Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Rail transport in Germany task force/Bavarian branch lines

This mini-project on branch lines in Bavaria is part of the Rail transport in Germany task force within WikiProject Trains. Branch lines were especially numerous in Bavaria and it is a popular subject because of the beautiful backdrops which many of the pass through, from the foothills of the Alps in the south to the rolling hills, crags, castles and lush valleys of Franconia in the north.

If you have an interest in this area, please feel free to help in any way you can. The aim is to create a range of articles on this subject, monitor progress and encourage coherence and consistency.

Context
The Kingdom of Bavaria, in what is now southern Germany, had established a comprehensive network of Bavarian branch lines by the end of the 19th century. From Nordhalben in the north to Schliersee in the south many such railways appeared, each one legally classed as a Lokalbahn (local line), Sekundärbahn (secondary line) or Vizinalbahn(neighbourhood line); later all to be grouped by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as Nebenbahnen. This project aims to coordinate and optimise the portrayal of branch lines in the Bavarian provinces of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia, Swabia, Upper Palatinate, Upper and Lower Bavaria as well as the Palatinate which formerly belonged to Bavaria.

Overview

 * Bavarian branch lines including sections on: Lokalbahn, Sekundärbahn and Vizinalbahn
 * Nebenbahn

Routes

 * List of scheduled railway routes in North Bavaria
 * List of scheduled railway routes in South Bavaria
 * List of closed railway lines in Bavaria

Railway companies

 * Royal Bavarian State Railways
 * Bavarian Eastern Railway Company
 * Deutsche Reichsbahn
 * Deutsche Bundesbahn
 * Deutsche Bahn
 * DB Regio Oberfranken
 * DB Regio Unterfranken
 * SüdostBayernBahn
 * WestFrankenBahn
 * Regentalbahn
 * Länderbahn
 * Upper Palatinate Railway
 * Waldbahn
 * Vogtlandbahn
 * Bayerische Oberlandbahn
 * BayernBahn
 * Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn
 * Augsburger Localbahn
 * Bayerische Regiobahn
 * Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft
 * Kahlgrund Verkehrs-GmbH
 * Lokalbahn AG (Lokalbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft or LAG, Munich)
 * Hessische Landesbahn GmbH
 * Erfurter Bahn

Museum railways

 * Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn


 * Seligenstadt b. Wü.–Volkach: Mainschleifenbahn
 * Nördlingen–Feuchtwangen: Bavarian Railway Museum, Nördlingen
 * Nördlingen–Gunzenhausen: Bavarian Railway Museum, Nördlingen
 * Viechtach–Gotteszell
 * Mellrichstadt–Fladungen: Rhönzügle
 * Ebermannstadt–Gößweinstein–Behringersmühle: Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz
 * Prien–Prien-Stock: Chiemsee-Bahn
 * Bad Endorf–Obing: Chiemgauer Lokalbahn
 * Steinwiesen–Nordhalben: Rodachtalbahn
 * Kiefersfelden: Wachtl-Express
 * Schierling (Upper Palatinate)–Langquaid: Eggmühl/Schierling–Langquaid - Laabertalbahn

See also: Category:Railway museums in Bavaria

Locomotives and railbuses

 * Category:Bavarian locomotives
 * List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

Royal Bavarian State Railways

 * Bavarian D II, image ✅ (model)
 * Bavarian D VI (DRG 98.75), image ✅
 * Bavarian D VII (DRG 98.76), image ❌
 * Bavarian D VIII (DRG 98.6), image ❌
 * Bavarian D X (DRG 98.77), image ❌
 * Bavarian D XI (DRG 98.4-5), image ✅
 * Bavarian BB II (DRG 98.7), image ✅
 * Bavarian ML 2/2 (DRG 98.3, numbers from 361, not changed), image ✅ (model)
 * Bavarian Pt 2/3 (DRG 70.0), image ✅
 * Bavarian PtL 2/2 (DRG 98.3), image ✅ (including model)
 * Bavarian GtL 4/4 (DRG 98.8-9), image ✅
 * Bavarian PtzL 3/4 (DRG 97.1), image ❌
 * Bavarian Gts 4/4, image ❌
 * Bavarian Pts 3/4, image ❌
 * Bavarian Gts 2x3/3 (DRG 99.20), image ❌

LAG - Lokalbahn Aktien Gesellschaft

 * LAG Nos. 61 to 67 (DRG 99.25), Valhalla railway (Walhallabahn), image ✅
 * LAG No. 64 (DRG 99.26), Valhalla railway, image ❌
 * LAG Nos. 87 and 88 (DRG 98.18), image ❌

