Freiberg – Halsbrücke railway line

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Freiberg (Sachs) Neck Bridge
Section of the Freiberg – Halsbrücke railway line
Route number : 6615; sä. FH
Course book range : 414 (1975)
Route length: 7.448 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope : 25  ‰
Minimum radius : 180 m
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Werdau arch triangle
   
 from Nossen
Station, station
 0.000 Freiberg (Sachs) 413 m
   
 to Holzhau (–Moldava)
   
 to Dresden Hbf
   
 1.100 In the Saxonia industrial area
   
 1.507 At the tower courtyard shaft
   
 1,750 Initially VEB Porzellanfabrik Freiberg
   
 2.360 Freiberg (Sachs) East 422 m
   
 To the fuel institute / HKW North
   
 5.030 Tuttendorf 369 m
   
 7.448 Neck bridge 326 m

The Freiberg – Halsbrücke railway was a branch line in Saxony . It ran from the mountain town of Freiberg to Halsbrücke , which was once the most important location for Saxon non-ferrous metallurgy . The line, which opened in 1890, was closed in 1995.

history

The mining companies based near Freiberg tried very early on to get a connection to the railway network. Above all, the dispatch of the mined ores, but also the receipt of the acids required in the mining industry for the processing of the ores, was laborious and expensive on the road.

On December 22nd, 1887, the state parliament approved the execution of the regular-gauge secondary railways Berthelsdorf-Großhartmannsdorf , Brand-Erbisdorf-Langenau and Freiberg-Halsbrücke. A total of 3,043,000 marks were planned as the budget .

In April 1889, construction work began on the line from Freiberg to Halsbrücke. Since hardly any major engineering structures had to be erected, the route was completed after a year of construction. The new secondary line was opened on July 13, 1890 together with the Berthelsdorf – Großhartmannsdorf and Brand-Erbisdorf – Langenau lines south of Freiberg.

The importance of the route has always been in freight traffic. In addition to the Reiche Zeche , Turmhofschacht and Davidschacht shafts, a number of other companies in the north of Freiberg owned sidings on the Freiberg – Halsbrücke line. In the 1960s, a two-kilometer-long connecting line to the fuel institute was built, which in the 1980s was branched off to the newly built northern heating plant.

After mining in Freiberg ceased in 1969, the line began to decline. On June 1, 1975 the passenger train service was stopped. Freight traffic from Freiberg Ost to Halsbrücke continued until 1995. After that, the line was closed, but not dismantled. Up to kilometer 1.507, the line was converted into a siding at Freiberg station on May 10, 2004.

Route description

course

The line leaves Freiberg (Sachs) train station in an easterly direction and then curves in an arc to the north. The first stop was the Freiberg (Sachs) Ost train station (formerly Freiberg Schachtbahnhof ) at 422 m above sea level. M. highest point of the route. The further course is north or northeast until you reach the Tuttendorf stop . From here the route continues in a northerly direction, only to turn westwards towards the neck bridge later. The terminus at Halsbrücke is 326 m above sea level. M. and is the lowest point. Overall, the route overcomes a height difference of 96 m.

Operating points

Freiberg (Sachs) ⊙

Freiberg (Sachs) train station

The station Freiberg (Sachs) was established in 1862 as the end point of the route from Dresden who towards 1869 Chemnitz was continued. With the construction of the Nossen – Moldau railway line (1873/1885) and the branch lines to Halsbrücke, Langenau and Großhartmannsdorf (1890), Freiberg became one of the most important railway junctions in Saxony. The station had the following names:

  • until 1911: Freiberg
  • until 1933: Freiberg (Sa)
  • since 1933: Freiberg (Sachs)

Freiberg (Sachs) East ⊙

The Freiberg (Sachs) Ost train station was opened on July 15, 1890 as the Freiberg (Schachtbhf) stop and was consecrated as a train station in 1905. The station in the east of the city of Freiberg had the following names:

  • until 1905: Freiberg (Schachtbhf)
  • until 1911: Freiberg shaft station
  • until 1915: Freiberg (Sa) Schachtbf
  • until 1933: Freiberg (Sa) Ost
  • since 1933: Freiberg (Sachs) Ost

Since the end of passenger traffic on June 1, 1975, the station has only been used for freight traffic. On January 1, 1995, the Freiberg (Sachs) Ost freight yard went out of service. The reception building, goods shed and farm buildings still exist at the site.

  • Freiberg (Sachs) Ost station (2016)

  • Freiberg (Sachs) Ost station (2016)

  • Freiberg (Sachs) Ost train station, level crossing (2016)

Tuttendorf ⊙

The Tuttendorf stop was opened on July 15, 1890 and dedicated to the station in 1905. In 1933 the station was downgraded to a stop and later to a stop. With the cessation of passenger traffic on June 1, 1975, the Tuttendorf stop went out of service. The wooden bus shelter was demolished in June 2001.

  • Tuttendorf stop (2016)

  • Tuttendorf stop (2016)

Neck bridge ⊙

The Halsbrücke stop was opened on July 15, 1890 and dedicated to the station in 1905. Since the end of passenger traffic on June 1, 1975, the station has only been used for freight traffic. On January 1, 1995, the Halsbrücke freight yard went out of service. The reception building, goods shed and farm buildings still exist at the site.

  • Halsbrücke station (2016)

  • Halsbrücke station, side view (2016)

Vehicle use

In the first years of operation, all traffic was handled with the double-coupled secondary rail locomotives of type VII T. The stationing of the NOVOTNY locomotive in Halsbrücke is documented. Later, the Royal Saxon State Railways also used class IIIb and VT locomotives , which were dispensable on other routes. Formerly Prussian T 9.3s (91 series) were used by the Deutsche Reichsbahn from the end of the 1920s, and were replaced by the 86 series in the 1960s . Since the 1970s, all traffic has been handled with the class 110 diesel locomotives .

literature

  • Thomas Berger: 100 years of Berthelsdorf-Langenau and Freiberg-Halsbrücke . in: Modellisenbahner No. 7/1990, transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH i. G. Berlin; Pp. 6-8
  • Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . transpress Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .

Web links

Commons : Freiberg – Halsbrücke railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data on www.sachsenschiene.net
  2. ^ Thomas Berger: 100 years Berthelsdorf-Langenau and Freiberg-Halsbrücke . in: Modelleisenbahner 39 (1990) 7, p. 6
  3. ^ The Freiberg (Sachs) Ost train station on www.sachsenschiene.net
  4. ↑ The Tuttendorf stop at www.sachsenschiene.net
  5. ^ The Halsbrücke station on www.sachsenschiene.net