Rench Valley Railway

Terminus of the Rench Valley Railway

Overview
Native name| Renchtalbahn
Line number| 4262
Locale| Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini|

* Appenweier
* Bad Griesbach

Service
Route number| 718
Technical
Line length| 29.1 km (18.1 mi)
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Route map

Legend

|  |  |

|  | Rhine Valley Railway from Basel

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|  | Black Forest Railway from Singen (Hohentwiel)
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145.5

| Offenburg
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|  | Europa Railway to/from Kehl/Strasbourg
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| 137.4

0.0

Appenweier
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|  | Rhine Valley Railway to Mannheim
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4.0

| Zusenhofen
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8.8

| Oberkirch
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9.8

| Oberkirch-Köhlersiedlung
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11.9

| Lautenbach (Baden)
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13.8

| Hubacker
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15.3

| Ramsbach Höfle
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16.2

| Ramsbach Birkhof
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18.4

| Oppenau
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20.5

| Ibach
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23.0

| Löcherberg
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25.7

| Bad Peterstal
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29.1

| Bad Griesbach
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Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Rench Valley Railway (German: Renchtalbahn) is a 29.1 kilometre long branch line from Appenweier to Bad Griesbach (Schwarzwald), that mainly follows the valley of the River Rench in the Black Forest with maximum inclines of 1:99.

The first section between Appenweier and Oppenau was opened on 1 June 1876 by the Rench Valley Railway Company (Renchthal-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). It was taken over by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways on 31 May 1909, who had in any case operated the line from the outset. The Deutsche Reichsbahn extended the line on 28 November 1926 to Bad Peterstal and on 23 May 1933 to Bad Griesbach.

## References

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

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