The Kißlegg–Hergatz railway is an 18.589 km long standard gauge main line that runs through the

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in the German states of

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and

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. It forms part of the Munich–Lindau upgraded line, which was completed in 2020. It runs from

Kißlegg Kißlegg (''Kisslegg'') is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Kißlegg is not far from the village of Vogt. It has a beautiful church, rich in culture and beauty. Culture and attractions * Castle ''Altes Schlo ...

via Wangen to

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and connects the Herbertingen–Isny railway (also known as the ''Württembergische Allgäubahn''—Württemberg Allgäu Railway) with the Buchloe–Lindau railway (also known as the ''Bayerische Allgäubahn''—Bavarian Allgäu Railway). It has been electrified since 2020 and is single-track throughout. It is operated by

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and is listed in its timetable as part of route number 753 from

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to Hergatz, which is alternatively called the ''Württemberg-Allgäu-Bahn'' (Allgäu-Württemberg Railway) and part of route number 971 from

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. The Kißlegg–Wangen section is integrated in the network of the ''Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund'' (

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- Upper Swabia Transport Association, ''bodo'').

History

Although Hergatz was connected to the Bavarian rail network in 1853 and Kißlegg was connected to the Württemberg network in 1870, Wangen lacked any connection. In 1876, it was decided to build the 13.3 kilometre line to Kißlegg, which was opened on 31 July 1880. In 1887, a treaty was contracted between Württemberg and Bavaria for the construction of the 5.3 km line between Wangen and Hergatz along with a line from Leutkirch to Memmingen. The Wangen–Hergatz section went into operation on 15 July 1890. Since its completion the new link has provided a shorter route from

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to Lindau than the Buchloe–Kempten–Lindau railway. Electrical operations began at the 2020/21 timetable change.

Operations

In 2020, three pairs of Eurocity services hauled by class 218 locomotives ran from Munich to Zurich (some to/from Basel) via Memmingen and Lindau without stopping. Since 13 December 2020, all EC services between Munich and Zurich, six pairs of trains per day each way, have been operated by SBB electric multiple units. The line is served by two services operated by

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, the RE 96 (

–––Kißlegg–Wangen––– and the RB 92 (Memmingen–Kißlegg–Wangen–Hergatz–Lindau-Insel). Both services run every two hours, together providing an hourly service to all stations. During the day, the RB 53 service runs every two hours, conveying local traffic on the –Kißlegg–Wangen route, operated with

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(class 650) railcars (previously class 628 railcars).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kisslegg-Hergatz railway Railway lines in Bavaria Railway lines in Baden-Württemberg Railway lines opened in 1880 Buildings and structures in Ravensburg (district) Buildings and structures in Lindau (district)