Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof

Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof
Bf
The station building
General information
Location	Bahnhofsstraße, 20 Bayreuth, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	49°57′0″N 11°34′49″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg Bayreuth–Warmensteinach Weiden–Bayreuth Schnabelwaid–Bayreuth Bayreuth–Hollfeld
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	0439
DS100 code	NBY
Category	3
Fare zone	VGN: 1201
Website	www.bahnhof.de
Location Bayreuth Location in Bavaria Bayreuth Location in Germany Bayreuth Location in Europe

Aerial view of the station

Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the German town of Bayreuth, in northern Bavaria.

Overview

Railway lines run north to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, and from there to Bamberg and over the Schiefe Ebene to Hof, east to Weidenberg, southeast to Weiden and south to Schnabelwaid with connections to Nuremberg on the Pegnitz Valley Railway. The lines around Bayreuth are all single-tracked and non-electrified.

Train services

Due to the fact that all four railway lines are single-track and non-electrified, Bayreuth is currently only served by regional rail services. From December 2007 until December 2013, the Franken-Sachsen-Express provided a direct connection from Nuremberg to Dresden. The technology used for this was the Class 612 diesel multiple set. After the electrification of the railway between Plauen and Hof in 2013, the Franken-Sachsen-Express required a transfer in Hof and had a longer travel time due to the use of non-tilting electric trains. Later that year, the FSX was rerouted through Marktredwitz for a fully electrified railway.

Regional Rail Services

Regional routes serving Bayreuth are operated by DB Regio and the private company agilis. Since 2014, regional rail services in Bayreuth have belonged to the Integrated Transport Association of Greater Nuremberg (VGN, for Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg). There are Regional-Express links via Lichtenfels to Bamberg and Würzburg, and via Lichtenfels and Kronach to Saalfeld.

Beginning on May 23, 1992, tilting diesel multiple units of Class 610 have worked the railway through the Pegnitz valley from Nuremberg to Bayreuth. These were bought by the former Deutsche Bundesbahn specifically for the winding railway. These trains proved quite reliable and reduced the travel time significantly. Today, DB Regio uses the Class 612 DMUs exclusively, and agilis operates the Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1.

Train class	Route	Frequency	VGN Route(s)
RE	Template:DB-RB stations – Münchberg – Marktschorgast – Bayreuth – Pegnitz – Template:DB-RB stations	Every 2 hours
RE	Bayreuth – Pegnitz – Hersbruck (r. Pegnitz) – Nürnberg Hbf	Hourly
RE	Main-Saale-Express: Bayreuth – Trebgast – Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg – Kulmbach – Template:DB-RB stations (– Template:DB-RB stations)	Hourly	R35
ag	Weiden (Oberpf) – Kirchenlaibach – Bayreuth – Bayreuth-St. Georgen – Weidenberg	Hourly
ag	Bayreuth – Neuenmarkt-Wirsbirg – Hochstadt-Markzeuln – Lichtenfels ( – Template:DB-RB stations)	Hourly	R24
ag	Bayreuth – Kirchenlaibach – Template:DB-RB stations – Oberkotzau – Hof Hbf – Bad Steben	Every 2 hours

Gallery

• 
  The station building seen from the track side
• 
  View of the platforms
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  The station in 1987

Literature

• Robert Zintl: Bayreuth und die Eisenbahn. Gondrom, Bindlach 1992, ISBN 3811207806

See also

• List of railway stations in Bavaria

External links

Media related to Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof at Wikimedia Commons