▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Forest ▁railway ▁from ▁Pl att ling ▁via ▁D eg g endorf ▁and ▁Zw ies el ▁to ▁Bayer isch ▁Eisen stein ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁road bed ▁of ▁the ▁D eg g endorf – Pl att ling ▁line ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used , ▁because ▁the ▁new ▁railway ▁line ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁laid ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁route ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ste ep ▁incl ines ▁near ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Forest ▁and ▁this ▁required ▁a ▁higher ▁station ▁at ▁D eg g endorf . ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁Ost bahn ▁moved ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁Pl att ling ▁some ▁several ▁hundred ▁metres ▁further ▁west . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁D eg g endorf – Pl att ling ▁Railway ▁ceased ▁running ▁services ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁railway ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bav arian ▁State ▁Rail ways ▁which ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁Ost bahn ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁Zeit ler , ▁Wal ther , ▁Eisen bah nen ▁in ▁Nieder bay ern ▁und ▁in ▁der ▁Ober pf al z , ▁ 2 . ▁Auflage ▁Am berg , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Wolfgang ▁Kle e / L ud wig ▁v . ▁Wel ser , ▁Bayern - Report , ▁B ände ▁ 1 — 5 , ▁Für sten feld b ruck , ▁ 1 9 9 3 — 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁See ▁also