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Fulda–Gersfeld Railway

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The Fulda–Gersfeld Railway (German: Bahnstrecke Fulda–Gersfeld), also called the Rhön Railway (German: Rhönbahn), is a railway line in the state of Hesse, Germany. It connects Fulda in the west with Gersfeld, in the Rhön Mountains, in the east. The line was opened by the Prussian state railways on October 1, 1888 (1888-10-01), and as of November 2014 is operated by the Hessische Landesbahn using Alstom Coradia LINT 41 trainsets.

Line number3824 (Germany)
Route number616 (Germany)
Line length23.4 km
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Fulda–Gersfeld
Overview
Line number3824 (Germany)
Service
Route number616 (Germany)
Technical
Line length23.4 km
Track gauge1435 mm
Operating speed120 km/h max.
Operating points and lines[1]

0,0
Fulda Bronnzell
(former passenger station)
0,7
Bronnzell Rhönbad
3,4
Eichenzell
Welkers industrial railway
6,1
Welkers
6,4
Welkers
(former)
7,7
Rönshausen
9,4
Lütter
334 m
12,3
Ried
13,9
Schmalnau
16,0
Hettenhausen
18,6
Altenfeld
427 m
21,9
former spur to basalt factory
23,4
Gersfeld
(former full station)
504 m
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