East Rhine Railway

East Rhine Railway
Overview
Native name	Rechte Rheinstrecke
Line number	2324 (Köln-Kalk Nord–Koblenz) 507 (Koblenz–Wiesbaden)
Locale	North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Germany
Termini	Cologne Wiesbaden
Service
Route number	465 (Köln–Koblenz) 466 (Koblenz–Wiesbaden)
Technical
Line length	179 km (111 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend km West Lower Rhine Railway to Neuss & S-Bahn S6S11 Cologne–Aachen HSR to Aachen S-Bahn S12S13S19 West Rhine Railway to Bonn 00.0 00.0 Köln Hansaring Köln Hauptbahnhof Hohenzollernbrücke 0.0 Köln Messe/Deutz to Köln-Mülheim Köln Posthof junction to Köln-Mülheim Cologne–Duisburg Railway S-Bahn S6S11 1.2 Köln Gummersbacher Straße junction Köln-Trimbornstraße freight line Cologne freight railway bypass to the south bridge 2.2 Köln-Kalk freight line to Köln-Kalk North Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf Railway freight line to Köln-Kalk North connecting line to Köln-Kalk North A 4 / B 14 3.9 Vingst junction Airport NE junction Cologne–Kalk–Overath Ry & Cologne Airport Loop S13S19 4.5 Airport NW junction Cologne Airport Loop (long distance) Köln-Airport Business Park A 559 / B 2 Köln-Steinstraße Cologne freight railway bypass to the south bridge 68.7   7.8 Köln Steinstraße junction (start of HSL) 70.1         Gremberg Süd junction Freight line to Gremberg 9.6 Porz (Rhein) Cologne Airport Loop long distance S-Bahn S13S19 73.9 12.4 Porz-Wahn Porz-Wahn south junction A 59 / B 36 78.4 16.9 Spich Troisdorf Tunnel (627 m) 79.5  18.0 Troisdorf Vorbf Troisdorf north junction 81.2 19.7 Troisdorf ↑S13 (planned) Sieg Railway & S12 High-speed railway to Siegburg/ Bonn station ⤹ original route from Siegburg 82.8 Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte Sieg A 560 85.4 Menden A 59 Vilich Bonn Stadtbahn 90.3 Bonn-Beuel Bonn-Beuel industrial railway Beuel–Großenbusch light railway to Hangelar Siebengebirgs Railway [de] Ramersdorf (planned) Bonn Stadtbahn to Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry 93.9 Bonn Oberkassel end of planned S-Bahn 96.6 Niederdollendorf Siebengebirgs Railway [de] 98.6 Königswinter 101.3 Rhöndorf 103.4 Bad Honnef North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate state border 107.6 Unkel former line through the Erpeler Ley [de] 110.3 Erpel 110.5 Ludendorff Bridge to Ahr Valley Railway Kasbach Valley Railway to Kalenborn 113.3 Linz am Rhein 115.8 Leubsdorf 120.0 Bad Hönningen 123.2 Rheinbrohl 129.5 Leutesdorf 133.4 Fahr-Irlich 135.6 Rasselstein & Co. siding 135.8 Neuwied 136.0 industrial sidings 139.0 Neuwied–Koblenz railway to Koblenz & West Rhine Railway 141.2 Engers Brexbach Valley Railway to Siershahn Bendorf (planned) 143.8 Bendorf 146.7 Vallendar 151.2 Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein Pfaffendorf Bridge (now road bridge) to West Rhine Railway 153.0 Koblenz Pfaffendorf junction Horchheim Tunnel ( 576 m 630 yd ) Horchheim Railway Bridge to West Rhine Ry & Koblenz–Trier Ry 154.7 125.7 line change 2324 3507 Koblenz-Horchheim (planned) 123.8 Niederlahnstein Lahntal railway to Wetzlar Lahn Prussia Nassau ( former border ) Lahntal railway 122.0 Oberlahnstein 117.9 Braubach 117.0 Nassau Light Railway 112.0 Osterspai 109.1 Filsen 106.1 Kamp-Bornhofen 100.8 Kestert 94.2 St. Goarshausen Nassau Light Railway Loreley Tunnel ( 368 m 402 yd │ 417 m 456 yd ) 89.0 Loreley Roßstein Tunnel ( 378 m 413 yd │ 457 m 500 yd ) 83.6 Kaub Rhineland-Palatinate Hesse state border 80.0 Lorchhausen Waldbahn Wispertal [de] (narrow gauge) 77.2 Lorch 69.5 Assmannshausen 65.3 Rüdesheim am Rhein Floß Blockstelle Hindenburg Bridge to Nahe Valley Railway Kellergrube crossover 61.3 Geisenheim 57.0 Oestrich-Winkel 53.9 Hattenheim 50.8 Erbach 48.8 Eltville 45.8 Niederwalluf 42.6 Wiesbaden-Schierstein 39.5 Wiesbaden-Biebrich 38.8 44.7 Wiesbaden-Biebrich kilometrage change to Taunus Railway (to Frankfurt) Aar Valley Railway Wiesbaden-Salzbach junction Taunus Railway to Frankfurt flying junction Wiesbaden-Wäschbach Süd junction to Aar Valley Railway (to Diez Ländches Railway to Niedernhausen & Breckenheim Jn–Wiesbaden line to HSR Wiesbaden-Wäschbach Nord junction 41.2 Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof Wiesbaden Rheinbahnhof [de] (1879–1906) km [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The East Rhine Railway (German: Rechte Rheinstrecke, literally 'right (of the) Rhine railway') is a major, double-track, electrified railway line, running along the right bank of the Rhine from Cologne to Wiesbaden. The 179-kilometer (111.2 mi)-long line forms two Deutsche Bahn routes. Route 465 extends from Cologne to Koblenz, via Troisdorf, Bonn-Beuel, Unkel, and Neuwied. From Koblenz, Route 466 extends to Wiesbaden, via Rüdesheim am Rhein. Together with the Taunus railway (Route 645.1), the line is used by Stadt-Express line SE-10 of the Rhine-Main Transport Association, which runs from Frankfurt to Koblenz and Neuwied.

With the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway and the Sieg Railway, the East Rhine Railway forms a six-track line between Cologne-Porz and Troisdorf. It includes two tunnels between Rüdesheim and Niederlahnstein, including the well-known Loreley Tunnel near Sankt Goarshausen.