Biessenhofen–Füssen railway
| Biessenhofen–Füssen railway |
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| Overview |
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| Line number |
- 5440 Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf
- 5441 Marktoberdorf–Füssen
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| Technical |
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| Line length |
37.133 km (23.073 mi) |
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| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed |
- 80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum)
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| Route number |
974 (Buchloe–Füssen) |
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| Route map |
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Legend |
| Operating points and lines[1] |
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From Allgäu Railway from Buchloe |
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0.000 |
Biessenhofen |
700 m above sea level (NN) |
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To Allgäu Railway to Lindau |
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2.525 |
Ebenhofen |
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Marktoberdorf |
729 m above NN |
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To Lechbruck (From 1899 to 1963) |
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0.636 |
Marktoberdorf Schule |
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4.715 |
Leuterschach |
745 m above NN |
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8.100 |
Balteratsried |
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11.399 |
Lengenwang |
806 m above NN |
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13.900 |
Hörmatzen |
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16.684 |
Seeg |
819 m above NN |
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19.800 |
Enzenstetten |
830 m above NN |
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22.195 |
Weizern-Hopferau |
805 m above NN |
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25.600 |
Reinertshof |
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27.100 |
Hopfensee |
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29.002 |
Füssen Stadt Füssen siding |
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30.619 |
Füssen |
808 m above NN |
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The Biessenhofen–Füssen railway is a single-track and non-electrified branch line in the German state of Bavaria and it is a branch line connecting Füssen with the village of Biessenhofen on the Allgäu Railway. The Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf section was opened in 1876 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. On 1 June 1889, the extension to Fussen was opened, but it was built and operated by the private Lokalbahn AG (LAG). After its bankruptcy, the Marktoberdorf–Füssen section was nationalised on 1 August 1938. The track is still operated by Deutsche Bahn. It is also known as the König-Ludwig-Bahn ("King Ludwig Railway").
Transport
The route along its entire length is served every two hours of Regional-Express trains between Munich and Füssen, as well as Regionalbahn trains between Augsburg and Füssen also every two hours, with the two services providing an hourly service on the branch line. Additional Regionalbahn services run from Monday to Friday from Augsburg or Kaufbeuren to Marktoberdorf. Marktoberdorf Schule station is only served by some trains. There is a bus connection from Füssen station to Neuschwanstein chateau.
Notes
- ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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