Schwarzwaldbahn

Robert Gerwig’s 1873 blueprint for mountain railways climbs about 650 m through 39 tunnels and two sweeping double loops high above Triberg.

Stations

1. 0 kmOffenburg
2. 9 kmGengenbach
3. 26 kmHaslach
4. 33 kmHausach
5. 42 kmHornberg
6. 56 kmTriberg
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 71 kmSt. Georgen
   2. 85 kmVillingen (Schwarzwald)
   3. 99 kmDonaueschingen
   4. 118 kmImmendingen
8. 134 kmEngen
9. 148 kmSingen (Hohentwiel)
10. 159 kmRadolfzell
11. 167 kmAllensbach
12. 178 kmKonstanz

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 1910315 — 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 RE2
• 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 Schwarzwaldbahn?

The Schwarzwaldbahn runs 179 km from Offenburg to Konstanz.

How long does the Schwarzwaldbahn take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 179 km. That is an average of 72 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Schwarzwaldbahn?

DB Regio, with Class 146 double-decker.

How old is the Schwarzwaldbahn?

The line has been in service since 1873. 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 Schwarzwaldbahn run?

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

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