Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach railway explained

Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach
Routenumber:922
Linenumber:5253
Linelength:11.8 km
Gauge:1435 mm

The Wicklesgreuth–Windsbach railway is an 11.8 kilometre long branch line, that branches off at Wicklesgreuth from the Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway.

Opening date

It was opened on 1 December 1894. Since 27 September 1987 the line has been integrated into the Nuremberg Regional Transport Union (Verkehrsverbund Grossraum Nürnberg) as Regionalbahn route number R71.

Management

Passenger traffic is served today by diesel multiple units of DBAG Class 642, that run every 60 minutes Monday to Friday and every 120 minutes at the weekend. Goods services are no longer operated.

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