Eggmühl–Langquaid railway

The Eggmühl–Langquaid railway also known as the Schierling–Langquaid branch line (Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid) or Laaber Valley Railway (Laabertalbahn),[3] is a standard gauge branch line[4] in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. It runs from Eggmühl to Langquaid and is operated by the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn (RSE).[5]

Eggmühl–Langquaid railway
Service
Route number12930[1]
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
from Regensburg
0,0
 Eggmühl
Bridge over the B 15
to München
3,3
 Schierling
railway junction
4,2
 Eichbühl
junction
7,2
 Niederleierndorf
junction
10,3
 Langquaid

History

The line was opened in 1903. Goods traffic was hauled by steam traction until 1964 and thereafter with diesel locomotives. In 1968 passenger services were withdrawn.[6] In 1996 it was announced that goods traffic was also going to be closed down. However, in cooperation with a local initiative and local politicians, the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn took over the Eichbühl–Lanquaid section from DB Netz on 1 January 2000. Five years later the section from Eggmühl to Eichbühl was added. Since 2001, goods trains have been hauled by a Class MV 9 locomotive built by Orenstein & Koppel, which had been purchased from the Zeil am Main sugar factory.[7]

The goods facilities at Eggmühl, Schierling and Langquaid are served by the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn in cooperation with Railion Deutschland using unit or block trains which are loaded up on loading sidings.[8] On several Sundays and public holidays passenger trains are also laid on; details are given in the Deutsche Bahn timetable.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Eggmühl–Langquaid" (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG; Das elektronische Kursbuch. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "Eggmühl–Langquaid" (PDF) (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH; Trassenpreissystem 2005. 1 April 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. "Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid" (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. "Schienennetz-Benutzungsbedingungen – Besonderer Teil" (PDF) (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH. 29 March 2006. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. "Eggmühl–Langquaid (Laabertalbahn, Bayern)" (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. "Geschichte" (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH; Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid. 30 March 2004. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. "Unsere Ziele" (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH; Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid. 11 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  8. "Unsere Leistungen im Güterverkehr" (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH; Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. "Lokalbahn Schierling–Langquaid". Personenzugfahrten 2008 (in German). RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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