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## About This Content
One of Germany’s most strategically important rail lines comes to Train
Simulator, bringing the splendours of The Rhine Railway to life and featuring
one of Europe’s largest freight marshalling yards.

The Rhine Railway runs from Mannheim to Rastatt, via Karlsruhe, and was opened
in 1870 as an alternative route to the Baden Mainline. The line originally ran
between Graben-Neudor and Karlsruhe, following a more western path to its
current one, and is now called the Hardt Railway, partly used by lines S1 and
S11 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.

In 1895, the current route was opened as far as Karlsruhe and extended to
Rastatt. Being entirely within the Upper Rhine Plain, the line is almost
entirely straight and there are no major engineering structures anywhere along
its path, and runs almost parallel with the Rhine Valley Railway, which runs
from Mannheim to Hiedelberg, Karlsruhe, Rastatt, Offenburg and Basel.

The line has undergone several changes through the years, being adapted and
extended for both World Wars. Most notably, the line was electrified in the
1950s and in subsequent years, several stations were abandoned, including the
station of Altrip, – the town now lies on the opposite bank of the Rhine
having been cut off entirely by the straightening of the river.

Today, long distance trains formed of electric locomotives with Intercity
passenger coaches, as well as ICE and TGV high speed trains, travel the route
in either direction. It is also served by Regional-Express services formed
with BR425 S-Bahn electric multiple units.

A prominent landmark on the route is the Mannheim Rangierbahnof, one of
Europe’s largest freight marshalling yards, stretching six kilometres (3.7
miles) and covering 200 hectares, and also an important freight exchange for
the Southern Rhine Valley.

The 80 kilometre (50 mile) Mannheim to Karlsruhe section of The Rhine Railway
for Train Simulator recreates the busy line as it is seen today, and features
the criss-crossing commuter, high speed and freight lines that see dense
traffic on a daily basis.

A number of passenger and freight locomotives and trains are also included
with the route, including the DB BR 406 ICE 3M, DB BR 189, DB BR 425, DB BR
294 and associated freight wagons.
## Scenarios

Seven scenarios for the route:
* Night Containers
* Rheinau Replacement
* Schwetzingen Freight
* Karlsruhe Commute
* Mannheim Bound
* Refreezing the Ice
* Southbound to Karlsruhe

More scenarios are available on Steam Workshop online and in-game. Train
Simulator’s Steam Workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding
many more hours of exciting gameplay. With scenarios being added daily, why
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## Key Features
* 80 kilometre (50 mile) route from Mannheim to Karlsruhe
* Includes commuter, high speed and freight lines
* Mannheim Rangierbahnhof, one of Europe’s largest freight marshalling yards
* Karlsruhe Rangierbahnhof
* DB BR 406 ICE 3M in DB livery
* DB BR 189 in DB Red livery
* DB BR 425 in S-Bahn Red livery
* DB BR 294 in DB Red livery (Quick Drive only)
* Scenarios for the route
* Quick Drive compatible
* Download size: 1,536mb

Train Simulator: The Rhine Railway: Mannheim – Karlsruhe Route Add-On