Glauchau-Schönbörnchen – Gößnitz railway line
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| Route number : | 6265; sä. SG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course book section (DB) : | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 12.373 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 15 kV, 16.7 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 10 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum radius : | 398 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 140 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Glauchau-Schönbörnchen-Gößnitz railway is a single-track, electrified main line in Saxony and Thuringia , which was originally built and operated by the Saxon Western State Railway . The route is an important part of the national long-distance connection between the industrial area in West Saxony and West Germany ( Central Germany connection ). It branches off the Dresden – Werdau railway line in Glauchau - Schönbörnchen and leads via Meerane to Gößnitz .
history
When the continuation of the Chemnitz-Riesa Railway to the west was planned, several possibilities of connection to the Leipzig – Hof railway line (Saxon-Bavarian Railway) were examined. The connection in Zwickau, Crimmitschau or Gößnitz was discussed. A connection to Gößnitz or Crimmitschau would have shortened the route from Chemnitz to Leipzig, while a route to Zwickau offered advantages because of the important coal traffic. Ultimately, the route was led towards Zwickau. (see Dresden – Werdau railway line ) In addition, a short connecting line from Glauchau to Gößnitz was planned. Its construction began on June 25, 1855. It was opened on November 15, 1858.
Between 1908 and 1912 the line was expanded to double tracks.
After the Second World War , the second track was dismantled in 1946 as a reparation payment for the Soviet Union .
The line was electrified in the mid-1980s. Electric train operations began on June 1, 1984.
The reconstruction of the second track is listed as a “further requirement” in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan. The last review of the requirements plan in November 2010, however, recommended that the second track be dispensed with, as long-distance traffic on this route is not considered economical and the second track would therefore still be unnecessary.
On February 28, 2011, the expansion of the line for tilting technology trains and a line speed of 140 km / h began, for which the track between Glauchau-Schönbörnchen and Gößnitz was completely closed. During the construction work, all train services in the rail replacement service were handled by buses. In addition to the renewal of the superstructure and substructure , the contact line systems as well as the control and safety technology were completely renewed. The Meerane Station has been completely redesigned. Deutsche Bahn invested a total of 20 million euros in expanding the 13-kilometer connection. The train service was resumed on December 11, 2011.
Route description
course
Starting from the Glauchau-Schönbörnchen stop, the Glauchau-Schönbörnchen-Gößnitz line branches off to the east from the Dresden-Werdau line to the south . After Oberschindmaas has been bypassed to the south, the route runs in a curved track to the north, past Dennheritz to the west of the route . After crossing under the federal motorway 4 , the railway line runs through the urban area of Meerane . Since the Dennheritz stop was closed, Meerane station has been the only stop on the railway line. To the north of Meerane, the railway line, which now runs northwest, crosses the border with Thuringia in the valley of the Meerchen . The Leipzig – Hof railway line is reached in Gößnitz in the city's train station in a curved track towards the north .
Operating points
Glauchau-Schönbörnchen ⊙
The Glauchau-Schönbörnchen stop (until 1931: Schönbörnchen ) has existed since November 1, 1885. Before that, there was only one branch here . At the latest with the conversion to ESTW technology , the operating point , which was temporarily run as a train station , was converted into a stop with a branch point.
Dennheritz ⊙
The Dennheritz stop was established on June 1, 1897. Due to insufficient passenger numbers, it was closed for the timetable change on December 11, 2011.
Meerane ⊙
Meerane train station is the most important stopover on the route, where train crossings can still take place today. The formerly extensive freight transport facilities were given up in 2000 and finally completely dismantled in 2010. As part of the renewal of the route in 2011, the train station was also modernized and a barrier-free interface to the intercity bus service was built. Since then, the signals and points have been controlled via a local ESTW control computer from the Leipzig operations center .
The original, classicist reception building was built in 1858. It was fundamentally rebuilt in 1940/41, with all facade decorations being removed in accordance with the taste of the time. It was torn down in 2011 and replaced by a simple functional building with a ticket machine and bicycle parking spaces.
Goessnitz ⊙
The Gößnitz train station is the junction with the Leipzig – Hof and Gößnitz – Gera lines . It has existed as part of the Leipzig – Hof railway line since 1844. The neo-baroque reception building was demolished in 2010. A special operational feature is the 603.50 meter long island platform, where up to four trains can stop at the same time. According to the Deutsche Bahn AG, it is the longest platform in Germany.
literature
- Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . transpress Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
Web links
- Description of Saxon railway lines
- Information and pictures from the reconstruction of the route ( Memento from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on bastellen-doku.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ Requirements plan review of the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan of November 11, 2010 ( Memento of July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 34.9 MB)
- ^ Eisenbahn-magazin 6/2011, p. 17
- ↑ Bahn is investing 20 million euros between Glauchau and Gößnitz. In: www.freipresse.de. February 28, 2011, accessed December 1, 2011 .
- ↑ Deutsche Bahn puts renewed line sections in West Saxony into operation. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Bahn, December 12, 2011, formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 21, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ News, Meerane train station. (No longer available online.) In: meerane.de. April 18, 2008, archived from the original on April 7, 2016 ; Retrieved November 20, 2011 .