Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach railway

Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach
Bayreuth Altstadt station in 1987
Overview
Line number5003
Service
Route numberlatest 851, 842
Technical
Line length36.9 km (22.9 mi)
(Line class: C2)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Maximum incline2.55  %
Route map

5.3
Bayreuth Altstadt
(Bayreuth Hbf - km 0)
7.1
Herzoghöhe
9.1
Heinersreuth
11.3
Unterwaiz
13.0
Altenplos
14.6
Aichen
Rottelb
16.0
Drossenfeld
17.5
Forest railway branch (1908-1910)
19.1
Neuenreuth (b Thurnau)
Reuthbach
24.5
Limmersdorf
24.5
Timber yard branch
Aubach
26.3
Thurnau
Kirschenallee
30.1
Kasendorf
33.1
Krumme Fohre
37.0
Katschenreuth
2 flood bridges (Red Main)
37.6
Steinenhausen branch
38.9
Melkendorf
(Streckenende)
39.3
Bayernwerk branch (since ca. 1960)
42.2
Kulmbach
304 m

The Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach railway was a branch line in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia in southern Germany. It was also known colloquially as the Thurnauer Bockela (which roughly translates as "Little Thurnau Goat").