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{{Short description|Railway line in Germany}}
{{Infobox rail line
{| class="wikitable float-right"
|name = Neu-Ulm–Kempten
{{BS-header|Iller Valley Railway <br />(''Illertalbahn'')<br /> Ulm – Oberstdorf}}
|native_name=Illertalbahn
{{BS-daten
|native_name_lang = de
|DE-KBS=756 Ehingen–Ulm–Memmingen <br/> 975 Ulm–Oberstdorf
| start = Neu-Ulm
|STRECKENNR=5302 Ulm–Neu-Ulm <br/> 5400 Neu-Ulm–Kempten <br/> 5362 Kempten–Immenstadt <br/> 5402 Immenstadt–Oberstdorf
| end = Kempten
|LÄNGE= ?
|linenumber=975, 976 (Senden–Neu-Ulm)
|SPURWEITE= {{RailGauge|1435}}
|routenumber =
|V-MAX= {{convert|140|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
*5302 (Ulm–Neu-Ulm)
|
* 5400 (Neu-Ulm–Kempten)
* 5362 (Kempten–Immenstadt)
* 5402 (Immenstadt–Oberstdorf)
|linelength_km= 86.65
|gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
|speed = {{Convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (maximum)
| tracks = 1
| map_state =
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{{Routemap|inline=1|title =no |footnote=Source: German railway atlas<ref name=Eisenbahnatlas >{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2017 |isbn= 978-3-89494-146-8|pages=105, 113, 163}}</ref>|map=
CONTg~~ ~~ ~~[[Ulm–Augsburg railway|from Ulm]]
BHF~~85.02~~[[Neu-Ulm station|Neu-Ulm]]
\ABZgl\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~[[Ulm–Augsburg railway|to Munich]]
eBST~~83.8{{0}}~~Neu-Ulm <small>Im Starkfeld und Pfuhler Ried</small><ref name="Awanst_Starkfeld">{{cite web|url=http://www.ulmereisenbahnen.de/streckenkunde/strecke_975.htm|title=Vgl. Streckenkunde KBS 975|author=Alexander Schatz|date=2009-12-05|accessdate=2011-01-24|language=German}}</ref>~~(siding)
HST~~82.7~~Neu-Ulm Finningerstraße
eBST~~82.1~~ Neu-Ulm Schwaighofen siding
BHF~~78.2~~[[Gerlenhofen]]
BHF~~75.0~~[[Senden (Bayern)|Senden]]
\ABZgl\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~[[Senden–Weißenhorn railway|to Weißenhorn]]
BHF~~69.4~~[[Vöhringen, Bavaria|Vöhringen]]
HST~~66.6~~[[Bellenberg]]
BST~~64.6{{0}}~~Au (b Illertissen)~~(siding)
BHF~~63.0~~[[Illertissen]]
BHF~~56.1~~[[Altenstadt (Iller)]]
BHF~~51.4~~[[Kellmünz an der Iller|Kellmünz]]
\eABZgl\exCONTfq~~ ~~ ~~[[Kellmünz–Babenhausen railway|to Babenhausen]]
eHST~~47.4~~[[Pleß]]
eBHF~~45.3~~[[Fellheim]]
DST~~41.3~~ ~~[[Heimertingen]]
\ABZg+l\CONTfq~~36.2~~ ~~[[Buchloe–Memmingen railway|from Mindelheim]]
BHF~~34.9~~[[Memmingen station|Memmingen]]
CONTgq\ABZgr\~~34.4~~ ~~[[Leutkirch–Memmingen railway|to Lindau]]
eBHF~~27.6~~[[Woringen|Woringen (Schwaben)]]
BHF~~21.9~~[[Bad Grönenbach]]
eHST~~16.5~~[[Reicholzried]]
BHF~~13.1~~[[Dietmannsried]]
eHST~~8.9~~[[Lauben (Oberallgäu)|Heising]]
eDST~~5.4~~ ~~Kempten-Ursulasried siding
HST~~3.2~~Kempten (Allgäu) Ost
\ABZg+l\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~[[Buchloe–Lindau railway|from Buchloe]]
\d\BS2l\dSTR3h+l\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~[[Außerfern Railway|from Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]
\hKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~[[Upper Iller bridges]]
exKBHFaq\eABZgr+r~~0.00~~[[Kempten (Allgäu) Hauptbahnhof#History|Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf]]~~(until 1969)
