Abensberg is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Regensburg, 40 km (25 mi) east of Ingolstadt, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Landshut and 100 km (62 mi) north of Munich. It is situated on the river Abens, a tributary of the Danube.

The Regensburg–Ingolstadt railway is a single-track, electrified mainline railway in Bavaria, Germany. It runs in the Danube valley from Regensburg to Ingolstadt. The Regensburg–Ingolstadt railway and the Ingolstadt–Neuoffingen railway together form the Bavarian Danube Valley Railway (Donautalbahn).