Westfrankenbahn reopens modernised Markelsheim station with new interlocking
- Location
- Markelsheim (Bad Mergentheim), Tauber Valley line Crailsheim–Lauda, Baden-Württemberg · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Tauber Valley line: modernisation of Markelsheim station with electronic interlocking (ESTW)
- Investment
- approx. EUR 11 million (Satteldorf and Markelsheim combined)
- Status
- Opened on 14 June 2026
Westfrankenbahn reopened the rebuilt passing station at Markelsheim on the Tauber Valley line on 14 June 2026 after the line closure. It now has a new electronic interlocking controlled from the Niederstetten control centre and offers step-free access. Westfrankenbahn is investing over EUR 45 million in its network this year, of which EUR 11 million goes to Satteldorf and Markelsheim; a new timetable with longer journey times applies on the southern Tauber Valley line (LOK Report, 16 Jun 2026).
Source: lok-report.de ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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