Classic route
Danube Valley Railway
Ulm → Immendingen · Germany
Danube Valley Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 142 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 66 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- DB Regio
- Train
- RE 55 · Regional-Express
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1868
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Threads the young Danube from Ulm through Blaubeuren and Riedlingen to Sigmaringen, single-tracked and largely unelectrified — once part of the Munich–Freiburg main line.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9347461 — 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 6 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.2 km from the shape of RE 55
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Danube Valley Railway?
The Danube Valley Railway runs 142 km from Ulm to Immendingen.
How long does the Danube Valley Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 10 min for the 142 km. That is an average of 66 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Danube Valley Railway?
DB Regio, with RE 55, Regional-Express.
How old is the Danube Valley Railway?
The line has been in service since 1868. 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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