Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway

Railway line in France and Germany

Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| RFF / Deutsche Bahn
Locale| France (Grand Est)
Germany (Saarland)
Termini|

* Gare de Rémilly
* Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof

Service
System| SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s)| SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened| 1851-1852
Technical
Line length| 55 km (34 mi)
Number of tracks| Double track[1]
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification| 25 kV 50 Hz[2]

Route map

Legend

|  |  |

|  | from Metz

|
|
|
|

|  |

0.0

| Rémilly
|  |

|  | LGV Est from Paris
|  |

|  | Baudrecourt junction
|  |

|  | to Strasbourg
|  |

|  | future LGV Est to Strasbourg
|  |

6.8

| Herny
|  |

17.2

| Faulquemont
|  |

21.8

| Teting
|  |

28.0

| Saint-Avold
|  |

34.5

| Hombourg-Haut
|  |

|  | freight line from Thionville
|  |

38.9

| Béning
|  |

|  |
|  |

|  | to Sarreguemines
|  |

47.2

| Forbach
|  |

49.8

| Stiring-Wendel
|  |

51.4

| France-Germany
|  |

|  | from Bous
|  |

|  | River Saar
|  |

|  | Line to Trier
|  |

|  | to Neunkirchen
|  |

56.7

| Saarbrücken Hbf
|  |

|  | Line to Bingen (Rhein)
|  |

|  | Saarbrücken-Ost
|  |

|  | Line to Mannheim
|  |

|  | to Sarreguemines
|  |  |  |  |  |

The railway from Rémilly to Saarbrücken is a French and German 55-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Grand Est region to the German city Saarbrücken. The railway was opened between 1851 and 1852.[3] It is part of the international railway connection between Paris and Frankfurt am Main.

## Route

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The line branches off the Metz–Réding railway at Rémilly, and leaves it in a northeasterly direction. It crosses the industrial area around Saint-Avold and Forbach. It passes the German border, crosses the river Saar and joins the line from Trier to Saarbrücken after about 55 km.

### Main stations

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The main stations on the Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway are:

* Gare de Rémilly
* Gare de Forbach
* Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof

## Services

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The Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway is used by the following passenger services:

* Intercity-Express from Paris to Frankfurt am Main
* TER Grand Est regional services

## References

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1. ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
2. ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
3. ^ Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.