Schwandorf station is the second most important regional transport hub in the Upper Palatinate province of Bavaria after Regensburg Hauptbahnhof, and one of the two working railway stations in the town of Schwandorf. It is classified as a category 3 station by Deutsche Bahn.

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Schwandorf
Through station
Front of Schwandorf station
General information
Location	Schwandorf, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	49°19′35.76″N 12°6′14.51″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Regensburg–Weiden (KBS 855) Nuremberg–Schwandorf (KBS 870) Schwandorf–Furth im Wald (KBS 875)
Platforms	5
Connections	RE 2 RE 25 RE 40 RE 43 RE 47 RB 23 RB 27
Other information
Station code	5710
DS100 code	NSCH[1]
IBNR	8000027
Category	4[2]
Fare zone	RVV: 7A[3]
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	12 December 1859; 164 years ago (1859-12-12)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Bayern Following station Amberg towards Nürnberg Hbf RE 40 Maxhütte-Haidhof towards Regensburg Hbf RE 43 Terminus RE 47 Bodenwöhr Nord towards Furth im Wald Preceding station Following station Regensburg Hbf towards München Hbf RE 2 Weiden (Oberpf) towards Hof Hbf RE 25 Cham (Oberpf) towards Praha hl.n. Preceding station Oberpfalzbahn Following station Irrenlohe towards Regensburg Hbf RB 23 Maxhütte-Haidhof towards Marktredwitz or Neustadt (Waldnaab) Terminus RB 27 Bodenwöhr Nord towards Domažlice
Location
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The station was opened on 12 December 1859 by the Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, when the Nuremberg–Schwandorf–Regensburg route was taken into service. Just under four years later, on 1 October 1863, the Schwandorf–Weiden line was opened and, in 1865, it was extended to Eger. The link to Cham was opened on 7 January 1861 and in autumn of that year the line was opened all the way through to Prague via Furth im Wald and Pilsen. The result was that two lines passed through the town, one in a north-south and one in an east-west direction. These lines still exist, although Schwandorf can no longer be called a "railwayman's town" as used to be the case.

The station has eleven main lines of which five are used for passenger services. The home platform and the two island platforms are 38 cm high and do not meet the requirement for barrier-free admission. In the station building, there is a ticket machine, a newsagent, a bakery, and a shop for travellers with a bistro.

About a hundred trains runs daily from Schwandorf station. Direct connexions include those to:

• Furth im Wald (hourly, ALX+RE+RB)
• Weiden-Hof (hourly, ALX+RE+VBG)
• Nürnberg (hourly, RE)
• Regensburg (hourly, ALX+RE+VBG)
• Munich (every 2 hours, ALX)
• Prague (4 per day, ALX+RE)
• Gera (3 per day, RE)

Next to the railway station is a bus station, from which buses depart to all parts of the town and the local area. A Park-and-Ride car park and taxi stand are also available at the station.

South of Schwandorf in the suburb of Klardorf there is another station at which no passenger trains have stopped since 2 June 1985.