Construction of the line from Landshut to Neumarkt a. Rott (now Neumarkt-Sankt Veit) was authorised on 1 February 1880 and the 38.88 km long route was opened on 4 October 1883. Initially the permitted speed on the route was just 30 km/h. On 1 June 1889 the railway was designated as a main line and its top speed raised to 50 km/h.
Operationedit
In the 2009 timetable 37 passenger trains and 8 goods trains will work the line daily.[1]Regionalbahn trains run generally every hour between Salzburg (every 2 hours), Rosenheim and Landshut. Occasionally trains from Landshut also travel over the Mühldorf–Burghausen railway to Burghausen. Passenger services are provided by Class 628 multiples. Since 10 June 2007 school specials have been introduced to and from Landshut with a DB Class 218 diesel locomotive hauling four double-decker coaches.
Upgradeedit
On 22 June 2007 the upgrade of the route to handle a top speed of 120 km/h was begun. That will enable, initially from December 2008, almost hourly services from Mühldorf to Landshut. In addition, the platforms at Vilsbiburg, Geisenhausen and Neumarkt-St. Veit will be raised to 55 cm.[2] In 2009 the platform of the halt at Landshut-Süd will be also raised to 55 cm. Additional measures to speed traffic up will mean that in December 2009 there will also be hourly services at the stops en route.
Sourcesedit
Eisenbahnen in Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz, Walther Zeitler, Buch&Kunstverlag Oberpfalz, Amberg 1985/1997, ISBN3-924350-61-2
Referencesedit
^DB news on the upgrade - signal installation by helicopter
neumarkt, sankt, veit, landshut, railway, neumarkt, sankt, veit, landshut, railway, single, tracked, unelectrified, main, line, bavaria, southern, germany, operated, südostbayernbahn, subsidiary, deutsche, bahn, overviewline, number5720serviceroute, number945t. The Neumarkt Sankt Veit Landshut railway is a single tracked unelectrified main line in Bavaria in southern Germany It is operated by SudostBayernBahn a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn Neumarkt Sankt Veit Landshut railwayOverviewLine number5720ServiceRoute number945TechnicalLine length38 9 kilometres 24 2 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Operating speed120 km hRoute mapvteNeumarkt Sankt Veit Landshut railwayLegendkmMuhldorf Pilsting railwayto Muhldorf0 0 Neumarkt St VeitPassau Neumarkt Sankt Veit railwayto Passau6 3 Egglkofen11 0 AichGrosse Vils16 5 VilsbiburgKleine Vils19 7 Hohenberg25 6 Geisenhausen28 9 Gotzdorf35 7 Landshut SudB 11IsarMunich Regensburg railwayto Munich38 9 LandshutLandshut Plattling railway to Plattling amp Regensburg Passau railway to PassauMunich Regensburg railwayto Regensburgkm Contents 1 History 2 Operation 3 Upgrade 4 Sources 4 1 References 5 See alsoHistory editConstruction of the line from Landshut to Neumarkt a Rott now Neumarkt Sankt Veit was authorised on 1 February 1880 and the 38 88 km long route was opened on 4 October 1883 Initially the permitted speed on the route was just 30 km h On 1 June 1889 the railway was designated as a main line and its top speed raised to 50 km h Operation editIn the 2009 timetable 37 passenger trains and 8 goods trains will work the line daily 1 Regionalbahn trains run generally every hour between Salzburg every 2 hours Rosenheim and Landshut Occasionally trains from Landshut also travel over the Muhldorf Burghausen railway to Burghausen Passenger services are provided by Class 628 multiples Since 10 June 2007 school specials have been introduced to and from Landshut with a DB Class 218 diesel locomotive hauling four double decker coaches Upgrade editOn 22 June 2007 the upgrade of the route to handle a top speed of 120 km h was begun That will enable initially from December 2008 almost hourly services from Muhldorf to Landshut In addition the platforms at Vilsbiburg Geisenhausen and Neumarkt St Veit will be raised to 55 cm 2 In 2009 the platform of the halt at Landshut Sud will be also raised to 55 cm Additional measures to speed traffic up will mean that in December 2009 there will also be hourly services at the stops en route Sources editEisenbahnen in Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz Walther Zeitler Buch amp Kunstverlag Oberpfalz Amberg 1985 1997 ISBN 3 924350 61 2 References edit DB news on the upgrade signal installation by helicopter DB press release about the upgradeSee also editRoyal Bavarian State Railways List of scheduled railway routes in Germany List of railway stations in Bavaria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neumarkt Sankt Veit Landshut railway amp oldid 1010297925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
