Border geo-coordinates: 49.214196, 6.943914 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]

Status: Operational

#CrossBorderRail assessment: Active passenger line - visited by 🚆

Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project: 01/12/2022

Core Data

Track gauge: 1435 mm
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Max speed: 100km/h
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Number of tracks: 2
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Electrification: [DE]: 15 kV/16.7 Hz~; [FR]: 25 kV/50 Hz~
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Train control system: [DE]: PZB, [FR]: KVB
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European Commission Political Assessment

Importance to border region: High

Importance to countries concerned: High

Importance to TEN-T network: Low

TEN-T corridor: Atlantic

European Commission Administrative Data

Infrastructure manager: DB Netz AG [DE]; SNCF Réseau [FR]

Language of operation: [FR]: French/German, [DE]: German

Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: VGS [DE]; Région Grand Est [FR]

Railway undertaking(s): DB Regio, DB Fernverkehr [DE]; SNCF [FR]

Ministry of transport: BMVI [DE]; Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire [FR]

European Commission Historical Data

Inauguration: 1852

Closure: -

Passenger services: 218 / 28 / 0 / -

Length of cross border section: 10 km

Average speed of cross border section: 60 km/h

Daily passenger flow: Not available

Background

Photos from Saarbrücken 🇩🇪 – Forbach 🇫🇷

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