Würzburg–Aschaffenburg)
640 (Aschaffenburg–Hanau) |
| Route map |
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from Treuchtlingen |
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from Stuttgart |
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from Nuremberg and from Bamberg |
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0,0 |
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof |
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high-speed line to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
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3,9 |
Würzburg-Zell |
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Würzburg-Zell marshalling yard(until 2005)
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Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway |
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7,0 |
Veitshöchheim |
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10,1 |
Erlabrunn |
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12,8 |
Thüngersheim |
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16,5 |
Retzbach-Zellingen
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18,6 |
Himmelstadt |
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24,4 |
Karlstadt (Main) |
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29,2 |
Gambach |
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34,0 |
Wernfeld(since 2004)
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34,7 |
Wernfeld |
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35,7 |
Wern Valley Railway from Waigolshausen(goods traffic only)
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37,8 |
Gemünden (Main) |
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Franconian Saale Valley Railway to Bad Kissingen
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38,9 |
Fulda-Main railway to Fulda / Schlüchtern
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40,6 |
Fulda-Main railway from Fulda / Schlüchtern |
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Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway |
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41,0 |
Langenprozelten |
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Bundesstraße 26 |
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45,1 |
Neuendorf |
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46,8 |
Nantenbach Curve from high-speed line
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51,4 |
Lohr (Main) station |
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51,5 |
East Spessart Railway to Lohr Süd industrial estate |
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(remainder of line to Wertheim closed) |
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57,9 |
Partenstein |
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Bundesstraße 276 |
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65,5 |
Wiesthal |
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71,9 |
Heigenbrücken |
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72,3 |
Schwarzkopf Tunnel(926 m long)
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73,2 |
Heigenbrücken West |
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Spessart Ramp |
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Bundesstraße 26 |
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Bundesstraße 26 |
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78,8 |
Laufach |
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Bundesstraße 26 |
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