Upper Jagst Railway
| Goldshöfe–Crailsheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Route number: | 786 (Stuttgart–Nuremberg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line number: | 4940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line length: | 30.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage: | 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum speed: | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Upper Jagst Railway (German: Obere Jagstbahn) is a line from Goldshöfe to Crailsheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is part of the route of InterCity services between Karlsruhe and Nuremberg and is single-track and electrified. The line follows the course of the upper Jagst river, which it is named after. The prefix distinguishes it from the Lower Jagst Railway (Unteren Jagstbahn), which is the Bad Friedrichshall–Osterburken section of the modern Franconia Railway (Frankenbahn).
In 1863 the line from Aalen to Nördlingen was completed; this line is now called the Ries Railway (Riesbahn). Since the construction of the route to Crailsheim was already planned at that time, Goldshöfe station was built as a junction station (Trennungsbahnhof, literally “separation station”). The two lines share an entrance building, which lies between the two lines. The line from Goldshöfe to Crailsheim opened on 15 November 1866. In 1870, there were suggestions of building a connection from Ellwangen to Dinkelsbühl and continuing to Nuremberg. However, these plans were rejected for the much shorter route via Crailsheim and Ansbach (the Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway). In 1939, it was decided to duplicate the single-track Upper Jagst line, but these plans came to nothing due to the outbreak of World War II.
The operation of electric trains on the Upper Jagst line was possible from 14 May 1985 and regular electrical operation commenced at the timetable change on 2 June 1985.
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