Grossenhain – Priestewitz railway line

	from Cottbus
	Connecting line from Großenhain Berl train station
0.226	Grossenhain Cottb station	116 m
	Big Röder
	Berlin – Dresden
0.850	Röderneugraben (12 m)
3.100	Weißig-Böhla
	from Leipzig Hbf
5.260	Priestewitz	146 m
	to Dresden-Neustadt

The großenhain-priestewitz railway is a single-track, electrified main line in Saxony , originally by the two Geisen railway company to Großenhain was built. It runs from Großenhain to Priestewitz and is part of the long-distance connection from Cottbus to Dresden . The route is also called the celery train .

history

Grossenhain wanted a railway connection early on. Therefore, in 1861 the citizens of Großenhain founded a stock corporation to build a branch line from the Priestewitz station of the Leipzig-Dresden Railway. On October 14, 1862, the route, which is only about five kilometers long, was opened. The Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie (LDE) took over the management on behalf of the owner.

In June 1868, the neighboring Kingdom of Prussia granted the Cottbus-Großenhainer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft the concession to continue the existing route to Cottbus. This plan was set out in a state treaty between Saxony and Prussia on August 15, 1868. Prussia was given the right to determine the timetables and tariffs of the new railway. Saxony received part of the taxes levied for this. Prussia also received a right of first refusal for the Grossenhain – Priestewitz route. On September 24, 1868, Saxony also granted the new company the concession.

The LDE was very interested in the new connection to Prussia. The expansion of their traffic area to the east with connection to the planned routes of the Halle-Sorau-Gubener Railway promised good profits. The LDE finally acquired shares in the Cottbus-Großenhainer railway company with a value of 1.5 million marks. On April 20, 1870, the new line was put into operation. Here, too, the LDE took over the management on behalf of the owner. Since then, the Grossenhain – Priestewitz line has been part of a long-distance connection between Dresden and Cottbus.

On July 1, 1869, the LDE bought the Großhain branch railway company. The Grossenhain – Priestewitz line was now part of the LDE network.

Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof (around 1900)

The opening of the Berlin-Dresden railway of Berlin-Dresden Railway Company on June 17, 1875 Großenhain now had two stations. The existing station on the route to Cottbus was renamed Grossenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof, the new one was named Grossenhain Berliner Bahnhof. The 920 meter long connecting line, which was put into operation at the same time, was used to replace freight wagons.

On July 1, 1876, the LDE was nationalized and the Grossenhain – Priestewitz line now belonged to the network of the Royal Saxon State Railways . The Prussian connection route, however, only passed into state hands on September 1, 1883. From then on it belonged to the network of the Prussian State Railways .

On May 31, 1992, the Deutsche Reichsbahn started electrifying the line (Ruhland–) Großenhain – Priestewitz, including the connecting curve in Großenhain between the Cottbus and Berlin train stations.

Regional express to Cottbus in Großenhain Cottb Bf (2010)

Since December 15, 2002, all regional trains have been running on the Elsterwerda – Dresden route on the Großenhain – Priestewitz route and the connecting curve between the two Großenhain stations that has existed since 1875. The Berlin train station on the Berlin – Dresden route was abandoned as a passenger train stop. In 2011, the Grossenhain – Priestewitz route was used by the regional express lines on the Elsterwerda – Dresden, Cottbus – Dresden and Hoyerswerda – Dresden routes. Freight traffic is of minor importance.

Route description

course

The Grossenhain – Priestewitz line has its train station in Grossenhain, west of the historic city center. From there it runs almost in a straight line through Grossenhainer Pflege southwards, always parallel to federal highway 101 . After about three kilometers, it crosses the Weißig – Böhla railway line that went into operation in December 2010 . The line joins the Priestewitz station in the left curve from the northwest.

Operating points

Großenhain Cottb train station (1870)

Grossenhain Cottb station

Today's Cottbus train station in Großenhain was opened in 1862 by the two railway company to Großenhain as the end point of their route.

Due to its location close to the city, the train station was expanded by the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe after 2002 to become a regional interface between rail and bus traffic.

Priestewitz

Priestewitz station (2010)

The Priestewitz station was opened on April 9, 1839 as part of the construction of the first German long- distance railway - the Leipzig – Dresden line. It was established because of its geographical proximity to the important cities of Meißen and Grossenhain , which only got their own rail connections around two decades later.

Since the construction of the Grossenhain – Priestewitz connection, Priestewitz has been a branch station. Today it is only important as a transfer hub in regional traffic. The freight transport facilities were dismantled after 1990.

Vehicle use

The German Reichsbahn began 106 (work site Großenhain), 118 (Bw Kamenz and Cottbus), 110 (Bw Cottbus) and 132 (Bw Cottbus and Frankfurt / Oder) to the electrification of this line locomotives of the series. Subsequently, in particular class 143 (ex243) electric locomotives from the Dresden and Cottbus stations were used.

Since the Elbe-Elster network began operating and has been operated by DB Regio Nordost since June 2013 , Bombardier Talent 2 railcars and double-decker trains hauled by electric locomotives have been running on this route .

literature

Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . transpress Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .

Web links

Commons : Grossenhain – Priestewitz railway line - collection of images, videos and audio files

Route, operating points and individual permissible speeds on the OpenRailwayMap

Individual evidence

↑ K & K-Bahn is garnished with celery
↑ Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Chronicle of the Deutsche Reichsbahn 1945-1993 . GeraMond Verlag GmbH, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7654-7094-3 , p. 151 .
^ DB Regio Nordost operates the Elbe-Elster network. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on June 14, 2015 .

[1] K & K-Bahn is garnished with celery

[2] Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Chronicle of the Deutsche Reichsbahn 1945-1993 . GeraMond Verlag GmbH, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7654-7094-3 , p. 151 .

[3] DB Regio Nordost operates the Elbe-Elster network. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on June 14, 2015 .