Annaberg-Buchholz railway line and Bf-Flöha station

Annaberg-Buchholz and Bf-Flöha
Section of the route map of Saxony from 1902
Route number :	6644; sä. AF
Course book section (DB) :	517
Route length:	43.515 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class :	C4
Maximum slope :	15.4  ‰
Minimum radius :	170 m
Top speed:	80 km / h
Legend 0.000 (Start of the route) by Vejprty 0.301 Annaberg-Buchholz und Bf 537 m 1.638 Weißbachtal bridge (45 m) 2.481 EÜ farm road (12 m) Bridge federal highway 95 3.880 Schönfeld-Wiesa until 2007 494 m Narrow gauge railway to Meinersdorf 4,196 EÜ Bahnhofstrasse (12 m) 5.646 Wiesa (Erzgeb) since 2007 7.220 Zschopau Bridge (32 m) 7,862 Zschopau Bridge (66 m) 8.148 EÜ Bundesstrasse 101 (12 m) 8.410 Thermal bath Wiesenbad (formerly Bf) 433 m 8,572 Werkgraben Bridge (22 m) 9,570 Bridge Pöhlbach (31 m) 9.600 Abzw Plattenthal ( block post ) 421 m 9,674 from Königswalde 10,650 Zschopau Bridge (40 m) 12.000 Narrow-gauge railway from Jöhstadt 12.673 Zschopau Bridge (67 m) 12,983 13,000 Kilometer jump -17 m Three-rail track 1435/750 mm (1897–1986) 13.093 Zschopau Bridge (55 m) 13,762 Selva 392 m 14.025 Zschopau Bridge (50 m) 14.070 Werkgraben Bridge (25 m) 15.306 Zschopau Bridge (57 m) 16,709 Warm bath 373 m 17.036 Zschopau Bridge (57 m) 21.278 Scharfenstein (formerly Bf) 354 m 21.693 Scharfenstein Viaduct (80 m) 22.020 Grundbach bridge (10 m) 22.315 Zschopau Bridge (70 m) 22.810 Zschopau Bridge (50 m) 23,995 Zschopau Bridge (50 m) 24,148 Wilischthal (formerly Bf) 340 m Narrow gauge railway from Thum 26,460 Tischau Bridge (10 m) Zschopautalbrücke Bundesstrasse 174 26,890 Zschopau 336 m 27,162 EÜ Neue Marienberger Strasse (11 m) 27,387 27,400 Kilometer jump -13 m 27,553 Zschopau Bridge (51 m) 28.175 Zschopau East 28,954 Zschopau Bridge (51 m) 29,381 Zschopau Bridge (50 m) 29.794 Zschopau Bridge (70 m) 30.145 Zschopau Bridge (58 m) 30.518 Waldkirchen (Erzgeb) (formerly Bf) 318 m 31.674 Zschopau Bridge (86 m) 32.103 Witzschdorf 310 m Staupenbach bridge 34.758 Hennersdorf (Sachs) (applicant since 2007) 300 m 35.950 Hennersdorf (Sachs) Gbf until 1947 298 m 39.212 EÜ Chemnitzer Str. (12 m) 39,324 Erdmannsdorf - Augustusburg (formerly Bf) 294 m (Connection to the Erdmannsdorf – Augustusburg cable car ) 40.008 EÜ farm road (10 m) 40.535 EÜ Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Strasse (16 m) 42.080 Flöha- Plaue since 2007 from Dresden Hbf and Reitzenhain 43.515 Flea 278 m to Werdau arc triangle

The Annaberg-Buchholz and Bf-Flöha railway line (also: Zschopautalbahn ) is a branch line in Saxony . In Annaberg-Buchholz at Bf it connects to the Vejprty – Annaberg-Buchholz at Bf railway line and leads in the Zschopau Valley via Wolkenstein and Zschopau to Flöha . It has been part of the DB region network Erzgebirgsbahn since 2001 .

history

Prehistory and construction

In the middle of the 19th century Annaberg was still one of the largest cities in Saxony. Annaberg citizens founded a "railway committee", which from then on fought for a connection to the railway network, which was still in the making. The first investigations for a rail connection between Chemnitz and Annaberg began in 1858. At that time Chemnitz already had a rail connection through the Niedererzgebirgische Staatsbahn with the Riesa – Chemnitz and Zwickau – Chemnitz lines . Another possible starting point for a train to Annaberg was Schwarzenberg, which had been the end point of the Upper Ore Mountains Railway since 1858 .

