Railway line Leipzig-Plagwitz – Leipzig Miltitzer Allee
| Leipzig-Plagwitz-Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Route number : | 6052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course book section (DB) : | 501.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 4.108 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route class : | D4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 100 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leipzig-Plagwitz – Leipzig Miltitzer Allee line is a double-track electrified main line in Saxony . It runs from Leipzig-Plagwitz to the Leipzig-Grünau prefabricated building area and is integrated into the Central German S-Bahn network. However, the route was not served from the end of April 2011 to December 14, 2013 due to the reduction in local rail transport funds.
history
The railway line was built from the Leipzig-Plagwitz train station in the mid-1970s as part of the construction of the large housing estate in Leipzig-Grünau and opened in four stages in line with the progress of the construction work. From September 25, 1977 it led to the Hermann-Matern-Allee stop (from September 1990: Grünauer Allee). In December 1980 the extension to Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee (later: Stuttgarter Allee, today: Allee-Center), in June 1983 to Ho-Chi-Minh-Straße (today: Karlsruher Straße) and in December 1983 finally to Miltitzer Allee.
The route was initially served by Line C of the Leipzig S-Bahn, which initially commuted from Plagwitz. On June 3, 1984, the line was swapped with Line A, and the trains have since been tied through Leipzig Central Station to Gaschwitz . With the timetable change on May 31, 1992, the line was renamed S1. The line was later withdrawn to the main train station.
Due to the reduction in local rail transport funds by the Free State of Saxony, the responsible association for the Leipzig local traffic area (ZVNL) decided in February 2011 to use the S1 S-Bahn line and thus passenger transport on this route from April 30, 2011 until the opening of the City tunnels to be discontinued. Then the line was integrated into the new network of the S-Bahn Central Germany . By then, the first three stops had been refurbished for a total of around 2.5 million euros, together with a thorough renovation of the track systems from April to September 2013, 10 million euros were invested. In March 2013, the ZVNL decided to restart the line from December 15, 2013 with a guided tour from Leipzig-Grünau through the city tunnel to Leipzig-Stötteritz or Wurzen.
Route description
The 4.6 kilometer long railway line leads from Leipzig-Plagwitz to the west. Located in the cut, it runs centrally in an east-west direction through the prefabricated building area and ends at its western edge. The total of four stations are each at the level of access roads or paths that run in a north-south direction and cross the railway line by bridges. Seen from the east, these are the Grünauer Allee, the Stuttgarter Allee, the Kiewer Straße and the Miltitzer Allee. In contrast to the original concept, only two of the stations are named after those streets, namely Grünauer Allee and Miltitzer Allee. The stop on Stuttgarter Allee is named after the neighboring shopping center Allee-Center, the stop on Kiewer Straße is called Karlsruher Straße. During the GDR era, other names closely related to socialism were used.
Before the modernization, the stations along the route all had low side platforms, with the exception of the Miltitzer Allee terminus. Roofing is only available in the form of waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via stairs and ramps from the surrounding streets and the mentioned bridges.
In contrast to other new development areas on the outskirts of major German cities, the rest of the public transport network in Grünau is not primarily geared towards the central high-speed railway line. Instead, important and well-developed tram routes run parallel to the north and south at a distance of around one kilometer, which, compared to the S-Bahn, have significantly higher operating frequencies. This fact is noticeable in the S-Bahn in comparatively low passenger numbers.
literature
- Andreas Janikowski, Jörg Ott: Germany's S-Bahn. History, technology, operations . transpress, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71195-8 , pp. 132 f .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard Franke: The S-Bahn says "Goodbye". Zweckverband für die Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig (ZVNL), 2011, archived from the original on February 12, 2013 ; Retrieved April 13, 2012 .
- ^ Gernot Borriss: Station construction on dead track: Grünau S-Bahn stations benefit from federal program. Leipziger Internet Zeitung, February 12, 2012, accessed on January 30, 2019 .
- ↑ DB is making the S-Bahn route to Leipzig-Grünau fit for traffic through the Leipzig City Tunnel. Deutsche Bahn AG, April 15, 2013, archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; Retrieved April 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Leipzig-Grünau is reconnected to the S-Bahn network - S1 rolls through the city tunnel. Leipziger Volkszeitung , March 5, 2013, accessed on June 16, 2013 .