Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway

The railway from Rémilly to Saarbrücken is a French and German 55-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Grand Est region to the German city Saarbrücken. The railway was opened between 1851 and 1852.^[3] It is part of the international railway connection between Paris and Frankfurt am Main.

Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF / Deutsche Bahn
Locale	France (Grand Est) Germany (Saarland)
Termini	Gare de Rémilly Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof
Service
System	SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
Operator(s)	SNCF / Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened	1851-1852
Technical
Line length	55 km (34 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map Legend from Metz 0.0 Rémilly LGV Est from Paris Baudrecourt junction to Strasbourg future LGV Est to Strasbourg 6.8 Herny 17.2 Faulquemont 21.8 Teting 28.0 Saint-Avold 34.5 Hombourg-Haut freight line from Thionville 38.9 Béning to Sarreguemines 47.2 Forbach 49.8 Stiring-Wendel 51.4 France-Germany from Bous River Saar Line to Trier to Neunkirchen 56.7 Saarbrücken Hbf Line to Bingen (Rhein) Saarbrücken-Ost Line to Mannheim to Sarreguemines

Route

The line branches off the Metz–Réding railway at Rémilly, and leaves it in a northeasterly direction. It crosses the industrial area around Saint-Avold and Forbach. It passes the German border, crosses the river Saar and joins the line from Trier to Saarbrücken after about 55 km.

Main stations

The main stations on the Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway are:

• Gare de Rémilly
• Gare de Forbach
• Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof

Services

The Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway is used by the following passenger services:

• Intercity-Express from Paris to Frankfurt am Main
• TER Grand Est regional services

References

1. "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
2. "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
3. Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.