Donnersberg Railway

Last updated
Alzey–Marnheim
Karte Donnersbergbahn.png
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 ‰   %
Route map

Contents

BSicon STR.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon BHF.svg
8.974
Alzey
BSicon ABZgl.svg
BSicon GRENZE.svg
7.902
EIU DB/RPE boundary DB/RPE
BSicon HST.svg
7.8
Alzey West
BSicon HST.svg
4.115
Wahlheim (Alzey)
BSicon HST.svg
2.8
Freimersheim
BSicon STR+GRZq.svg
0.000
25.729
old state border
BSicon DST.svg
24.4
Morschheim
(old Pbf)
BSicon BST.svg
20.9
Awanst Basalt AG
BSicon KHSTxe.svg
20.3
Kirchheimbolanden
BSicon exBHF.svg
19,548
Kirchheimbolanden
(old Bf)
BSicon exhKRZWae.svg
15.862
BSicon xABZg+l.svg
Zeller Valley Railway from Monsheim
BSicon BHF.svg
14.136
Marnheim
BSicon STR.svg
VEN VT1-01 Alzey.jpg
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.

Literature

References

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