Ultimately, the Saxon government decided on Chemnitz as a starting point. At first there was disagreement about the route. The options for debate were on the one hand via Flöha and Zschopau through the Zschopautal, on the other hand via Thum and Ehrenfriedersdorf on the more direct route . The decisive factor for the route in the Zschopautal approved in 1860 was ultimately the industry located there, which promised a higher volume of traffic.

On September 3, 1862, construction of the line began as the Chemnitz-Annaberger Staatseisenbahn or state railway , and it was opened on February 1, 1866.

business

Passenger train on the Scharfenstein Zschopau Bridge (1992)

Zschopau Bridge Scharfenstein

The section between Flöha and Chemnitz became part of the line (Dresden–) Freiberg – Chemnitz (–Werdau) in 1869 .

Since January 1, 2002, the line has belonged to the DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn . Since then, the tariff of the Central Saxony transport association has been in force for travel .

modernization

In 2007, the Annaberg-Buchholz and Bf-Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg section was closed from April to December due to extensive modernization work. Buses operated as substitutes.

The main focus of construction was the second stage of the Annaberg-Buchholz electronic signal box . Actuators were installed in Wolkenstein, Zschopau and Hennersdorf. Since then, the entire train operation has been controlled from Annaberg-Buchholz. 16 level crossings were changed, some stations were rebuilt, bridges renovated and tracks renewed.

In addition, new stops were built in Flöha-Plaue and Zschopau Ost; the Schönfeld-Wiesa station was replaced by the nearby Wiesa stop . The platforms at the other stations have been modernized and made barrier-free .

All passenger trains of the Zschopautalbahn currently run with class 642 diesel multiple units . The line is linked through Flöha to Chemnitz , where there are further connections to the surrounding area. The trains run daily at least every two hours, in the section from Chemnitz Hbf to Annaberg-Buchholz unterer Bf almost every hour on weekdays. At the weekend until 2011, an excursion train ran directly to and from Leipzig under line number RE28 .

In June 2016, Deutsche Bahn announced that it would try out a driverless train on the section between Annaberg-Buchholz and Wolkenstein within a few weeks. The diesel locomotive is equipped with computers, cameras and sensors and should recognize signals and obstacles.

Route description

course

Simplified elevation profile of the route

Hennersdorf, level crossing at Holzbrücke (2016)

The Annaberg-Buchholz – Flöha line has its zero kilometer in the Annaberg-Buchholz station and Bf at the original end of the Chemnitz-Annaberger Bahn . From there it runs first on the orographically right valley flank of the Sehma to the former Schönfeld-Wiesa train station. From here it follows the Zschopau uninterruptedly down the valley, which meanders behind Wiesa together with the route through a narrow river valley lined with steep rocky areas. On this scenic section, the route crosses the river several times, passes under the four-lane highway 174 before Zschopau and finally follows the right bank of the river from Witzschdorf. In Flöha it joins the Dresden – Werdau main line approaching from the right .

Operating points

Annaberg-Buchholz und Bf ⊙

Annaberg-Buchholz und Bf (2006)

→ Main article : Station Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf

The station Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf is the original end point of the Chemnitz-Annaberger Bahn and was opened with this on February 1, 1866 as Annaberg station. The station had the following names:

• until 1904: Annaberg
• until 1911: Annaberg i Erzgeb
• until 1922: Annaberg (Erzgeb)
• until 1949: Annaberg (Erzgeb) unt Bf (through the appointment of Annaberg (Erzgeb) Ladest to Annaberg (Erzgeb) ob Bf)
• since 1949: Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf (through the merger of Annaberg and Buchholz to Annaberg-Buchholz)

The formerly extensive facilities of the station were dismantled to only two tracks in the course of the route renovation. The representative reception building is now unused and is in ruins.

