1639:
29:
718:
577:
1276:
796:
1214:
980:
320:
1221:
923:
898:
803:
771:
624:
530:
480:
380:
1325:
1269:
973:
313:
282:
1552:
1356:
1332:
1192:
1153:
289:
229:
1250:
1243:
1185:
695:
360:
1300:
1160:
1130:
1107:
1081:
1056:
1031:
1006:
948:
875:
850:
825:
746:
672:
649:
599:
554:
507:
455:
430:
407:
257:
1570:
began in 1862. Although planned for two tracks—this can still be seen at various bridgeheads—it opened as a single track. The only tunnel is through the Brünneleskopf (between
Schnaitheim and Itzelberg) and is 257.1 metres long. Two years later, on 12 September 1864, the Brenz line was formally
1579:
on 15 November 1875. Construction continued of the line to Ulm only in 1875, after the expiration of the Brenz railway clause and on the basis of a new
Wurttemberg–Bavaria treaty of 8 December 1872. This section was opened on 5 January 1876.
1689:(IRE) services connect Aalen and Ulm in less than an hour. These are operated with railcars of class 611 diesel multiple units, which have been upgraded to operate with Eurobalises. Most traffic on the line are carried in
1603:
From 2003 to
September 2007 platforms and level crossings were modernised and rail tracks and signalling systems were renewed along the entire route for a total cost of around €75 million. In November 2006, the last
1630:
region provides for the duplication and electrification of the line. In
November 2009 the Regional Council commissioned a feasibility study into the electrification and duplication of the line.
1915:
1532:
and the connection to the
Bavarian network. Bavaria's agreement for this link depended on Württemberg agreeing that for twelve years from the date of opening of the
1505:
posed a difficult obstacle to overcome for the Fils route, it was selected in preference to a route along the Brenz because it did not need to pass through
Bavaria.
1508:
The so-called Brenz railway clause was historically important for the railways. This was part of a treaty contracted on 21 February 1861 between the kingdoms of
334:
1513:
242:
1910:
1765:
1895:
1540:
on the route of the eventual Brenz
Railway. The reason was that the connection from Nördlingen to the Württemberg shore of Lake Constance (at
1739:
1920:
1925:
1853:
1562:
Construction of the Brenz
Railway started on the basis of a Württemberg law of 17 November 1858. The construction between
238:
1592:
1370:
1685:
operated by DB ZugBus
Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), a subsidiary of DB Regio. In addition, every two hours
1831:"Die Brenzbahn von Aalen nach Ulm – fit für die Zukunft", Press statement 474/2007 of DB (no longer available online)
1466:
1533:
1341:
1453:
in southern
Germany. It is 72.5 km (45.0 mi) long and, for 27 km (16.8 mi), follows the
188:
1382:
1285:
214:
1067:
1042:
1900:
1870:
1690:
1642:
1588:
990:
1769:
1605:
1374:
1609:
1567:
1555:
836:
1743:
1905:
959:
1674:
1638:
70:
8:
1537:
1482:
1442:
1200:
1627:
1686:
610:
1849:
1662:
1650:
1572:
1311:
1017:
89:
1541:
1171:
730:
1525:
1474:
757:
153:
1478:
466:
1889:
1658:
1617:
1612:
at Heidenheim controls the line from Oberkochen until Thalfingen (near Ulm).
1563:
1494:
268:
84:
1529:
1702:
1694:
1670:
1498:
1490:
298:
1469:
to investigate whether a railway would be a suitable means to connect the
28:
1502:
1454:
861:
492:
125:
1698:
1666:
1544:) would have been shorter than the connection on the Bavarian side (to
1536:–Nördlingen line no rail connection would be opened between it and the
441:
1720:
1654:
1521:
1489:) from Stuttgart to Ulm, the experts examined both a route along the
1092:
1826:
1682:
1678:
1584:
1576:
1551:
1509:
1834:
Bahn-Report 1/10, p. 76 and 5/10, IG Schienenverkehr 2010,
1613:
1545:
1470:
392:
1810:
1693:
in single units but in addition locomotive-hauled trains with
1616:
were installed on the line in preparation for operations with
1446:
1835:
1825:
Drehscheibe 197 (1/2007), ArGe Drehscheibe e. V. 2007,
1583:
From 1 May 1911 to 1956 there was a connecting line from
1450:
1512:
and Württemberg in relation to the continuation of the
1465:
In the 1830s a commission was established on behalf of
16:
Railway line in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany
1813:(in German). Heidenheim (Brenz): Uwe Siedentop. 1984
1768:(in German). East Württemberg Region. Archived from
1623:There are currently 44 rail crossings on the line.
1608:on the Brenz railway was taken out of service, the
1916:Buildings and structures in Heidenheim (district)
1887:
1366:
330:
183:
1571:opened to Heidenheim. The line was extended to
1840:
1726:
1742:(in German). Private Website. Archived from
1477:and to expedite the movement of goods in
1637:
1550:
540:Tunnel through the Brünneleskopf (258 m)
1911:Buildings and structures in Ostalbkreis
1888:
1633:
812:to the Vohenstein industrial estate
13:
1896:Railway lines in Baden-Württemberg
1791:"Schnellen Eppmann" öfter haben".
14:
1937:
1863:
1501:. Although the escarpment of the
1445:, non-electrified main line from
1354:
1330:
1323:
1298:
1274:
1267:
1248:
1241:
1219:
1212:
1190:
1183:
1158:
1151:
1128:
1105:
1079:
1054:
1029:
1004:
979:
978:
971:
946:
921:
896:
873:
848:
823:
801:
794:
769:
744:
716:
693:
670:
647:
622:
597:
575:
552:
528:
505:
478:
453:
428:
405:
378:
358:
319:
318:
311:
287:
280:
255:
227:
27:
1921:Buildings and structures in Ulm
1871:"Photographs of tunnel portals"
1275:
922:
897:
802:
795:
770:
717:
623:
576:
529:
479:
379:
120:72.476 km (45.034 mi)
1848:]. Schweers + Wall. 2017.
1795:(in German). 27 November 2009.
1784:
1766:"Section of the regional plan"
1758:
1732:
1598:
1593:Ingolstadt–Neuoffingen railway
1324:
1268:
1213:
972:
312:
281:
1:
1708:
1665:route (every two hourly from
1649:Services on the line include
1467:King William I of Württemberg
1441:(Brenz Valley Railway), is a
1415:Source: German railway atlas
1355:
1331:
1220:
1191:
1152:
288:
228:
1926:Railway lines opened in 1864
1713:
1249:
1242:
1184:
694:
359:
7:
1653:services every hour on the
1299:
1159:
1129:
1106:
1080:
1055:
1030:
1005:
947:
874:
849:
824:
745:
671:
648:
598:
553:
506:
454:
429:
406:
256:
164:160 km/h (99 mph)
10:
1942:
1873:(in German). Tunnelportale
1842:Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland
1803:
1729:, pp. 95–6, 105, 163.
1460:
1827:www.drehscheibe-online.de
1626:The regional plan of the
1363:
1348:
1339:
1317:
1310:
1292:
1283:
1261:
1257:
1235:
1228:
1206:
1199:
1177:
1170:
1145:
1140:
1122:
1117:
1099:
1091:
1073:
1066:
1048:
1041:
1023:
1016:
998:
987:
965:
958:
940:
933:
915:
908:
890:
885:
867:
860:
842:
835:
817:
810:
788:
781:
763:
756:
738:
728:
710:
705:
687:
683:Heidenheim-Mergelstetten
682:
664:
659:
641:
634:
616:
609:
591:
584:
569:
564:
546:
537:
522:
517:
499:
490:
472:
465:
447:
440:
422:
417:
399:
390:
372:
367:
352:
327:
305:
296:
274:
267:
249:
236:
221:
199:
168:
160:
124:
116:
111:
103:
98:
77:
66:
58:
52:
48:
40:
35:
26:
21:
1691:class 650 Regio-Shuttles
1457:that gives it its name.
