Getting to Hof by rail

Hof lies on the following major routes operated by Deutschen Bahn AG

• Munich-Regensburg-Hof
• Würzburg-Bamberg-Hof
• Nuremberg-Hof
• Hof-Leipzig-Berlin
• Hof-Chemnitz-Dresden

Besides Hof Rail Station is on the so-called Saxon-Franconian-Line from Nuremberg to Dresden.

From Nuremberg and Würzburg there are connections to the inter-city network linking up with all major German and European cities.

Hof’s main station is an international rail junction for passenger and freight transport on one of the major lines between southern, central and eastern Europe.

Ultra-modern Regio-Sprinter railcars (VT 612) are in operation on the following lines

• Hof - Nuremberg
• Hof - Bamberg - Würzburg
• Hof - Zwickau und
• Hof - Leipzig

These speedy trains provide a fast connection to major long-distance rail junctions. There is also the possibility of making day-trips from Hof to Berlin via Leipzig.

Besides the Deutsche Bahn, rail-operator Vogtlandbahn runs two lines from Hof using modern DESIRO and Regio-Sprinter railcars:

• Hof - Weiden - Regensburg
• Hof - Plauen - Falkenstein - Adorf

Since September 2002 CTH Gmbh has been responsible for running the container terminal at Hof main station. This firm, which is owned in equal parts by Contrain GmbH in Mannheim and Spedition Pöhland GmbH in Döhlau, copes with 126 containers per day. Every day goods trains link the container terminal to the harbours of Bremerhaven and Hamburg in the north of Germany.