Schönfeld-Wiesa ⊙

Schönfeld-Wiesa station, reception building (2016)

→ Main article : Schönfeld-Wiesa train station

The Schönfeld-Wiesa station, which is now closed, was formerly a gauge changing station for the narrow-gauge railway Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf . In 2007 it was abandoned in favor of the newly established Wiesa (Erzgeb) stop . Today only the reception building and the goods shed still exist of the formerly extensive structures.

Wiesa (Erzgeb) ⊙

The Wiesa (Erzgeb) stop was established in 2007 as part of the modernization of the railway line. In his favor, the Schönfeld-Wiesa train station was closed in the same year.

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  Haltpunkt Wiesa (Erzgeb) (2016)

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  Haltpunkt Wiesa (Erzgeb) (2016)

Thermal bath Wiesenbad ⊙

Stop at the Wiesenbad thermal baths (December 2012)

The thermal bath Wiesenbad stop is in the Wiesenbad district of the municipality of Thermalbad Wiesenbad . The stop was opened on February 1, 1866 as the Wiesenbad stop at the same time as the railway line. On May 1, 1905, it was upgraded to a station. On June 3, 1956, the name was changed to Thermalbad Wiesenbad . On December 10, 1997, the station was downgraded to a stop.

The station building with the unique wooden overpass to the former island platform is now a listed building.

Plattenthal branch ⊙

At the Plattenthal junction, the Plattentalbahn , an industrial line to the Plattenthal loading point , branched off from 1914 to 1990 . This little-known railway continued to Königswalde until 1945 and was also used for passenger trains during World War II.

Selva ⊙

Selva station with Selva train hotel (2016)

→ Main article : Selva train station

The Selva station was opened on February 1, 1866 on the standard gauge railway line Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf-Flöha. From 1892 to 1986 the narrow-gauge railway from Wolkenstein to Jöhstadt ran from Wolkenstein to Jöhstadt . The station can be reached via the federal road 101 and the street “Am Bahnhof”. On the opposite bank of the Zschopau, the Wolkenstein Castle is enthroned on a steep rock face . The “Wolkensteiner Zughotel” is located in the train station and offers a place to stop and stay overnight in original coaches.

Warm bath ⊙

The Warmbad stop, built on June 1, 1889, is located in the Floßplatz district of the municipality of Selva between the Zschopau and the B 101 . It was built at the same time as the railway line and is still in operation today. It used to be a train station for the Warmbad thermal baths . The wooden waiting hall was demolished in 2007.

Until September 30, 1904, the stop was called Floßplatz , then the name was changed to Floßplatz-Warmbad . On April 1, 1940, the name was changed to Wolkenstein-Warmbad . Since October 2, 1960, the stop has been called Warmbad .

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  Warmbad stop (2016)

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  Warmbad stop, view towards Annaberg-Buchholz (2016)

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  Warmbad stop, view towards Flöha (2016)

Scharfenstein ⊙

Scharfenstein station (2010)

The Scharfenstein stop is in the Scharfenstein district of the Drebach community . It was opened together with the railway line on February 1, 1866, and was named a station in 1896. Freight traffic began on January 1, 1875. In the 1990s and 2000s, the track systems were gradually reduced to the continuous main track, which was accompanied by the downgrading to the stopping point.

Wilischthal ⊙

Wilischthal train station, standard gauge (2017)

→ Main article : Wilischthal train station

The Wilischthal station , which opened on December 1, 1874, was a gauge changing station for the Wilischthal – Thum narrow-gauge railway between 1886 and 1972 . In connection with the route renovation in 2007, Wilischthal was dismantled to the stop.

Zschopau ⊙

The Zschopau train station, which opened on February 1, 1866, was an important freight station for the region until the 1990s (motorcycles, raw cotton, etc.). In the course of the route renovation, the tracks were dismantled, the platform roofing was shortened and the platform was relocated towards the city. In addition, the station building including the underpass was abandoned and the pedestrian bridge over the tracks in the direction of the former motorcycle factory and the goods shed were demolished.

