Aufhausen – Kröhstorf railway line
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| Route number : | 5641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 14.58 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Aufhausen – Kröhstorf railway was a branch line in Lower Bavaria . The entire course of the former railway line is now in the area of the Eichendorf market .
Prehistory and construction
After the Landau – Arnstorf railway was opened in 1903, Eichendorf, which was still without a railway connection, tried to build a branch line to Plattling , which the Bavarian State Railways rejected as uneconomical. So Eichendorf, then a market of 1,300 inhabitants, tried to get a train with a connection at Aufhausen . The Ministry of Transport in Munich , however, pushed through an extension to Kröhstorf in order to open up larger parts of the Vilstal valley . Eichendorf got a through station.
On June 26, 1908, the construction of the Aufhausen – Kröhstorf line was passed with the Local Railway Act. With a cost estimate of only 820,600 marks, it was one of the cheapest Bavarian local railways. The route on the sandy, gravelly and loamy soil along the Vils was easy, only at Dornach the Petzenbach had to be crossed on a six meter long bridge.
Nevertheless, the start of construction was delayed mainly because of the sluggish land negotiations. It was not until August 4, 1913 that the humus excavation began. On August 1, 1914, the work was completely stopped because of the ordered mobilization and only resumed on October 1, 1914. Due to delivery delays as a result of the war, it took until November 9, 1915 when the first train was able to use the route.
business
The railway line was never profitable. It turned out to be unfavorable that the confluence in Aufhausen was against the direction of travel to Landau , so that through trains between Landau and Kröhstorf were excluded. Plans to extend the small local railway through the Vilstal by 11.8 km to Aldersbach with a connection to the Vilshofen – Aidenbach railway line were not implemented.
After the Second World War, over 400 non-running steam locomotives from the occupied territories were temporarily parked. The mummified corpse of a former German soldier was discovered in the fire pit of an old freight locomotive. Presumably he had separated from his unit and found a hiding place here without being able to open the door from the inside again.
In 1953, 30,173 tickets were sold and 698 truckloads were dispatched. In 1957, ticket sales had dropped to 13,223, but wagonload traffic increased by 400 wagonloads.
Between 1953 and 1960, the line was used to cover passenger trains and the like. a. the former Wehrmacht locomotive V20 is used. Until the end of passenger transport in 1962, class 64 steam locomotives took over the trains again.
Shutdown
On July 1, 1962, the Federal Railroad stopped passenger train traffic and moved it to the road. The last trip on the route took place on May 22, 1971. The 212 239-8 diesel locomotive carried two express train carriages with 82 passengers, including 68 school children from the Eichendorf elementary school, as well as a baggage car. The entire line was closed on May 23, 1971 and dismantled in March 1973. Today the Vilstal-Radweg runs on sections of the route.
literature
- Walther Zeitler: Railways in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate . Buch & Kunstverlag Oberpfalz, Weiden 1985, ISBN 3-924350-01-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Motor locomotive operation between Aufhausen and Kröhstorf - with Plattlinger V 20. In: The 1958 project. Retrieved December 21, 2018 .