Mimmenhausen-Neufrach – Frickingen railway line
Mimmenhausen-Neufrach-Frickingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route number (DB) : | 4332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course book range : | 305c (1953) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 8.23 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum slope : | 25 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum radius : | 250 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mimmenhausen-Neufrach – Frickingen line was a branch line in Baden-Württemberg. It was popularly known as the Salemertal Railway .
As early as 1863 there were initial plans to build a line from Mimmenhausen via Frickingen and Stockach to Engen . The first eight kilometers of this planned route were put into operation on November 30, 1905 by the Baden State Railways . There was no further construction.
On October 4, 1953, passenger traffic was stopped again. In 1969 the first thought was given to a complete closure of the line, but this did not take place until March 15, 1990. Diesel locomotives of the DB class 365 have been used in recent years .
In the last year of operation, only the Salem – Salem Nord section was in operation. 43 freight wagons, mainly for sugar beet traffic , were carried on the route this year.
The Salem – Frickingen section was closed on May 22, 1971.
The route has been completely dismantled, on the former station area of Frickingen there are some standard passenger cars as holiday accommodation.
literature
- Peter-Michael Mihailescu, Matthias Michalke: Forgotten railways in Baden-Württemberg . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-8062-0413-6 , p. 141-145 .