Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway

Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway
Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway
Overview
Line number5504
5540 (S-Bahn Hauptbahnhof–Gauting)
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 960 (Munich–Innsbruck)
  • 999.6 (S 6 Munich–Tutzing)
Technical
Line length100.6 km (62.5 mi)
Number of tracks2: München–Tutzing and Murnau–Hechendorf
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed140 km/h (87.0 mph) (max)
Route map

München Hbf
to northern track group
2.0
München-Neuhausen
(junction)
Sendling link
7.4
Munich Pasing
527 m
8.9
Munich-Westkreuz
530 m
11.3
Lochham
12.4
Gräfelfing
548 m
14.1
Planegg
556 m
15.8
Stockdorf
to Germering tank farm
18.9
Gauting
584 m
23.7
Mühlthal (Oberbay)
(until 2004)
621 m
26.7
Starnberg Nord
(since 2001)
27.9
Starnberg
587 m
32.7
Possenhofen
630 m
34.8
Feldafing
648 m
39.6
Tutzing
teminus
612 m
41.6
Unterzeismering junction
43.7
Diemendorf
(closed for passengers 1984)
622 m
48.9
Wilzhofen
(closed for passengers 1984)
565 m
53.5
Weilheim (Oberbay)
561 m
57.3
Polling
(closed for passengers 1984)
566 m
62.0
Huglfing
595 m
69.3
Uffing am Staffelsee
666 m
74.9
Murnau
692 m
77.9
Hechendorf
(closed for passengers 1984)
81.1
Ohlstadt
636 m
from Werdenfels gravel quarry
(dismantled in 2007)
85.4
Eschenlohe
636 m
91.9
Oberau
653 m
95.8
Farchant
671 m
100.6
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
708 m
Source: German railway atlas

The Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway is a single track, electrified main line railway in the southern part of the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Munich via Starnberg and Murnau to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The first part of it was opened in 1854 and is one of the oldest lines in Germany.

On 3 June 2022 in the Burgrain train derailment, a regional train derailed on a single track curve at Burgrain, north of Garmisch-Partenkirchen station.