Tantow – Gartz railway line

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Tantow – Gartz (Oder)
Former route start in Gartz
Former route start in Gartz
Course book section (DB) : 123g (1944)
Route length: 7.3 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route - straight ahead
Berlin – Szczecin railway line from Szczecin
Station, station
0.0 Tantow 22  m above sea level NHN
   
Railway line Berlin – Szczecin to Angermünde
   
4.1 Geesow
   
7.3 Gartz (Or)

The Tantow – Gartz railway (also known as the Salvey Railway ) was an approximately seven-kilometer branch line in the Randow district of the Prussian province of Pomerania . It connected the rural community of Tantow on the Berlin – Stettin main line with the small town of Gartz on the Oder .

course

The line branched off from the main Berlin – Stettin line in Tantow and ran for almost seven kilometers along the Salvey Valley in a southeastern direction. The only stop of the train was in Geesow - today a district of Gartz. Since the line was only laid out as a branch line, it was of little importance.

history

Goods shed in Gartz

After the Gartz population had long campaigned for a connection to the rail network, the line was put into operation on March 15, 1913 after around two and a half years of construction. From the beginning it was not entirely clear where the route to Stettin should lead. Primarily Angermünde , Schwedt / Oder , Vierraden or Gartz (Oder) came into question . The decision was made in favor of Angermünde, as this was the most direct and cheapest way. In Gartz there continued to be efforts to establish a railway connection. Due to the Prussian Small Railway Act of 1892, a railway line from Tantow to Gartz was getting closer and closer. First of all, the economy and the terrain were examined. Technical reports were also obtained. Despite great determination, the construction project progressed relatively slowly. The city of Gartz and the Prussian state always preferred a standard gauge railway. Other representatives were in favor of a meter-gauge railway or an extension of the existing line from Casekow to the Oder . In 1898 there were even attempts to build an electrified line. Around 1900, some municipalities and private individuals campaigned for a route from Tantow via Gartz to Schwedt. Two years later, the city of Gartz (Oder) and the district of Randow were in favor. Nevertheless, the planning initially specialized in the Tantow – Gartz section. The other section had been declared unprofitable. On July 30, 1903, the Minister of Public Works instructed the Royal Railway Directorate (KED) Stettin to begin general preparatory work for the future route. Before the KED made the decision to build on April 15, 1910, there were several disputes about the surrender of the required building land and the location of the access points. So there were always delays. The final approval from the state came on July 25, 1910. The district administrator of the Randow district interfered in the construction of the railway and was able to reach agreements on the provision of the building land. The city of Gartz was now ready to leave the land up to the 2nd Salveymühle to the railway. The Randow district promised 100,000 marks for the railway construction. According to an estimate of September 2, 1910, 45 owners were eligible for the land tax. Only around two thirds of the estimated amount of money was required for the six largest areas. The city of Gartz agreed to cover the costs for all other amounts exceeding 100,000 marks. To be able to buy the six largest areas, 67,203 marks were needed. This was due to the following owners:

Person or institution place Sum of money
Eickstedt secret council Tantow (40000 m²) 46,000 marks
Kühn manor Damitzow (13632 m²) 8753 marks
Innkeeper O. Schultze Tantow 1250 marks
Mill owner done 3. Salvey mill 3000 marks
Farmers and Cossettes Cooperative Hohen Reinkendorf 4000 marks
Owner Beckmann Hohen Reinkendorf 4,200 marks

On November 23, 1911, the surveying and marking of the required land began. Several furrows were made to mark the future route. Since the terrain was not a major challenge, the construction of the railway was relatively quick. The shell of the Gartzer reception building was finished on December 12th (19) 12 at 12:12:12. This is evidenced by a postcard from the time.

At the end of 1912, the KED Stettin drafted its first timetable. Five pairs of trains should run here every day. Wittfeld battery powered railcars were to be used initially. But it did not get to that. In Gartz, a steam locomotive was already in use for freight transport, which could also take passenger cars. Most of the work was completed in March 1913.

After the end of the Second World War , the order was issued by the SMAD in 1945 to dismantle the railway for reparation purposes and to transport the material to the Soviet Union . This project was implemented in 1948/49. In the years that followed, the route was continued to be used as a beaten path and finally expanded into a cycle path .

Operating points

Tantow

The Tantow station was opened on the Szczecin Railway in 1843. After 1945 it became a border station on the border with Poland .

Geesow

The Geesow stop was put into operation together with the line. During the planning phase, Geesow wanted to move an access point for passenger traffic closer to the place. The Gartz magistrate refused. There was also a desire for a goods loading point. However, there was a lack of financial resources for projects not included in the construction plan. That is why Geesow remained with a simple stop for people, express goods and baggage traffic. This was then 1.8 kilometers from the town center. Both the trains from Tantow and Gartz stopped in Geesow only when needed. After the line was dismantled, the former reception building was used for residential purposes.

Gartz (Or)

The Gartzer train station is the end point of the route. In 1948 its tracks were dismantled.

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