Railway line Leipzig – Großkorbetha
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The Leipzig – Großkorbetha line is a double-track, electrified main line in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt , which serves as a connection between the city of Leipzig and the Thuringian Railway . It runs from Leipzig via Markranstädt and Bad Dürrenberg to Großkorbetha .
history
The railway line was opened in 1856 by the Thuringian Railway Company . At that time it began at the Thuringian train station in Leipzig, which opened in 1913 in Leipzig Central Station . The route quickly developed into one of the busiest connections in Central Germany . After German reunification in 1990, the high-speed passenger trains were upgraded to Inter- and Eurocity, and with the commissioning of the ICE-T also to ICE. The trains of the ICE lines Dresden - Leipzig - Frankfurt am Main ran here until the high-speed line 5919 Erfurt – Leipzig went into operation , and those of the Berlin - Leipzig - Munich line up to that of the Unterleiterbach – Erfurt section . Regional express connections between Leipzig and Erfurt or Saalfeld were introduced for the long-distance trains that were no longer available. On the section to Leutzsch , there are also regional trains to Gera and, since 1969, the Leipzig S-Bahn , and the RB 125 Leipzig– Weißenfels trains every hour on the entire route up to December 12, 2015 (every two hours on weekends) . Since December 13, 2015, the RE17 Leipzig – Erfurt and SE15 Leipzig – Saalfeld lines run every hour, operated by Abellio Rail Central Germany.
Electric train operation was possible on this section for the first time on November 2, 1942 as part of the gap between the southern and central German networks , but four years later in 1946, as part of the reparations payments to the Soviet Union, all the electrical equipment had to be dismantled and delivered. In 1964 the line was electrified again.
In preparation for the Leipzig S-Bahn operation, an AB 64 automatic route block was set up between Leipzig Magdeburg-Thuringia train station and Leipzig-Leutzsch at the end of the 1960s . In order not to have to integrate it into the old systems in the Leipzig-Leutzsch train station , it ended at the Elsteraue block , which therefore remained occupied. The track vacancy was reported due to the non-existent 100 Hz line power supply with axle counters with "magnetic track devices". On June 10, 1973, there was a serious accident in which an express train in the direction of Saalfeld derailed at Leipzig-Leutzsch station due to failure to observe a different route and the lower speed indicated as a result. The locomotive tore the command signal box Lt half away. When it was rebuilt, it was converted from mechanical to electromechanical technology. In 1992 a new GS III Sp68 switchboard was put into operation in Großkorbetha. Between Großkorbetha and Bad Dürrenberg, an automatic line block of the type AB 70 with dense block division and track changing operation was put into operation at the same time . After only a few years of operation, it was removed when the Bad Dürrenberg train station was closed. Since September 2004 the section Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-Leutzsch (Elsteraue) has been controlled by the ESTW Leipzig. In 2007, form signals still existed as exit signals in Markranstädt and Leipzig-Leutzsch, but here only on the non-continuous main tracks towards Großkorbetha and Zeitz. Since 2011, the route between Leipzig-Leutzsch and Großlehna has also been controlled by a Thales-type electronic interlocking. In June 2015, the Kötzschau block was the last to be included, so that no interlockings of the old types are in operation on the entire route. Since then, there has been continuous track switching between Leipzig Hbf and Großkorbetha. Until June 2015, this was only the case between Leipzig Hbf and Großlehna.
In the 2019 timetable, the route will be served by the regional transport line RB20 (Leipzig – Erfurt – Eisenach) operated by Abellio Rail Central Germany .
outlook
The state of Saxony-Anhalt is examining the construction of a connecting curve near Großkorbetha. An S-Bahn line could then establish hourly connections between Leipzig and Merseburg without changing the direction of travel .
Construction work
As part of the realization of the Leipzig City Tunnel , measures to supplement the network were also implemented on this route. The city tunnel was integrated into the existing network. In addition, the prerequisites for the new network of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland were created, from which the section from the main station to the Probstzella junction is initially used. In the area of the largely dismantled Leipzig MTh station (Magdeburg-Thuringia station), the MTh intersection was built, which enables conflict-free journeys between the tunnel and the platform hall in the direction of Leutzsch and Wahren .
