Scenic route
Moselstrecke
Koblenz → Trier · Germany
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Follows the wine-terraced Moselle past Cochem, crossing the river on the historic two-tier Alf–Bullay bridge below Germany’s steepest vineyards.
Stations
- 0 kmKoblenz Hbf
- 2 kmKoblenz-Moselweiß
- 4 kmKoblenz-Güls
- 7 kmWinningen (Mosel)
- 14 kmKobern-Gondorf
- 20 kmKattenes
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- 23 kmLöf
- 25 kmHatzenport
- 30 kmMoselkern
- 33 kmMüden (Mosel)
- 36 kmTreis-Karden
- 39 kmPommern (Mosel)
- 43 kmKlotten
- 47 kmCochem (Mosel)
- 53 kmEdiger-Eller
- 54 kmNeef
- 58 kmBullay (DB)
- 66 kmBengel
- 70 kmÜrzig (DB)
- 75 kmWittlich, Hauptbahnhof
- 85 kmSalmtal
- 87 kmSehlem (Kreis Wittlich)
- 91 kmHetzerath
- 95 kmFöhren
- 99 kmSchweich DB
- 101 kmTrier-Quint
- 103 kmTrier-Ehrang
- 105 kmTrier Hafenstraße
- 107 kmPfalzel
- 110 kmTrier Hbf
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 224553 — 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 81
- 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 Moselstrecke?
The Moselstrecke runs 113 km from Koblenz to Trier.
How long does the Moselstrecke take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 113 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Moselstrecke?
DB Regio Südwest, with RE 1, IC.
How old is the Moselstrecke?
The line has been in service since 1879. 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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