Connecting Lines
The central region of the Bavarian Forest was opened up even more to the railways through the construction of a number of branch lines:
- On 1 September 1890 Zwiesel–Grafenau railway, 31.5 km long, opened by the Royal Bavarian State Railways (today KBS 906)
- On 10 November 1890 Gotteszell–Viechtach, 25 km long, opened by the AG Lokalbahn Gotteszell–Viechtach, and extended in 1928 to Blaibach where it joined the state-run Cham–Kötzting line opened in 1892
- On 1. October 1891 Deggendorf–Metten, 4.2 km long, opened by the Lokalbahn Deggendorf–Metten AG.
- On 26 November 1913 Deggendorf–Hengersberg, 11.6 km long, opened by the Bavarian state railways, extended to Kalteneck and joined to the state-operated Passau–Freyung line opened in 1890/92
- On 3 September 1928 Zwiesel–Bodenmais railway, 14.5 km long, opened by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (today KBS 907)
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