Schwandorf station

Schwandorf
Through station
Front of Schwandorf station
General information
Location	Schwandorf, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	49°19′35.76″N 12°6′14.51″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Regensburg–Weiden (KBS 855) Nuremberg–Schwandorf (KBS 870) Schwandorf–Furth im Wald (KBS 875)
Platforms	5
Connections	RE 2 RE 25 RE 40 RE 43 RE 47 RB 23 RB 27
Other information
Station code	5710
DS100 code	NSCH
IBNR	8000027
Category	4
Fare zone	RVV: 7A
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	12 December 1859 (1859-12-12)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Bayern Following station Regensburg Hbf towards Hof Hbf RE 2 Weiden (Oberpf) towards München Hbf Amberg towards Nürnberg Hbf RE 40 Maxhütte-Haidhof towards Regensburg Hbf RE 43 Terminus RE 47 Bodenwöhr Nord towards Furth im Wald Preceding station Following station Regensburg Hbf towards München Hbf RE 23 Weiden (Oberpf) towards Hof Hbf RE 25 Cham (Oberpf) towards Praha hl.n. Preceding station Oberpfalzbahn Following station Irrenlohe towards Regensburg Hbf RB 23 Maxhütte-Haidhof towards Marktredwitz or Neustadt (Waldnaab) Terminus RB 27 Bodenwöhr Nord towards Domažlice RB 28 Bodenwöhr Nord towards Lam
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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 Deutsche Bahn.

History

The station was opened on 12 December 1859 by the Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, when the Nuremberg–Schwandorf–Regensburg 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, although Schwandorf can no longer be called a "railwayman's town" as used to be the case.

Infrastructure and facilities

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, there is a ticket machine, a newsagent, a bakery, and a shop for travellers with a bistro.

Services

Line	Route	Frequency	Operator
RE 2	Hof – Marktredwitz – Weiden (Oberpf) – Schwandorf – Regensburg – Landshut – Freising – München	120 min	DB Regio Bayern
RE 23	Hof – Marktredwitz – Weiden (Oberpf) – Schwandorf – Regensburg – Landshut – Freising – München	One train pair	alex
RE 25	Prague – Furth im Wald – Schwandorf – Regensburg – Landshut – Freising – München	120 min
RE 40	Nürnberg – Amberg – Schwandorf – Regenstauf – Regensburg	60 min	DB Regio Bayern
RE 43		2 trains towards Nürnberg
RE 47	Nürnberg – Amberg – Schwandorf – Cham – Furth im Wald	2 train paris
RB 23	Marktredwitz – Weiden (Oberpf) – Nabburg – Schwandorf – Regensburg	60 min	Oberpfalzbahn
RB 27	Schwandorf – Cham – Furth im Wald	120 min
RB 28	Schwandorf – Cham – Lam	Some trains

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

• Media related to Schwandorf station at Wikimedia Commons
• Information about Schwandorf station at bahnhof.de
• Information about Irrenlohe station at bahnhof.de