Schwandorf station
Encyclopedia
Schwandorf station is the second most important regional transport hub in the Upper Palatinate
province of Bavaria after Regensburg Hauptbahnhof
, and one of the two working railway stations in the town of Schwandorf
. It is classified as a category 3
station by the Deutsche Bahn
.
route was taken into service. Just under four years later, on 1 October 1863, the Schwandorf–Weiden
line was opened and, in 1865, it was extended to Eger
. The link to Cham was opened on 7 January 1861 and in autumn of that year the line was opened all the way through to Prague
via Furth im Wald
and Pilsen. The result was that two lines passed through the town, one in a north-south and one in an east-west direction. These lines still exist today, although Schwandorf can no longer be called a "railwayman's town" as formerly was the case.
Next to the railway station is a bus station, from which buses depart to all parts of the town and the local area.
A Park-and-Ride car park and taxi stand are also available at the station.
The reason the station is called "Irrenlohe" and not "Irlaching" is that the villagers of Irlaching had shown no real interest in a railway connexion and so the building of the station was paid for by Irrenlohe.
The station has five main tracks, of which three are platform tracks. Passenger services are:
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...
province of Bavaria after Regensburg Hauptbahnhof
Regensburg Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Regensburg in southern Germany.- Location :Regensburg Hauptbahnhof is located on the southern edge of the old city in the immediate vicinity of Schloss St. Emmeram. In front of the station building are a taxi rank and the regional bus station. A short distance...
, and one of the two working railway stations in the town of Schwandorf
Schwandorf
The town of Schwandorf is the seat of the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria in Germany. It is situated on the river Naab.-International relations:Schwandorf is twinned with:*Libourne *Sokolov...
. It is classified as a category 3
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
station by the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
.
History
The station was opened on 12 December 1859 by the Bavarian Eastern Railway Company when the Nuremberg–Schwandorf–RegensburgRegensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
route was taken into service. Just under four years later, on 1 October 1863, the Schwandorf–Weiden
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 100 km east of Nuremberg and 35 km west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army's NCO Academy is located here...
line was opened and, in 1865, it was extended to Eger
Cheb
Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany...
. The link to Cham was opened on 7 January 1861 and in autumn of that year the line was opened all the way through to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
via Furth im Wald
Furth im Wald
Furth im Wald is a town in the District of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. It is situated in the Bavarian Forest, 16 km northeast of Cham, and 17 km southwest of Domažlice....
and Pilsen. The result was that two lines passed through the town, one in a north-south and one in an east-west direction. These lines still exist today, although Schwandorf can no longer be called a "railwayman's town" as formerly was the case.
Infrastructure and facilities
Today the station has eleven main lines of which five are used for passenger services. The home platform and the two island platforms are 38 cm high and do not meet the requirement for barrier-free admission. In the station building, in addition to a ticket machine, there is also a newsagents, a baker's and a shop for travellers with a bistro.Transport links
About a hundred trains runs daily from Schwandorf station. Direct connexions include those to:- Furth im Wald (hourly, ALX+RE+RB)
- Weiden-Hof (hourly, ALX+RE+VBGVogtlandbahnThe Vogtlandbahn is a private railway company in Germany, which runs diesel trains on regional lines in the states of Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Brandenburg, and Berlin and as well as routes into the Czech Republic...
) - Nürnberg (hourly, RE)
- Regensburg (hourly, ALX+RE+VBG)
- MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(every 2 hours, ALX) - Prague (4 per day, ALX+RE)
- GeraGeraGera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...
(3 per day, RE)
Next to the railway station is a bus station, from which buses depart to all parts of the town and the local area.
A Park-and-Ride car park and taxi stand are also available at the station.
Irrenlohe station
In the north of the town, in the district of Irlaching, is Irrenlohe station. It is classifed as category 6. The station emerged with the establishment of the link from Regensburg to Nuremberg. When the branch to Weiden was added, Irrenlohe became a mini transport hub. This was the reason that the village was shelled in the Second World War.The reason the station is called "Irrenlohe" and not "Irlaching" is that the villagers of Irlaching had shown no real interest in a railway connexion and so the building of the station was paid for by Irrenlohe.
The station has five main tracks, of which three are platform tracks. Passenger services are:
- Schwandorf–Regensburg (two-hourly, VBG)
- Weiden-Hof (two-hourly, VBG)
Klardorf station
South of Schwandorf in the suburb of Klardorf there is another station at which no passenger trains have stopped since 2 June 1985.External links
- Information about Schwandorf station at bahnhof.de
- Information about Irrenlohe station at bahnhof.de
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany