The Nuremberg-Stein–Unternbibert-Rügland railway, also known as the Bibertbahn, was a branch line in Bavaria. It branched off from the Nuremberg–Crailsheim railway line at Nürnberg-Stein station and ran through the Biberttal via Großhabersdorf to Unternbibert. The railway was particularly important for the brickworks located in Corpse Village.
The route was popularly known as “Bibertbärbala” or “Bärbel” (a diminutive of Barbara).
In 1926, the Bavarian group administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) took over operations from the Bavarian State Railways.
The 1939 summer timetable recorded a total of four pairs of passenger trains between Nuremberg Hbf and Unternbibert-Rügland. Another only ran to and from Großhabersdorf on weekdays. For the 33 kilometers between Nuremberg-Stein and Unternbibert-Rügland, the trains needed a little more than an hour, which corresponded to a travel speed of just 30 km/h.[9]
Between 1955 and 1960, 10 of the 74 level crossings were equipped with flashing lights. Between 1958 and 1962 the tracks on the entire route were renewed. In 1959, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first German railway, the eagle replica visited the Bibertgrund and a film was shot in Ammerndorf.
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