TAG - Tegernseebahn

 * TAG 7, image ✅

Deutsche Reichsbahn

 * DRB Class 50, image ✅
 * DRG Class 64, image ✅
 * DRG Class 86, image ✅
 * DRG Class 98.8-9 (bay. GtL 4/4), image ✅
 * DRG Class 98.10 (unofficially the Bav. GtL 4/5), image ❌
 * DRG Class 98.11 (unofficially the Bav. GtL 4/5), image ❌

Deutsche Bundesbahn 1960

 * DB Class ETA 180, image ❌
 * DB Class VT 70, image ❌
 * DB Class VT 75, image ❌
 * DB Class VT 86.9, image ❌
 * DB Class V 60, image ✅
 * DB Class V 80, image ✅ (model)
 * DB Class V 100, image ✅
 * Uerdingen railbus, image ✅

Deutsche Bundesbahn 1980

 * DB Class 614, image ✅
 * DB Class 628, image ✅

Deutsche Bahn/Private Operators

 * Integral (Zug), image ✅
 * Bombardier Talent, image ✅
 * Siemens Desiro / DBAG Class 642, image ✅

working

 * Pt 2/3 – 70 083, Bavarian Lokalbahn Society, Bw Landhut
 * GtL 4/4 – 98 886, Stadt Schweinfurt / Freilandmuseum Fladungen, Rhönzügle
 * TAG 7, Bavarian Lokalbahn Society, Bw Landhut

not working

 * D XI – 98 507, Denkmal Ingolstadt Hbf
 * LAG 61-67 – 99 253, Denkmal Regensburg, Donauschleuse

Stations

 * List of railway stations in Bavaria

Railway divisions

 * RBD Augsburg, map: RBD Augsburg
 * RBD Nürnberg, map: RBD Nürnberg
 * RBD München, map: RBD München
 * RBD Regensburg, map:RBD Regensburg

List of branch lines
The following list contains all Bavarian branch lines, grouped by province. In each line, the name of the line is given, followed by other information. If the start and end points of the line are not immediately deducible from the name, they are given separately.

Upper Franconia (❌)
(The routes broadly start in the southwest and run clockwise.)
 * Forchheim–Höchstadt railway (Aischgrundbahn)
 * Forchheim–Behringersmühle railway see also Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz
 * Ebermannstadt–Heiligenstadt railway
 * Erlangen–Gräfenberg railway “Sekundärbahn, 'begins in Middle Franconia''
 * Gräfenberg Railway (Gräfenbergbahn, Nürnberg Nordost–Gräfenberg) begins in Middle Franconia
 * Strullendorf–Schlüsselfeld railway
 * Frensdorf–Ebrach railway
 * Bamberg–Scheßlitz railway
 * Breitengüßbach–Maroldsweisach railway ends in Lower Franconia
 * Breitengüßbach–Dietersdorf railway
 * Itz Valley Railway (Itzgrundbahn, Creidlitz–Rossach)
 * Coburg–Bad Rodach railway
 * Steinach Valley Railway (Steinachtalbahn, Ebersdorf–Hof-Steinach–Neustadt bei Coburg), also called the Karussellbahn
 * Neuses–Weißenbrunn railway
 * Kronach–Nordhalben railway
 * Pressig-Rothenkirchen–Tettau railway
 * Ludwigsstadt–Lehesten railway
 * Untersteinach–Stadtsteinach railway
 * Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach railway
 * Bayreuth–Hollfeld railway
 * Bayreuth–Warmensteinach railway
 * Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway
 * Falls–Gefrees railway
 * Holenbrunn–Leupoldsdorf railway
 * Holenbrunn–Selb railway
 * Cheb–Oberkotzau railway ''since 1945 predominantly operated as the Hof–Selb branch line
 * Kirchenlamitz–Weißenstadt railway
 * Münchberg–Zell railway
 * Münchberg–Selbitz railway
 * Hof–Bad Steben railway
 * Naila–Schwarzenbach am Wald railway
 * Triptis–Marxgrün railway (Höllentalbahn (Frankenwald))

