Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway

Railway line in Germany

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

km		elev
	from Tübingen
0.00	Reutlingen Hbf
	to Plochingen
3.14	Reutlingen Süd
	Reutlingen Tram (until 1974)
4.91	Pfullingen
6.18	Pfullingen Süd
8.20	Unterhausen Spinnerei
9.87	Unterhausen (Württ)
11.03	Honau (Württ)
	Honau–Lichtenstein rack railway
13.18	Lichtenstein (Württ)
	from Gammertingen
15.28	Engstingen (formerly Kleinengstingen)
18.97	Kohlstetten (former station)
21.89	Bridge over the Lauter
22.00	Offenhausen
24.13	Gomadingen (former station)
27.32	Marbach (b Münsingen)
28.78	Grafeneck
34.53	Münsingen
37.12	Tank bridge
38.67	Oberheutal
40.72	Mehrstetten
40.84	Level Crossing B 465
49.09	Sondernach
50.31	Schmiech
50.75	Hütten (former station)
51.91	Talsteußlingen
53.03	Schmiech
55.67	Schmiech
56.46	Schmiechen Alb Railway
	former Schmiechen village
57.00	ENAG / DB Netz
57.19	Bridge over the B 497
57.56	from Sigmaringen
58.25	Schelklingen
	to Ulm

Source: German railway atlas

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.