The Prims Valley Railway (German: Primstalbahn) is a partly closed railway line that ran south from Nonnweiler to Primsweiler along the upper reaches of the Prims and then turned to the east and ran via Lebach to Neunkirchen in the German state of the Saarland. The Lebach–Neunkirchen section is still operated.
Quick Facts Wemmetsweiler–Nonnweiler railway, Overview ...
Wemmetsweiler–Nonnweiler railway |
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Line number |
- 3274 (Wemmetsweiler–Nonnweiler)
- 3211 (Dillingen–Primsweiler)
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Locale | Saarland, Germany |
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Route number |
- 681, 683
- 645 (until 1992)
- 267 (until 1970)
- 265k (1944)
- 236b (1936)
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Number of tracks | 2: Wemmetsweiler–Illingen |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Electrification | Wemmetsweiler–Illingen:15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary |
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Hochwald Railway from Trier |
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52.9 |
Nonnweiler (Museum railway) |
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to Türkismühle |
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51.3 |
Mariahütte Werk 1951 – |
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49.9 |
Mariahütte (last siding) |
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Current end of line |
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48.8 |
Kastel |
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45.6 |
Primstal |
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42.2 |
Krettnich |
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38.9 |
Wadern |
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Prims |
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34.8 |
Büschfeld |
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former line to Merzig |
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current siding |
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31.6 |
Limbach (Kr. Saarlouis) |
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23.6 |
Michelbach (Saar) |
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25.8 |
Schmelz |
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23.3 |
Primsweiler |
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Primsweiler junction (see under) |
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19.5 |
Current start of line |
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18.6 |
Lebach-Jabach |
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17.4 |
Lebach |
219 m |
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14.1 |
Bubach |
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12.6 |
Eppelborn |
232 m |
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Dirmingen |
246 m |
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6.2 |
Wustweiler |
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3.1 |
Illingen |
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2.3 |
Wemmetsweiler-Gennweiler (since 2004) |
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0.8 |
Wemmetsweiler curve junction) |
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0.0 |
Wemmetsweiler |
312 m |
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Source: German railway atlas[1] |
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More information Branch line ...
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0.0 |
Dillingen (Saar) |
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to Dillinger Hütte |
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1.3 |
Dillingen (Saar) Ost (junction) |
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from Dillingen central coking works |
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2.7 |
Dillingen Ford W 211 junction |
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to Dillingen furnace |
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3.4 |
Dillingen Ford W 221 junction |
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several sidings |
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4.1 |
Dillingen RWE |
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4.5 |
Saarwellingen/Nalbach |
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9.0 |
Körprich |
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Primsweiler junction (see above) |
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12.8 |
Primsweiler |
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current sidings (see above) |
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Source: German railway atlas[1] |
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