Wieslauftal Railway

Schorndorf–Welzheim

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Route number:

790.21 (bis 1992: 787)

Line number:

4751

Line length:

22,83

Maximum incline:

1:40 = 25 %

Minimum radius:

200

Legend

Remsbahn from Stuttgart

0,00

Schorndorf

251 m

Remsbahn to Aalen

0,6

Schorndorf-Hammerschlag (since 1995)

1,7

Rems (35 m)

3,0

Haubersbronn

256 m

3,7

Haubersbronn Mitte (since 1995)

5,4

Miedelsbach-Steinenberg

264 m

7,4

Michelau (Württ) (former Bhf)

269 m

8,5

Wieslauf

8,8

Schlechtbach

272 m

10,0

Rudersberg

278 m

10,7

Rudersberg Nord (since 1995)

11,5

Rudersberg-Oberndorf

289 m

11,9

Landesstraße 1080

14,0

Igelsbach-Viadukt (51 m)

14,4

Klaffenbach-Althütte

356 m

15,0

Strümpfelbach-Viadukt (121 m)

17,0

Laufenmühle

414 m

18,0

Laufenmühle-Viadukt (168 m)

20,3

Breitenfürst (since May 2010)

20,5

Breitenfürst (until 1962)

493 m

22,1

Welzheim Tannwald (since May 2010)

508 m

22,83

Welzheim

505 m

The Wieslauftal Railway (German: Wieslauftalbahn) is a branch line in the Stuttgart region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and was originally 22.8 km (14.2 mi) long, connecting the main Remsbahn line at Schorndorf to Welzheim. Today it is operated in two sections, with the first 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from Schorndorf to Rudersberg served by a regular passenger service, whilst the final 11.3 km (7.0 mi) forms a steam operated heritage railway.^[1]

The Wieslauftalbahn is owned by the Zweckverbandes Verkehrsverband Wieslauftalbahn. The Schorndorf to Rudersberg section is operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group. The Rudersberg to Welzheim section is leased to, and operated by, the Schwäbische Waldbahn GmbH.^[1]^[2]

Passenger services on the Rudersberg to Welzheim section of the Wieslauftalbahn use a fleet of 6 single unit railcars. Of these, 2 are Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 units with a partial low floor, whilst the remaining 4 units are high floor NE 81 vehicles. The typical service pattern consists of either one or two trains an hour, depending on the day and time of day, with each train taking 20 minutes for its journey. There is no service on Sundays.^[3]^[4]

Steam operated passenger services operate only on selected days, mostly summer Sundays. Trains operate over the full length of the Wieslauftalbahn, from Schorndorf to Welzheim.^[5]^[6]