The line was built by the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company (German: München-Augsburg Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) and opened in 1839 and 1840. The Munich-Augsburg Railway Company was nationalised on 1 June 1846 and taken over by the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen). The line became part of Bavarian Maximilian’s Railway (Bayerische Maximiliansbahn) and was extended to Ulm on 1 May 1854. After the nationalisation of the line in 1846 a new Augsburg station was built at Rosenauberg along with new rail facilities in nearby Oberhausen. The old stations at the Roten Tor (Red Gate) and in Oberhausen were abandoned.[2]
Between 26 June 1965 and 3 October 1965, two pairs of trains per day using Class E 03 locomotives ran at 200 km/h on the line for the 1965 International Transport Exhibition in Munich, taking 26 minutes to complete the run. From May 1968 two trains, "Blauer Enzian" and "Rheinblitz", ran on the same route at a scheduled speed of 200 km/h.
In 1977 the 42.7 km long section between Lochhausen and Augsburg-Hochzoll, was put into operation with a regular permitted speed of 200 km/h. For the first time in Germany numerous trains could reach this speed in regular commercial operations.
Upgradeedit
Freight train passes to new work at Mammendorf, February 2010.New work near HattenhofenNew line being built on sand embankment at Haspelmoor
The 43 km section between Augsburg and Olching line was rebuilt to four-tracks between 1998 and 2011 to carry significantly more traffic. One pair of tracks was dedicated to regional services (RB, RE) and goods traffic and the other to (IC/EC) and high-speed traffic (ICE) services. Heavy and more slowly running freight trains no longer obstruct the passage of faster ICEs. The permitted speed on the high-speed tracks is now 230 km/h.[3] Infrastructure for regional trains allows operations at 160 km/h.[3] On the line between Olching and Munich, freight, regional trains, and the Munich S-Bahn have their own tracks.
The railway upgrading work was divided into six sections for planning purposes. Work began on the western section between Augsburg and Kissing in February 1998[4] and the new tracks were brought into service in 2003. A new bridge was built over the Lech in Augsburg in 2002 and in the same year work began on the eastern section between Mering and Olching.
Dedication on 10 December 2011
On 6 June 2011, the conversion of the line to four-track operation was completed,[5] but the two high-speed tracks were not yet passable at 230 km/h. On 10 December 2011 the railway was dedicated with a new speed limit of 230 km/h after 13 years of building.[6]
Dates and factsedit
Length of the Augsburg–Munich line: 61 km (38 mi)
Length of the line being upgraded: 44 km (27 mi)
Line speed: 230 kilometres per hour (140 mph) for ICE traffic; 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) for regional and goods traffic
Completion date: 2011
The upgrading involved: acquisition of 95.3 hectares of land, 43 km of additional railway embankment, 7.5 km of new retaining walls, 116 km of new track and 104 points moved, 52 railway and 19 road bridges reconstructed or adapted, 46 km of noise barriers, nine island platforms and three passing lines adapted or rebuilt
In the federal transport investment plan for 2010, federal funding for the project was estimated to be €556 million for the first stage of development (2006 prices). €303.5 million had been spent up to 2005. €215 million of federal funds were to be invested between 2006 and 2010. Beyond this period a shortfall of €37.6 million had to be made up.[7]
Operationsedit
The line between Augsburg and Munich is a major traffic axis and part of the Magistrale (trunk line) for Europe from Budapest through Vienna to Paris. It is used daily by about 300 trains and is one of Germany’s busiest line with a mixture of goods trains, regional passenger trains and long-distance high-speed trains.
Each hour an Intercity-Express train and an InterCity train run from Munich via Ulm to Stuttgart. Additional ICE trains run from Munich to Augsburg, branching to Nuremberg or Würzburg and on to further destinations. A similar service pattern also operates in the reverse direction.
^Umsetzung von Projekten des Neubaus, Ausbaus und der Erhaltung der Bundesschienenwege in Bayern(PDF) (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013(Federal Government response to question from Dr. Anton Hofreiter, Bettina Herlitzius, Winfried Hermann, other MPs and Alliance 90/The Greens, printed material 16/11730){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"München–Augsburg quadrupling". Today's Railways Europe (188): 53. August 2008.
