The Immenstadt–Oberstdorf railway is a non-electrified, single-track railway in the German state of Bavaria. The standard gauge line branches off the Buchloe–Lindau railway in Immenstadt and runs via Sonthofen to Oberstdorf. For its whole length it is in the district of Oberallgäu and follows the course of the Iller river. The branch line is operated by Deutsche Bahn. Together with the Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway, the line is also called the Iller Valley Railway (German: Illertalbahn). It is used by timetable routes 970 and 975.
After Immenstadt had been connected to the railway network by the Allgäu Railway in 1853, Sonthofen sought to be connected to the network by a branch line. The 8.33 km long Vizinalbahn (a local railway in Bavaria that was built to lower technical standards[2]) was opened on 16 November 1873 and was operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. The new line branched off from Immenstadt station to the east, so trains coming from Kempten (Allgäu) and running to Oberstdorf have to reverse in Kempten.
The 13.38 km long line from Sonthofen to Oberstdorf was opened by the Lokalbahn AG (LAG) company on 29 July 1888. It was classified as a secondary line. It shared the terminus in Sonthofen with the State Railways. The private LAG also took over operations on the existing Immenstadt–Sonthofen section.
With the nationalisation of the LAG on 1 August 1938, the Deutsche Reichsbahn became responsible for the entire route, which was now administered by the Reichsbahndirektion Augsburg. The Deutsche Bundesbahn eventually replaced the old Sonthofen station with the current through station on the western outskirts on the route to Oberstdorf on 2 October 1949. With the construction of the connecting curve at the same time, the line was shortened time from 21.71 to 20.704 km.[3] The construction of the new Sonthofer station commenced on 15 November 1937, but was delayed due to the war and was not recommenced until 30 August 1948.[4]
The old Sonthofen station building—it was located on Promenadestraße, opposite the junction with Schnitzerstraße—was demolished in 1962 as part of the redevelopment of Oberallgäuer Platz.[5] The name of the street Am Alten Bahnhof there means "at the old station".
Oberstdorf also had a separate Bahnbetriebswerk (locomotive depot) until 23 March 1951. It was then converted into a branch of Kempten locomotive depot.[6]
Operationsedit
The line is used by two long-distance trains each day, only one running both ways. The IntercityNebelhorn from Hamburg to Oberstdorf and back. The Intercity Allgäu runs from Oberstdorf to Dortmund (in the opposite direction it runs from Ulm as a Regional-Express service).
Three Regional-Express services run every day on the line every two hours. These connect Oberstdorf via Immenstadt and Kempten with Ulm (RE 75), Munich (RE 76) and Augsburg (RE 17). Two pairs of these services are attached or detached in Immenstadt to services to/from Lindau to form the Allgäu-Franken-Express to/from Nuremberg via Augsburg. The offer is supplemented by individual services that only run between Kempten or Immenstadt and Oberstdorf. These are operated by DB Regio Bayern.
The RE 17 and RE 76 services are operated with class 612 sets, while the RE 75 services are operated with Pesa Link sets.
Notesedit
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (10 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. p. 113. ISBN978-3-89494-146-8.
^"Buchloe–Lindau railway" (in German). www.rbd-erfurt.de. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^100 Jahre Eisenbahn Sonthofen–Oberstdorf 1888–1988 (in German). Modelleisenbahn-Club Oberallgäu-Kempten e. V. 1988.
^"Drehscheibe für Heimatvertriebene: Stele erinnert an alten Sonthofener Bahnhof". Allgäuer Zeitung (in German). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^"Die Eisenbahndirektion Augsburg" (in German). www.bahnstatistik.de. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
External linksedit
"Route description" (in German). www.ulmereisenbahnen.de. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
"Immenstadt–Oberstdorf line in 1944 timetable" (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2012.