1437:(Brenz Railway}) or the
1118:Elchingen-Upperlchingen
1643:Class 650 Regio-Shuttle
1610:electronic interlocking
1575:on 25 July 1875 and to
1497:, as well as along the
1043:Rammingen (Württemberg)
611:Heidenheim an der Brenz
565:Heidenheim-Schnaitheim
1646:
1559:
518:Königsbronn-Itzelberg
1695:class 218 locomotives
1641:
1554:
1141:Elchingen-Thalfingen
960:Sontheim an der Brenz
660:Heidenheim-Voithwerk
1846:German railway atlas
1703:class 628.2 railcars
837:Giengen an der Brenz
1528:to the border near
1836:www.bahn-report.de
1811:"Die Brenztalbahn"
1727:Railway Atlas 2017
1687:Interregio-Express
1647:
1634:Passenger services
1591:in Bavaria on the
1560:
1538:Cannstatt-Ulm line
1433:, also called the
1342:to Friedrichshafen
418:Aalen-Unterkochen
1855:978-3-89494-146-8
1793:Gmünder Tagespost
1431:Aalen–Ulm railway
1427:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1410:
1409:
1388:
1387:
1230:(flying junction)
541:
346:
345:
335:Härtsfeld Railway
71:Baden-Württemberg
22:Aalen–Ulm railway
1933:
1901:Transport in Ulm
1882:
1880:
1878:
1859:
1822:
1820:
1818:
1797:
1796:
1788:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1777:
1772:on 28 March 2012
1762:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1751:
1746:on 28 March 2012
1736:
1730:
1724:
1651:Regional-Express
1628:East Württemberg
1606:semaphore signal
1573:Niederstotzingen
1367:
1358:
1357:
1334:
1333:
1327:
1326:
1302:
1301:
1278:
1277:
1271:
1270:
1252:
1251:
1245:
1244:
1223:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1194:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1162:
1161:
1155:
1154:
1132:
1131:
1109:
1108:
1095:-Unterelchingen
1083:
1082:
1058:
1057:
1033:
1032:
1018:Niederstotzingen
1008:
1007:
982:
981:
975:
974:
950:
949:
925:
924:
900:
899:
877:
876:
852:
851:
827:
826:
805:
804:
798:
797:
773:
772:
748:
747:
720:
719:
697:
696:
674:
673:
651:
650:
626:
625:
601:
600:
586:Seewiesen Bridge
579:
578:
556:
555:
539:
532:
531:
509:
508:
482:
481:
457:
456:
432:
431:
409:
408:
382:
381:
362:
361:
331:
322:
321:
315:
314:
291:
290:
284:
283:
259:
258:
231:
230:
197:
196:
184:
170:
169:
156:
150:
148:
147:
143:
140:
132:
54:
31:
19:
18:
1941:
1940:
1936:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1931:
1930:
1886:
1885:
1876:
1874:
1869:
1866:
1856:
1816:
1814:
1809:
1806:
1801:
1800:
1790:
1789:
1785:
1775:
1773:
1764:
1763:
1759:
1749:
1747:
1738:
1737:
1733:
1725:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1673:trains between
1636:
1601:
1542:Friedrichshafen
1483:Eastern Railway
1463:
1390:
1359:
1344:
1335:
1328:
1308:
1303:
1288:
1279:
1272:
1253:
1246:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1195:
1188:
1168:
1163:
1156:
1138:
1133:
1115:
1110:
1089:
1084:
1064:
1059:
1039:
1034:
1014:
1009:
994:
983:
976:
956:
951:
936:
931:
926:
911:
906:
901:
883:
878:
858:
853:
833:
828:
813:
806:
799:
784:
779:
774:
754:
749:
734:
726:
721:
703:
698:
680:
675:
657:
652:
637:
632:
627:
607:
602:
587:
580:
562:
557:
542:
533:
515:
510:
495:
488:
483:
463:
458:
438:
433:
415:
410:
395:
388:
383:
363:
348:
323:
316:
301:
292:
285:
265:
260:
245:
243:from Nördlingen
239:from Crailsheim
232:
217:
208:
191:
175:
161:Operating speed
152:
145:
141:
138:
136:
135:4 ft
134:
130:
94:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1939:
1929:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1884:
1883:
1865:
1864:External links
1862:
1861:
1860:
1854:
1838:
1832:
1829:
1823:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1798:
1783:
1757:
1731:
1718:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1701:carriages and
