Harmersbach Valley Railway

Biberach–Oberharmersbach
Route number:722
Line length:10.6 km
Track gauge:1,435 mm
Legend
Black Forest Railway from Offenburg
0,0 Biberach
Black Forest Railway to Konstanz
3,3 Zell am Harmersbach
4,5 Birach
5,5 Unterharmersbach
7,0 Kirnbach-Grün
9,0 Oberharmersbach Dorf
10,6 Oberharmersbach-Riersbach

The Harmersbach Valley Railway (German: Harmersbachtalbahn) is a 10.6 km long branch line in southwestern Germany that branches off in Biberach from the Black Forest Railway and ends in Oberharmersbach-Riersbach.

The Harmersbach Valley Railway was opened on 15 December 1904 by the Vering & Waechter construction and operating company in Berlin, from whom it was transferred on 1 April 1917 to the German Railway Operating Company. Since 1963 it has belonged to the state-owned Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (SWEG). Its subsidiary, the Ortenau S-Bahn (OSB), runs the line today.

Since December 2005 single journeys via Biberach from and to Offenburg were connected. The rail traffic is enhanced by a parallel-running bus line owned by the SWEG, that is operated by a local sub-contractor.

Coordinates: 48°21′26″N 8°05′48″E / 48.35722°N 8.09667°E / 48.35722; 8.09667

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