Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway

Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway
Route number:	818
Line number:	5006
Line length:	18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Track gauge:	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route
from Bamberg(Bamberg–Hof) 79,1 Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Hof Hbf(Bamberg–Hof) 76,4 2,7 Schlömen siding(signal box only) to Bayreuth Hbf(Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt) White Main 4,8 Himmelkron White Main 6,8 Lanzendorf A 9 10,9 Berneck (Fichtelgeb) White Main 13,0 Goldmühl 15,1 Röhrenhof 21,0 Bischofsgrün

The Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway was one of the seven railways that used to serve the Fichtelgebirge area.

It began at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg station (50°05′35.11″N 11°34′54.13″E / 50.0930861°N 11.5817028°E / 50.0930861; 11.5817028) 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 / 50.0756861°N 11.5780556°E / 50.0756861; 11.5780556). 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 / 50.0539028°N 11.7745917°E / 50.0539028; 11.7745917) lay over a kilometre outside and a good 50 metres above the village.

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