Strohgäu Railway

The Strohgäu Railway (German: Strohgäubahn) is a branch line in the Stuttgart region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and is 21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) long. It links Weissach and Hemmingen with Korntal, where a connection is made with line S6 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn, which provides a direct service to Stuttgart.[1]

Korntal–Weissach
Overview
Line number	9486
Service
Route number	790.61
Technical
Line length	21.9 km
Track gauge	1435 mm
Minimum radius	200 m
Operating speed	60 km/h max.
Maximum incline	2.4  %
Route map Black Forest Railway from Stuttgart Freight line from Kornwestheim Rbf 0.0 Korntal 306 m Black Forest Railway to Weil der Stadt 1.3 Korntal Gymnasium 4.0 Münchingen Rührberg (since 2001) 5.2 Münchingen 300 m 7.9 Schwieberdingen 261 m 11.4 Hemmingen 319 m 16.3 Heimerdingen 386 m 21.9 Weissach 351 m

The Strohgäubahn is owned and operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group. The line dates back to 1906, when it was originally opened by WEG.[1][2]

Passenger services on the Strohgäubahn use Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 units with a partial low floor. [3]

The typical service pattern consists of two trains an hour between Heimerdingen and Komtal, although the frequency may reduce to one train an hour on Sundays. The segment between Heimerdingen and Weissach is currently not operated regularly.

Until December 2012, trains were extended during peak periods from Komtal over the S-Bahn route to Stuttgart-Feuerbach. On several days per year, a Heritage railway is operated by the Railway Vehicle Preservation Company.[3]