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[update] is operated by the Hessische Landesbahn using Alstom Coradia LINT 41 trainsets.
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| Line number | 3824 (Germany) |
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| Route number | 616 (Germany) |
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| Line length | 23.4 km |
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| Track gauge | 1435 mm |
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| Operating speed | 120 km/h max. |
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Fulda Bronnzell (former passenger station)
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0,7
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Bronnzell Rhönbad
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3,4
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Eichenzell
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Welkers industrial railway
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6,1
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Welkers
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6,4
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Welkers (former)
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7,7
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Rönshausen
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9,4
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Lütter
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334 m
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12,3
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Ried
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13,9
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Schmalnau
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16,0
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Hettenhausen
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18,6
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Altenfeld
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427 m
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21,9
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former spur to basalt factory
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23,4
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Gersfeld (former full station)
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504 m
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- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Sixth, 2007/2008 ed.). Aachen: Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
