The Lahntal railway or Lahn Valley Railway (German: Lahntalbahn) is a railway line between Niederlahnstein in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to Wetzlar in Hesse, partly following the Lahn valley (Lahntal). Its western terminus was originally in Oberlahnstein. Trains now mostly operate between Koblenz and Gießen. The line was opened by the Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company and the Nassau State Railway between 1858 and 1863 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.
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Lahntal railway |
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Native name | Lahntalbahn |
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Line number |
- 3030 (Oberlahnstein–Hohenrhein)
- 3710 (Koblenz–Wetzlar)
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Locale | Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany |
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Route number | 625 |
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Line length | 104 km (65 mi) |
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Number of tracks |
- 2: Koblenz–Niederlahnstein
- 2: Hohenrhein–Dausenau
- 2: Nassau (Lahn)–Wetzlar
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary (Limburg–Eschhofen:) |
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Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (max) |
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103.7 |
Koblenz Hbf |
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101.2 |
Koblenz Horchheim Bridge junction |
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99.2 |
Niederlahnstein |
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99.0 |
Oberlahnstein |
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(original route, closed 30 May 1983) |
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96.7 |
Hohenrhein junction |
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93.9 |
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90.1 |
Nievern |
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88.2 |
Bad Ems West |
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86.4 |
Bad Ems |
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82.8 |
Dausenau (station and junction) |
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79.4 |
Lahn |
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78.6 |
Nassau (Lahn) |
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76.4 |
Hollerich Tunnel (319 m) |
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75.2 |
Langenau Tunnel (232 m) |
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74.6 |
Obernhof Tunnel (450 m) |
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74.4 |
Lahn |
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74.2 |
Obernhof (Lahn) |
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72.5 |
Kalkofen Tunnel (592 m) |
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67.9 |
Laurenburg Tunnel (225 m) |
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67.3 |
Laurenburg (Lahn) |
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61.1 |
Cramberg Tunnel (732 m) |
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61.4 |
Balduinstein |
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60.6 |
Lahn |
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60.5 |
Daubach Tunnel (193 m) |
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60.0 |
Kehrberg Tunnel (262 m) |
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58.2 |
Lahn |
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58.0 |
Fachingen (Lahn) |
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57.7 |
Faching Tunnel (425 m) |
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55.5 |
Diez Tunnel (105 m) |
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55.0 |
Diez |
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Rhineland-Palatinate–Hesse border |
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Hesse–Rhineland-Palatinate border |
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Rhineland-Palatinate–Hesse border |
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55.2 |
Freiendiez Tunnel (65 m) |
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52.2 |
Limburg (Lahn) |
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50.3 |
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48.9 |
Eschhofen |
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47.4 |
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46.8 |
Lahn |
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46.6 |
Kerkerbach |
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former Kerkerbach Railway to Mengerskirchen |
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44.6 |
Runkel |
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41.7 |
Villmar |
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40.9 |
Villmarer Tunnel (228 m) |
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38.1 |
Arfurt (Lahn) |
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Lahn |
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35.0 |
Aumenau |
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31.2 |
Fürfurt |
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29.5 |
Gräveneck Tunnel (127 m) |
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28.7 |
Gräveneck |
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27.6 |
Schmidtskopf Tunnel (223 m) |
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27.1 |
Michelsberg Tunnel (433 m) |
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25.5 |
Kirschhofen Tunnel (495 m) |
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24.9 |
Guntersau |
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former Weil Valley Railway | from Grävenwiesbach | |
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23.8 |
Gensberg junction |
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23.5 |
Weilburg Tunnel (302 m) |
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Lahn |
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23.0 |
Weilburg |
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20.2 |
Löhnberg |
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former Ulmbach Valley Railway from Beilstein |
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14.3 |
Stockhausen (Lahn) |
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Lahn |
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former Ernst Railway from Philippstein | (narrow gauge) | |
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10.7 |
Leun/Braunfels (former Lahn station) |
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7.5 |
Solms |
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former Solmsbach Valley Railway | from Grävenwiesbach | |
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5.5 |
Albshausen |
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2.6 |
Bundeswehrverladeanlage junction |
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Lahn |
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B 49 |
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0.0 |
Wetzlar |
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Source: German railway atlas[1] |
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