"Immenstadt–Oberstdorf line in 1939 timetable" (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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The Immenstadt Oberstdorf railway is a non electrified single track railway in the German state of Bavaria The standard gauge line branches off the Buchloe Lindau railway in Immenstadt and runs via Sonthofen to Oberstdorf For its whole length it is in the district of Oberallgau and follows the course of the Iller river The branch line is operated by Deutsche Bahn Together with the Neu Ulm Kempten railway the line is also called the Iller Valley Railway German Illertalbahn It is used by timetable routes 970 and 975 Immenstadt OberstdorfOverviewLine number5402LocaleBavaria GermanyServiceRoute number970 975TechnicalLine length20 702 km 12 864 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeRoute mapLegendkm elevfrom Lindau0 000 Immenstadt 731 mto Buchloe4 171 Blaichach Allgau 4 842 Gunzesrieder Ach 23 m 5 714 Iller 61 m 7 990 Sonthofen from 1949 8 330 Sonthofen until 1949 11 029 Altstadten Allgau 744 m12 900 Thalhofen13 501 Iller 44 m 14 640 Grundbach 26 m 14 889 Fischen 758 m17 068 Langenwang Schwab 771 m18 389 Breitach 41 m 1953 re alignment Stillach20 702 Oberstdorf 828 mSource German railway atlas 1 Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Altstadten Allgau station nbsp Oberstdorf stationAfter Immenstadt had been connected to the railway network by the Allgau Railway in 1853 Sonthofen sought to be connected to the network by a branch line The 8 33 km long Vizinalbahn a local railway in Bavaria that was built to lower technical standards 2 was opened on 16 November 1873 and was operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways The new line branched off from Immenstadt station to the east so trains coming from Kempten Allgau and running to Oberstdorf have to reverse in Kempten The 13 38 km long line from Sonthofen to Oberstdorf was opened by the Lokalbahn AG LAG company on 29 July 1888 It was classified as a secondary line It shared the terminus in Sonthofen with the State Railways The private LAG also took over operations on the existing Immenstadt Sonthofen section With the nationalisation of the LAG on 1 August 1938 the Deutsche Reichsbahn became responsible for the entire route which was now administered by the Reichsbahndirektion Augsburg The Deutsche Bundesbahn eventually replaced the old Sonthofen station with the current through station on the western outskirts on the route to Oberstdorf on 2 October 1949 With the construction of the connecting curve at the same time the line was shortened time from 21 71 to 20 704 km 3 The construction of the new Sonthofer station commenced on 15 November 1937 but was delayed due to the war and was not recommenced until 30 August 1948 4 The old Sonthofen station building it was located on Promenadestrasse opposite the junction with Schnitzerstrasse was demolished in 1962 as part of the redevelopment of Oberallgauer Platz 5 The name of the street Am Alten Bahnhof there means at the old station Oberstdorf also had a separate Bahnbetriebswerk locomotive depot until 23 March 1951 It was then converted into a branch of Kempten locomotive depot 6 Operations editThe line is used by two long distance trains each day only one running both ways The Intercity Nebelhorn from Hamburg to Oberstdorf and back The Intercity Allgau runs from Oberstdorf to Dortmund in the opposite direction it runs from Ulm as a Regional Express service Three Regional Express services run every day on the line every two hours These connect Oberstdorf via Immenstadt and Kempten with Ulm RE 75 Munich RE 76 and Augsburg RE 17 Two pairs of these services are attached or detached in Immenstadt to services to from Lindau to form the Allgau Franken Express to from Nuremberg via Augsburg The offer is supplemented by individual services that only run between Kempten or Immenstadt and Oberstdorf These are operated by DB Regio Bayern The RE 17 and RE 76 services are operated with class 612 sets while the RE 75 services are operated with Pesa Link sets Notes edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas 10 ed Schweers Wall 2017 p 113 ISBN 978 3 89494 146 8 The name is derived from Latin vicinus Buchloe Lindau railway in German www rbd erfurt de Retrieved 23 January 2012 100 Jahre Eisenbahn Sonthofen Oberstdorf 1888 1988 in German Modelleisenbahn Club Oberallgau Kempten e V 1988 Drehscheibe fur Heimatvertriebene Stele erinnert an alten Sonthofener Bahnhof Allgauer Zeitung in German 8 May 2012 Retrieved 23 January 2012 Die Eisenbahndirektion Augsburg in German www bahnstatistik de Retrieved 23 January 2012 External links edit Route description in German www ulmereisenbahnen de Retrieved 23 January 2012 Immenstadt Oberstdorf line in 1944 timetable in German Retrieved 23 January 2012 Immenstadt Oberstdorf line in 1939 timetable in German Retrieved 23 January 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Immenstadt Oberstdorf railway amp oldid 1063475755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
