Donnersberg Railway

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Alzey–Marnheim
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Overview
Line number3322 (Marnheim state border)
3523 (state border–Alzey)
Service
Route number661 (2017)
Technical
Line length20.5 km
(Line class: C4 [1] )
Track gauge 1,435 mm
Minimum radius 300 m
Operating speed100 km/h max.
Maximum incline 13.5 ‰   %
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Contents

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8.974
Alzey
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7.902
EIU DB/RPE boundary DB/RPE
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7.8
Alzey West
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4.115
Wahlheim (Alzey)
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2.8
Freimersheim
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0.000
25.729
old state border
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24.4
Morschheim
(old Pbf)
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20.9
Awanst Basalt AG
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20.3
Kirchheimbolanden
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19,548
Kirchheimbolanden
(old Bf)
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15.862
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Zeller Valley Railway from Monsheim
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14.136
Marnheim
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The old trains, Selztaler
Alzeyer Bahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 4- Richtung Mainz (RB Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1- VEN 650 132 Elwetritsche) 22.7.2009.jpg
… and Elwetritsche in Alzey station (2009)

The Donnersberg Railway (German : Donnersbergbahn) is a branch line from Alzey to Kirchheimbolanden, which originally ran as far as Marnheim. Although it was once part of the main line from Kaiserslautern to Mainz, the Pfrimm Viaduct was blown up in 1945 during the Second World War between Kirchheimbolanden and Marnheim, disrupting the route. Plans to reinstate the main line with a new route came to nothing. Passenger services ceased on the remaining section of line in 1951, but were reactivated in 1999.

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References

  1. "Streckendaten". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-12-27.