Paar Valley Railway
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| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Ingolstadt–Augsburg Railway |
| Native name | Paartalbahn |
| Type |
Heavy rail, Passenger rail Regional rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Bavaria |
| Termini |
Ingolstadt Augsburg |
| Stations | 12 |
| Line number | 5382 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 May 1875 |
| Owner | Deutsche Bahn |
| Operator(s) | Bayerische Regiobahn |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 67.0 km (41.6 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | Ingolstadt Hbf–Seehof: 130 km/h (80.8 mph), Seehof–Augsburg Hbf: 120 km/h (74.6 mph) |
| Route number | 983 |
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The Paar Valley Railway (German: Paartalbahn) is a railway that runs for part of its way through the Paar Valley between Augsburg-Hochzoll and Ingolstadt via Friedberg, Dasing, Aichach and Schrobenhausen. This single-tracked, unelectrified main line is 67 km long (calculated from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof) and has timetable no. KBS 983.
The line was built between 1872 and 1875 and opened on 15 May 1875. Plans around the turn of the century for a further link from Pöttmes and Eurasburg were not put into action. Likewise, despite a lot of discussion, nothing came of the idea for a link line from Aichach on the Paar Valley Railway to the terminus at Altomünster of the branch line made famous by Ludwig Thoma (today S-Bahn Line A in the MVV network), which would have provided a direct connexion to the Munich S-Bahn network. In the winter of 1922, service was closed from time to time due to the lack of coal.
In 1935, railbuses were used for the first time between Augsburg and Aichach. During the Second World War, the line was also used for military purposes. In early 1945, operations came to a standstill however after a bridge over the Paar had been blown up. Despite that, the line was able to be opened again on 1 January 1946.
During the course of the 1960s, the number of passengers dwindled due to the increase in private motor vehicles and in 1975 a closure of the line was discussed for the first time. Whilst that came to nothing, in the years that followed several halts were closed and service was reduced.
In 1989, the line between Augsburg and Radersdorf was incorporated into the Augsburger Verkehrsverbund (AVV) and, in 1996, services were increased with the introduction of the Bavaria-Takt, a new system of fixed-interval services. At that time, DB Class 628 multiples and locomotive-hauled push-pull trains were mainly used. In 1999, the maximum speed limit on the line was raised to 120 km/h. At the end of 2000, goods services were withdrawn.
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