Specifically, the following were implemented on the entire route between April 2010 and mid-2012:
- Redesign of the Leipzig-Leutzsch train station (remaining work took place until June 2015)
- Construction of new track including the overhead line
- Dismantling of track systems that are no longer required
- New construction of ESTW-A Leutzsch (replacement of eight old signal boxes) and Großlehna
- Equipping the entire route with new safety technology (except for Kötzschau and Großkorbetha)
With the final state of ESTW-A Großlehna since June 2015, there are further changes in the security technology:
- Extension of ESTW-A Großlehna up to the entrance signals Großkorbetha with the closure of the Kötzschau block and the automatic Bad Dürrenberg block (previously controlled by the B2 signal box in Großkorbetha)
- Establishment of the track switching operation now also between Großlehna and Großkorbetha
- By setting up two additional block signals (one each on the standard and opposite track), the performance in the direction of Großkorbetha was additionally increased
Route description
course
Starting from Leipzig Central Station, the railway line runs in the city of Leipzig first in an arc to the northwest, then to Markranstädt to the southwest. The Neue Luppe is crossed in front of the Leipzig-Leutzsch train station and the Saale-Leipzig Canal behind it . From Markranstädt, the route runs straight to the west, passing the state border between Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Behind the Bad Dürrenberg train station, the railway line runs south-west again, crossing the Saale . Finally it joins the Halle – Bebra railway line at Großkorbetha station .
Operating points
Leipzig Thuringian train station or Leipzig Hbf (from 1913) ⊙
Opening on March 22nd, 1856 with a temporary reception building. In 1907 the station was closed and demolished in the course of construction work for the new main station. The neighboring Magdeburg train station took up the traffic of the Thuringian train station again until it was demolished. Even after the travel facilities of the main train station went into operation, the Magdeburg-Thuringian train station remained its own office. The extensive local goods facilities on Eutritzscher and Delitzscher Strasse belonged to it. With the commissioning of the Leipzig West electronic signal box, it became part of the Petscher Mark station .
Thuringian train station in Leipzig 1862
Leipzig Central Station
Crossing structure MTh
Leipzig-Gohlis ⊙
The Leipzig-Gohlis stop was opened on April 1, 1894. To distinguish it from the neighboring Leipzig-Möckern stop (then Gohlis-Möckern ), it was initially called Gohlis-Eutritzsch . On June 1, 1922, it was renamed Leipzig-Gohlis . The central platform has a height of 55 centimeters.
Since 2004 there has also been a stop of the same name on the Leipzig-Wahren – Leipzig Hbf railway line , which runs parallel here. However, there is no direct connection to the platform there.
Leipzig Coppiplatz ⊙
The Leipzig Coppiplatz stop was opened on July 12, 1969. It is also the stop of the S-Bahn. The two outer platforms are 55 centimeters high.
Leipzig-Möckern ⊙
The Leipzig-Möckern stop was opened on April 15, 1892. It was called Gohlis-Möckern until 1992 . The two outer platforms are 55 centimeters high.
Leipzig-Leutzsch ⊙
The station was opened as Bf Barneck on March 22, 1856. The station had the following names:
- until 1885: Barneck (named after the nearby Barneck manor)
- until 1922: Leutzsch
- since 1922: Leipzig-Leutzsch
The Leipzig – Probstzella line has been branching off at the station since 1873 . In 1931 the branch line to Merseburg was opened , which was discontinued in 1998. In 2011 the station was completely rebuilt with the abandonment of the freight transport facilities and the relocation of the platforms to Georg-Schwarz-Straße.
Leipzig-Leutzsch station, former reception building (2009)
Leipzig-Leutzsch station, former platforms (2009)
Leipzig-Leutzsch station, assembly of the central platform with prefabricated parts, 2010
Leipzig-Leutzsch station (2013)
Leipzig-Rückmarsdorf ⊙
The Rückmarsdorf station was opened on September 15, 1906 and downgraded to a stop in 2000. After Rückmarsdorf was incorporated into Leipzig in 2000 , the station was named Leipzig-Rückmarsdorf in 2003 . At the location of the station in the east of Rückmarsdorf there are the reception building, a farm building and the signal box.
