Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF / Deutsche Bahn
LocaleFrance (Grand Est)
Germany (Saarland)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s)SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened1851-1852
Technical
Line length55 km (34 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map

 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

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

The main stations on the Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway are:

Services

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

References

  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.
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