page_title: Franconia Railway
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Franconia Railway / Operations
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Lokomotive 146 214 der Deutschen Bahn AG Auf der Jagstbrücke der Frankenbahn zwischen Möckmühl und Züttlingen, Zugnummer RE 4961. English: DB AG class 146 electric locomotive number 214 at the Frankenbahn Jagst bridge between Möckmühl and Züttlingen, train number RE 4961.
context_page_description: The Franconia Railway is a 180-kilometre-long railway line in the north of the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia that links Stuttgart and Würzburg. Its name comes from the fact that the majority of the line runs through Franconia. The first section of the line was opened in 1848 and is one of the oldest lines in Germany. The main line is now electrified and has been almost entirely upgraded to double-tracks.
context_section_description: The whole line is currently served by Regional-Express trains at two-hour intervals, which are supplemented by some additional services. On the Stuttgart–Bietigheim-Bissingen section, it is integrated in the network of the Stuttgart S-Bahn as line S5. Regionalbahn trains run between Stuttgart and Mosbach-Neckarelz (via the Neckar Valley Railway from Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld), as well as on the Heilbronn–Osterburken section. Between Lauda and Würzburg class 628 diesel multiple unit run at two-hour intervals, operated by WestFrankenBahn as Regionalbahn services.
caption: Regional-Express on the single track Jagst bridge
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