1645:in Schnaitheim
1635:
1632:
1618:tilting trains
1600:
1597:
1526:Wasseralfingen
1475:Lake Constance
1462:
1459:
1443:single-tracked
1425:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1405:
1403:
1401:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1353:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1286:to Sigmaringen
1284:
1282:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:from Stuttgart
1198:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1003:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
988:
986:
984:
977:
970:
968:
966:
963:
962:
957:
954:
952:
945:
943:
941:
938:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
920:
918:
916:
913:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
895:
893:
891:
888:
887:
884:
881:
879:
872:
870:
868:
865:
864:
859:
856:
854:
847:
845:
843:
840:
839:
834:
831:
829:
822:
820:
818:
815:
814:
811:
809:
807:
800:
793:
791:
789:
786:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
768:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:Herbrechtingen
755:
752:
750:
743:
741:
739:
736:
735:
733:1082 (ex B 19)
729:
727:
724:
722:
715:
713:
711:
708:
707:
704:
701:
699:
692:
690:
688:
685:
684:
681:
678:
676:
669:
667:
665:
662:
661:
658:
655:
653:
646:
644:
642:
639:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
621:
619:
617:
614:
613:
608:
605:
603:
596:
594:
592:
589:
588:
585:
583:
581:
574:
572:
570:
567:
566:
563:
560:
558:
551:
549:
547:
544:
543:
538:
536:
534:
527:
525:
523:
520:
519:
516:
513:
511:
504:
502:
500:
497:
496:
491:
489:
486:
484:
477:
475:
473:
470:
469:
464:
461:
459:
452:
450:
448:
445:
444:
439:
436:
434:
427:
425:
423:
420:
419:
416:
413:
411:
404:
402:
400:
397:
396:
391:
389:
386:
384:
377:
375:
373:
370:
369:
366:
364:
357:
355:
353:
350:
349:
344:
343:
339:
338:
328:
326:
324:
317:
310:
308:
306:
303:
302:
297:
295:
293:
286:
279:
277:
275:
272:
271:
266:
263:
261:
254:
252:
250:
247:
246:
237:
235:
233:
226:
224:
222:
219:
218:
213:
211:
209:
206:
204:
202:
200:
193:
192:
187:
177:
176:
173:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:standard gauge
128:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
96:
95:
93:
92:
87:
81:
79:
75:
74:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1938:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1872:
1868:
1867:
1857:
1851:
1847:
1843:
1839:
1837:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1824:
1812:
1808:
1807:
1794:
1787:
1771:
1767:
1761:
1745:
1741:
1735:
1728:
1723:
1719:
1706:
1704:
1700:
1696:
1692:
1688:
1684:
1680:
1676:
1672:
1668:
1664:
1660:
1656:
1652:
1644:
1640:
1631:
1629:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1615:
1611:
1607:
1596:
1594:
1590:
1586:
1581:
1578:
1574:
1569:
1565:
1557:
1553:
1549:
1547:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1519:
1515:
1511:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1468:
1458:
1456:
1452:
1448:
1444:
1440:
1436:
1432:
1414:
1413:
1406:
1404:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1371:to Ingolstadt
1369:
1368:
1361:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1343:
1337:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1305:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1287:
1281:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1255:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1226:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1197:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1165:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1135:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1112:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1086:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1061:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1036:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1011:
