Augsburg–Buchloe railway


The Augsburg–Buchloe railway is a double-track main line in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Augsburg to Buchloe. Other major towns on the route are Bobingen and Schwabmünchen. It was built as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway, one of the oldest lines in Germany.

History

The construction of the 60.2 km long line from Augsburg Hauptbahnhof via Bobingen and Buchloe to Kaufbeuren was authorised by a Bavarian law of 25 August 1843 and opened on 1 September 1847. The 20.3 km long section from Buchloe to Kaufbeuren is now considered part of the Allgäu Railway.

Operations

Under the 2016 timetable passenger services operate on line on the following routes:
LineRouteFrequency
Hamburg-Altona – Augsburg - Buchloe – Kempten – OberstdorfIndividual services
Augsburg – Bobingen Hourly
Augsburg – Bobingen – Kaufering – Landsberg am LechHourly
Augsburg – Buchloe – Mindelheim – Memmingen Several services
1 pair of trains to Lindau
Augsburg – Buchloe – Türkheim – Bad Wörishofen/ Mindelheim - MemmingenEvery 2 hours
Augsburg – Buchloe – Kaufbeuren – FüssenEvery 2 hours
Augsburg – Bobingen – Schwabmünchen – BuchloeEvery 2 hours
Allgäu-Franken-Express:
Nuremberg – Donauwörth – Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten – Immenstadt – Lindau/ Oberstdorf		Every 2 hours
Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten – Immenstadt – Lindau/ OberstdorfEvery 2 hours

A daily Intercity train also operates between Augsburg and Oberstdorf.
There are additional trains between Augsburg and Schwabmünchen and between Augsburg and Buchloe, creating a half-hourly service between Augsburg and Buchloe.
The trains of the Allgäu-Franken-Express operate since the timetable change on December 2006, to replace a part of the ICE trains, which since then ride the high-speed line Ingolstadt-Munich instead of Nuremberg-Augsburg route. There are operate daily 2 pairs of trains. Since the Tunel Oberstaufen is renovated in 2016, the train-operation is limited to Immenstadt and Oberstdorf.