Rheinfall Railway

Rheinfall Railway
Bridge carrying the Rheinfall railway over the Rhine above the Rhine Falls
Overview
Native nameRheinfallbahn
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
LocaleSwitzerland
Termini
History
Opened16 April 1857
Technical
Line length29.92 km (18.59 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line
Maximum incline1.4%
Route diagram

Legend
km
elev
SBB to Zurich S12 S24
to Bülach
26.14
 Winterthur
↓S33
439 m
SBB to Etzwilen or Romanshorn S24
SBB to St. Gallen or Rüti ZH S12
 A1 motorway
70 m
32.71
 Hettlingen
425 m
35.01
 Henggart
434 m
39.17
 Andelfingen
403 m
 Thur Bridge (River Thur)
133 m
44.57
 Meder
403 m
46.47
 Marthalen
411 m
51.31
 Dachsen
394 m
52.49
 Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
389 m
 Schloss Laufen
66 m
 Rheinfall Bridge (River Rhine)
177 m
 Röti
153 m
SBB to Eglisau S9 S65
53.84
 Neuhausen
397 m
DB from Waldshut
56.06
 Schaffhausen
↑S9 S12 S33 S65
404 m
SBB to Stein am Rhein
DB to Singen S24
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]
This diagram:
The Rhine Fall, with the Eglisau-Neuhausen line on the near bank and the Rheinfall line on the far bank
Bridge over the river Thur at Andelfingen
Train on the S33

The Rheinfall Railway (German: Rheinfallbahn) is a railway line in Switzerland. The line links Winterthur in the canton of Zurich with Schaffhausen in the canton of Schaffhausen. The Rheinfall Railway was constructed by the independent Rheinfallbahn-Gesellschaft.[2][3]

Towards its northern end, the Rheinfall Railway crosses the Rhine on a viaduct adjacent to the famous Rhine Falls, from which it takes its name.[2][3]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.