Holenbrunn–Leupoldsdorf railway

Holenbrunn–Leupoldsdorf railway
Overview
Line number	5031
Technical
Line length	10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map km elev from Hof from Selb 0.0 Holenbrunn to Weiden 1.9 Wunsiedel Ost 3.7 Wunsiedel 7.0 Schönbrunn (Fichtelg) 8.7 Tröstau 10.6 Leupoldsdorf Source: German railway atlas

The Holenbrunn–Leupoldsdorf railway was built in two stages. First the Royal Bavarian State Railways decided on 15 August 1877 to link the town of Wunsiedel by a Lokalbahn (~local line) to the main line from Hof to Holenbrunn being opened at the same time, and which was extended in 1878 from Holenbrunn to Marktredwitz. On 8 November 1913 the branch line was also extended from Wunsiedel to Leupoldsdorf. It is suspected that the extension of the route was driven by the owner of the Hammer castle (Hammerschloss) at Leupoldsdorf, a certain "Rosa von Müller". When the line opened, however, she was no longer in residence at the Schloss.

On 28 September 1975 passenger services on the 11 km long route were withdrawn. In autumn 1981 the station building at Leupoldsdorf was demolished and on 23 May 1993 the line was closed.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• Bavarian branch lines
• List of closed railway lines in Bavaria

References

Sources

• Wolfgang Bleiweis/Ekkehard Martin/Stefan Winkler: Fränkische Nebenbahnen einst und jetzt. Egglham 1986. ISBN 3-922138-30-6.
• Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.