Classic route
Augsburg–Nördlingen railway
Nördlingen → Augsburg · Germany
- Distance
- 70 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 22 min
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Operator
- Arverio Bayern
- Train
- RE 89 · Regional-Express
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1844
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Part of the Ludwig South-North Railway of 1844: fast electrified track from Augsburg to Donauwörth, then the branch on to the walled crater town of Nördlingen.
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