S5 Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof → Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof

Route Details:

Operator: Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH;DB Regio
Train Type: Light Rail
Route Length: 32.8 km
Travel Time: 29 min
Average Speed: 68 km/h
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h
Known speed limits in OSM database: 85.8 %

Speed Profile:

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Please note: Only the maximum speed of the rails are used for speed calculations. Because of signalling, individual maxspeed for different rolling stocks, tilting technology and economic reasons the actually driven speed can be different. Time needed for boarding is also not evaluated.

Railway Details:

Railway Operators: DB Netz AG (58.1 %), Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (27.7 %), Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH (13 %), DB Netz (0.8 %), N/A (0.4 %)
Railway Users: mixed traffic (59.9 %), passenger traffic (40.1 %)
Electrification: 15000 V / 16.7 Hz AC (74.9 %), 750 V / DC (24.6 %), 0 V / DC (0.5 %)
Structures: 3.3 km in tunnels (10.1 %), 0.5 km on bridges (1.6 %), 1 km on embankments (3 %), 2.1 km in cuttings (6.3 %), 26 km on ground level (79.1 %)
Gaps in Route: 0
Position Image Location Description Distance to main signal Distance between main signals Show on map
km 0.03 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 32 m Show on map
1621733497
km 0.06 298 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 191 m Show on map
5200824953
km 0.25 358 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 30
x 231 m Show on map
1621733504
km 0.42 German BOStrab H Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 15
69 m x Show on map
1633042728
km 0.48 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 185 m Show on map
1633042799
km 0.67 155 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 15
x 505 m Show on map
1534526087
km 1.17 226 Unknown Main Signal
with Speed Signal (60, ?)
combined with Unknown Distant Signal
with Distant Speed Signal (20, ?)
Speed in area behind signal: 60
1083 m 1083 m Show on map
7894208382
km 2.26 200 German Ks Main Signal
combined with German Ks Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 20
? 2016 m Show on map
9856347879
km 4.27 21 Unknown Main Signal
with Speed Signal (30)
Speed in area behind signal: 30
x 218 m Show on map
1135779206
km 4.49 Unknown Main Signal
with Speed Signal (70)
Speed in area behind signal: 70
x 656 m Show on map
5866196485
km 5.03 Unknown Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 30
121 m x Show on map
7616574808
km 5.15 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 70
x 939 m Show on map
4417370991
km 5.9 Unknown Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 30
184 m x Show on map
6374723749
km 6.09 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 218 m Show on map
6374723754
km 6.31 12 Unknown Main Signal
Distant Speed Signal (unknown speeds)
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 73 m Show on map
1138392129
km 6.38 12 Unknown Main Signal
with Speed Signal (30)
Speed in area behind signal: 30
x 643 m Show on map
2533729366
km 7.02 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 70
x 477 m Show on map
4431537789
km 7.5 Unknown Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 40
x 501 m Show on map
4361920820
km 8 C German H/V Exit Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 40
x 1154 m Show on map
2979027564
km 8.77 German Ne2 Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 40
383 m x Show on map
1449369494
km 9.15 N2 German H/V Exit Signal
German H/V Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
1278 m 1278 m Show on map
3247432870
km 10.43 A10 German H/V Entry Signal
German Ne2 Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 80
235 m 235 m Show on map
4439581909
km 10.67 N11 German H/V Exit Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
x 4185 m Show on map
4439581917
km 14.85 45 German H/V Block Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
x 4489 m Show on map
1310987452
km 17.06 a 473 German H/V Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
? x Show on map
2290774245
km 19.34 N 401 German H/V Exit Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
x 3107 m Show on map
7995465752
km 22.45 531 German H/V Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
x 3270 m Show on map
2296429857
km 24.73 541 German H/V Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
988 m x Show on map
2375456998
km 25.72 541 German H/V Main Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
x 4914 m Show on map
1310895021
km 29.63 German H/V Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
999 m x Show on map
2375894620
km 30.27 German H/V Repeated Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
358 m x Show on map
2375894168
km 30.4 German H/V Repeated Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
229 m x Show on map
2375894130
km 30.49 German H/V Repeated Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 100
140 m x Show on map
1310861067
km 30.63 German H/V Main Signal
German H/V Distant Signal
with German Zs3v Distant Speed Signal (off)
Speed in area behind signal: 100
1404 m 1404 m Show on map
2375894073
km 32.04 German H/V Main Signal
with German Zs3 Speed Signal (60, ?)
German H/V Distant Signal
Speed in area behind signal: 50
? ? Show on map
2290774173
35 signals found on this route.

Map of Route and Stops:

Train Details:

Train Image
Train Name: AVG Stadtbahn GT8-100D/2S-M
Train Type: Light Rail
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h
Weight empty: 59 t
Power: 508 kW
Maximum Torque: 59 Nm
Maximum Brake Acceleration: 1.6 m/s²
Length: 25 m
Seats: 95