Biessenhofen–Füssen railway

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 Buchloe–Lindau railway. The Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf section was opened in 1876 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. On 1 June 1889, the extension to Füssen 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. Until the end of 2018, the track was operated by Deutsche Bahn and also known by the name König-Ludwig-Bahn ("King Ludwig Railway"). Since then, it has been operated by the private operator Bayerische Regiobahn.

Biessenhofen–Füssen railway
Overview
Line number
  • 5440 Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf
  • 5441 Marktoberdorf–Füssen
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number974 (Buchloe–Füssen)
Technical
Line length37.133 km (23.073 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum)
Route map
km
elev
from Buchloe
0.000
 Biessenhofen
700 m
to Lindau
2.525
 Ebenhofen
6.514
0.000
 Marktoberdorf
729 m
to Lechbruck (From 1899 to 1963)
0.636
 Marktoberdorf Schule
4.715
 Leuterschach
745 m
8.100
 Balteratsried
11.399
 Lengenwang
806 m
13.900
 Hörmatzen
16.684
 Seeg
819 m
19.800
 Enzenstetten
830 m
22.195
 Weizern-Hopferau
805 m
25.600
 Reinertshof
27.100
 Hopfensee
29.002
 Füssen Stadt Füssen siding
30.619
 Füssen
808 m
Source: German railway atlas[1]
Füssen station at the end of the line

Transport
Push–pull train on the line in 2012.

The line is served hourly by Regionalbahn services on the Augsburg–Füssen route (RB77). The Munich–Füssen route (RB 68) is also served by three train pairs a day. These are operated by Bayerische Regiobahn with Alstom Coradia LINT diesel multiple units.

There is a bus connection from Füssen station to Neuschwanstein chateau.

Notes
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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