Classic route
EuroCity Allgäu
Munich → Lindau · Germany
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Electrified in 2020 to speed the Munich–Zürich EuroCitys across the Allgäu past baroque abbeys and Alpine foothills to the island station of Lindau on Lake Constance.
Stations
- 0 kmMünchen Hbf
- 7 kmMünchen-Pasing
- 56 kmKaufering
- 68 kmBuchloe
- 88 kmKaufbeuren
- 130 kmKempten (Allgäu) Hbf
- 150 kmImmenstadt
- 167 kmOberstaufen
- 180 kmRöthenbach (Allgäu)
- 184 kmHeimenkirch
- 195 kmHergatz
- 218 kmLindau-Insel
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 1878825 — 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 8 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 70
- 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 EuroCity Allgäu?
The EuroCity Allgäu runs 220 km from Munich to Lindau.
How long does the EuroCity Allgäu take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 15 min for the 220 km. That is an average of 98 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the EuroCity Allgäu?
DB and ÖBB, with ÖBB Railjet, EC.
How old is the EuroCity Allgäu?
The line has been in service since 2020. 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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