Leipzig-Miltitz ⊙
The Groß-Miltitz stop was opened on March 1, 1891. It was later dedicated to the train station and renamed Miltitz near Leipzig in 1900 . In later times the station was named Miltitz (b Leipzig) . In 2000 it was downgraded to the breakpoint. Due to the incorporation of Miltitz into Leipzig in 1999, the station is now called Leipzig-Miltitz . The reception building, waiting hall, goods shed and farm buildings still exist at the site.
Markranstädt ⊙
The Markranstädt station was opened on March 22, 1856. In 1869 the first "Zechenbahn" to Kulkwitz was opened and it was dismantled in 1877. In 1897 the locomotive shed was built and the branch line to Lausen opened, which, however, had to be dismantled in 1946 as a reparation payment. In 1994 the connecting railway to the Großlehna industrial area was built. In 2009 the new platform tunnel was opened with a breakthrough at Ziegelstrasse and the Nordstrasse level crossing was closed.
Markranstädt station
Großlehna ⊙
The Großlehna stop was opened on May 1, 1893 and upgraded to a stop in 1898. The station received a station building in 1914. It has been a train station since 1915, and was in the Prussian province of Saxony until 1945 . After the Second World War he came with the place Großlehna to the state of Saxony-Anhalt and in 1952 to the district of Leipzig , which was annexed to the Free State of Saxony in 1990. Thus the station is today the last station in Saxony in the direction of Großkorbetha.
While the station building and a farm building are still there, the goods shed was demolished in 1988.
Kötzschau ⊙
On March 22, 1856, the station was opened as Kötzschau station. In 2000 it was converted to a halt. In 2014 the Kötzschau Railway Museum was opened in the renovated reception building. In 2015 the Kötzschau block station was closed. The station is the first stop in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Bad Dürrenberg ⊙
On March 22, 1856, the station was opened as Bf Dürrenberg . It has been called Bad Dürrenberg since 1927 . In 2000 it was converted to a breakpoint.
Bad Dürrenberg train station
Großkorbetha ⊙
Around 1850 the station was a stop on the Thuringian main line Halle – Gerstungen . On March 22, 1856 it was opened at the new location as Bf Corbetha . In 1911 there was a major renovation of the entire station. In 1934 the station was renamed Großkorbetha . In 1992, the B2 switchboard was put into operation.
literature
- David Falk: Leipzig – Großkorbetha - 150 years of railway connection history. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-936508-14-7
- Falk, David 160 years of the Leipzig - Großkorbetha railway line 1856 - 2016 , Eisenbahnfreunde Kötzschau e. V., ISBN 978-3-00-052430-1
Web links
- Representation of the route on the OpenRailwayMap
- Eisenbahnfreunde Kötzschau e. V. Museum of the history of the Leipzig-Großkorbetha railway line
- Information and pictures about the renovation of the railway systems on citytunnelleipzig.info
- Tradition in the holdings of the Reichsbahndirektion Halle in the State Archives Saxony-Anhalt, Dessau department
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soon again directly from Merseburg to Leipzig? In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. February 18, 2019, accessed March 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Important milestone: New interlocking technology in Leipzig-Leutzsch, Leipzig-Plagwitz and Großlehna in operation . Deutsche Bahn AG. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Project complex Leipzig-Leutzsch / Leipzig-Plagwitz. (No longer available online.) Jaeger Group Bernburg, archived from the original on December 15, 2013 ; Retrieved July 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Leipzig-Gohlis. (No longer available online.) DB Station & Service, archived from the original on September 28, 2018 ; accessed on September 27, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description on www.leipzig-lexikon.de
- ↑ Leipzig Coppiplatz. (No longer available online.) DB Station & Service, archived from the original on September 28, 2018 ; accessed on September 27, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Leipzig-Möckern. (No longer available online.) DB Station & Service, archived from the original on September 28, 2018 ; accessed on September 27, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
