Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway
former railway line in Germany
The Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway was one of the seven railways that used to serve the Fichtel Mountains area.
Route
It began at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg station (50°05′35.11″N 11°34′54.13″E) and initially followed the line to Bayreuth. In Schlömen the line branched off to the southeast which is why the village had its own branch and signal box (50°04′32.47″N 11°34′41.00″E). After that the line roughly followed the course of the White Main. From Bad Berneck to Bischofsgrün it ran parallel to the river. Bischofsgrün station (50°03′14.05″N 11°46′28.53″E) lay over a kilometre outside and a good 50 metres above the village.
History
The line was built in three stages. In 1896 the railway reaches the spa town and former district capital of Bad Berneck, in 1897 Goldmühl and finally in 1898 the terminus at Bischofsgrün. There a locomotive shed was provided for the stabling and maintenance of steam locomotives.
Passenger traffic on the entire line was suspended on 26 May 1974 and goods traffic ended between Goldmühl and Bischofsgrün on 31 May 1986.
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