Donnersberg Railway

The Donnersberg Railway (German: Donnersbergbahn) is a branch line from Alzey to Kirchheimbolanden, which originally ran as far as Marnheim. Although it was once part of the main line from Kaiserslautern to Mainz, the Pfrimm Viaduct was blown up in 1945 during the Second World War between Kirchheimbolanden and Marnheim, disrupting the route. Plans to reinstate the main line with a new route came to nothing. Passenger services ceased on the remaining section of line in 1951, but were reactivated in 1999.

  • Pfrimm Viaduct
    Pfrimm Viaduct
  • Marnheim station, early 20th century
    Marnheim station, early 20th century
  • The Donnersberg Railway just before Kirchheimbolanden
    The Donnersberg Railway just before Kirchheimbolanden
Alzey–Marnheim
Overview
Line number3322 (Marnheim state border)
3523 (state border–Alzey)
Service
Route number661 (2017)
Technical
Line length20.5 km
(Line class: C4 [1])
Track gauge1,435 mm
Minimum radius300 m
Operating speed100 km/h max.
Maximum incline13.5 ‰  %
Route map
Line to Mainz
Rhenish Hesse Railway from Bingen
8.974
 Alzey
Rhenish Hesse Railway to Worms
7.902
EIU DB/RPE boundary DB/RPE
7.8
 Alzey West
4.115
 Wahlheim (Alzey)
2.8
 Freimersheim
0.000
25.729
old state border
24.4
 Morschheim
(old Pbf)
20.9
 Awanst Basalt AG
20.3
 Kirchheimbolanden
19,548
 Kirchheimbolanden
(old Bf)
15.862
Pfrimm Viaduct
Zeller Valley Railway from Monsheim
14.136
 Marnheim
Zeller Valley Railway to Langmeil
The old trains, Selztaler …
… and Elwetritsche in Alzey station (2009)

Literature
  • Holzborn, Klaus D. (1993), Eisenbahn-Reviere Pfalz (in German), Berlin: transpress, ISBN 3-344-70790-6

References
  1. Streckendaten
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Donnersbergbahn.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.