Railway line Leipzig-Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz

		from Dresden-Neustadt
	1,582	Leipzig-Engelsdorf
		Leipzig Hbf – Geithain
		to Leipzig-Wahren via Leipzig-Schönefeld
		EÜ Watzdorfstrasse
	2,323	EÜ Cunnersdorfer Strasse
	2,480	EÜ Zweenfurther Straße
	2.771	Eastern Rietzschke
	3.037	EÜ Theodor-Neubauer-Strasse
		from Eilenburg via Leipzig-Schönefeld
	3.382	Abzw Anger
	3,577	EÜ Zweinaundorfer Strasse
	3,700	Leipzig- Anger-Crottendorf
		Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz
	4.095	EÜ Oststrasse
		EÜ Papiermühlstrasse
		from Leipzig Hbf
	4,779	Leipzig-Stötteritz
		to Leipzig-Connewitz
		SO Prager Strasse
	5,543	Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal
		SO October 18th Street
		SO Richard-Lehmann-Strasse
	6.493	Abzw tobacco mill
		to Leipzig Bayer Bf
		SÜ Zwickauer Strasse
		SO Arno-Nitzsche-Strasse
		from Leipzig Bayer Bf
	7,299	Leipzig-Connewitz Stw W1
		from Leipzig-Stötteritz
	approx 7.7	Leipzig- Connewitz
		to Hof (Saale) Hbf

The Leipzig-Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz line is a double-track, electrified main line in the area of the Saxon city of Leipzig . It was originally laid out as part of the Leipziger Güterring , but has also been used to a large extent by the trains of the Central German S-Bahn since December 2013 . At the former Tabakmühle junction, the line now merges seamlessly with the Abzw Tabakmühle – Leipzig Bayer Bf railway line ; the approximately 800 m long section from the Tabakmühle junction to the beginning of the Leipzig-Connewitz station has been closed.

history

In connection with the redesign of the Leipzig railway junction at the beginning of the 20th century, which included the construction of the central Leipzig passenger train station and the creation of a freight ring , the Royal Saxon State Railways built the Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Stötteritz line. The connection line was intended to connect the former Stötteritz stop , which had been expanded to a high-performance suburban and freight station, with the Saxon marshalling yard in Engelsdorf and the Prussian transfer station Leipzig-Schönefeld . Because of the construction of six bridges and the expansion of the Stötteritz stop, this connecting line was the most complex part of the work to be carried out by the Royal Saxon State Railways at that time.

Together with other lines in the vicinity of the Engelsdorf marshalling yard, the 4.78 km long Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Stötteritz line was put into operation on May 1, 1906. The line was double-tracked from the start. The double-track continuation of the line to the Leipzig-Connewitz train station went into operation on October 1, 1912 - even if this 3.87 km extension was formally the third and fourth track of the (parallel) Leipzig Hbf-Leipzig-Connewitz line at the time was rated. The planned renovation of the Stötteritz station took place by 1914.

As part of a larger electrification measure in the Leipzig – Böhlen area , the Deutsche Reichsbahn also electrified the Engelsdorf – Leipzig – Connewitz line with 15 kV 16.7 Hz traction current at the beginning of the 1960s and began electrical operation on October 2, 1961.

In the course of the network-supplementing measures of the City-Tunnel Leipzig project , numerous individual measures were implemented in 2012/2013 to improve the Leipzig-Engelsdorf – Abzw. Modernize tobacco mills and make them suitable for passenger traffic. These included:

Increase in line speed from previously 60 km / h to 80 km / h (south of Leipzig-Stötteritz)
Construction of a new Leipzig-Anger-Crottendorf stop at Zweinaundorfer Straße (replacement of the abandoned stop on the Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz line)

Construction of a new stop Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal with a central platform and stair access to the southern sidewalk of Prager Straße and elevator to the northern sidewalk of Prager Straße (replacement of the abandoned stop on the route Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-Connewitz with only one edge of the platform and no direct access to Prague Street)

Reconstruction and modernization of the platform systems in Leipzig-Stötteritz station, u. a. with elevator and stair access from Papiermühlstrasse as well as changing the track plan to enable S-Bahn trains to end, turn and start

Decommissioning of both tracks on route 6375 between Abzw. Tabakmühle and Leipzig-Connewitz (the parallel tracks on route 6361 Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz were retained in this section)

The renovation and modernization measures took place as part of a one-year full closure from November 24, 2012. The converted and modernized facilities were put into operation on December 15, 2013 together with the Leipzig City Tunnel . Since then, the Leipzig-Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Stötteritz section has been used with mixed traffic, the section south of the Leipzig-Stötteritz station has only been used for passenger traffic.

outlook

Leipzig-Anger-Crottendorf stop opened in 2013. This is served every half hour by the S-Bahn Central Germany and will be converted into a barrier-free stop with a central platform in connection with the line expansion 2018-2021 (March 2015)

