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 LoopS13S19
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
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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.
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. pp. 63, 75–76, 148–149, 151. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
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