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  Zschopau railway station (2016)

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  Zschopau train station, reception building (2016)

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  Zschopau train station with Wildeck Castle (2016)

Zschopau East ⊙

Zschopau Ost stop (2016)

The Zschopau Ost stop was rebuilt in 2007. It can be reached via Krumhermersdorfer Straße.

Waldkirchen (Erzgeb) ⊙

Today's Waldkirchen (Erzgeb) stop in the Zschopenthal settlement belonging to Waldkirchen was opened on February 1, 1866 as the Waldkirchen train station. In 1995 it was downgraded to the breakpoint. It had the following names:

• until 1907: Waldkirchen b Zschopau
• until 1918: Waldkirchen (Zschopautal)
• until 1940: Waldkirchen-Zschopenthal

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  Waldkirchen (Erzgeb) stop (2016)

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  Waldkirchen (Erzgeb), Vossloh Citylink stop on the Erzgebirgsbahn to Cranzahl

Witzschdorf ⊙

The Witzschdorf stop is located at the eastern end of the district of the same name in the Gornau community . The station, which is only used for passenger traffic, was opened at the same time as the route. In 2012 the platform was moved from the east to the west side.

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  Witzschdorf stop (2016)

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  Witzschdorf stop (2016)

Hennersdorf (Sachs) ⊙

Hennersdorf (Sachs) train station was opened as a stop on February 1, 1866. Until 1922 it was only called Hennersdorf . It has been a train station since 2007. Between 1933 and 1947, the Hennersdorf (Sachs) Gbf freight yard was about one kilometer in the direction of Flöha.

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  Hennersdorf station (Saxony) (2016)

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  Hennersdorf station (Saxony) (2016)

Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg ⊙

The Erdmannsdorf stop was put into operation on February 1, 1866. In 1910 the name was changed to Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg stop . The Erdmannsdorf valley station of the Erdmannsdorf – Augustusburg cable car is in the immediate vicinity .

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  Hp. Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg with valley station of the cable car (2016)

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  Hp. Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg, view towards Flöha (2016)

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  Hp. Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg, view towards Zschopau (2016)

Flöha-Plaue ⊙

Flöha-Plaue stop (2016)

The Flöha-Plaue stop was rebuilt in 2007. It can be reached via Augustusburger Strasse in the Plaue district .

Flöha ⊙

→ Main article : Flöha train station

Flöha station (2003)

During the construction of the railway line from Chemnitz towards Freiberg , a completely new section of the station was created northeast of the existing facilities. With the construction of the Reitzenhain – Flöha railway line, the station of the Chemnitz-Komotau Railway Company was built further northeast of it . In the 1930s, the present-day representative reception building was also built during a major train station renovation.

literature

• Siegfried Bergelt: The Zschopautalbahn and its regular-gauge branch lines. 2nd revised edition. Bildverlag Böttger, Witzschdorf 2005, ISBN 3-9806606-9-9 .
• Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways. transpress Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
• Bernd Schreiter : 150 years of the Chemnitz - Annaberg railway. Verlag Bernd Schreiter, Arnsfeld 2015.

Web links

Commons : Annaberg-Buchholz railway line and Bf – Flöha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Album of the Chemnitz-Annaberger Staats-Eisenbahn (1866)  - sources and full texts

• Location and course of the route on the OpenRailwayMap
• Timetable
• Central Saxony transport association
• Zschopautalbahn and branches

Individual evidence

1. ↑ STREDA - Total distance directory DBAG; Status: February 1, 2003
2. ↑ Victor von Röll: Encyclopedia of Railways Volume 8 (1917) on www.zeno.org
3. ↑ Description of the construction work carried out by Deutsche Bahn in 2007 (PDF) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Bernd Röder: Have the train drivers had their day? In: Aachener Zeitung . June 11, 2016, p. 6 .
5. ↑ The Warmbad stop at www.sachsenschiene.net
6. ↑ Information on the Scharfenstein stop
7. ^ Railway stations in Saxony , accessed on June 1, 2015
8. ↑ Kurt Kaiß, Matthias Hengst: Chemnitz railway junction - rail network of an industrial region. Alba, Düsseldorf 1996, p. 104.