Classic route
Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway
Rostock → Bad Kleinen · Germany
Opened in 1850 by the Mecklenburg Railway Company and now part of the electrified main line that carries Berlin and Hamburg trains to the Baltic at Rostock.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 189467 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RB 28
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway?
The Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway runs 71 km from Rostock to Bad Kleinen.
How long does the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 52 min for the 71 km. That is an average of 82 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway?
DB Regio, with RE 1, Regional-Express.
How old is the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway?
The line has been in service since 1850. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Bad Kleinen–Rostock railway run?
16 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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