Wiesau–Cheb railway

The railway line Wiesau - Eger was a major railway in Bavaria and Czechoslovakia, which was originally formed as part of the main track Regensburg Pasture Eger ( Cheb Czech ) of the former AG Bayerische Ostbahnen installed and operated. 1945, the track at the state border was interrupted, since 2000 she has been with the exception of a 3.6 km long section completely shut down.

History

The AG Bayerische Ostbahnen opened as part of its north-south range on August 15, 1864 section of willows on Wiesau to Mitterteich and on October 15, 1865 the sequel to the node in Eger, then part of Austria to Bohemia.

Although lost this - always single track - track partially their importance after the Bavarian State Railways had the connection Marktredwitz - Wiesau put into operation on 1 June 1882 but operated on her until the First World War fast trains.

It was not until the founding of Czechoslovakia led since 1919/20, to more emphasis on the border, which ran east of Forest Assen just before Schloppenhof. From this station, only the passenger was allowed to be operated from Eger to and. The track remained still in the ownership of the reorganized Deutsche Reichsbahn; However, clearance of goods procured any administration itself.

After the annexation of the Sudetenland to Germany in 1938, the route was traveled by a fast train Munich - Carlsbad.

After the end of World War II, it came in May 1945 to a permanent interruption of rail traffic. Train services Cheb Slapany was still maintained until 1967. The track on Bavarian territory was forty years - since 1977 as a secondary line - operated.

The German Federal Railroad presented on 30 May 1986 - a passenger - at times with more than ten pairs of trains remarkably strong. Freight transport by forest Assen ended on 10 October 1994, after midnight Pond officially on 1 January 2000., The Federal Railway Authority approved on 1 August 1995, the closure of the section Mitterteich Forest Assen, which took place on 5 November 1995. On 31 January 2000, the license for the decommissioning of the leg Wiesau - Mitter pond, which was completed by kilometer 3.6 to Mitterteich on March 19, followed in 2000.

The remaining portion of Wiesau to the siding of the GRB Mitterteich (km 3.6 ) was converted to 31 December 2000 in a siding of the station Wiesau and continues to be used for freight as required by DB Schenker Rail Germany.

Quarry railway

From the station stone mill Bayerische Basalt AG ran a field path in the track width of 700 mm to a quarry. After giving up the basalt production promoted the web kaolin until she was decommissioned on 31 October 1984.