The Passau–Obertraubling railway forms a key transport link from Germany to Austria and other southeast European countries and is one of the most important main lines in southern Germany. It is double-tracked and electrified throughout.
It was the Bavarian state that first wanted to establish a main line from Regensburg to Passau and initiated plans accordingly, but for financial reasons its actual construction was given to a private company. The Bavarian Eastern Railway Company or Bayerische Ostbahn opened the first section from Regensburg to Sünching on 12 December 1859. From Sünching the line swung away to Geiselhöring in the valley of the Kleinen Laaber, where trains continued on to Landshut and Munich. Trains to Passau had to change direction before they could continue to Straubing. After 20 September 1860 the route, getting ever closer to the Danube, continued from Straubing via Plattling and Vilshofen as far as the border city of Passau. On 1 September 1861 the railway line was finally connected to the Austrian Empress Elisabeth Railway with its access to Linz and Vienna.
On 1 July 1873 a direct route from Sünching to Straubing was opened, which considerably shortened the distance travelled. Similarly, from 6 August 1873, trains from Munich to Landshut could take a shorter route via Eggmühl and Neufahrn, which branched off the old line at Obertraubling. Between 1880 and 1897 the now superfluous section from Sünching to Geiselhöring was closed and later the one from Perkam to Straubing, after the link from Perkam to Radldorf was built on 30 September 1896, which formed a junction with the main line.
The entire route came under the control of the Royal Bavarian State Railways on 10 May 1875 when the Ostbahn was transferred into state ownership.
Inauguration of electrification on 26 May 1959
Operationsedit
Todayedit
Since the timetable change on 9 December 2007 a total of six pairs of modern ICE-T trains have worked the line at two-hourly intervals along with one Intercity pair of trains per day. The IC pair starts and ends at Passau, the ICE trains run on to Vienna. The long-distance stops are Regensburg, Plattling and Passau.
Regional-Express and Regionalbahn trains run hourly providing local services between Passau and Plattling and stopping at Vilshofen and Osterhofen. The Regional-Express trains run from Plattling directly to Munich. Regionalbahn trains also run hourly (two hourly at weekends) between Plattling and Regensburg, which continue to Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and are sometimes connected through to and from Passau.
The future of passenger servicesedit
From the timetable change on 13 December 2009 the Danube-Isar Express will work part of the line. This is a Regional-Express route, which links Munich to Landshut, Plattling and Passau hourly and will stop at the remaining passenger stations on the route no. KBS 880, i.e. Plattling, Osterhofen, Vilshofen and Passau. It will replace all the previous Regionalbahn train services between Plattling and Passau.
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (10 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. pp. 98–100, 163. ISBN978-3-89494-146-8.
Further readingedit
Arthur from Mayer: Geschichte and Geographie der deutschen Eisenbahnen, Berlin 1891
External linksedit
Photos of the Passau tunnel
January 01, 1970
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The Passau Obertraubling railway forms a key transport link from Germany to Austria and other southeast European countries and is one of the most important main lines in southern Germany It is double tracked and electrified throughout Passau Obertraubling railwayLoewenwandOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerDeutsche BahnLine number5830LocaleBavariaTerminiRegensburg HauptbahnhofPassau HauptbahnhofStations17ServiceTypeHeavy rail Passenger Freight railIntercity rail Regional railRoute number880Operator s DB Bahn AgilisHistoryOpenedStages between 1859 1873TechnicalLine length109 786 km 68 218 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead lineOperating speed160 km h 99 mph Route mapLegend km elev from Nuremberg from Ingolstadt 138 1 Regensburg Hauptbahnhof to Weiden and Regensburg port 135 2 Regensburg Ost goods station A 3 motorway overbridge 133 4 Regensburg Burgweinting 130 4109 8 Obertraubling to Munich B 15 overbridge to