Darum gab es nie eine direkte Bahnlinie zwischen Amberg und Weiden

Die beiden größten Städte der Nordoberpfalz verbindet keine direkte Bahnlinie. Mit Umstieg dauert die Fahrt eineinhalb Stunden. Was heute unlogisch klingt und Bahnfahrer ärgert, erklärt ein Blick auf die Anfänge der Eisenbahn.

von Florian Bindl

Eine historische Dampflok hält im Weidener Bahnhof. Dass es nie eine direkte Schienenverbindung von Weiden nach Amberg gab, lässt sich anhand der Geschichte der Oberpfälzer Eisenbahn erklären.

Archivbild: Wolfgang Koos

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Erst die Anbindung an die Eisenbahn und das Eisenbahn-Ausbesserungswerk (EAW) ließen Weiden zum heutigen Oberzentrum reifen. Archivbild: Wolfgang Koos

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Drei wichtige Bahnstrecken prägen seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts den Bahnverkehr in der nördlichen Oberpfalz. Eine direkte Verbindung zwischen Amberg und Weiden gab es dagegen nie. Grafik: Marco Meier; Quelle: Lutz Kosmas: Der Bau der bayerischen Eisenbahnen rechts des Rheines

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