Locale Bavaria, Germany Route number 974 (Buchloe–Füssen) | Line length 37.133 km (23.073 mi) | |
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Line number 5440 Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf
5441 Marktoberdorf–Füssen Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge Operating speed | ||
The Biessenhofen–Füssen railway is a single-track and non-electrified branch line in the German state of Bavaria and it is a branch line connecting Füssen with the village of Biessenhofen on the Allgäu Railway. The Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf section was opened in 1876 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. On 1 June 1889, the extension to Fussen was opened, but it was built and operated by the private Lokalbahn AG (LAG). After its bankruptcy, the Marktoberdorf–Füssen section was nationalised on 1 August 1938. The track is still operated by Deutsche Bahn. It is also known as the König-Ludwig-Bahn ("King Ludwig Railway").
Transport
The route along its entire length is served every two hours of Regional-Express trains between Munich and Füssen, as well as Regionalbahn trains between Augsburg and Füssen also every two hours, with the two services providing an hourly service on the branch line. Additional Regionalbahn services run from Monday to Friday from Augsburg or Kaufbeuren to Marktoberdorf. Marktoberdorf Schule station is only served by some trains. On weekends in the summer there are additional services called the Fahrrad-Express towards Buchloe. This service stops only at Weizern-Hopferau, Marktoberdorf, Ebenhofen, Biessehofen and Kaufbeuren. On Sundays and public holidays, the Neuschwansteinexpress also runs to Munich Central Station and serves Weizern-Hopferau, Lengenwang, Marktoberdorf and Munich-Pasing.
There is a bus connection from Füssen station to Neuschwanstein chateau.