Classic route
Palatine Ludwig Railway
Mannheim → Saarbrücken · Germany
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The Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn of 1847, the Palatinate's main artery through Neustadt, Kaiserslautern and Homburg — and today part of the Paris–Frankfurt run.
Stations
- 0 kmMannheim Hauptbahnhof
- 1 kmLudwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte
- 30 kmNeustadt (Weinstr)Hbf
- 64 kmKaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
- 79 kmLandstuhl
- 99 kmHomburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof
- 117 kmSt. Ingbert
- 130 kmSaarbrücken Hauptbahnhof
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 1804450 — 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 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE1
- 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 Palatine Ludwig Railway?
The Palatine Ludwig Railway runs 129 km from Mannheim to Saarbrücken.
How long does the Palatine Ludwig Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 23 min for the 129 km. That is an average of 93 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Palatine Ludwig Railway?
DB Fernverkehr, with ICE.
How old is the Palatine Ludwig Railway?
The line has been in service since 1847. 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 Palatine Ludwig Railway run?
20 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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