Walthersdorf – Crottendorf railway line

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Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) –Crottendorf ob Bf
Section of the Walthersdorf – Crottendorf railway line
Route number : 6625; sä. WC
Course book section (DB) : 537 (1996)
Route length: 5.176 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope : 26.3  ‰
Minimum radius : 169 m
Top speed: 50 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Schwarzenberg
   
 0.000 Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) 587 m
   
 to Annaberg-Buchholz
   
 1.250 Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) Hp 590 m
   
 1.555 Zschopau Bridge (10 m)
   
 3,916 Crottendorf unt Bf (former Bf) 630 m
   
 5.176 Crottendorf ob Bf 650 m

The Walthersdorf – Crottendorf railway was a branch line in Saxony . It ran in the Zschopau valley from Walthersdorf to Crottendorf .

history

Crottendorf ob Bf (December 1996)

The line was opened on December 1, 1889 as a standard-gauge secondary line . Although Walthersdorf was the connecting station to the Annaberg-Buchholz-Schwarzenberg railway line , all trains always ran to and from Schlettau .

In the 1980s, the line became known nationwide when the class 86 steam locomotives were last scheduled to haul all trains in Germany. These missions only ended in 1988.

After the political change in eastern Germany in 1989, the line quickly lost its importance in passenger and freight traffic: freight traffic was officially discontinued on January 1, 1995, and passenger train traffic was maintained until December 31, 1996. On June 1, 1999 the line was closed.

Today there is an asphalt bike path on the former railway line.

Route description

course

The Walthersdorf – Crottendorf railway began at Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) station on the Annaberg-Buchholz – Schwarzenberg railway . The approximately 5 km long railway line always ran south in the valley of the upper Zschopau . In the local area of Walthersdorf the tracks lay east of the river, they changed in the upper village to the west side. Shortly before the terminus in Crottendorf, Dorfstrasse and Zschopau were crossed again. At kilometer 5.176 the line ended in the upper village of Crottendorf. Today a bike path runs along the route.

  • Railway line at Crottendorf und Bf (2016)

  • Railway line at Crottendorf ob Bf (2016)

Operating points

Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) ⊙

The secondary line to Crottendorf branched off at Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) station. The reception building of the Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) station houses a small railway museum.

The station had the following names:

  • until 1905: Waltersdorf stop
  • until 1910: Waltersdorf train station
  • until 1911: Walthersdorf i Saxony
  • until 1921: Walthersdorf (Sa)
  • since 1921: Walthersdorf (Erzgeb)

  • Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) station, street view (2016)

  • Walthersdorf Museum Station (Erzgeb) (2016)

  • Walthersdorf station (Erzgeb), track view (2016)

  • Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) station, platform (2016)

Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) Hp ⊙

Walthersdorf halt was opened at the same time as Walthersdorf halt on December 1, 1889. The station had the following names:

  • until 1910: Waltersdorf halt
  • until 1911: Walthersdorf i Sachsen stopping point
  • until 1921: Walthersdorf (Sa) Hp
  • since 1921: Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) Hp

The wooden bus shelter was converted into the Schwarzenberg Railway Museum. Shortly after the stop, the railway line crossed the main street of Walthersdorf.

  • Former location of the Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) Hp stop (2016)

  • Hp Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) in the Schwarzenberg Railway Museum (2016)

  • Hp Walthersdorf with special train in the Schwarzenberg Railway Museum (2016)

Crottendorf and Bf ⊙

Crottendorf unt Bf was opened on December 1, 1889 as the Mittelcrottendorf stop . In 1905 this became the train station, which was renamed Crottendorf unt Bf in 1915 . In 1965 it was downgraded to the halt. The station was at the level of the Evangelical Lutheran. Church of Crottendorf and had a wooden bus shelter, which no longer exists. A parking lot was created on the area around the preserved goods shed and the route was converted into a cycle path.

  • Crottendorf und Bf, goods shed (2016)

  • Crottendorf und Bf, goods shed (2016)

  • Crottendorf und Bf, residential building (2016)

  • Crottendorf, restaurant at the lower station (2016)

Crottendorf above Bf ⊙

Crottendorf ob Bf was opened on December 1, 1889 as the Obercrottendorf stop . In 1905 this became the station, which was renamed Crottendorf ob Bf in 1915 . The station building is still there. The Ladestrasse and Bahnhofstrasse bear witness to the days of active rail traffic.

In addition to the platform on the main track, the station had three other sidings, on the station side a long loading lane with a ramp, but also on the opposite side there were several loading points on the track, including for loading wood.

  • Crottendorf ob Bf, track side (2016)

  • Crottendorf ob Bf, Ladestrasse (2016)

literature

  • Siegfried Bergelt: The Schlettau – Crottendorf branch line. In: The model railroader. 28 (1979) 8, pp. 222-224.

Web links

Commons : Walthersdorf – Crottendorf railway line  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of federally closed lines in the state of Saxony that have been closed since 1994. ( MS Excel ; 27 kB) (No longer available online.) August 21, 2012, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved January 6, 2013 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eba.bund.de
  2. ^ Website of the Walthersdorf Museum Station
  3. ^ Website of the Schwarzenberg Railway Museum