1002:
1000:
997:
992:
985:
969:
967:
964:
961:
953:
944:
942:
939:
928:
919:
917:
914:
903:
894:
892:
889:
886:Bergenweiler
880:
871:
869:
866:
863:
855:
846:
844:
841:
838:
830:
821:
819:
816:
808:
792:
790:
787:
776:
767:
765:
762:
759:
751:
742:
740:
737:
732:
723:
714:
712:
709:
700:
691:
689:
686:
677:
668:
666:
663:
654:
645:
643:
640:
629:
620:
618:
615:
612:
604:
595:
593:
590:
582:
573:
571:
568:
559:
550:
548:
545:
535:
526:
524:
521:
512:
503:
501:
498:
494:
485:
476:
474:
471:
468:
460:
451:
449:
446:
443:
435:
426:
424:
421:
412:
403:
401:
398:
394:
385:
376:
374:
371:
365:
356:
354:
351:
341:
340:
336:
333:
332:
325:
309:
307:
304:
300:
294:
278:
276:
273:
270:
262:
253:
251:
248:
244:
240:
234:
225:
223:
220:
216:
212:
210:
205:
203:
201:
198:
195:
194:
190:
186:
185:
182:
179:
178:
172:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
131:1,435 mm
129:
127:
123:
119:
115:
110:
106:
102:
97:
91:
88:
86:
83:
82:
80:
76:
72:
69:
65:
61:
57:
51:
47:
44:Brenz Railway
43:
41:Other name(s)
39:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1906:Swabian Jura
1875:. Retrieved
1845:
1841:
1815:. Retrieved
1792:
1786:
1774:. Retrieved
1770:the original
1760:
1748:. Retrieved
1744:the original
1734:
1722:
1671:Regionalbahn
1648:
1625:
1622:
1602:
1589:Gundelfingen
1582:
1561:
1517:
1514:Rems Railway
1507:
1486:
1464:
1439:Brenztalbahn
1438:
1434:
1430:
1428:
993:(until 1956)
991:Gundelfingen
731:Landesstraße
368:Aalen-Erlau
342:(until 1972)
337:to Dillingen
299:to Stuttgart
180:
104:Route number
1614:Eurobalises
1599:Development
1503:Swabian Alb
1479:Württemberg
1455:Brenz River
1375:to Augsburg
862:Hermaringen
467:Königsbronn
126:Track gauge
117:Line length
59:Line number
49:Native name
1890:Categories
1740:"Line map"
1709:References
1705:are used.
1699:Silberling
1667:Crailsheim
1568:Heidenheim
1556:Heidenheim
1530:Nördlingen
1520:) between
1481:. For the
1383:to Kempten
442:Oberkochen
1714:Footnotes
1655:Ellwangen
1534:Cannstatt
1522:Stuttgart
1435:Brenzbahn
1093:Elchingen
174:Route map
112:Technical
73:, Germany
53:Brenzbahn
1683:Langenau
1679:Laupheim
1675:Biberach
1585:Sontheim
1577:Langenau
1518:Remsbahn
1068:Langenau
706:Bolheim
149: in
36:Overview
1877:24 July
1817:24 July
1804:Sources
1776:24 July
1750:24 July
1558:in 1902
1510:Bavaria
1487:Ostbahn
1461:History
1312:Ulm Hbf
1172:Ulm Ost
144:⁄
99:Service
90:Ulm Hbf
78:Termini
1852:
1669:) and
1546:Lindau
1471:Neckar
1307:72.476
393:Kocher
189:Legend
181:
67:Locale
1844:[
1659:Aalen
1564:Aalen
1495:Brenz
1473:with
1447:Aalen
1389:
1365:
935:Brenz
910:Brenz
783:Brenz
636:Brenz
493:Brenz
487:14.78
347:
329:
269:Aalen
85:Aalen
1879:2011
1850:ISBN
1819:2011
1778:2011
1752:2011
1697:and
1681:and
1566:and
1524:and
1499:Fils
1493:and
1491:Rems
1429:The
1167:71.0
1137:65.9
1114:62.9
1088:61.6
1063:56.4
1038:51.1
1013:46.9
955:41.8
930:39.9
905:39.7
882:39.7
857:37.4
832:33.7
778:29.8
753:28.5
725:28.0
702:27.8
679:25.3
656:23.4
631:22.3
606:22.1
561:18.9
514:15.6
462:13.9
387:3.26
241:and
215:elev
62:4760
1663:Ulm
1587:to
1548:).
1451:Ulm
1449:to
989:to
437:8.4
414:3.9
264:0.0
107:757
1892::
1620:.
1595:.
1373:,
207:km
151:)
1881:.
1858:.
1821:.
1780:.
1754:.
1677:/
1661:–
1657:–
1516:(
1485:(
1377:,
146:2
142:1
139:+
137:8
133:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