the Neutraubling industrial estate 105 6 Mangolding Bridge over the Pfatter 100 9 Moosham b Regensburg 97 7 Taimering 92 3 Sunching Bridge over the Grosse Laaber to Geiselhoring to 1880 from Neufahrn 86 3 Radldorf Niederbay B 8 overbridge from Mitterharthausen goods siding 76 7 Straubing to Bogen B 20 overbridge 70 3 Amselfing 64 7 Strasskirchen 57 9 Stephansposching A 92 motorway overbridge from Landshut 52 3 Plattling to Bayerisch Eisenstein Bridge over the Isar x m B 8 overbridge 43 0 Langenisarhofen 36 9 Osterhofen Niederbay 31 5 Girching 27 9 Pleinting from Aidenbach 21 4 Vilshofen Niederbay to Ortenburg 15 1 Sandbach Niederbay 11 8 Seestetten 7 1 Schalding A 3 motorway overbridge 4 9 Heining B 12 overbridge from Freyung 2 5 Passau Auerbach from Neumarkt Sankt Veit 0 081 2 Passau Hauptbahnhof 80 6 Passau Tunnel 169 m Bridge over the Inn 110 m from Hauzenberg 80 0 Passau Voglau 79 6 border Germany Austria to Wels km Source German railway atlas 1 This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2 1 Today 2 2 The future of passenger services 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editIt was the Bavarian state that first wanted to establish a main line from Regensburg to Passau and initiated plans accordingly but for financial reasons its actual construction was given to a private company The Bavarian Eastern Railway Company or Bayerische Ostbahn opened the first section from Regensburg to Sunching on 12 December 1859 From Sunching the line swung away to Geiselhoring in the valley of the Kleinen Laaber where trains continued on to Landshut and Munich Trains to Passau had to change direction before they could continue to Straubing After 20 September 1860 the route getting ever closer to the Danube continued from Straubing via Plattling and Vilshofen as far as the border city of Passau On 1 September 1861 the railway line was finally connected to the Austrian Empress Elisabeth Railway with its access to Linz and Vienna On 1 July 1873 a direct route from Sunching to Straubing was opened which considerably shortened the distance travelled Similarly from 6 August 1873 trains from Munich to Landshut could take a shorter route via Eggmuhl and Neufahrn which branched off the old line at Obertraubling Between 1880 and 1897 the now superfluous section from Sunching to Geiselhoring was closed and later the one from Perkam to Straubing after the link from Perkam to Radldorf was built on 30 September 1896 which formed a junction with the main line The entire route came under the control of the Royal Bavarian State Railways on 10 May 1875 when the Ostbahn was transferred into state ownership nbsp Inauguration of electrification on 26 May 1959Operations editToday edit Since the timetable change on 9 December 2007 a total of six pairs of modern ICE T trains have worked the line at two hourly intervals along with one Intercity pair of trains per day The IC pair starts and ends at Passau the ICE trains run on to Vienna The long distance stops are Regensburg Plattling and Passau Regional Express and Regionalbahn trains run hourly providing local services between Passau and Plattling and stopping at Vilshofen and Osterhofen The Regional Express trains run from Plattling directly to Munich Regionalbahn trains also run hourly two hourly at weekends between Plattling and Regensburg which continue to Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and are sometimes connected through to and from Passau The future of passenger services edit From the timetable change on 13 December 2009 the Danube Isar Express will work part of the line This is a Regional Express route which links Munich to Landshut Plattling and Passau hourly and will stop at the remaining passenger stations on the route no KBS 880 i e Plattling Osterhofen Vilshofen and Passau It will replace all the previous Regionalbahn train services between Plattling and Passau See also editPassau Hauptbahnhof Regensburg HauptbahnhofReferences edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas 10 ed Schweers Wall 2017 pp 98 100 163 ISBN 978 3 89494 146 8 Further reading editArthur from Mayer Geschichte and Geographie der deutschen Eisenbahnen Berlin 1891External links editPhotos of the Passau tunnel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Passau Obertraubling railway amp oldid 1156452419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
