Weiden–Bayreuth railway

Weiden–Bayreuth railway

Overview

Line number

5051

Locale

Bavaria, Germany

Service

Route number

867

Technical

Line length

58.1 km (36.1 mi)

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Operating speed

120 km/h (75 mph)

Route map

				km		elev
					from Regensburg
					from Neukirchen
				0.0	Weiden (Oberpf)
					to Hof
				2.8	A 93
				11.5	Parkstein-Hütten	419 m
					B 470
				14.9	Schwarzenbach (b Pressath)
				20.9	Pressath
					to Grafenwöhr (–Kirchenthumbach)
				21.7	B 299
					Haidenaab
					Haidenaab
				26.8	Trabitz	437 m
					Haidenaab
				32.3	Kemnath-Neustadt	450 m
				35.9	Guttenthau
					from Cheb
				39.3	Kirchenlaibach	462 m
					to Nuremberg
				45.5	Seybothenreuth	425 m
					B 22
				50.1	Stockau	397 m
				54.3	Eremitage
				55.2	A 9
				55.5	B 22
				57.0	B 22 (40 m)
				57.6	B 22 and
				57.6	Red Main (110 m long)
					from Schnabelwaid
				58.1	Bayreuth Hbf	344 m
					to Warmensteinach
					to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg
				km

Source: German railway atlas

The Weiden–Bayreuth railway is a major railway in the German state of Bavaria. It connects Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Kirchenlaibach and Bayreuth.