S8 Karlsruhe → Forbach (Schwarzwald)

Route Details:

Operator: Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train Type: Light Rail
Route Length: 51.7 km
Travel Time: 44 min
Average Speed: 70 km/h
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h

Speed Profile:

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: Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH (51.8 %), DB Netz AG (37.6 %), Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (8.5 %), DB Netz (2.2 %)
Railway Users: mixed traffic (77.5 %), passenger traffic (11.7 %), N/A (10.8 %)
Electrification: 15000 V / 16.7 Hz AC (90.8 %), 750 V / DC (9.1 %), 0 V / DC (0.2 %)
Structures: 3.6 km in tunnels (6.9 %), 0.8 km on bridges (1.6 %), 1.4 km on embankments (2.6 %), 1.4 km in cuttings (2.6 %), 44.6 km on ground level (86.3 %)
Gaps in Route: 0

Map of Route and Stops:

Train Details:

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Train Name: AVG Stadtbahn ET2010
Train Type: Light Rail
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h
Weight empty: 62 t
Power: 600 kW
Maximum Torque: 74 Nm
Maximum Brake Acceleration: 1.5 m/s²
Length: 37 m
Seats: 95