Radibor (Sachs) station
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 View of the Radibor train station (2016)
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| Operating point type | former train station |
| Location in the network | former separation station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | DRAD |
| opening | December 3, 1890 |
| Conveyance | July 19, 2001 |
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| City / municipality | Radibor |
| country | Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 14 '26 " N , 14 ° 22' 41" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 173.64 m |
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| Railway stations and stops in Saxony | |
The Radibor (Sachs) station , in Upper Sorbian Dwórnišćo Radwor (Sakska) , was an operating point of the Bautzen – Hoyerswerda railway and the Löbau – Radibor railway that flows into the area of the Radibor municipality in Saxony.
history
With the creation of the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line, a train station with a small reception building was built in the corridor of the Radibor community . The literature does not provide any information about the number of tracks; the old line drawn shows shorter crossing tracks than after the expansion in 1906, which could have consisted of two or a maximum of three station tracks. Originally a heated wooden waiting hall in half-timbered construction was planned for the station . Ultimately, a small, expandable, massive building was built in a single-storey construction with a floor area of 10 m × 5 m. The station was in the middle of the ramp between Neschwitz and Seidau with an incline of 10 ‰, which at the time required pushing service. Initially, the station was not manned by a dispatcher , the switches were set by the train drivers in the simplified branch line operation with switch keys. As early as 1896, the station was inspected for the connection from Weißenberg .
At that time it was intended to build the station as a junction with the existing line and the extension of the Löbau – Radibor railway via Crostwitz to Kamenz . At the new Radibor station, the track system was drastically enlarged; the length of the main through track was increased by 200 m and the number of tracks was seven. The station was designed in such a way that trains from Weißenberg should enter platform 1 and platform 2, trains from Königswartha should enter platform 3 to platform 4 as a priority. Tracks 5 to 7 were side tracks. A common entrance from the two directional groups was just as possible as the direction of the trains into the other than the intended group of tracks. When using track 1 and track 3, two trains with a length of 450 m could be directed into the station without restricting the profile freedom. The reception building has been greatly enlarged, and the photograph from the track side shows the much larger dimensions of the new reception building. After the renovation, the signal box for the dispatcher was set up on the north side of the reception building . The old station building was set up at the Luttowitz station on the Löbau – Radibor railway line.
On May 1, 1906, the new station building with the new track system was inaugurated. The continuation of the so-called north-east main line was still intended, but it was not until 1914 that these plans were dashed with the beginning of the First World War . In addition to the extensive track systems, the station had a loading track with goods shed, a locomotive shed, an intermediate platform and a house platform . The station was manned by a dispatcher.
There have been no further extensions to the station facilities over the years. The place Radibor remained an agricultural center, whereby there was no industrial settlement. Since the Radibor stop was closer to the town, this stop was used more frequently by the population. Nevertheless, there were several track conversions during operations. Track 6 was expanded at an unoccupied time, followed by track 5 at a time that was also not specified. In 1985, the station facilities were equipped with EZMG signal box technology. The railway systems were not operated for long in this configuration; on August 15, 1998 the Löbau – Radibor line was shut down and on July 19, 2001 the Bautzen – Hoyerswerda line was shut down. Since then the station has been without rail traffic.
Platforms
The station had two platforms: an intermediate platform and a house platform . The occupancy of the platform tracks depends on the traffic situation.
traffic
The train journeys in the station initially developed as a shuttle service to the authorities, shopping and to the weekly market in Bautzen. Initially, three pairs of trains ran on the Bautzner route. In 1894 there were already four pairs of trains. When the Löbau – Radibor railway was opened in 1906, it quickly emerged as a more important line for freight traffic. Due to the remote location of the train stations along the route and the lack of tourist potential, passenger traffic on it remained rather modest and was always three to four pairs of trains a day. In 1925 there were five pairs of trains on the Bautzen – Hoyerswerda line, and in 1932 there were also five. In 1939, ten pairs of trains ran between Bautzen and Königswartha, while the demand remained at four pairs between Weißenberg and Radibor. Timetable information is only available again on the line for the 1950/51 timetable, here the traffic load was three pairs of trains. In 1960 four pairs of trains ran between Weißenberg and Radibor. Six pairs of trains ran on the Bautzen – Königswartha line in 1965/1966, with one Saturday connection being a bus service and three more being a railcar connection. In 1968/69 there were seven more train connections on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line, all of which were run as railcar connections plus an express train that ran through Radibor. In 1972/73 there were three more passenger trains on the Weißenberg – Radibor railway line and one in the opposite direction, although passenger traffic on the route from Löbau to Weißenberg had already ceased. In 1990/1991 nine pairs of trains and one express train ran on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line.
Radibor engine shed
The locomotive shed only had a supplementary meaning, since all trains were used as ring trains and were hauled from Bautzen or Löbau. Radibor was certainly assigned a tank locomotive for shunting duties. The water station was of greater importance, as tank locomotives operated almost exclusively on the Löbau – Radibor railway line. The water crane is said to have stood between tracks 1 and 3; it was fed from two water tanks with a capacity of 27 m³ each at a height of six meters. These containers were supplied from a deep well. Free locomotives had to provide pumping services here to fill the elevated tanks. In 1972 this water system broke down and was never repaired. Therefore, from that time until the lines were dieselized, only locomotives with tenders had to be used. The locomotive shed was later named as a small locomotive shed.
Domestic steam locomotives
Locomotives of the Saxon VT series on the Weißenberg – Radibor line are known from the early days . Later it was mainly class 86 locomotives that were stationed here. There is no information available about possible stationing of small locomotives .
literature
- Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prehistory and construction on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Sketch of the first reception building in Radibor station on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ^ Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 , page 70
- ^ Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 , page 85
- ^ Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 , page 85
- ↑ Drawing of the reception building from 1906 on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Photo of the reception building from 1906 from the track side on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ^ A b c Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 , page 91
- ^ Website of the Radibor train station at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Drawing of the locomotive shed on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Photograph of the engine shed at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Track plan of Radibor station at a time not mentioned on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Track plan of Radibor station at a time not mentioned on www.sachsenschiene.net
- ^ Hans von Polenz: Railways in the Bautzner Land. Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde Löbau, 2006, ISBN 3-00-018243-8 , page 68
- ↑ Timetable 1894 on the Bautzen-Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ 1914 timetable on the Bautzen-Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ 1925 timetable on the Bautzen-Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ 1932 timetable on the Bautzen-Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ 1939 timetable on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ 1939 timetable on the Weißenberg – Radibor line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1950/51 on the Weißenberg – Radibor railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1960 on the Weißenberg - Radibor railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1965/66 on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1968/69 on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1972/73 on the Weißenberg – Radibor railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
- ↑ Timetable 1990/91 on the Bautzen – Königswartha railway line at www.sachsenschiene.net
