Geislinger Steige
E710137
Geislinger Steige is a steep and historically significant railway incline in Germany, renowned as an early engineering feat of the Fils Valley Railway through the Swabian Jura.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway incline
ⓘ
railway line section ⓘ |
| connects |
Amstetten (Württemberg)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geislingen an der Steige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType | adhesion railway ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | northern escarpment of the Swabian Jura ⓘ |
| designedFor | overcoming steep elevation between Fils Valley and Alb plateau ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | steep ascent on a mainline route ⓘ |
| heritage | considered a landmark of German railway engineering ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early major railway engineering feat in Germany ⓘ |
| importance | key link between Stuttgart and Ulm ⓘ |
| inclineType | continuous gradient ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Swabian Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Göppingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | railway route Stuttgart–Ulm ⓘ |
| maximumGradient |
about 1:44
ⓘ
about 22.5 ‰ ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Geislingen an der Steige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Geislingen incline ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the steepest mainline railway sections in Germany ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1850 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fils Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Geislingen an der Steige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Fils Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Fils Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
long-distance trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport across the Swabian Jura escarpment ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
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