Black Forest Railway (Baden)

Black Forest Railway (Baden)
Overview
Native nameSchwarzwaldbahn
Line number4250
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number720
Technical
Line length149.1 km (92.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Route map

km
elevation (M)
or length (m)
0.0
Offenburg
159 M
2.1
Offenburg Kreisschulzentrum
4.1
Ortenberg
6.6
Ohlsbach
9.5
Gengenbach
172 M
15.0
Schönberg
17.9
Biberach (Baden)
194 M
22.7
Steinach (Baden)
26.1
Haslach
215 M
33.2
Hausach
241 M
36.9
Gutach
Rebberg Tunnel
53 m
42.6
Hornberg
384 M
46.6
Hornberg Schlossberg
Glasträger Tunnel I
23 m
Glasträger Tunnel II
43 m
Glasträger Tunnel III
18 m
Niederwasser Tunnel
558 m
4th Bauer Tunnel
313 m
Hohenack Tunnel
41 m
3rd Bauer Tunnel
88 m
Letschenberg Tunnel
129 m
Röllerwald Tunnel
162 m
Eisenberg Tunnel
792 m
Spärle Tunnel
80 m
52.1
Niederwasser
Obergiess Tunnel
175 m
Hippensbach Tunnel
365 m
Kurzenberg Tunnel
324 m
Mühlhalde Tunnel
64 m
Losbach Tunnel
185 m
Forellen Tunnel
64 m
Grosshalde Tunnel
327 m
56.0
Triberg
616 M
Lesser Triberg Tunnel
92 m
Greater Triberg Tunnel
835 m
Gummambs Tunnel
365 m
Seelenwald Tunnel I
48 m
Seelenwald Tunnel II
69 m
Seelenwald Tunnel III
195 m
60.1
Triberg Seelenwald
Gremmelsbach Tunnel
912 m
Gaisloch Tunnel
54 m
Hohnen Tunnel
327 m
Grundwald Tunnel
381 m
63.7
Nussbach
Krähenloch Tunnel
224 m
Sommerberg Tunnel
51 m
Farrenhalde Tunnel
313 m
Steinbis Tunnel
63 m
Tannenwald Tunnel
166 m
Tannenbühl Tunnel
25 m
Schieferhalde Tunnel
93 m
Sommerau Tunnel
1,697 m
68.8
Sommerau (Schwarzwald)
71.3
Sankt Georgen
806 M
75.2
Peterzell-Königsfeld
81.1
Kirnach-Villingen
85.9
Villingen (Schwarzw.)
704 M
88.7
Marbach (Baden)
former branch
to Bad Dürrheim
88.9
Marbach West
90.1
Brigachtal-Kirchdorf
91.4
Klengen
91,5
Brigachtal-Klengen
94.3
Donaueschingen-Grüningen
96.8
Donaueschingen-Aufen
98.8
Donaueschingen-Mitte/Siedlung
99.8
Donaueschingen
677 M
103.5
Pfohren
106.3
Neudingen
110.2
Gutmadingen
113.0
Geisingen
115.3
115.8
Hintschingen
117.8
Immendingen-Zimmern
119.0
Immendingen
658 M
Möhringen Tunnel
180 m
115.8
Hattingen (Baden)
Hattingen Tunnel
900 m
129.8
Talmühle
134.6
Engen
520 M
137.3
Welschingen-Neuhausen
140.8
Mühlhausen-Ehingen
143.4
Hohenkrähen
146.2
Singen-Landesgartenschau
149.1
Singen (Hohentwiel)
428 M
Heritage railway
to Etzwilen (CH)
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Baden Black Forest Railway (German: Badische Schwarzwaldbahn) is a twin-track, electrified railway line in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, running in a NW-SE direction to link Offenburg on the Rhine Valley Railway (Rheintalbahn) with Singen on the High Rhine Railway (Hochrheinbahn). Passing directly across the Black Forest, through spectacular scenery, the route is 150 km long, ascends 650 metres from lowest to highest elevation, and passes through 39 tunnels and over 2 viaducts. It is still the only true mountain railway in Germany to be built with two tracks, and is the most important railway line in the Black Forest. It was built between 1863 and 1873, utilizing plans drawn up by Robert Gerwig.

This line should not be confused with the Württemberg Black Forest Railway (Schwarzwaldbahn (Württemberg)), which runs between Stuttgart and Calw in Germany.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (10 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. pp. 102–3, 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.