Nuremberg–Schwandorf railway

Nürnberg Hbf – Schwandorf

Overview

Locale

Bavaria, Germany

Line number

5860 (Irrenlohe – Schwandorf)
5904 (Nürnberg Hbf – Irrenlohe)

Technical

Line length

93.7 km (58.2 mi)

Number of tracks

2 (Nürnberg Hbf – Amberg,
Irrenlohe – Schwandorf)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

Electrification

15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary (Nürnberg Hbf – Hartmannshof)

Operating speed

160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)

Route number

870, 890.1

Route map

Nuremberg–Crailsheim line from Crailsheim S 4

Nuremberg–Roth line from Roth S 2

Nuremberg–Augsburg line from Augsburg Hbf

Nuremberg–Bamberg line from Bamberg S 1

0.0

Nürnberg Hbfterminus of S 3 S 4

(312 m)

Nuremberg–Cheb line to Cheb

Nuremberg–Regensburg line to Regensburg Hbf

1.2

Nürnberg-Dürrenhof(since 29 Sep 1990)

Nuremberg–Feucht line to Feucht S 2 S 3

1.9

Nuremberg–Cheb railway

2.5

2.9

3.0

Nürnberg Ostring(since 26 Sep 1987)

Line 5924 from Nürnberg-Dutzendteich

4.1

Nürnberg-Mögeldorf

(317 m)

5.7

Nürnberg-Rehhof(since 26 Sep 1987)

6.7

Nürnberg-Laufamholz(since 1878; former station)

8.2

9.2

11.6

Röthenbach (Pegnitz)

(327 m)

12.8

Röthenbach-Steinberg(since 26 Sept 1987)

13.3

Röthenbach (Pegnitz) Ost(until 26 Sep 1987)

14.2

Röthenbach-Seespitze(since 26 Sep 1987)

15.9

Lauf West(since 26 Sep 1987)

16.0

16.8

Lauf (left Pegnitz)

(331 m)

17.6

20.7

Ottensoos(former station)

(342 m)

24.4

(340 m)

28.0

Hersbruck (left Pegnitz)

(339 m)

30.4

Happurg(until 1873)

30.5

Happurg(since 12 Dec 2010)

from Doggerstollen

Hersbruck–Pommelsbrunn line

from Hersbruck (right Pegnitz)

32.3

Pommelsbrunn(passenger station 1873–2010)

(355 m)

33.8

Pommelsbrunn(since 4 Dec 2010)

36.2

37.0

HartmannshofS 1 terminus

(376 m)

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