Middle Franconia (❌)
(The routes broadly start in the northwest and run clockwise.'')
 * Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach railway
 * Leutershausen-Wiedersbach–Bechhofen railway
 * Steinach bei Rothenburg–Dombühl railway
 * Neustadt (Aisch)–Demantsfürth-Uehlfeld railway (Aischtalbahn)
 * Neustadt (Aisch)–Steinach bei Rothenburg railway
 * Zenn Valley Railway (Zenngrundbahn, Siegelsdorf–Markt Erlbach)
 * Rangau Railway (Rangaubahn, Fürth–Cadolzburg)
 * Bibert Railway (Bibertbahn, Nuremberg-Stein–Unternbibert-Rügland)
 * Nuremberg Ring Railway with passenger services from Nuremberg-Dutzendteich to Nuremberg-Rbf
 * Erlangen-Bruck–Herzogenaurach
 * Erlangen–Gräfenberg railway Sekundärbahn
 * Gräfenberg Railway (Gräfenbergbahn, Nuremberg Nordost–Gräfenberg) ends in Upper Franconia
 * Schnaittach Valley Railway (Schnaittachtalbahn, Neunkirchen am Sand–Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach)
 * Feucht–Altdorf railway
 * Feucht–Wendelstein railway
 * Burgthann–Allersberg railway
 * Roth–Greding railway
 * Georgensgmünd–Spalt railway
 * Gunzenhausen–Pleinfeld railway
 * Nördlingen–Gunzenhausen railway
 * Nördlingen–Dombühl railway

Lower Franconia (❌)

 * Bachgau Railway (Bachgaubahn, Aschaffenburg–Höchst (Odenwald))
 * Aschaffenburg–Wertheim railway (Maintalbahn)
 * Franconian Saale Valley railway (Fränkische Saaletalbahn, Gemünden–Bad Kissingen–Ebenhausen)
 * Bad Neustadt–Bad Königshofen railway
 * Bad Neustadt–Bischofsheim railway
 * Breitengüßbach–Maroldsweisach railway begins in Upper Franconia
 * Dettelbach Bahnhof–Dettelbach Stadt railway
 * Haßfurt–Hofheim railway
 * Kahlgrund Railway (Kahlgrundbahn, Kahl–Schöllkrippen) private 
 * Lohr–Wertheim railway (Ostspessartbahn)
 * Mellrichstadt–Fladungen railway (Rhönzügle)
 * Madonnenland Railway (Madonnenlandbahn, Miltenberg–Seckach)
 * Obernburg-Elsenfeld–Heimbuchenthal railway
 * Gaubahn Railway (Ochsenfurt–Weikersheim)
 * Rottershausen–Stadtlauringen railway (Lauertalbahn)
 * Lower Steigerwald Railway (Untere Steigerwaldbahn, Schweinfurt–Kitzingen)
 * Mainschleifen Railway (Mainschleifenbahn, Seligenstadt–Volkach)
 * Sinn Valley Railway (Sinntalbahn, Jossa–Wildflecken) begins in Hessen

Upper Palatinate (❌)
(The routes are listed broadly from north to south.'')
 * Neusorg–Fichtelberg railway ends in Upper Franconia
 * Wiesau–Eger railway part of the Bavarian Ostbahn main line from Regensburg to Eger(–Hof); branch line since 1977
 * Wiesau–Bärnau railway
 * Reuth–Erbendorf railway
 * Pressath–Kirchenthumbach railway
 * Neustadt (Waldnaab)–Eslarn railway
 * Floß–Flossenbürg railway
 * Ranna–Auerbach railway
 * Amberg–Schnaittenbach railway
 * Amberg–Lauterhofen railway
 * Amberg–Schmidmühlen railway
 * Nabburg–Schönsee railway
 * Bodenwöhr–Rötz railway
 * Bodenwöhr–Nittenau railway
 * Cham–Waldmünchen railway
 * Cham–Lam railway, AG Lokalbahn Lam–Kötzting railway (Kötzting–Lam)
 * Haidhof–Burglengenfeld railway
 * Sulz Valley Railway (Sulztalbahn Neumarkt–Beilngries–Dietfurt) runs partly through Upper Bavaria
 * Greißelbach–Freystadt railway
 * Regensburg–Falkenstein railway
 * Valhalla Railway (Walhallabahn,Regensburg–Wörth an the Donau) narrow gauge 1000mm
 * Sinzing–Alling railway
 * Eggmühl–Langquaid railway ends in Lower Bavaria

Swabia (❌)

 * Biessenhofen–Füssen railway
 * Dinkelscherben–Thannhausen railway
 * Gundelfingen i. Bay.–Sontheim (Brenz) partly in Baden-Württemberg. Literature:
 * Kellmünz–Babenhausen railway
 * Markt Oberdorf–Lechbruck railway
 * Memmingen–Legau railway
 * Mertingen–Wertingen railway
 * Nördlingen–Wemding railway
 * Pfaffenhausen–Kirchheim railway
 * Fünfstetten–Monheim railway
 * Senden–Weißenhorn railway
 * Augsburg–Welden railway
 * Röthenbach (Allgäu)–Weiler (Allgäu)
 * Röthenbach (Allgäu)–Scheidegg
 * Türkheim–Bad Wörishofen railway
 * Kempten–Isny railway partly in Baden-Württemberg
 * Ungerhausen–Ottobeuren railway
 * Härtsfeld Railway (Härtsfeldbahn, Dillingen–Aalen) narrow gauge 1000 mm, private 
 * Augsburg branch line Augsburger Localbahn, formerly passenger services Augsburg–Haunstetten
 * Stauden Railway (Staudenbahn, Gessertshausen–Türkheim)