^ (in German). 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^(PDF) (in German). Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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The Munich Augsburg line connects Munich and Augsburg in the German state of Bavaria It was built by the Munich Augsburg Railway Company and opened in 1840 It was nationalised in 1846 and extended to Ulm in 1854 The line between Augsburg and Munich is a major traffic axis and part of the Magistrale for Europe from Budapest through Vienna to Paris Munich Augsburg railwayICE 1 in Augsburg Hochzoll on the Munich Augsburg lineOverviewOwnerDB NetzLine number5503 Munich Augsburg 5543 Munich Mammendorf 5581 Olching Augsburg LocaleBavaria GermanyServiceRoute number980 999 3 999 4TechnicalLine length61 9 km 38 5 mi Number of tracks4 or moreTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC catenaryOperating speed230 km h 140 mph maximum Route mapLegend from Nuremberg from Ulm 61 9 Augsburg Hbf Gogginger Brucke planned station to Buchloe and Landsberg am Lech 60 2 Augsburg Haunstetterstrasse Lochbach B 300 Spitalbach Augsburg local railway freight railway 59 1 Augsburg Spickel closed 1974 Augsburg Eiskanal Lech 57 1 Augsburg Hochzoll Keilbahnhof to Ingolstadt 50 9 Kissing 48 0 Mering St Afra Paar 46 1 Mering Ammersee Railway to Weilheim 39 8 Althegnenberg 36 7 Haspelmoor 31 0 Mammendorf beginning of 27 8 Malching Oberbayern 24 8 Maisach S Bahn double track 21 6 Gernlinden 20 4 Esting 19 0 Olching Munich North Ring 15 6 Grobenzell 12 3 Munich Lochhausen A 99 10 0 Munich Langwied from Munich Pasing Bbf flying junction of the line from Buchloe from Herrsching and Garmisch Partenkirchen Wurm 7 4 Munchen Pasing 527 m to from Munchen Pasing freight yard to Munchen Laim marshalling yard flying junction of the S Bahn from Ingolstadt from Regensburg S Bahn from Petershausen and Freising 4 1 Munchen Laim Munich South Ring 2 8 Munchen Hirschgarten 2 2 from ICE Werk Munchen 2 0 Munchen Neuhausen junction from Rosenheim from Holzkirchen 1 6 Munchen Donnersbergerbrucke 0 8 Munchen Hackerbrucke City Tunnel entrance S Bahn trunk line 0 0 Munich Hbf to Munich East Source German railway atlas 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Upgrade 1 1 1 Dates and facts 2 Operations 3 References 4 External linksHistory editMain article Munich Augsburg Railway Company The line was built by the Munich Augsburg Railway Company German Munchen Augsburg Eisenbahn Gesellschaft and opened in 1839 and 1840 The Munich Augsburg Railway Company was nationalised on 1 June 1846 and taken over by the Royal Bavarian State Railways Koniglich Bayerische Staats Eisenbahnen The line became part of Bavarian Maximilian s Railway Bayerische Maximiliansbahn and was extended to Ulm on 1 May 1854 After the nationalisation of the line in 1846 a new Augsburg station was built at Rosenauberg along with new rail facilities in nearby Oberhausen The old stations at the Roten Tor Red Gate and in Oberhausen were abandoned 2 Between 26 June 1965 and 3 October 1965 two pairs of trains per day using Class E 03 locomotives ran at 200 km h on the line for the 1965 International Transport Exhibition in Munich taking 26 minutes to complete the run From May 1968 two trains Blauer Enzian and Rheinblitz ran on the same route at a scheduled speed of 200 km h In 1977 the 42 7 km long section between Lochhausen and Augsburg Hochzoll was put into operation with a regular permitted speed of 200 km h For the first time in Germany numerous trains could reach this speed in regular commercial operations Upgrade edit nbsp Freight train passes to new work at Mammendorf February 2010 nbsp New work near Hattenhofen nbsp New line being built on sand embankment at Haspelmoor The 43 km section between Augsburg and Olching line was rebuilt to four tracks between 1998 and 2011 to carry significantly more traffic One pair of tracks was dedicated to regional services RB RE and goods traffic and the other to IC EC and high speed traffic ICE services Heavy and more slowly running freight trains no longer obstruct the