Frankenwaldrampe Pressig-Rothenkirchen/ Germany/ EU
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N 50° 21.133 E 011° 18.911
32U E 664698 N 5580356
[DE]Der Bahnhof Pressig-Rothenkirchen! [EN]Railwaystation at the geginning of "Frankenwaldrampe" (southern part)
Waymark Code: WMJ66C
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 09/30/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 6

[DE]
Die Frankenwaldbahn ist eine elektrifizierte, zweigleisige Hauptbahn der Spurweite 1435 mm (Normalspur) von Hochstadt-Marktzeuln bei Lichtenfels über Kronach bis Probstzella. Im Kursbuch der Deutschen Bahn als Kursbuchstrecke 840 Lichtenfels–Kronach–Saalfeld aufgeführt, ist sie Teil der Hauptstrecke München – Nürnberg – Jena – Halle/Leipzig – Berlin.

Die Frankenwaldbahn zweigt in Hochstadt-Marktzeuln von der Ludwig-Süd-Nord-Bahn ab. Mit zwei Steilrampen von Pressig-Rothenkirchen und Probstzella nach Steinbach am Wald überwindet die Strecke die Höhenzüge des Frankenwaldes. Die Rampen haben maximale Steigungen von 29 ‰, die Strecke gilt damit zusammen mit der Schwarzwaldbahn als einzige zweigleisige Gebirgsbahn in Deutschland.

Für schwere Güterzüge wird ab hier in Richtung Norden bis zum Scheitelpunkt nachgeschoben!


The Franconian Forest Railway is an electrified, double-track main line of the 1435 mm gauge (standard gauge) of Hochstadt-Marktzeuln in Lichtenfels about Kronach to Probstzella. Listed in the timetable of Deutsche Bahn Route number 840 Lichtenfels-Kronach-Saalfeld, it is part of the main route Munich - Nuremberg - Jena - Halle / Leipzig - Berlin.

[EN]
The Franconian Forest Railway branches in Hochstadt-Marktzeuln on the Ludwig South-North Railway. With two steep ramps of Pressig-Rothenkirchen and Probstzella to Steinbach am Wald overcomes the distance, the mountain ranges of the Franconian Forest. The ramps have maximum gradients of 29 ‰, the route is thus with the Black Forest Railway as the only two-track mountain railway in Germany.
What Best Describes This Location: Mainline

If there is a fee how much?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Is this rail location handicap accessible?: yes

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