Südbahn

Württemberg’s Südbahn, electrified at last: Ulm’s minster to Lake Constance at Friedrichshafen, then along the shore to Lindau island.

Stations

1. 0 kmUlm Hbf
2. 23 kmLaupheim West
3. 38 kmBiberach (Riß)
4. 58 kmBad Schussenried
5. 63 kmAulendorf
6. 84 kmRavensburg
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 95 kmMeckenbeuren
   2. 102 kmFriedrichshafen Stadt
   3. 103 kmFriedrichshafen Ost
   4. 107 kmEriskirch
   5. 110 kmLangenargen
   6. 115 kmKressbronn
8. 117 kmNonnenhorn
9. 119 kmWasserburg (Bodensee)
10. 121 kmEnzisweiler
11. 123 kmLindau-Aeschach
12. 124 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 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 1285801 (103 km), relation 10991787 (23 km) — 125 km of the route between them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.8% of this line lies within 250 m of 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 RE3
• 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 Südbahn?

The Südbahn runs 125 km from Ulm to Lindau.

How long does the Südbahn take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 55 min for the 125 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.

Who runs the Südbahn?

DB Regio, with DB RE3.

How old is the Südbahn?

The line has been in service since 1850. 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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