passage of faster ICEs The permitted speed on the high speed tracks is now 230 km h 3 Infrastructure for regional trains allows operations at 160 km h 3 On the line between Olching and Munich freight regional trains and the Munich S Bahn have their own tracks The railway upgrading work was divided into six sections for planning purposes Work began on the western section between Augsburg and Kissing in February 1998 4 and the new tracks were brought into service in 2003 A new bridge was built over the Lech in Augsburg in 2002 and in the same year work began on the eastern section between Mering and Olching nbsp Dedication on 10 December 2011 On 6 June 2011 the conversion of the line to four track operation was completed 5 but the two high speed tracks were not yet passable at 230 km h On 10 December 2011 the railway was dedicated with a new speed limit of 230 km h after 13 years of building 6 Dates and facts edit Length of the Augsburg Munich line 61 km 38 mi Length of the line being upgraded 44 km 27 mi Line speed 230 kilometres per hour 140 mph for ICE traffic 160 kilometres per hour 99 mph for regional and goods traffic Completion date 2011 The upgrading involved acquisition of 95 3 hectares of land 43 km of additional railway embankment 7 5 km of new retaining walls 116 km of new track and 104 points moved 52 railway and 19 road bridges reconstructed or adapted 46 km of noise barriers nine island platforms and three passing lines adapted or rebuiltIn the federal transport investment plan for 2010 federal funding for the project was estimated to be 556 million for the first stage of development 2006 prices 303 5 million had been spent up to 2005 215 million of federal funds were to be invested between 2006 and 2010 Beyond this period a shortfall of 37 6 million had to be made up 7 Operations editThe line between Augsburg and Munich is a major traffic axis and part of the Magistrale trunk line for Europe from Budapest through Vienna to Paris It is used daily by about 300 trains and is one of Germany s busiest line with a mixture of goods trains regional passenger trains and long distance high speed trains Each hour an Intercity Express train and an InterCity train run from Munich via Ulm to Stuttgart Additional ICE trains run from Munich to Augsburg branching to Nuremberg or Wurzburg and on to further destinations A similar service pattern also operates in the reverse direction Regional Express trains also run hourly between Munich and Augsburg alternating to from Ulm and Donauworth From Mammendorf to Munich central station the line runs parallel to line S3 of the Munich S Bahn of the MVV References edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 pp 106 7 163 6 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Wolfgang Klee 1994 Bayerische Eisenbahngeschichte part 1 1835 1875 Bayern Report 1 in German Furstenfeldbruck Hermann Merker Verlag a b DB ProjektBau GmbH ed 2011 Ausbaustrecke Augsburg Munchen Bauen bei der Deutschen Bahn in German Hamburg 2011 DVV Media Group pp 26 f 29 32 38 ISBN 978 3 7771 0434 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link Umsetzung von Projekten des Neubaus Ausbaus und der Erhaltung der Bundesschienenwege in Bayern PDF in German Deutscher Bundestag 27 January 2009 Retrieved 20 January 2013 Federal Government response to question from Dr Anton Hofreiter Bettina Herlitzius Winfried Hermann other MPs and Alliance 90 The Greens printed material 16 11730 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint postscript link Munchen Augsburg quadrupling Today s Railways Europe 188 53 August 2008 Munchen Augsburg Ein Feuerwerk fur die Rennstrecke in German 10 December 2011 Archived from the original on 7 January 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2011 Investitionsrahmenplan bis 2010 fur die Verkehrsinfrastruktur des Bundes PDF in German Bundesministerium fur Verkehr Bau und Stadtentwicklung April 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 14 March 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has 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