This is the end: just before this bridge, Schiefe Ebene rises uniformly uphill before entering the flat section in the station. The curve radius measures 292 metres here – the tightest ever approved for the South-North Ludwig Railway.

The reversing track, which allowed goods trains to be overtaken, was located on the left of the main tracks. Goods trains waited on this siding until more urgent trains had passed. To lay out the track horizontally, the embankment was used to compensate for the gradient. Today, this embankment has almost disappeared. The factory premises have expanded this far.

When the station was expanded in 1892, a new iron truss bridge was built for road traffic. For almost 90 years this bridge was sufficient. In 1981 it was replaced by a new reinforced-­concrete bridge.

When the wind came from the west, the steam trains approaching from Neuenmarkt down in the valley were clearly heard. A quarter of an hour later, they emerged from the forest to chug the last few metres uphill to the mountain station.