Upper Bavaria (❌)

 * Ammersee Railway (Ammerseebahn, Mering–Weilheim)
 * Ammergau Railway (Ammergaubahn, Murnau–Oberammergau)
 * Außerfern Railway Außerfernbahn
 * Altötting–Neuötting railway steam tramway (Dampfstraßenbahn), narrow gauge, 1000mm
 * Eichstätt–Beilngries railway (Eichstätt–Kinding–Beilngries) Eichstätt–Kinding originally narrow gauge, 1000mm, later re-gauged
 * Mühldorf–Burghausen railway
 * Markt Swabia–Erding railway
 * Tegernsee Railway (Tegernsee-Bahn, Schaftlach–Tegernsee) private
 * Chiemgau Railway (Prien–Aschau)
 * Chiemgau Railway (Lokalbahn Endorf–Obing)
 * Chiemsee Railway (Chiemseebahn, Prien–Stock) narrow gauge 1000mm, private
 * Bavarian Zugspitze Railway (Zugspitzbahn, Garmisch-Partenkirchen–Zugspitze) mountain railway, rack railway, electrified, narrow gauge 1000mm, private 
 * Fuchs Valley railway (Fuchstalbahn, Landsberg–Schongau)
 * Isar Valley Railway (Isartalbahn, München–Wolfratshausen–Beuerberg–Bichl)
 * Bad Aibling–Feilnbach railway Lokalbahn
 * Pfaffenwinkel Railway Pfaffenwinkelbahn
 * Grafing–Wasserburg railway (Filzenexpress) including branch to Wasserburg Stadt
 * Grafing–Glonn railway
 * Wendelstein Railway (Wendelsteinbahn, Brannenburg–Wendelstein) mountain railway, rack railway, electrified, narrow gauge 1000mm, private 
 * Wachtl Express (Kiefersfelden–Thiersee) narrow gauge 900mm, electrified
 * Freilassing–Berchtesgaden railway to Bad Reichenhall main line
 * Berchtesgaden–Schellenberg(–Salzburg) railway as an extension of the Grüne Elektrische of the Salzburg tramway
 * Königssee Railway (Königsseebahn, Berchtesgaden–Königsee) electrified
 * Dollnstein–Rennertshofen railway
 * Ingolstadt–Riedenburg railway
 * Thann-Matzbach–Haag railway
 * Wolnzach–Geisenfeld railway
 * Wolnzach–Langenbach railway
 * Enzelhausen–Mainburg railway


 * Kochelsee Railway (Kochelseebahn)

Lower Bavaria (❌)

 * Miltach–Straubing railway begins in the Upper Palatinate
 * Blaibach–Gotteszell railway begins in the Upper Palatinate
 * Deggendorf–Kalteneck railway
 * Deggendorf–Metten railway (Lokalbahn)
 * Passau–Freyung railway
 * Erlau–Wegscheid rack railway
 * Passau–Hauzenberg railway
 * Passau–Neumarkt-Sankt Veit railway
 * Simbach am Inn–Pocking railway
 * Tutting–Kößlarn railway
 * Vilshofen–Aidenbach railway
 * Vilshofen–Ortenburg (Niederb)
 * Waldkirchen–Haidmühle railway
 * Ilz Valley Railway (Passau–Freyung)
 * Zwiesel–Bodenmais railway
 * Zwiesel–Grafenau railway
 * Wallersdorf–Münchshofen railway 1000mm narrow gauge railway (Kleinbahn)
 * Landau–Arnstorf railway
 * Aufhausen–Kröhstorf railway
 * Landshut–Rottenburg railway

Thuringia (✅)

 * Rentwertshausen–Römhild railway by state treaty operated by the Bavarian State Railway

Possible future structure for Bavarian branch lines
(Vehicle development woven into route histories)

List of routes

 * See Bavarian sections in the List of scheduled railway routes in Germany

List of stations
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 * See List of railway stations in Bavaria

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Categories

 * Bavarian branch lines: Category:Branch lines in Bavaria
 * Bavarian locomotives: Category:Locomotives of Bavaria

Photos
In Wiki Commons this subject has its own category for photos and plans of Bavarian branch lines: commons::Category:Local railway in Bavaria