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Mühldorf–Simbach Am Inn Railway
The Mühldorf–Simbach am Inn railway is a 39 km long, single-tracked, unelectrified main line (railway), main line in Bavaria in southern Germany. Leaving Mühldorf (Oberbayern) station, Mühldorf station it runs in an east-west direction to the German-Austrian state border, where it joins the Innviertel Railway. Until 1969 there was also a junction here with the railway to Pocking. The line is the shortest link between Munich and Vienna, but has losts its importance over the years to the Munich–Salzburg–Linz line. An industrial siding to the „Inntal“ industrial estate branches off at the eastern end of Töging (Inn) station. Until the mid-1990s it has served the United Aluminium Works (Vereinigte Aluminiumwerke or VAW) in Töging. Currently the firm of Aleris Recycling uses it 3 times per week. Services Passenger services There are currently four stations along the line - Mühldorf (Obb), Töging (Inn), Marktl and Simbach (Inn) - and two halts - Neuötting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich–Mühldorf Railway
The Munich–Mühldorf railway is a 74 .8 km long main line in the German state of Bavaria, which opened on 1 May 1871. It runs from Munich East station via Markt Schwaben and Dorfen to Mühldorf (Oberbayern) station, Mühldorf. The travel time between Munich East and Mühldorf is currently about an hour. The track is one of the 18 bottlenecks with capacity problems identified under the ''Bundesschienenwegeausbaugesetz'' (Federal Railway Infrastructure Development Act) of 1993. In particular the section between Markt Schwaben and Ampfing is one of the busiest single-track lines in Germany. About 3 million tonnes is handled on this single-track, non-electrified route; this is more than one percent of Germany's total rail freight task and in 2015 it will probably be more than two percent. Current operations The 21.1 km of line between Munich East and Markt Schwaben is double track and electrified. Between München-Riem West junction and Markt Schwaben the Munich S-Bahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |