Biessenhofen–Füssen railway

The Biessenhofen–Füssen railway is a single-track and non-electrified branch line in the German state of Bavaria and it is a branch line connecting Füssen with the village of Biessenhofen on the Allgäu Railway. The Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf section was opened in 1876 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. On 1 June 1889, the extension to Fussen was opened, but it was built and operated by the private Lokalbahn AG (LAG). After its bankruptcy, the Marktoberdorf–Füssen section was nationalised on 1 August 1938. Until the end of 2018, the track was operated by Deutsche Bahn and also known by the name König-Ludwig-Bahn ("King Ludwig Railway"). Since then, it is operated by the private operator Bayerische Regiobahn.

Biessenhofen–Füssen railway
Overview
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Line number
  • 5440 Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf
  • 5441 Marktoberdorf–Füssen
Technical
Line length37.133 km (23.073 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum)
Route number974 (Buchloe–Füssen)
Route map
0.000 Biessenhofen
 700 m above sea level (NN)
To Allgäu Railway to Lindau
 2.525 Ebenhofen
6.514
0.000
 Marktoberdorf
 729 m above NN
To Lechbruck (From 1899 to 1963)
 0.636 Marktoberdorf Schule
 4.715 Leuterschach
 745 m above NN
 8.100 Balteratsried
 11.399 Lengenwang
 806 m above NN
 13.900 Hörmatzen
 16.684 Seeg
 819 m above NN
 19.800 Enzenstetten
 830 m above NN
 22.195 Weizern-Hopferau
 805 m above NN
 25.600 Reinertshof
 27.100 Hopfensee
 29.002 Füssen Stadt Füssen siding
 30.619 Füssen
 808 m above NN

Source: German railway atlas[1]

Füssen station at the end of the line

Transport
Push–pull train on the line in 2012.

The route along its entire length is served every two hours of trains between Munich and Füssen, as well as trains between Augsburg and Füssen also every two hours, with the two services providing an hourly service on the branch line.

There is a bus connection from Füssen station to Neuschwanstein chateau.

Notes
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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