Ammer Valley Railway

Ammer Valley Railway
Overview
Native nameAmmertalbahn
Line number4633
LocaleBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Termini
  • Tübingen
  • Herrenberg
Service
Route number764
Technical
Line length21.4 km (13.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius215 m (705 ft)
Electrification15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline1.7%
Route map

0.150
Tübingen Hbf
0.473
DB Netz AG
ZÖA
Infrastructure
boundary
0.5
L 370
0.7
0.9
Schlossberg tunnel (288 m)
1.2
B 296
1.628
Tübingen West
former municipal siding
2.7
Ammer canal
4.3
Ammer canal
4.375
4.450
Ammertal crossover
4.5
Ammern
5.445
Unterjesingen Sandäcker
5.955
Unterjesingen Mitte
6.0
L 372
6.6
Enzbach
7.3
L 359
7.499
Pfäffingen
7.5
former Manna company sidings
8.3
Käsbach
9.915
Entringen
11.2
K 6916
11.4
Breitenholz
12.2
Hardtwald bridge (demolished)
12.867
Hardtwald crossover
14.523
Altingen
14.8
K 6917
15.2
Tübingen
Böblingen
district
boundary
15.8
A 81
16.3
K 1036
16.9
former Rigips company siding
17.3
Gültstein
17.5
K 1039
18.0
18.8
21.258
Herrenberg Zwerchweg
19.3
L 1184
19.7
20.1
Aischbach
20.4
21.4
Herrenberg
Source: German railway atlas

The Ammer Valley Railway (Ammertalbahn) runs through the German state of Baden-Württemberg, connecting the university town of Tübingen with Herrenberg in the Böblingen district. It mostly runs through the valley of the Ammer river.

The Royal Württemberg State Railways put the line into operation in 1909 and 1910. In 1966, Deutsche Bundesbahn stopped passenger traffic between Entringen and Herrenberg. The Gültstein–Herrenberg section was taken out of service and dismantled in the 1960s and 1970s. Since 1999, the entire length of the line has been reactivated for local passenger services. From 2019 to 2022, the line was electrified and partially double-tracked.