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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
This list is based on the timetable in force from 15 December 2013 until 13 December 2014, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in [[General Information]].
This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2019 to 12 December 2020, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in [[General Information]]. Map references relate to the 2017 issue of the Schweers+Wall ''Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland''.
 
In the heading to each entry the map reference for the line in the Schweers+Wall ''Eisenbahn Atlas'' (2007/2008 edition) is shown, in italic, in addition to the reference to M.G. Ball's ''European Railway Atlas''.


==Obscure services==
==Obscure services==


===<div id="NIEDBOUZ"></div>Niedaltdorf – Bouzonville (France)===
===<div id="NIEDBOUZ"></div>Niedaltdorf – Bouzonville (France)===
(55B3 not shown, ''82C-82D'') DE14/451
(''83B4'') DE20/451
 
This line, the ''Niedtalbahn'', has no regular service, but a special shuttle service operates every year from Dillingen (Saar) in conjunction with the Good Friday market at Bouzonville - see France route [[France_(Grand_Est)_-_Lines_with_Obscure_or_Sparse_passenger_services#BOUZ| Bouzonville - Niedaltdorf]]. Regular freight traffic ceased in 2013 and it was planned to sell the line or close it completely. However in December 2019 it was announced that the closure procedure would be halted as part of the general moratorium on further line closures in Germany.


This entry duplicates [[France_-_Lines_with_Obscure_or_Sparse_passenger_services#BOUZ|FR557]]. This line has no regular service but special shuttle services have operated for a number of years from Dillingen in conjunction with the Good Friday market at Bouzonville.  There are usually two round trips in the morning and two in the afternoon.  Journey time is approximately 30 minutes. Check the DB online timetables or enquire at DB, Dillingen in the weeks before Good Friday.
The 2020 service, on 10 April, is: every two hours 09:10 to 17:10 then 18:28 from Dillingen (Saar), and every two hours 10:15 to 16:15 then 17:45 and 19:03 from Bouzonville.


===Merzig – Merzig Ost===
===Merzig – Merzig Ost===
(55B3, ''83B3'') DE14/452
(''83B3'') DE20/452
 
Until 2016, MECL Eisenbahnfreunde eV operated occasional trains over this connecting line between DB and the former Merzig–Büschfelder Eisenbahn, usually for their ''Bahnhofsfest'' at the beginning of August. See [http://www.museumsbahn-losheim.de Museums-Eisenbahn-Club-Losheim]. Track on the branch is currently being relaid following an official safety inspection, so trains are not running to Merzig Ost or over this connection until further notice.
 
===Merchweiler (Abzw Wemmetsweiler Kurve) – Wemmetsweiler Rathaus===
[681] (''157B1'') DE20/453


MECL Eisenbahnfreunde eV operate occasional trains over this connecting line between DB and the Merzig–Büschfelder Eisenbahn, usually for their Bahnhofsfest at the beginning of August. See [http://www.museumsbahn-losheim.de Museums-Eisenbahn-Club-Losheim].
Most trains passing through Merchweiler run directly between Saarbrücken Hbf and Lebach-Jabach via the Wemmetsweiler curve. However a few run between Saarbrücken Hbf and Wemmetsweiler Rathaus, thereby using the above route. These run Mondays to Fridays (unless shown otherwise):
*From Merchweiler: 01:40 (every night), 06:58. From 3 February 2020 there are also departures at 08:52, 13:52 and 17:52.
*From Wemmetsweiler Rathaus: 06:54. From 3 February 2020 there are also departures at 07:34, 10:03, 15:03 and 19:03.


===Dillingen - Primsweiler - Limbach===
===Saarbrücken Hbf – Jägersfreude (Saarbrücken Hbf Srg)===
(55B3, ''83C3 - 83C4'') DE13/453
[680] (''157A3'') DE20/454


MECL Eisenbahnfreunde eV operate specials on this freight-only line once a year, on the Ascension Thursday [Christi Himmelfahrt] public holiday. Details are available in the ''Museumsbahnkursbuch'', which is published in April each year.
There are two reversible single tracks between Saarbrücken Hbf and the line via Sulzbach.  One runs via a dive-under below the line from Saarbrücken Ost and the other runs direct. The dive-under line can be used only to access platforms 1 and 3 on the south side of Saarbrücken Hbf.  The direct route is used to and from high-numbered platforms. For most of the day there is regular use of both routes. All ''RE3'' trains to and from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf via Mainz use platforms 1 or 3.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:11, 16 February 2020

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2019 to 12 December 2020, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. Map references relate to the 2017 issue of the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland.

Obscure services

Niedaltdorf – Bouzonville (France)

(83B4) DE20/451

This line, the Niedtalbahn, has no regular service, but a special shuttle service operates every year from Dillingen (Saar) in conjunction with the Good Friday market at Bouzonville - see France route Bouzonville - Niedaltdorf. Regular freight traffic ceased in 2013 and it was planned to sell the line or close it completely. However in December 2019 it was announced that the closure procedure would be halted as part of the general moratorium on further line closures in Germany.

The 2020 service, on 10 April, is: every two hours 09:10 to 17:10 then 18:28 from Dillingen (Saar), and every two hours 10:15 to 16:15 then 17:45 and 19:03 from Bouzonville.

Merzig – Merzig Ost

(83B3) DE20/452

Until 2016, MECL Eisenbahnfreunde eV operated occasional trains over this connecting line between DB and the former Merzig–Büschfelder Eisenbahn, usually for their Bahnhofsfest at the beginning of August. See Museums-Eisenbahn-Club-Losheim. Track on the branch is currently being relaid following an official safety inspection, so trains are not running to Merzig Ost or over this connection until further notice.

Merchweiler (Abzw Wemmetsweiler Kurve) – Wemmetsweiler Rathaus

[681] (157B1) DE20/453

Most trains passing through Merchweiler run directly between Saarbrücken Hbf and Lebach-Jabach via the Wemmetsweiler curve. However a few run between Saarbrücken Hbf and Wemmetsweiler Rathaus, thereby using the above route. These run Mondays to Fridays (unless shown otherwise):

  • From Merchweiler: 01:40 (every night), 06:58. From 3 February 2020 there are also departures at 08:52, 13:52 and 17:52.
  • From Wemmetsweiler Rathaus: 06:54. From 3 February 2020 there are also departures at 07:34, 10:03, 15:03 and 19:03.

Saarbrücken Hbf – Jägersfreude (Saarbrücken Hbf Srg)

[680] (157A3) DE20/454

There are two reversible single tracks between Saarbrücken Hbf and the line via Sulzbach. One runs via a dive-under below the line from Saarbrücken Ost and the other runs direct. The dive-under line can be used only to access platforms 1 and 3 on the south side of Saarbrücken Hbf. The direct route is used to and from high-numbered platforms. For most of the day there is regular use of both routes. All RE3 trains to and from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf via Mainz use platforms 1 or 3.

See also