The Cologne freight bypass railway (German: Güterumgehungsbahn Köln) is a main line railway in southern Cologne in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is fully duplicated and electrified.
The railway crosses the Cologne South Bridge, connecting the West Rhine Railway (Linke Rheinstrecke), Cologne South station and the Cologne Eifeltor freight yard on the left (western) side of the Rhine with the Sieg Railway, the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway, the East Rhine Railway (Rechte Rheinstrecke), and the marshalling yards of Cologne-Kalk Nord and Gremberg on the right (eastern) side of the Rhine. It was opened on 5 April 1910, disrupted by the bombing of the South Bridge on 6 January 1945, reopened with one track on 3 May 1946 and two tracks in 1950 and electrified on 27 May 1962.[2]
Operationsedit
The line is mainly used by freight trains in order not to have to run through Cologne Hauptbahnhof (main or central station).
Along the line, there are no passenger stations. During the development of the Western Ring (Westring) project as part of the Rhine-Sieg S-Bahn (operated as part of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), consideration is being given to running over the South Bridge.
Until the upgrade of the Köln Messe/Deutz station, the bypass line was used by Intercity-Express (ICE) trains from Düsseldorf and Wuppertal running towards the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed railway avoiding, on the one hand, a change of direction in Cologne station and, on the other hand, twice using the chronically overloaded Hohenzollern Bridge, which can only be run over at 30 km/h.
Currently, except for occasional ICE and EuroNight services, the rail bypass is only used by passenger trains on an unscheduled basis, for example during disruption or construction on the direct line.
Notesedit
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 146, 148. ISBN978-3-89494-139-0.
^"Line 2641: Köln Süd Abzw ↔ Köln-Kalk Nord Ksf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
External linksedit
NRWbahnarchiv of André Joost:
"Line 2641: Köln Süd Abzw ↔ Köln-Kalk Nord Ksf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
"Line 2642: Köln Süd ↔ Köln Bonntor". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
"Line 2643: Köln Eifeltor ↔ Köln Bonntor Bnf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
"Line 2644: Köln Eifeltor Enf → Köln Bonntor ↔ Köln Hafen". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
"Line 2656: Köln Südbrücke Abzw ↔ Gremberg Nord Abzw". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
"Line 2666: Gremberg Nord Abzw ↔ Gremberg Süd Abzw". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
April 10, 2024
cologne, freight, bypass, railway, german, güterumgehungsbahn, köln, main, line, railway, southern, cologne, german, state, north, rhine, westphalia, fully, duplicated, electrified, towers, eastern, south, bridgeoverviewnative, namegüterumgehungsbahn, kölnline. The Cologne freight bypass railway German Guterumgehungsbahn Koln is a main line railway in southern Cologne in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia It is fully duplicated and electrified Cologne freight bypass railwayTowers at the eastern end of the South BridgeOverviewNative nameGuterumgehungsbahn KolnLine number2641 Koln Sud Koln Kalk Nord 2642 Cologne South Cologne Bonntor 2656 Cologne South bridge Gremberg Nord LocaleNorth Rhine Westphalia GermanyTechnicalLine length7 7 km 4 8 mi 7 1 km 4 4 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC Overhead catenaryOperating speed60 km h 37 mph Route mapLegendWest Rhine Railway from Cologne Hbf0 0 0 0 Cologne South Cologne South junctionVorgebirge Railway Stadtbahn line 18 Coln Pantaleon formerly Coln BCEWest Rhine Railway to Koln EifeltorConnecting line from Koln Eifeltor1 3 1 3 Koln Bonntor Bnf2 1 Koln BonntorKoln Hafen siding Rhine Shore Railway Stadtbahn line 16 Cologne South Bridge0 0 3 6 Cologne South junction Sieg Railway from Koln Messe Deutz6 6 Koln Kalk former station 7 7 Koln Kalk NordFreight line from Koln Kalk Nord3 0 0 0 Gremberg Nord junction 5 5 0 0 GrembergKoln Steinstr junction 7 1 0 0 Gremberg Sud junction East Rhine Railway HSL Sieg Railway beginning of the HSLSource German railway atlas 1 The railway crosses the Cologne South Bridge connecting the West Rhine Railway Linke Rheinstrecke Cologne South station and the Cologne Eifeltor freight yard on the left western side of the Rhine with the Sieg Railway the Cologne Frankfurt high speed railway the East Rhine Railway Rechte Rheinstrecke and the marshalling yards of Cologne Kalk Nord and Gremberg on the right eastern side of the Rhine It was opened on 5 April 1910 disrupted by the bombing of the South Bridge on 6 January 1945 reopened with one track on 3 May 1946 and two tracks in 1950 and electrified on 27 May 1962 2 Operations editThe line is mainly used by freight trains in order not to have to run through Cologne Hauptbahnhof main or central station Along the line there are no passenger stations During the development of the Western Ring Westring project as part of the Rhine Sieg S Bahn operated as part of the Rhine Ruhr S Bahn consideration is being given to running over the South Bridge Until the upgrade of the Koln Messe Deutz station the bypass line was used by Intercity Express ICE trains from Dusseldorf and Wuppertal running towards the Cologne Frankfurt high speed railway avoiding on the one hand a change of direction in Cologne station and on the other hand twice using the chronically overloaded Hohenzollern Bridge which can only be run over at 30 km h Currently except for occasional ICE and EuroNight services the rail bypass is only used by passenger trains on an unscheduled basis for example during disruption or construction on the direct line Notes edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 pp 146 148 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Line 2641 Koln Sud Abzw Koln Kalk Nord Ksf NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 External links editNRWbahnarchiv of Andre Joost Line 2641 Koln Sud Abzw Koln Kalk Nord Ksf NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Line 2642 Koln Sud Koln Bonntor NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Line 2643 Koln Eifeltor Koln Bonntor Bnf NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Line 2644 Koln Eifeltor Enf Koln Bonntor Koln Hafen NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Line 2656 Koln Sudbrucke Abzw Gremberg Nord Abzw NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Line 2666 Gremberg Nord Abzw Gremberg Sud Abzw NRW Rail Archive in German Andre Joost Retrieved 29 June 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cologne freight bypass railway amp oldid 1184395120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
