International Rhine Regulation Railway

The International Rhine Regulation Railway (German: Internationale Rheinregulierungsbahn) was an industrial railway situated on both banks of the Alpine Rhine river to the south of its outfall into Lake Constance. Large parts of the line have been preserved. As this stretch of the Rhine forms the international boundary between Austria and Switzerland, the railway is located in both countries.[1]

International Rhine Regulation Railway
The railway bridge at Kriessern, photographed from Switzerland with Austria in the background
Overview
LocaleAustria, Province of Vorarlberg
Switzerland, Canton of St Gallen
Technical
Line length25 km (16 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in)
Electrification750 V DC
Route diagram
Mouth of the Rhine into Lake Constance
Lustenau depot
Wiesenrain
Unterklien quarry
Widnau depot
Straßenbahn Heerbrugg–Diepoldsau (until 1956)
Kadelberg quarry Koblach
Kolbenstein quarry Montlingen

As its name suggests, the railway's original purpose was to assist in the engineering works needed to regulate the Rhine in this area - the so-called Rhine Regulation. It is constructed to 750 mm gauge (2 ft 5 12 in gauge) and is partially electrified at 750 V DC using overhead lines.[2]

References

  1. "Strecke" [Route] (in German). Rhein-Schauen. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  2. "Die Internationale Rheinregulierungs bahn". alpenbahnen.net (in German). Retrieved 2014-05-28.


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