Scenic route
Eifelbahn
Cologne → Trier · Germany
Rebuilt after the 2021 flood tore it out: Cologne into the volcanic Eifel over Gerolstein’s crags and down the Kyll gorge to Trier.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 5375414 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 30 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Deutsche Bahn — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Eifelbahn?
The Eifelbahn runs 160 km from Cologne to Trier.
How long does the Eifelbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 05 min for the 160 km. That is an average of 52 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Eifelbahn?
DB Regio, with DB RE22.
How old is the Eifelbahn?
The line has been in service since 1871. 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.
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