Geislinger Steige

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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.

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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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Fils Valley Railway hasGradientSection Geislinger Steige
Fils Valley Railway hasStructure Geislinger Steige