Lake Line

Lake Line (Schaffhausen–Rorschach)
Two GTW 2/4 sets of Thurbo on the Rhine Bridge at Feuerthalen near Schaffhausen; the Munot in the background
Overview
Native name	Seelinie
Line number	820 (Schaffhausen–Romanshorn) 830 (Konstanz–Kreuzlingen–Weinfelden) 845 (Romanshorn–Rorschach)
Locale	Switzerland and Germany
Termini	Schaffhausen Rorschach
Technical
Line length	82.4 km (51.2 mi)
Number of tracks	mostly single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline	1.2%
Route map Legend km elev DB from Basel SBB from Winterthur 48.76 Schaffhausen ↓S1 403.8 m DB to Konstanz Emmersberg Tunnel (761 m) 47.21 Rhine Bridge (262 m) Schaffhausen Zürich 46.93 Feuerthalen 408.7 m 45.33 Langwiesen 408.7 m 44.77 Zürich Thurgau 404.2 m 43.28 Schlatt 404.2 m 39.75 St. Katharinental (since 2002) 413.0 m Geisslibach bridge (94 m) 38.18 Diessenhofen 412.9 m 35.57 Schlattingen 426.5 m SBB from Winterthur S29 31.81 31.81 Etzwilen 438.2 m Museumsbahn SEHR & RS to Singen (Hohentwiel) 34.55 Thurgau Schaffhausen 34.86 Stein am Rhein ↑S29 413.1 m 35.40 Schaffhausen Thurgau 36.93 Eschenz 417.2 m 39.84 Mammern 411.7 m 45.59 Steckborn 403.7 m 48.91 Berlingen 402.6 m 51.33 Mannenbach-Salenstein 399.4 m 54.01 Ermatingen 402.1 m 56.00 Triboltingen (since 1998) 403.0 m 57.86 Tägerwilen-Gottlieben (Tägerwilen SBB until 1996) 403.5 m Thurbo from Wil S14 S44 59.15 Tägermoos 401.7 m MThB from Wil (1911–2001) 60.69 Kreuzlingen 403.3 m 61.43 414.76 Switzerland / SBB Germany / DB 399.4 m DB from Basel 414.34 Konstanz ↑S14 S44 ↓RE1 398.0 m 414.74 100.88 Germany / DB Switzerland / SBB 61.80 100.17 Kreuzlingen Hafen 402.1 m 98.83 Kurzrickenbach Seepark (since 1998) 405.0 m 97.50 Bottighofen (1946–1998) 405.0 m 97.98 Bottighofen (since 1998) 405.1 m 96.17 Münsterlingen-Scherzingen (since 1998) 404.8 m 95.40 Münsterlingen Spital (since 1998) 404.9 m 94.56 Landschlacht (since 2002) 408.0 m 92.92 Altnau 409.0 m 90.49 Güttingen 409.7 m 88.09 Kesswil 405.0 m 86.11 Uttwil 405.8 m 82.15 Romanshorn ↓S7 (reverse of direction) 398.5 m SBB from Winterthur S7 80.97 Romanshorn West 403.8 m 81.78[1] 83.32[2] Romanshorn Süd 399.2 m SOB to St. Gallen S1 RE1 84.72 Egnach 400.9 m 88.75 Arbon Seemoosriet (since 2007) 399.9 m 90.29 Arbon 398.7 m 90.80 Thurgau St. Gallen 91.64 Steinach (since 2007) 402.0 m 92.19 St. Gallen Thurgau 93.47 Horn 402.5 m 94.40 Thurgau St. Gallen 96.32 Rorschach Hafen ↓S25 397.9 m SBB from St. Gallen 97.27 Rorschach ↑S7 399.0 m AB to Heiden S25 to Chur Source: Swiss railway atlas[3]

The Lake Line^[4] (German: Seelinie), as it is referred to by the SBB in English, is the Swiss railway line running from Rorschach via Romanshorn, Konstanz (Germany), Kreuzlingen, Steckborn, Stein am Rhein and Diessenhofen to Schaffhausen. The scenic route follows the southern border of Lake Constance (Bodensee) and the High Rhine (Hochrhein). It forms the Swiss section of the ring railway around Lake Constance.