Bamberg–Hof railway

The Bamberg–Hof railway is a 127 kilometre-long main line that runs through Bavaria in southern Germany. The line runs from Bamberg via Lichtenfels, Kulmbach, Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and Münchberg to Hof. The section from Hof to Neuenmarkt now forms part of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line.

Bamberg–Hof railway
Hof Hauptbahnhof, 1986
Overview
Line number5100
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number512, 820, 850
Technical
Line length127.2 km (79.0 mi)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary (Bamberg–Hochstadt am Main)
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline2.3%
Route map

 from Nuremberg
0.0
 Bamberg
 to Bruckertshof
 and to BW Bamberg
 to Würzburg
 and to Bamberg port
(goods siding)
2.6
 from the Würzburg–Bamberg railway
2.7
 A 70
3.5
 Hallstadt (b Bamberg)
6.6
 A 73
7.6
 Breitengüßbach
to Ebern (–Maroldsweisach)
and Dietersdorf
10.7
 A 73
12.1
 Ebing
14.3
 Zapfendorf
20.2
 Ebensfeld
20.5
 to Erfurt (HSL)
25.7
 Bad Staffelstein
28.5
 A 73
31.9
 Lichtenfels
 to Coburg
36.1
 Michelau (Oberfr)
40.2
 Hochstadt-Marktzeuln
 B 173 and B 289
Franconian Forest Railway
to Saalfeld (Saale)
 Main
45.8
 Burgkunstadt
51.7
 Mainroth
56.6
 Mainleus
 White Main
 from Melkendorf
 B 85
 White Main
62.0
 Kulmbach
68.3
 Untersteinach (b Stadtsteinach)
 to Stadtsteinach
70.7
 Ludwigschorgast
74.4
 Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg
 to Bischofsgrün, closed)
 and to Bayreuth
 B 303
 Schiefe Ebene
81.1
 Marktschorgast
86.4
 Falls (former station)
 to Gefrees
93.1
 Stammbach
 B 289
 A 9
 from Helmbrechts
103.0
 Münchberg
 B 2
 to Zell (Oberfr)
109.6
 Seulbitz
 Sächsische Saale
113.7
 Förbau
116.2
 Schwarzenbach (Saale)
 B 289
 Lamitz
 from Weiden
 from Selb-Plößberg
121.6
 Oberkotzau
(Keilbahnhof with line from Selb)
 B 15
124.8
 Sächsische Saale
(viaduct, 164 m)
125.1
 Hof-Moschendorf
127.2
 Hof Hbf
 to Bad Steben
 to Leipzig
Source: German railway atlas
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