Seckach – Miltenberg railway line

		from Osterburken
	0.000	Seckach	270 m
		to Neckarelz
	4,299	Bödigheim	302 m
	5.500	Book sans hedge ( Awanst )
	10,800	Book East	332 m
	11.801	Beeches in the Odenwald	343 m
	14.210	Hainstadt (Baden)	375 m
	19,314	Walldürn	409 m
		to Hardheim
	25.900	Gerolzahn	284 m
	28.285	Rippberg	235 m
	30,077 49,381	State border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
	47,600	Schneeberg in the Odenwald (formerly Schneeberg (b Amorbach))	189 m
	45.327	Amorbach	157 m
	42.249	Weilbach in Lower Franconia	144 m
	39,500	Miltenberg - Breitendiel	134 m
		from Aschaffenburg Hbf
	37.017	Miltenberg West (formerly Miltenberg Gbf Stw Mf)	128 m
		to Wertheim
		to Miltenberg Hbf

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The Seckach – Miltenberg railway , also known as the Madonnenlandbahn , is a branch line in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria . It connects Seckach with Miltenberg . The route is operated by the Westfrankenbahn , a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, for passenger traffic .

The name is derived from the Madonnenländchen , the region in North Baden / Franconia that is crossed for a large part of the route . These include the Neckar-Odenwald district with around 150,000 and the Miltenberg district with 130,000 inhabitants.

In Seckach the line branches off from the Neckarelz – Osterburken line and in Miltenberg from the Aschaffenburg – Miltenberg line . In Seckach there is a connection to the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn , which is integrated into the Rhein-Neckar transport association (VRN).

history

Railway facilities in Miltenberg

Sight in Walldürn Marsbachtal at kilometer 22.7

Following their Aschaffenburg – Miltenberg line , which was completed on November 12, 1876 , the Royal Bavarian State Railways continued to build the line from today's Miltenberg West branch to Amorbach by 1880, taking over the kilometers from Aschaffenburg.

From Seckach, the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways built a route in several sections from 1887 (Seckach-Walldürn) to 1899 (Walldürn-Baden / Bavarian border-Amorbach) with its own kilometers from Seckach.

From 1911 to 1999 there was also a branch line from Walldürn to Hardheim . However, tourist traffic on this route was stopped in 1954.

As a diversion route, the route had strategic importance in the context of national defense until 1990, especially for military facilities in the region. The alternative connection point Buchen-Sansenhecken is used for loading wood.

The mayors of the region hope that the Madonnenlandbahn will further improve the slowly developing regional tourism. In autumn 2007, after a line closure by the Westfrankenbahn for several months, the line was switched to train control; In addition, the route is to be upgraded (e.g. reconstruction of the track systems in Walldürn station, dismantling and technical protection of level crossings, further increase in speed, etc.). In 2017, the Rippberg stop was made barrier-free, followed by Walldürn station in 2018. Westfrankenbahn aims to make all platforms barrier-free by the end of 2019.

business

In the 2013 annual timetable, there was one train every hour in each direction from Monday to Friday, with additional trains in the morning and afternoon. However, there is only a uniform interval schedule on weekends, when the service runs every two hours. Since December 15, 2013, Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays (transfer-free) direct train connections from Seckach or Walldürn to Aschaffenburg Hbf and back. Diesel railcars of the DB class 642 are used. Walldürn can be reached on Sundays and public holidays (both from Aschaffenburg and Seckach) until around 10:00 p.m. The stay in Walldürn is now only about ten minutes at the weekend. On weekdays, the majority of trains in Walldürn have a stop of 20 minutes, sometimes longer with up to 40 minutes. On these days, diesel multiple units of the 628 series as well as the 642 series are used in the early morning and evening . With the 2008/2009 timetable change, the line speed was increased to 80 km / h. Since summer 2009, the line has been equipped with simplified train radio ( VZF 95 ) throughout . At Walldürn station , a loading track has been set up for timber transports that are currently being loaded in Miltenberg and Sansenhecken.

future

An hourly regional express is provided in the destination timetable of the Germany-Takt . It should be tied through from Seckach to Mosbach, and from Miltenberg via Wertheim and Lauda to Crailsheim. A clock node is planned in Miltenberg. The two oncoming regional express trains should meet here, and there should be a transfer option to the regional express, which arrives almost at the same time, via Aschaffenburg to Frankfurt.

literature

Klaus Narloch: Nostalgic journey through time by train “The Madonnenland is steaming” Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung of October 2, 2006. (Book: Between Miltenberg and Seckach, numerous train enthusiasts and photographers got their money's worth at the weekend.)
Hans-Wolfgang Scharf: Railways between Neckar, Tauber and Main . tape 1 : Historical development and railway construction . EK-Verlag, Freiburg (Breisgau) 2001, ISBN 3-88255-766-4 .
Anne Grießer: The Madonnenlandbahn . Through the Odenwald to the Main. Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2019, ISBN 978-3-96303-025-3 .

Web links

Commons : Seckach – Miltenberg railway line - collection of images, videos and audio files

Excerpt from the course book from 1944

Individual evidence

↑ DB Netze - Infrastructure Register
↑ Railway Atlas Germany 2009/2010 . 7th edition. Schweers + Wall, Aachen 2009, ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0 .
↑ Scharf, Volume 1, 2001. The cross connection Seckach-Walldürn-Amorbach. Pp. 231-256
↑ Station renovation in Walldürn: When the platform shines anthracite. In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. May 5, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018 .
↑ Target timetable Germany-Takt Second expert draft Bavaria Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Retrieved June 20, 2019

[1] DB Netze - Infrastructure Register

[2] Railway Atlas Germany 2009/2010 . 7th edition. Schweers + Wall, Aachen 2009, ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0 .

[3] Scharf, Volume 1, 2001. The cross connection Seckach-Walldürn-Amorbach. Pp. 231-256

[4] Station renovation in Walldürn: When the platform shines anthracite. In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. May 5, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018 .

[5] Target timetable Germany-Takt Second expert draft Bavaria Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Retrieved June 20, 2019