| Böblingen–Schönaich/Dettenhausen | |
| Routenumber: | 790.72; 327b (1965) |
| Linenumber: | 4871 |
| Linelength: | 17.0 km + 3.02 km |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| Electrification: | 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC |
The Schönbuch Railway (German: '''Schönbuchbahn''') is a branch line in the Stuttgart region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and is long. It links Dettenhausen with Böblingen, where a connection is made with lines S1 and S60 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Line S1 provides a direct service to Stuttgart.[1]
The Schönbuchbahn is owned by the Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn (ZVS), and is operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group.[1]
The typical service pattern consists of two trains an hour, although the frequency may reduce to one train an hour at weekends or in the evenings.[2]
Passenger services on the Schönbuchbahn use a fleet of 6 partially low floor Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 units.[3] In December 2016 transport authority Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn selected Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles for a €51·3m contract to supply nine three-car light rail vehicles of a new design.[4] [5]