Prims Valley Railway

Wemmetsweiler–Nonnweiler railway
Overview
Line number
  • 3274 (Wemmetsweiler–Nonnweiler)
  • 3211 (Dillingen–Primsweiler)
LocaleSaarland, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 681, 683
  • 645 (until 1992)
  • 267 (until 1970)
  • 265k (1944)
  • 236b (1936)
Technical
Number of tracks2: Wemmetsweiler–Illingen
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationWemmetsweiler–Illingen:15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map

52.9
Nonnweiler
(Museum railway)
51.3
Mariahütte Werk
1951 –
49.9
Mariahütte
(last siding)
Current end of line
48.8
Kastel
45.6
Primstal
42.2
Krettnich
38.9
Wadern
Prims
34.8
Büschfeld
former border of Saar (LN) (1920–35)
current siding
31.6
Limbach (Kr. Saarlouis)
23.6
Michelbach (Saar)
25.8
Schmelz
23.3
Primsweiler
Primsweiler junction
(see under)
19.5
Current start of line
18.6
Lebach-Jabach
17.4
Lebach
219 m
14.1
Bubach
12.6
Eppelborn
232 m
8.8
Dirmingen
246 m
6.2
Wustweiler
3.1
Illingen
2.3
Wemmetsweiler-Gennweiler
(since 2004)
0.8
Wemmetsweiler curve junction)
0.0
Wemmetsweiler
312 m
Source: German railway atlas[1]
Branch line
0.0
Dillingen (Saar)
to Dillinger Hütte
1.3
Dillingen (Saar) Ost
(junction)
from Dillingen central coking works
2.7
Dillingen Ford W 211 junction
to Dillingen furnace
3.4
Dillingen Ford W 221 junction
several sidings
4.1
Dillingen RWE
4.5
Saarwellingen/Nalbach
9.0
Körprich
Primsweiler junction
(see above)
12.8
Primsweiler
current sidings (see above)
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Prims Valley Railway (German: Primstalbahn) is a partly closed railway line that ran south from Nonnweiler to Primsweiler along the upper reaches of the Prims and then turned to the east and ran via Lebach to Neunkirchen in the German state of the Saarland. The Lebach–Neunkirchen section is still operated.

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 157. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.