\BHF~~0.37~~[[Kempten (Allgäu) Hauptbahnhof|Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf]]~~(since 1969)~~705 m
exCONTgq\eABZgr~~ ~~ ~~former [[Kempten–Isny railway|line to Isny]]
\CONTf~~ ~~ ~~[[Buchloe–Lindau railway|to Lindau]]
}}
}}
}}
{{BS-table}}
{{BS|STR|||[[Fils Valley Railway]] from [[Stuttgart]]|}}
{{BS|ABZrg|||[[Brenz Railway]] from [[Aalen]]|}}
{{BS|ABZrd|||[[Danube Valley Railway (Baden-Württemberg)|Danube Valley Railway]] from [[Donaueschingen]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|94,0|[[Ulm Hauptbahnhof|Ulm Hbf]]|}}
{{BS|ABZrf|||[[Württemberg Southern Railway]] to [[Friedrichshafen]]|}}
{{BS|WBRÜCKE|{{BSkm|95,0|85,0}}||[[Danube]]}}
{{BS|BHF|{{BSkm|85,0|83,8}}|[[Neu-Ulm]]|}}
{{BS|ABZlf|83,8||[[Ulm–Munich railway|railway to Munich]]}}
{{BS|HST|82,7|Neu-Ulm Finningerstraße|}}
{{BS|eDST|82,2| NU Im Starkfeld siding |}}
{{BS|STR|||(only during the construction period for [[Neu-Ulm 21]])}}
{{BS|DST|82,1| Neu-Ulm Schwaighofen siding }}
{{BS|STR|||(Firm of Fruchthof Nagel)}}
{{BS|BHF|78,2|[[Neu-Ulm]] [[Gerlenhofen]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|75,0|[[Senden (Bayern)|Senden]]|}}
{{BS|ABZlf|75,0||to [[Senden–Weißenhorn| Weißenhorn railway]] (goods traffic only)}}
{{BS|eDST|72,3||Wullenstetten siding (Firma AHW)}}
{{BS|ABZrf|69,4||to the firm of [[Wieland-Werke]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|69,4|[[Vöhringen (Iller)|Vöhringen]]|}}
{{BS|HST|66,6|[[Bellenberg]]|}}
{{BS|DST|64,6|| Au siding (firm of [[Cognis]])}}
{{BS|BHF|63,0|[[Illertissen]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|56,1|[[Altenstadt (Iller)]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|51,4|[[Kellmünz an der Iller|Kellmünz]]|}}
{{BS|eABZlf|51,4||to [[Babenhausen (Schwaben)|Babenhausen]]}}
{{BS|eHST|47,4|[[Pleß]]}}
{{BS|eBHF|45,3|[[Fellheim]]}}
{{BS|DST|41,3||[[Heimertingen]] (Überhol- und Kreuzungsbahnhof)}}
{{BS|ABZrg|36,2||[[Buchloe–Memmingen railway|KBS 971]] from [[Mindelheim]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|34,9|[[Memmingen]]|}}
{{BS|ABZrf|34,4||[[Leutkirch–Memmingen railway|KBS 971]] to [[Lindau (Bodensee)|Lindau]]|}}
{{BS|eBHF|27,6|[[Woringen|Woringen (Schwaben)]]}}
{{BS|BHF|21,9|[[Bad Grönenbach]]|}}
{{BS|eHST|16,5|[[Reicholzried]]}}
{{BS|BHF|13,1|[[Dietmannsried]]|}}
{{BS|eHST|8,9|[[Lauben (Oberallgäu)|Heising]]}}
{{BS|eDST|5,4||Kempten-Ursulasried siding }}
{{BS|HST|3,2|Kempten Ost|}}
{{BS|ABZrg|||[[Allgäu Railway (Munich–Lindau)|Allgäu Railway]] from [[Buchloe]]|}}
{{BS|ABZrg|||[[Außerfern Railway]] from [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|{{BSkm|0,4|62,5}}|[[Kempten im Allgäu|Kempten]] Hbf|}}
{{BS|eHST|64,8|Kempten-Hegge}}
{{BS|KMW|{{BSkm|65,5|67,0}}|}}
{{BS|eBHF|69,4|[[Waltenhofen]]}}
{{BS|HST|74,3|Martinszell|}}
{{BS|eBHF|78,6|Seifen}}
{{BS|KBFr|{{BSkm|84,5|0,0}}|[[Immenstadt im Allgäu|Immenstadt]]|[[Allgäu Railway(Munich–Lindau)|Allgäu Railway]] to [[Lindau (Bodensee)|Lindau]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|4,2|[[Blaichach]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|8,0|[[Sonthofen]]|terminus until 1949}}
{{BS|BHF|11,0|Altstädten|}}
{{BS|eHST|12,9|Thalhofen}}
{{BS|BHF|14,7|[[Fischen im Allgäu|Fischen (Allgäu)]]|}}
{{BS|BHF|17,1|[[Langenwang]]|}}
{{BS|KBHFe|20,7|[[Oberstdorf]]|}}
|}
|}


