Munich–Mühldorf railway

Munich–Mühldorf railway
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke München–Mühldorf
Line number5600 Munich East–Simbach (Inn)
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 940
  • 999.2 (S2 Munich East-Markt Schwaben)
Technical
Line length84.676 km (52.615 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Munich–Markt Schwaben, Ampfing–Mühldorf)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Route map

Munich East branch
0.0
Munich East
1.1
München Leuchtenbergring
Flughafen-S-Bahn junction
2.4
München-Berg am Laim
2.7
Steinhausen S-Bahn depot
2.8
to Salzburg (M-Berg am Laim junction)
4.3
München-Riem West junction
(Berg am Laim bypass)
6.2
München-Riem
München Riem container depot
former connecting line from
Munich north ring
10.2
Feldkirchen (b München)
12.4
Heimstetten
14.3
Grub (Oberbay)
16.3
Poing
21.1
Markt Schwaben
508 m
29.2
Hörlkofen
505 m
32.2
Walpertskirchen
35.5
Walpertskirchen Clasp
to Munich Airport (planned)
38.5
Thann-Matzbach
476 m
former Thann-Matzbach–Haag railway
47.1
Dorfen station
448 m
former Dorfen–Velden railway
51.2
Wasentegernbach
54.0
Schwindegg
432 m
61.7
Weidenbach
66.7
Ampfing
420 m
from Rosenheim
Inn Canal
74.8
Mühldorf (Oberbay)
411 m
to Freilassing and Burghausen
Source: German railway atlas

The Munich–Mühldorf railway is a 74 .8 km long main line in the German state of Bavaria, which opened on 1 May 1871. It runs from Munich East station via Markt Schwaben and Dorfen to Mühldorf. The travel time between Munich East and Mühldorf is currently about an hour.

The track is one of the 18 bottlenecks with capacity problems identified under the Bundesschienenwegeausbaugesetz (Federal Railway Infrastructure Development Act) of 1993. In particular the section between Markt Schwaben and Ampfing is one of the busiest single-track lines in Germany. About 3 million tonnes is handled on this single-track, non-electrified route; this is more than one percent of Germany's total rail freight task and in 2015 it will probably be more than two percent.