g endorf . ▁Early ▁plans ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁horse - dra wn ▁w agon way ▁were ▁dropped , ▁but ▁they ▁then ▁had ▁to ▁accept ▁that ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁bank , ▁because ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Dan ube , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁was ▁too ▁weak ▁to ▁take ▁locomot ives . ▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁Pl att ling , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( AG ▁der ▁Bayer ischen ▁Ost bah nen ) ▁without ▁any ▁large ▁structures , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁landing ▁place ▁opposite ▁D eg g endorf ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 8 , 6 9 5 ▁m . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 6 ; ▁operations ▁having ▁already ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁four ▁pairs ▁of ▁trains ▁ran ▁daily ▁between ▁ 6 ▁am ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁pm . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁divid end ▁of ▁ 6 % ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁they ▁let ▁the ▁Ost bahn ▁take ▁over ▁operations ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁a ▁contract ▁was ▁signed ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁D eg g endorf – Pl att ling ▁Railway ▁in ▁entire ty ▁to ▁the ▁Ost bahn ▁for ▁a ▁purchase ▁price ▁of ▁ 2 7 3 , 0