Eglisau–Neuhausen
Service
System	Swiss Federal Railways
History
Opened	1897
Technical
Line length	17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline	1.3  %
Route map Legend km elev (M) or length (m) inmetres Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line toBülachS9 22.25 Eglisau 390.1 M Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line toKoblenz Eglisau railway bridge across theRhine 23.60 Hüntwangen-Wil 368.2 M 27.04 Rafz 368.2 M 29.30 Switzerland Germany border 448.2 M 30.16 Lottstetten 437.9 M 34.33 Jestetten ↓S65 428.0 M 36.42 Altenburg-Rheinau 428.0 M 37.50 Germany Switzerland border Fischerhölzli 112 m Schweizerhof II 84 m Schweizerhof I 82 m 39.00 Neuhausen Rheinfall 402 M Neuhausen 144 m Rheinfall line toWinterthur 40.13 Neuhausen 397.2 M Rheinfall line toSchaffhausenS9S65

TheEglisau–Neuhausen line is a cross-border railway in Germany and Switzerland. It linksEglisau in the Swisscanton of Zurich with thecity of Schaffhausen in the Swisscanton of Schaffhausen, crossing some 8 kilometres (5 mi) of the German state ofBaden-Württemberg in between. It thus crosses theGermany–Switzerland border twice. The line is 17.88 kilometres (11.11 mi) long,standard gauge and electrified at15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied byoverhead line. It is formed of a mixture of single and double track sections.^[1]

Schaffhausen was first connected to the Swiss railway system in 1857 with the opening of theRheinfall Railway. Whilst this line was entirely on Swiss soil, and provided a direct link to thecity of Winterthur, it only provided a rather indirect route to the rest of Switzerland and theGotthard Railway. TheSwiss Northeastern Railway therefore constructed the Eglisau to Neuhausen line, which opened in 1897. The construction of the line involved the building of several civil engineering structures, including the 439 metres (1,440 ft)Eglisau railway bridge across theRhine at the southern end of the line. At the northern end of the line, two tunnels were necessary, with lengths of 112 metres (367 ft) and 144 metres (472 ft).

The line commences at a junction with theWinterthur to Koblenz line immediately to the west ofEglisau station. From the junction the single-track line turns north and crosses theRhine on theEglisau railway bridge before reachingHüntwangen-Wil station. Although now north of the Rhine, the line at this stage is still in Switzerland and the canton of Zürich. Between Hüntwangen-Wil and the followingRafz station the line is double track, and also connects to freight only spurs serving quarries to the west of the line. After Rafz the line returns to single track before crossing the border into Germany.^[1][2]

Lottstetten station is the first station in Germany, followed byJestetten station. Roughly half-way between the two stations, the line again becomes double-track again. After leaving Jetstetten the line passes through the site of the formerAltenburg-Rheinau station, which was closed in 2010 because of low passenger numbers and despite protests from the German authorities.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Shortly after the site of Altenburg-Rheinau station, the line passes back into Switzerland, although this time in the canton of Schaffhausen, and reverts to single track again. After passing through the Fischerhölzli tunnel, the line emerges high on the hillside above the Rhine and the famousRhine Falls. On this stretch of line lies theNeuhausen Rheinfall station, which was opened in 2015 and is linked to the area around the falls by a combination of bridges and lifts.^[1][7][8]

After Neuhausen Rheinfall station, the line passes through the Neuhausen tunnel, running under the former railway rolling stock factory ofSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG). It then joins theRheinfall line, which links Winterthur with Schaffhausen, immediately beforeNeuhausen's main station.^[1][7]

The line carries an hourly service of long-distance passenger trains betweenZürich and Schaffhausen, with some trains operating as far asFrankfurt andBern. Trains on theZurich S-Bahn lineS9 operate half-hourly from Zurich as far asRafz (just before the German border), with alternate trains continuing to Schaffhausen. Schaffhausen S-Bahn line provides a local service fromJestetten to Schaffhausen. Freight trains also use the line between Germany and the Gotthard route.^[9][10]

The whole line, including the section in Germany, now belongs to theSwiss Federal Railways, and is subject to Swiss rail regulations and Swiss domestic rail fares. The section of the line running through German territory has no rail connection to the German railway network other than by passing through the sections of the line that are in Switzerland.^[1] Jestetten and Lottstetten are border stations and as such are in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Trains which pass through German territory without stopping at a German station, are not subject to any customs inspection or restrictions of either country, despite the train and its passengers technically leaving theSwiss customs area, entering theEuropean Union customs area and reentering Swiss territory again. An agreement in this respect was entered into by the two countries and became law in 1936. From 1840 until 1935, Lottstetten, Altenburg, Jestetten and what was thenDettighofen, was part of the region which formed a customs exclusion zone and was not part of the German customs area.^[11]

On 20 February 2015, at approximately 6.43 am,a collision occurred between anInterregio train and anS-Bahn train atRafz. The collision occurred as the Interregio train, which was running late, was passing throughRafz without stopping. The S-Bahn train was departing forJestetten and was involved in a sideswipe collision, with the Interregio train coming from behind the S-Bahn train. The express was partially derailed, but the couplings held and no carriages overturned. The S-Bahn train was operated byClass 514electric multiple unit 514 046-2. The InterRegio train was hauled byClass 460electric locomotive No. 460 087-0.^[12]

In 2021, the Swiss Federal Railways announced plans to double the track between Jestetten andRafz, thus introducing a second track and platform in Lottstetten station. This will facilitate the planned introduction of a day-long half-hourly S-Bahn service between Zürich and Schaffhausen by 2029. The augmented capacity would also make it possible for an increased number of goods trains to utilise the route.^[13]

• Railway lines in Baden-Württemberg
• Railway lines in Switzerland
• Cross-border railway lines in Germany
• Cross-border railway lines in Switzerland
• Swiss Federal Railways lines
• 15 kV AC railway electrification

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