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Biessenhofen–Füssen Railway
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 Buchloe–Lindau railway. The Biessenhofen station, Biessenhofen–Marktoberdorf section was opened in 1876 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways. On 1 June 1889, the extension to Füssen 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. Until the end of 2018, the track was operated by Deutsche Bahn and also known by the name ''König-Ludwig-Bahn'' ("Ludwig II of Bavaria, King Ludwig Railway"). Since then, it has been operated by the private operator Bayerische Regiobahn. Transport The line is served hourly by Regionalbahn services on the Augsburg Hauptbahnhof, Augsburg– route (RB77). The München Hauptbahnhof, Munich–Füssen route (RB 68) is also served by three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchloe
Buchloe (; Swabian: ''Buechla'') is a community raised to town status in 1954, lying in Ostallgäu district in Bavaria. Together with the neighbouring communities of Jengen, Lamerdingen and Waal, Buchloe belongs to the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("administrative community") of Buchloe. Geography and transport Buchloe lies right on Bundesautobahn 96 (Munich–Buchloe–Memmingen–Lindau) with interchanges with ''Bundesstraße'' ("Federal Highway") 12 (Lindau by way of Munich and Passau to Philippsreut) and describes itself as the "Gateway to the Allgäu". Buchloe station is an important railway hub for traffic on the Munich–Kempten–Lindau route on the Munich–Buchloe and the Buchloe–Lindau lines (KBS 970) and on the Augsburg–Buchloe and the Buchloe–Memmingen lines with their IC services and direct services into Switzerland by EuroCity-Express. Coat of arms Buchloe has quite a simple coat of arms, being a shield, party per pale, gules and argent. It was bestow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
