Hof–Bad Steben railway

The Hof–Bad Steben railway runs from Hof through the Franconian Forest to the Bavarian state spa town Bad Steben in southern Germany. The line was opened in two stages between 1887 and 1898.

Hof–Bad Steben railway
Overview
Line number5021
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number857
History
Hof - Marxgrün opened1 June 1887 (1887-06-01)
Marxgrün - Bad Steben opened1 June 1898 (1898-06-01)
goods traffic ceased1994
Technical
Line length27 km (16.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed60 km/h (37.3 mph)
Route map

 from Bamberg
(Bamberg–Hof)
 from Regensburg Hbf
(Regensburg–Hof)
0,0
 Hof Hbf, Bw
 to Leipzig Hbf
(Saxon-Bavarian railway)
 B 2, B 173
2,3
 Hof-Neuhof
 B 173
 Spinnerei Neuhof siding
4,5
 Hof-Vogelherd
6,9
 Köditz
(former station)
 A 9
11,1
 Stegenwaldhaus
(former station)
13,1
 Rothenbürg
 from Helmbrechts
(Münchberg–Selbitz)
15,4
 Selbitz
(crossing station)
 St 2195
 B 173
 from Schwarzenbach a Wald
(Naila–Schwarzenbach)
18,8
 Naila
20,5
 Oberklingensporn (LIBA Maschinenfabrik)
 Selbitz River
 St 2195
22,9
 Marxgrün
(former station and locomotive station)
 to Blankenstein
(Triptis–Marxgrün)
 St 2198
 Hartsteinwerk Störrle siding
24,2
 Höllenthal
27,0
 Bad Steben
(former station)
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