Harmersbach Valley Railway

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The Harmersbach Valley Railway (German: Harmersbachtalbahn) is a 10.6 km long branch line in southwestern Germany that branches off in Biberach from the Black Forest Railway and ends in Oberharmersbach-Riersbach.

Biberach–Oberharmersbach
Harmersbach Valley Railway
Service
Route number722
Technical
Line length10.6 km
Track gauge1,435 mm
Route map

Black Forest Railway from Offenburg
0,0
Biberach
Black Forest Railway to Konstanz
3,3
Zell am Harmersbach
4,5
Birach
5,5
Unterharmersbach
7,0
Kirnbach-Grün
9,0
Oberharmersbach Dorf
10,6
Oberharmersbach-Riersbach

The Harmersbach Valley Railway was opened on 15 December 1904 by the Vering & Waechter construction and operating company in Berlin, from whom it was transferred on 1 April 1917 to the German Railway Operating Company. Since 1963 it has belonged to the state-owned Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (SWEG). Its subsidiary, the Ortenau S-Bahn (OSB), runs the line today.

Since December 2005 single journeys via Biberach from and to Offenburg were connected. The rail traffic is enhanced by a parallel-running bus line owned by the SWEG, that is operated by a local sub-contractor.

48°21′26″N 8°05′48″E / 48.35722°N 8.09667°E / 48.35722; 8.09667