Füssen station

Geschichte

Füssen Station is the station in the town of Füssen. It has two platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. It is served by about 20 trains of Deutsche Bahn daily and used by approximately 2,700 passengers daily. The station is the terminus of the Biessenhofen–Füssen railway, also known as the König-Ludwig-Bahn ("King Ludwig Railway").Apart from Füssen station, the town once had a station called Hopfensee. In addition, Ulrichsbrücke-Füssen station on the Ausserfern Railway is named after the town; it is about five kilometres to the southwest in Austria.LocationThe station is located to the west of the town, about 200 metres northeast of central Füssen. The station building is located on Bahnhofsstraße, to the southeast of the railway tracks. On the south side of Bahnhofstrasse is the station parking area, including the bus station. Further south of the street is a park. To the east is Rupprechtstraße, to the northeast is the street of Am Ziegelstadl. Further north, there is the Ziegelberg (hill), which is surrounded by a wooded area. The surrounding development is dominated by the tax office, to the north, the post office and the Hotel Luitpold to the southeast. The station is located 30.619 km from Biessenhofen on the branch line and lies at an altitude of 808 m above sea level.