Strohgäu Railway

The Strohgäu Railway (German: Strohgäubahn) is a branch line in the Stuttgart region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and is 21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) long. It links Weissach and Hemmingen with Korntal, where a connection is made with line S6 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn, which provides a direct service to Stuttgart.[1]

Korntal–Weissach
Overview
Line number9486
Technical
Line length21.9 km
Track gauge1435 mm
Minimum radius200 m
Operating speed60 km/h max.
Maximum incline2.4  %
Route number790.61
Route map
Freight line from Kornwestheim Rbf
 0.0 Korntal
 306 m
Black Forest Railway to Weil der Stadt
 1.3 Korntal Gymnasium
 4.0 Münchingen Rührberg
(since 2001)
 5.2
Münchingen
 300 m
 7.9 261 m
 11.4
Hemmingen
 319 m
 16.3 386 m
 21.9 Weissach
 351 m

The Strohgäubahn is owned and operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group. The line dates back to 1906, when it was originally opened by WEG.[1][2]

Passenger services on the Strohgäubahn use a fleet of 10 single unit railcars. Of these, 2 are Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 units with a partial low floor, whilst the remaining 8 units are high floor NE 81 vehicles.[3]

The typical service pattern consists of two trains an hour between Hemmingen and Komtal, although the frequency may reduce to one train an hour on Saturdays or in the evenings, with no service on a Sunday. Only very infrequent trains run beyond Hemmingen to Weissach, but in peak periods trains are extended from Komtal over the S-Bahn route to Stuttgart-Feuerbach.[4]

  • The station building at Hemmingen
  • An NE 81 unit at Schwieberdingen station
  • An RS1 unit in Münchingen station

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. "Strecken" [Routes] (in German). Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  3. "Fahrzeuge der WEG" [WEG fleet] (in German). Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  4. "Weissach - Korntal (- Feuerbach)" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart. Retrieved 2011-03-29.



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