The '''Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway''' is a mostly single track and non-electrified main line from [[Neu-Ulm station|Neu-Ulm]] via [[Memmingen station|Memmingen]] to [[Kempten Central Station|Kempten]] in the German state of [[Bavaria]]. It follows the [[Iller]] river for its entire length and is therefore also called the '''Iller Valley Railway''' ({{langx|de|Illertalbahn}}). The line from Neu-Ulm to [[Kellmünz]] is integrated in the [[Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund]] (Danube-Iller Local Transport Association, DING). It is listed in the [[List of scheduled railway routes in Germany|timetable]] under the number of 975; between New Ulm and Memmingen it is also served by services running on route 756.
The '''Iller Valley Railway''' (German: ''Illertalbahn''), route no. KBS 975 is a non-electrified, [[Single track (rail)|single-tracked]] line running from [[Ulm]] via [[Memmingen]] and [[Kempten im Allgäu]] to [[Oberstdorf]] in southern Germany, the section from [[Kempten im Allgäu|Kempten]] to [[Immenstadt]] being shared with the [[Allgäu Railway (Munich–Lindau)|Allgäu Railway]].


==History==
[[Category:Railway lines in Bavaria]]
[[Category:Ulm]]


Kempten citizens proposed a railway line to Ulm via Memmingen in 1843, as the construction of dams and water mills during the period of industrialisation had ended raft traffic on the river Iller and road transport was not viable. The Bavarian government, however, was not interested in further construction in this area.


Because Memmingen was not then included in plans for the first railways in the country, the city took the initiative to build the Iller Valley Railway. It granted a concession on 13 September 1861 for the original {{convert|85|km|0|abbr=on}} long route that branched off the state railway from Neu-Ulm and ran up the river to Kempten. It advanced a loan of about 3.5 million [[Bavarian gulden|guilders]] and was responsible for land acquisition and construction activities. The first section was opened to Memmingen on 12 October 1862 and the second section was opened on 1 June 1863. To finance the construction of the line, the cities of Memmingen and Kempten established a private company with a loan.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Volker Dotterweich, Karl Filser|title= Geschichte der Stadt Kempten |publisher=Dannheimer |location= Kempten |year=1989 | ISBN= 3-88881-011-6 |page= 385 |language=German|display-editors=etal}}</ref>
{{germany-rail-stub}}


The State Railways acquired the rolling stock and ran operations on the line, which it leased. Because of the more than local importance of the railway, Bavaria acquired it on 12 April 1876 and the private company was therefore relieved of its mortgage.
[[de:Illertalbahn]]

[[nl:Spoorlijn Ulm - Oberstdorf]]
Since the completion of the Neu-Ulm 21 project in 2009, the Neu-Ulm-Kempten line has been duplicated from Neu-Ulm Finningerstraße station to Neu-Ulm station. The continuation of the line over the Danube has also been duplicated so that the line runs to [[Ulm Central Station]] (''Hauptbahnhof'') independently of the Augsburg-Ulm railway.<ref name="Test">{{cite web|url=http://zserver.neu-ulm.de/web/html/content.htm?theme=projekte&sub=3|title=Das Projekt Neu-Ulm 21|publisher=City of Neu-Ulm|date=June 2009|accessdate=14 January 2013| language=German }}</ref>

