Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway

Railway line in Germany

Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway

MAN-Schienenbus on the Swabian Jura Railway

Overview
Native name| Schwäbische Albbahn
Line number| 4620
Locale| Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Service
Route number|

* 759 Kleinengstingen–Schelklingen
* 764 Reutlingen–Reutlingen Süd

Technical
Line length| 58.25 km (36.19 mi)
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius| 180 m (591 ft)
Operating speed| 50 km/h (31.1 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline| 10.0%

Route map

Legend

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elev

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from Tübingen

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0.00

| Reutlingen Hbf
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to Plochingen

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3.14

| Reutlingen Süd
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Reutlingen Tram (until 1974)

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4.91

| Pfullingen
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6.18

| Pfullingen Süd
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8.20

| Unterhausen Spinnerei
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9.87

| Unterhausen (Württ)
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11.03

| Honau (Württ)
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Honau–Lichtenstein rack railway

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13.18

| Lichtenstein (Württ)
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|  | from Gammertingen
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15.28

| Engstingen

(formerly Kleinengstingen)

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18.97

| Kohlstetten

(former station)

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21.89

| Bridge over the Lauter
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22.00

| Offenhausen
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24.13

| Gomadingen

(former station)

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27.32

| Marbach (b Münsingen)
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28.78

| Grafeneck
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34.53

| Münsingen
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37.12

| Tank bridge
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38.67

| Oberheutal
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40.72

| Mehrstetten
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40.84

| Level Crossing B 465
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49.09

| Sondernach
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50.31

| Schmiech
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50.75

| Hütten

(former station)

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51.91

| Talsteußlingen
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53.03

| Schmiech
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55.67

| Schmiech
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56.46

| Schmiechen Alb Railway
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former Schmiechen village

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57.00

ENAG / DB Netz

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57.19

| Bridge over the B 497
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57.56

| from Sigmaringen
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58.25

| Schelklingen
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to Ulm

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Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway or Swabian Jura Railway (German: Schwäbische Albbahn) is a 58.25 kilometre long branch line from Reutlingen to Schelklingen, which crosses the Swabian Jura in southern Germany. Its route no. is 4620. The section from Reutlingen to Honau is also known as the Echaz Railway (Echazbahn) or Echaz Valley Railway (Echaztalbahn). The 15.28 kilometre long northern section from Reutlingen to Kleinengstingen is closed nowadays, this section has been largely converted into a rail trail.

## Photos

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* Honau-Lichtenstein rack railway (postcard from 1905)

* Lichtenstein castle

* The "Ulmer Spatz"

* Münsingen station

* Interior of signal cabin at Münsingen station

* Old goods wagon

## References

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### Footnotes

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1. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, p. 104.

### Sources

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* Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.

## External links

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* Media related to Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway line at Wikimedia Commons
* Friends of the Honau-Lichtenstein Rack Railway Society
* Swabian Jura Railway Society
* 1944/45 timetable
* Honau Station Preservation Society
* Friends of the Railbus Society, Ulm - Ulmer Spatz

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