Saar Railway

The Saarstrecke of 1858–60 follows the Saar from Trier up to Saarbrücken, one of the oldest railways in Germany and still the valley's stopping service.

Stations

1. 0 kmKarthaus
2. 2 kmKonz
3. 7 kmKanzem
4. 9 kmWiltingen (Saar)
5. 13 kmSchoden-Ockfen
6. 17 kmSaarburg
7. Show 13 more stations

   1. 20 kmSerrig
   2. 27 kmTaben
   3. 32 kmSaarhölzbach
   4. 35 kmMettlach
   5. 37 kmBesseringen (Saar)
   6. 42 kmMerzig (Saar) Stadtmitte
   7. 42 kmMerzig (Saar)
   8. 46 kmFremersdorf
   9. 50 kmBeckingen (Saar)
   10. 54 kmDillingen (Saar)
   11. 58 kmSaarlouis Hauptbahnhof
   12. 62 kmEnsdorf (Saar)
   13. 65 kmBous (Saar)
8. 71 kmVölklingen
9. 75 kmLuisenthal (Saar)
10. 78 kmSaarbrücken-Burbach Mitte
11. 79 kmSaarbrücken-Burbach
12. 81 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 224554 — 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 RB 71
• 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 Saar Railway?

The Saar Railway runs 81 km from Trier to Saarbrücken.

How long does the Saar Railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 30 min for the 81 km. That is an average of 54 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.

Who runs the Saar Railway?

DB Regio, with RB 71, Regionalbahn.

How old is the Saar Railway?

The line has been in service since 1858. 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 Saar Railway run?

37 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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