==Development plans==
[[Deutsche Bahn]] plans to upgrade the line for a top speed of {{convert|160|kph|abbr=on}}. This requires the closure of some smaller crossings and adjustments at the remaining crossings, and may be delayed due to complaints.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Lokales/Illertissen/Uebersicht/Artikel,-Auf-der-Illertal-Strecke-sollen-Bahn-Uebergaenge-schnelleren-Zuegen-weichen-_arid,1177720_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4498.html |newspaper= Augsburger Allgemeine |title= Auf der Illertal-Strecke sollen Bahn-Übergänge schnelleren Zügen weichen|date=20 February 2008 |accessdate=14 February 2013|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suedwest-aktiv.de/region/illertalbote/senden_und_illertal/4088622/artikel.php|title=Bauern bleiben bei Protest|newspaper=Südwest Presse|date=17 January 2009 |accessdate=14 February 2013|language=German}}</ref>

==Operations==

[[File:Neu-Ulm21.jpg|thumb|left|[[Neu-Ulm station]]]]
[[File:Bahnhof Illertissen.jpg|thumb|Illertissen station]]
[[File:BY Illertissen 2 650 20071224.jpg|thumb|Regionalbahn service ([[Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1|class 650]]) south of [[Illertissen]], Martinskirche and Vöhlinschloss behind]]

The RE 75 Regional-Express service runs hourly from Ulm to Kempten and [[Oberstdorf station|Oberstdorf]], using [[Pesa Link]] diesel multiple units. Services on line RS 7 of the Danube-Iller Regional S-Bahn run from Ulm to Memmingen hourly. Additionally hourly services run from Ulm to Weißenhorn, using the Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway as far as [[Senden]]. The S-Bahn services are operated with [[Alstom Coradia LINT]] sets.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://beg.bahnland-bayern.de/de/pressemitteilungen/fahrplanwechsel-im-bahnland-bayern-das-%C3%A4ndert-sich-im-fahrplanjahr-2021 |title=Fahrplanwechsel im Bahnland Bayern: Das ändert sich im Fahrplanjahr 2021 |publisher=BEG|date=11 December 2020 |accessdate=2 February 2022|language=de}}</ref>

===Intercity Allgäu===

A pair of [[Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)|Intercity]] trains called ''Allgäu'' run from [[Hanover Central Station|Hanover]] via Ulm to Oberstdorf and back. The trains runs from Ulm as Regional-Express services and can be used with local tickets. Between [[Stuttgart Central Station|Stuttgart]] and [[Immenstadt]] it is hauled by two diesel locomotives of class 218.

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Commons category|Illertalbahn|Neu-Ulm-Kempten railway}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.medienzentrale-illertissen.de/bahn.htm |title=Information on the line |language=German |accessdate=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174735/http://www.medienzentrale-illertissen.de/bahn.htm |archivedate=27 September 2007 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ulmereisenbahnen.de/ |title=Private Homepage on Ulm railways |language=German|accessdate=14 January 2013}}

{{coord missing|Germany}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neu-Ulm-Kempten railway}}
[[Category:Railway lines in Bavaria]]
[[Category:Transport in Ulm]]
[[Category:Memmingen]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Swabia (Bavaria)]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Unterallgäu]]
[[Category:Oberallgäu]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kempten]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1862]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Bavaria]]

Latest revision as of 21:58, 30 October 2024

Neu-Ulm–Kempten
Overview
Native nameIllertalbahn
Line number975, 976 (Senden–Neu-Ulm)
Termini
  • Neu-Ulm
  • Kempten
Service
Route number
  • 5302 (Ulm–Neu-Ulm)
  • 5400 (Neu-Ulm–Kempten)
  • 5362 (Kempten–Immenstadt)
  • 5402 (Immenstadt–Oberstdorf)
Technical
Line length86.65 km (53.84 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Legend
from Ulm
85.02
 Neu-Ulm
to Munich
83.8
 Neu-Ulm Im Starkfeld und Pfuhler Ried[1]
(siding)
82.7
 Neu-Ulm Finningerstraße
82.1
 Neu-Ulm Schwaighofen siding
78.2
 Gerlenhofen
75.0
 Senden
to Weißenhorn
69.4
 Vöhringen
66.6
 Bellenberg
64.6
 Au (b Illertissen)
(siding)
63.0
 Illertissen
56.1
 Altenstadt (Iller)
51.4
 Kellmünz
to Babenhausen
47.4
 Pleß
45.3
 Fellheim
41.3
Heimertingen
36.2
from Mindelheim
34.9
 Memmingen
34.4
to Lindau
27.6
 Woringen (Schwaben)
21.9
 Bad Grönenbach
16.5
 Reicholzried
13.1
 Dietmannsried
8.9
 Heising
5.4
Kempten-Ursulasried siding
3.2
 Kempten (Allgäu) Ost
from Buchloe
from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Upper Iller bridges
0.00
 Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf
(until 1969)
0.37
 Kempten (Allgäu) Hbf
(since 1969)
705 m
former line to Isny
to Lindau
Source: German railway atlas[2]

The Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway is a mostly single track and non-electrified main line from Neu-Ulm via Memmingen to Kempten in the German state of Bavaria. It follows the Iller river for its entire length and is therefore also called the Iller Valley Railway (German: Illertalbahn). The line from Neu-Ulm to Kellmünz is integrated in the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (Danube-Iller Local Transport Association, DING). It is listed in the timetable under the number of 975; between New Ulm and Memmingen it is also served by services running on route 756.

History

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Kempten citizens proposed a railway line to Ulm via Memmingen in 1843, as the construction of dams and water mills during the period of industrialisation had ended raft traffic on the river Iller and road transport was not viable. The Bavarian government, however, was not interested in further construction in this area.

Because Memmingen was not then included in plans for the first railways in the country, the city took the initiative to build the Iller Valley Railway. It granted a concession on 13 September 1861 for the original 85 km (53 mi) long route that branched off the state railway from Neu-Ulm and ran up the river to Kempten. It advanced a loan of about 3.5 million guilders and was responsible for land acquisition and construction activities. The first section was opened to Memmingen on 12 October 1862 and the second section was opened on 1 June 1863. To finance the construction of the line, the cities of Memmingen and Kempten established a private company with a loan.[3]

The State Railways acquired the rolling stock and ran operations on the line, which it leased. Because of the more than local importance of the railway, Bavaria acquired it on 12 April 1876 and the private company was therefore relieved of its mortgage.

Since the completion of the Neu-Ulm 21 project in 2009, the Neu-Ulm-Kempten line has been duplicated from Neu-Ulm Finningerstraße station to Neu-Ulm station. The continuation of the line over the Danube has also been duplicated so that the line runs to Ulm Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) independently of the Augsburg-Ulm railway.[4]

Development plans

[edit]

Deutsche Bahn plans to upgrade the line for a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). This requires the closure of some smaller crossings and adjustments at the remaining crossings, and may be delayed due to complaints.[5][6]

Operations

[edit]
Neu-Ulm station
Illertissen station
Regionalbahn service (class 650) south of Illertissen, Martinskirche and Vöhlinschloss behind

The RE 75 Regional-Express service runs hourly from Ulm to Kempten and Oberstdorf, using Pesa Link diesel multiple units. Services on line RS 7 of the Danube-Iller Regional S-Bahn run from Ulm to Memmingen hourly. Additionally hourly services run from Ulm to Weißenhorn, using the Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway as far as Senden. The S-Bahn services are operated with Alstom Coradia LINT sets.[7]

Intercity Allgäu

[edit]

A pair of Intercity trains called Allgäu run from Hanover via Ulm to Oberstdorf and back. The trains runs from Ulm as Regional-Express services and can be used with local tickets. Between Stuttgart and Immenstadt it is hauled by two diesel locomotives of class 218.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Alexander Schatz (2009-12-05). "Vgl. Streckenkunde KBS 975" (in German). Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. pp. 105, 113, 163. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
  3. ^ Volker Dotterweich, Karl Filser; et al., eds. (1989). Geschichte der Stadt Kempten (in German). Kempten: Dannheimer. p. 385. ISBN 3-88881-011-6.
  4. ^ "Das Projekt Neu-Ulm 21" (in German). City of Neu-Ulm. June 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Auf der Illertal-Strecke sollen Bahn-Übergänge schnelleren Zügen weichen". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 20 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Bauern bleiben bei Protest". Südwest Presse (in German). 17 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Fahrplanwechsel im Bahnland Bayern: Das ändert sich im Fahrplanjahr 2021" (Press release) (in German). BEG. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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