The Landau–Rohrbach railway (sometimes called the Südpfalzbahn —"South Palatinate Railway"—or the Queichtalbahn —"Queich Valley Railway") is a major line running from Landau in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to Rohrbach in the Saarland . The main section between Landau and Zweibrücken was opened on 25 November 1875 after the first sections had already been opened between 1857 and 1867.
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Landau–Rohrbach Line number 3450 Locale Rhineland-Palatinate , Saarland Route number 675 and 674 Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge Operating speed 110 km/h (68.4 mph) (maximum)
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from Germersheim
24.508
Landau (Pfalz) Hbf
27.518
Landau (Pfalz) West
Landau (Pfalz) Kreisverwaltung (planned)
28.800
former railway division border (1937–1945)
Ranschbach
30.000
L 511
30.275
Godramstein
32.875
Siebeldingen -Birkweiler
34.100
Kirchberg Tunnel (93 m)
34.500
Albersweiler (Pfalz)
167 m
34.8
Albersweiler (abandoned)
L 505
B 10
39.462
Annweiler am Trifels
181 m
Annweiler-West (planned in the long-term)
B 48
41.906
Annweiler-Sarnstall
43.141
Rinnthal
190 m
Schwerwoog-Kopf Tunnel (108 m)
B 10
47.442
Wilgartswiesen
220 m
B 10
50.154
Hauenstein Mitte
50.400
former railway division border (1971–1993)
L 495
51.6
Hauenstein (Pfalz)
235 m
B 10
56.142
Hinterweidenthal Ost
58.039
Hinterweidenthal
217 m
Münchweiler Tunnel (841 m)
62.540
Münchweiler an der Rodalb
272 m
L 496
Neuhof Tunnel (304 m)
Rodalben -Neuhof (planned)
L 497
L 482
69.029
Rodalben
254 m
L 497
72.3
Pirmasens Nord
Schwarzbach Viaduct
L 477
75.110
Thaleischweiler-Fröschen
240 m
79.695
Höhmühlbach
250 m
81.298
Rieschweiler
83.640
Dellfeld Ort
85.045
Dellfeld
238 m
L 471
86.821
Contwig-Stambach
89.250
Contwig
92.610
Tschifflick-Niederauerbach (reactivation planned)
L 471
94.000
Zweibrücken-Rosengarten (planned)
L 465
former from Brenschelbach
96.330
Zweibrücken Hbf
226 m
98.774
99.863
Einöd (Saar)
100.090
Einöd (Saar)
(abandoned)
line to Homburg
B 423
Würzbach Railway from Schwarzenacker
103.210
Bierbach
former Blies Valley Railway to Reinheim
105.820
Blieskastel -Lautzkirchen
110.871
Würzbach (Saar)
former Würzbach Railway to St. Ingbert
113.820
Hassel (Saar)
L 241
116.040
Rohrbach (Saar)
256 m
Source: German railway atlas[1]
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The Landau–Rohrbach railway between Annweiler and Rinnthal
Although the Landau–Rohrbach railway was once a major east–west route for freight and was used for long-distance transport, the line is now used exclusively for regional passenger services.