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{{Short description|Former railway line in Germany}}
{{infobox rail line
|name=Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway
|routenumber = 818
|linenumber = 5006
|linelength = {{convert|18.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
|gauge = {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
|map={{routemap|inline=1|map=
STR~~ ~~''from [[Bamberg]]''~~([[Bamberg–Hof railway|Bamberg–Hof]])
BHF~~79,1~~[[Neuenmarkt]]-[[Wirsberg]]
ABZgl+l~~ ~~''to [[Hof Hauptbahnhof|Hof&nbsp;Hbf]]''~~(Bamberg–Hof)
DST~~{{BSsplit|76,4|2,7|line=1|align=right}}~~Schlömen siding~~(signal box only)
xABZgr~~ ~~''to [[Bayreuth]]&nbsp;Hbf''~~([[Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg railway|Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt]])
exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~[[White Main]]
exHST~~4,8~~[[Himmelkron]]
exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~White Main
exHST~~6,8~~[[Himmelkron|Lanzendorf]]
exSBRÜCKE~~''[[Bundesautobahn 9|A&nbsp;9]]''
exBHF~~10,9~~[[Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge|Berneck (Fichtelgeb)]]
exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~White Main
exHST~~13,0~~Goldmühl
exHST~~15,1~~Röhrenhof
exKBHFe~~21,0~~[[Bischofsgrün]]
}}
}}
The '''Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway''' was one of the seven railways that used to serve the [[Fichtel Mountains]] area.
== Route ==
It  began at [[Neuenmarkt]]-[[Wirsberg]] station <small>({{coord|50|05|35.11|N|11|34|54.13|E}})</small> and initially followed the line to [[Bayreuth]]. In Schlömen the line branched off to the southeast which is why the village had its own branch and signal box <small>({{coord|50|04|32.47|N|11|34|41.00|E}})</small>. After that the  line roughly followed the course of the [[White Main]]. From [[Bad Berneck]] to [[Bischofsgrün]] it ran parallel to the river. Bischofsgrün station <small>({{coord|50|03|14.05|N|11|46|28.53|E}})</small> lay over a kilometre outside and a good 50 metres above the village.
== History ==
The line was built in three stages. In 1896 the railway reaches the spa town and former district capital of Bad Berneck,  in 1897 Goldmühl and finally in 1898 the terminus at Bischofsgrün. There a locomotive shed was provided for the stabling and maintenance of steam locomotives.
Passenger traffic on the entire line was suspended on 26&nbsp;May 1974 and goods traffic ended between Goldmühl and Bischofsgrün on 31&nbsp;May 1986. On 31&nbsp;December 1993 goods traffic east from Lanzendorf was also withdrawn due to a landslide in the Fichtel Mountains. The section from Schlömen to Lanzendorf was finally closed on 30&nbsp;June 2006.
== The line today ==
[[File:Bahnhof Bischofsgrün 01.jpg|thumb|Bischofsgrün Station]]
Today the line has been dismantled, and trackbed disrupted by the extended [[Bundesautobahn 9|A&nbsp;9 motorway]]. In Bad Berneck the station <small>({{coord|50|02|36.15|N|11|39|52.99|E}})</small> has been demolished and, on the old station yard the new [[Bundesstraße 303|B&nbsp;303]] road runs. East of Bad Berneck the trackbed is being used as a cycle path. The station building at the terminus in Bischofsgrün is still standing.
== External links ==
* [http://pkjs.de/bahn/Kursbuch1944/Teil5/418d.jpg Route no. 418f in the 1944 timetable]
{{Fichtelgebirge branch lines}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg-Bischofsgrun railway}}
[[Category:Branch lines in Bavaria]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bayreuth (district)]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kulmbach (district)]]
[[Category:Fichtel Mountains]]