As part of a complex construction project from April 2018 to February 2021, DB Netz AG is implementing numerous measures to comprehensively modernize the section between the Leipzig-Engelsdorf and Leipzig-Stötteritz train stations. These include:

Conversion of the Leipzig-Anger-Crottendorf stop:
- New construction of a 140 meter long central platform with guidance system for the blind, which replaces the two current outer platforms
- New construction of stairs and elevator for barrier-free access to Zweinaundorfer Straße
- New construction of a second staircase with pedestrian underpass as access to Lene-Voigt-Park (under construction)
New construction of seven over 100 year old railway overpasses, u. a .:
- Cunnersdorfer Strasse (under construction)
- Zweenfurther Straße (under construction)
- Rietzschkebach (under construction)
- Zweinaundorfer Straße (under construction)
- Oststrasse (completed: March 2020)
New construction of retaining walls (under construction)
Route straightening by means of re-routing in the area between EÜ Oststraße and EÜ Papiermühlstraße including the routes of the Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz railway line, which has now been closed, and the railway line from Eilenburg station to Eilenburg, which was dismantled at the turn of the millennium (superstructure largely completed since March 2020)
Construction of approx. 2300 meters of noise barriers (planned)

During the approximately three-year construction project, only single-track operations are usually possible. A full closure was necessary for a period of around four weeks in spring 2020. While the two steel riveted bridges at the Leipzig-Anger-Crottendorf stop will only be dismantled during the night (the western bridge was expanded in June 2020), towards the end of the construction work to integrate the new section and the new stop, the route will have to be completely closed again.

After completion of the construction project, a line speed of 80 km / h (instead of the previous 60 km / h) should also be possible in this section.

course

On the left the tracks of the Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Stötteritz line, electrified since 1961, at the Anger junction, view towards Stötteritz; to the right in the center of the picture the track to the Eilenburg train station that was still in existence at the time . The railway line Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz ran on the now dismantled bridge in the background (May 1983)

The Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz line at the Völkerschlachtdenkmal stop, opened in 2013, in the cut between the Völkerschlachtdenkmal and the Old Fair , view from the Prager Strasse bridge towards Connewitz; to the left of the tracks, now used exclusively for freight traffic, on the Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz line (October 2013)

The Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz line leaves the Engelsdorf marshalling yard in a westerly direction together with the line to the former Prussian transfer station Leipzig-Schönefeld . While the last-mentioned route turns in the northern curve towards the route from the former Eilenburg train station , the "Stötteritzer Stecke" also leads in a south-western curve to the Eilenburg route , initially runs parallel to it, crosses three streets and meets after about 1.8 km at the Anger junction on the same railway line. The routes were and are linked there, even if the continuation to the Eilenburg train station no longer exists today .

About 300 m further on, directly after crossing Zweinaundorfer Straße, is the new Leipzig- Anger-Crottendorf stop , which went into operation in December 2013 and was moved here from the Leipzig Hbf-Leipzig-Connewitz railway line . In its further course, the line passes under the disused railway line Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz, which has now been dismantled in this section, crosses Oststraße and immediately after overpassing Papiermühlstraße, it reaches Leipzig-Stötteritz station .

It now runs parallel to the section of the former Leipzig-Hof connecting railway that is still in operation , finally crosses under Prager Straße and continues in the cut. The Leipzig- Völkerschlachtdenkmal stop, which was relocated in 2013, is also located here, with access to both the monument of the same name and the old exhibition center . After crossing under other roads, the Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz line at the former Tabakmühle junction near the underpass under Zwickauer Strasse now seamlessly merges into the Abzw Tabakmühle – Leipzig Bayer Bf railway line . The original continuation of the line to the Leipzig-Connewitz train station was abandoned in connection with the so-called supplementary network measures of the City-Tunnel Leipzig project , the tobacco mill branch is no longer an operating point.

traffic

Until the renovation in 2012/2013

According to the original concept as part of the Leipziger Güterring , the route was used in particular for rail freight traffic. In addition to the main load, the rail freight traffic between Engelsdorf station (near Leipzig) and the destinations to the south on the Leipzig – Hof railway line , local freight and transfer trains also ran to the Bavarian station .

Of the 23 freight trains that were formed on working days in the Bayerischer Bahnhof in the early 1930s, and 25 freight trains that were disbanded there, were u. a. the following trains on the Engelsdorf – Abzw Tabakmühle section of the route supplied or departed:

3 trains to and 4 trains from Leipzig-Wahren (including 3 ring trains via Engelsdorf )
3 trains to and 6 trains from Leipzig-Schönefeld
4 trains to and 2 trains from Engelsdorf
2 trains to and 1 train from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
1 train to and 1 train from Leipzig-Dresdner Güterbahnhof

Scheduled passenger trains never ran on the route until 2013, but routes permitted for passenger trains existed from the start. They were used in particular for special trade fair trains to and from Leipzig Bayer Bf station. During the time of the division of Germany, a pair of transit trains also ran daily between Munich and Berlin from Connewitz to Abzw Anger and back. The pair of trains carried train numbers 308 and 309 from 1972 until the end of transit traffic.

