Breitengüßbach–Dietersdorf railway

Breitengüßbach–Dietersdorf railway
Breitengüßbach
Overview
Line number5105
Technical
Line length31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius300 m (984 ft)
Maximum incline1  %
Route map

from Bamberg
0,0
Breitengüßbach
to Ebern
(Breitengüßbach–Maroldsweisach)
to Hof
(Bamberg–Hof)
5,6
Rattelsdorf
9,7
Medlitz
11,9
Mürsbach
14,0
Busendorf (Oberfr)
16,7
Lahm (Itzgrund)
18,9
Kaltenbrunn-Untermerzbach
21,8
Memmelsdorf (Unterfranken)
23,0
Setzelsdorf
24,9
Heilgersdorf
28,0
Seßlach
31,8
Dietersdorf (Oberfr)

The Breitengüßbach–Dietersdorf railway was a single-tracked branch line in the province of Upper Franconia in Bavaria, southern Germany. It branched off from the main line from Bamberg to Hof, northeast of Breitengüßbach station, only a few hundred yards after the branch line to Ebern–Maroldsweisach, and headed north into the lower reaches of the Itz valley. The line was taken into service on 1 October 1913.

For the first 20 kilometres it followed the course of the Itz to Kaltenbrunn. From there it ran into the Alster and Rodach valleys towards Seßlach and Dietersdorf.