Deggendorf–Kalteneck railway
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Route number | former 876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Deggendorf–Kalteneck railway linked the railway line running through the
Construction
Following the construction of the
So the Bavarian state parliament, the Landtag, decided to build a single-tracked cross-country line from Deggendorf via Eging to Kalteneck with a junction to the Ilz Valley railway, passing the requisite law on 26 June 1908. This route could also link up the harbour at Deggendorf and the market at Hengersberg to the railway network. The liability for contentious land acquisition was taken on by Deggendorf, Hengersberg and Passau on behalf of the state railway.
Construction began in summer 1910 at both ends of the line. As a result, the 11.62 km long section from Deggendorf to Hengersberg and the 20.75 km long stretch from Kalteneck to Eging were opened as early as 26 November 1913 with great celebrations. The centre section, 21.66 km long, went into service on 1 August 1914 on the eve of the
Rail traffic
For the train services, the Bavarian Lokalbahn engines at the locomotive depots (Bahnbetriebswerke) of Plattling and Passau were made available. On the Deggendorf-Hengersberg line three pairs of trains ran daily for the first few months and, between Eging and Kalteneck, four pairs. The four pairs of through trains initially deployed once the line was fully opened were gradually reduced during the First World War to two pairs. Because these trains also had to take goods wagons with them the journey times on the line were long. In 1936 five pairs of trains worked the route, with trains from both directions ending in Eging in the evening and returning in the morning. In 1976 the five train pairs only ran on weekdays. On Sundays they were replaced by three bus services.
Closures
With the increase in private transport the number of passengers on this line steadily waned, although additional stops were added and operations were switched to
Sources
- Zeitler, Walther: Eisenbahnen in Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz. 2. Auflage, Amberg 1997, ISBN 3-924350-61-2
- Siegfried Bufe: Nebenbahnen im Passauer Land, Egglham 1998, ISBN 3-922138-66-7
See also
- List of closed railway lines in Bavaria
- Bavarian branch lines
- Bavarian Forest railway