Since December 2013

Railcar of the S-Bahn Central Germany in the converted Leipzig-Stötteritz station . At the left edge of the picture the track of the Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz railway line that remains in this section and is used exclusively for freight traffic . (March 2015)

With the opening of the City Tunnel in December 2013, the route in local rail passenger transport was initially used by lines S1 and S3 of the Central German S-Bahn . In the northern section between Engelsdorf and the Leipzig-Stötteritz train station , the S1 line ran every 30 minutes; in the southern section from the Stötteritz train station via the former Tabakmühle branch in the direction of the Leipzig City Tunnel , the lines S1 and S3 were superimposed on a 10-minute journey during the day. Tact. Due to various construction measures in the greater Leipzig-Halle area, the routing of the S-Bahn lines had to be adjusted several times, so that a pure 10-minute cycle can no longer be offered. In the 2020 annual timetable, lines S1 and S2 to Stötteritz and S3 to Wurzen run every half hour. In 2018/2019 the S4 operated instead of the S3. Bombardier Talent 2 electric multiple units are used .

The section between Engelsdorf, Anger junction and Leipzig-Stötteritz train station is also used by rail freight traffic. South of the Leipzig-Stötteritz train station, it uses the still existing, parallel railway line Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz in order to get on the Leipzig – Hof railway line in Leipzig-Connewitz .

literature

Erich Preuß and Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways , Transpress Verlag , Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
Wolfram Sturm: Eisenbahnzentrum Leipzig , Pro Leipzig eV, Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-9807201-9-5 .

Web links

Commons : Engelsdorf – Leipzig-Connewitz railway line - collection of images

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Wolfram Sturm: Railway Center Leipzig . From the beginning to the present. Pro Leipzig eV, Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-9807201-9-5 , pp. 62 f .

↑ ^a ^b Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . 1st edition. transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 , p. 56, 146, 147, 151 .

^ ^A ^b ^c Jens Herbach: Multi-track expansion of railway systems. www.sachsenschiene.net, October 7, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

^ Jens Herbach: Electrification. www.sachsenschiene.net, March 28, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

↑ Planning approval according to § 18 AEG for the Leipzig City Tunnel construction project, network-supplementary measures in the section Engelsdorf (a) - Gaschwitz (a). (PDF; 1.8 MB) Federal Railway Authority , November 15, 2011, archived from the original on December 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .

↑ ^a ^b Leipzig-Engelsdorf - Leipzig-Stötteritz: Renewal of seven railway overpasses and one stop. Deutsche Bahn AG, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

^ ^A ^b Renewal of 7 railway overpasses (EÜ) in the Leipzig-Engelsdorf - Leipzig-Stötteritz section and Anger-Crottendorf stop. (PDF; 8.4 MB) DB Netz AG , June 30, 2015, archived from the original on December 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .

↑ Frank Eritt: Pictures from July 26th, 2020 | Anger-Crottendorf stop. In: Construction site documentation. July 26, 2020, accessed August 14, 2020 .

↑ Bus routes 72 and 73 diverted to block Zweinaundorfer Straße. In: Construction site information. Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe, accessed on August 14, 2020 .

^ Rolf Bayer, Gerd Sobek: The Bavarian train station in Leipzig . Origin, development and future of the world's oldest terminus. 1st edition. transpress VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin 1985, p. 119-121 .

[Sturm-62-1] A ^b ^c Wolfram Sturm: Railway Center Leipzig . From the beginning to the present. Pro Leipzig eV, Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-9807201-9-5 , pp. 62 f .

[Preuß-2] Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . 1st edition. transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 , p. 56, 146, 147, 151 .

[sachsenschiene-mehrgl-3] A ^b ^c Jens Herbach: Multi-track expansion of railway systems. www.sachsenschiene.net, October 7, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

[sachsenschiene-el-4] Jens Herbach: Electrification. www.sachsenschiene.net, March 28, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

[pfb-nem-5] Planning approval according to § 18 AEG for the Leipzig City Tunnel construction project, network-supplementary measures in the section Engelsdorf (a) - Gaschwitz (a). (PDF; 1.8 MB) Federal Railway Authority , November 15, 2011, archived from the original on December 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .

[db-projektbeschreibung-6] Leipzig-Engelsdorf - Leipzig-Stötteritz: Renewal of seven railway overpasses and one stop. Deutsche Bahn AG, 2015, accessed on November 28, 2015 .

[db-präsentation-7] A ^b Renewal of 7 railway overpasses (EÜ) in the Leipzig-Engelsdorf - Leipzig-Stötteritz section and Anger-Crottendorf stop. (PDF; 8.4 MB) DB Netz AG , June 30, 2015, archived from the original on December 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 .