Planned railway lines on Møn

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Planned railway line on Møn (red) and Kalvehavebanen (brown)

Planned railway lines on Møn were several projects on the Danish island of Møn . One of them was decided with the Railway Act of May 27, 1908 , and since no one applied for a license , with an extension again with the Railway Act of March 20, 1918 . The construction project never came to fruition. These last two projects were planned as private railways where the Danish state would have paid half of the construction costs.

history

As in many other countries, numerous railway lines were planned in Denmark in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . For various reasons, many places wanted to be “connected to the big world” via the railroad . Often, however, mostly due to a lack of money or an unconvincing operating concept, the planning was not carried out.

The first proposal for a Jernbanesystem for Sydsjælland og Øerne ( German  "Railway system for South Zealand and the islands" ) was published in 1867 by the engineers English & Hanssen. Their idea was a narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 1070 mm, which should run from Koster and Stege via Marienborg to Grønsund Færgegård. Between Koster and Grønsund four new should steam ferry , the freight cars and passengers to Zealand and Falster bring. The calculation included the purchase of the land, the train stations, fences, bridges, telegraph systems and ferry terminals at a cost of 699,500 Rigsdaler . Unfortunately, the two engineers were too early with their suggestions and did not yet win the sympathy of potential investors.

In the following years the industrial development on Møn increased. The port in Klintholm was completed in 1878 and in 1884 the first buildings of the sugar factory were put into operation. New plans for a railway line were discussed, not least because the state offered to cover up to 40% of the construction costs.

A commission of the Ministeriet for offentlige Arbejder ( German  Ministry for Public Works ) examined the construction of a railway line from Hårbølle to Stege and then on to Klinten in 1905. The 38 km long narrow-gauge line was to be operated electrically. With 27 train stations and stops, the project would have cost a million crowns . Despite the goodwill of the Commission, the project received no political support.

Despite this, local forces continued to try to build a railway on the island. A new route was proposed with the Railway Act of May 27, 1908 and again with the Railway Act of March 20, 1918 . However, once the state had paid half of the construction costs, it was extremely difficult to obtain funding for the remaining costs. There were many doubts as to whether the rail lines would be profitable. Instead, the local communities agreed in September 1919 to set up a joint municipal bus company.

stretch

Møns Klint – Bogø Færgehavn

The railway line Møns Klint – Bogø Færgehavn was included in the Railway Act of May 27, 1908 and should have been around 40 kilometers long. The following stations should be set up:

Since it was not built, it was put out to tender again for construction under the Railway Act of March 20, 1918 .

Fog – Koster Færgehavn

The Neble – Koster Færgehavn railway line should have been around six kilometers long. This branch line was not included in the first plans in 1908 and was only proposed for construction with the Railway Act of March 20, 1918 . The following stations should be set up:

Industrial railways

Since neither line was built, the island of Møn was left without a public railway line. The sugar factory in Stege built a narrow-gauge industrial line between its factory premises and the harbor in Stege, further lines were built in the quarries Hårbølle and Ulvshale, in the brickworks in Marienborg and Hegnede, during the construction of the Bogødamm and Dronning Alexandrines Bro and in the flint quarry in Nordfeldt Strand.

Møn Sugar Railway

The Stege sugar factory, which belonged to Aktieselskabet De danske Sukkerfabrikker (DdS) , had several syrup stations in Pollerup and Stege, from which the syrup was transported by pipeline to Stege.

In connection with the syrup station in Holme, a horse-drawn tram was built from the syrup stations Busemarke and Mandemarke near Klintholm in 1884 . This was necessary because the roads were bad. It was difficult for horse-drawn vehicles to cover the long distances to the sugar factory in the hill country of East Møn.

From the Holme syrup station the route led south to Bøgebjerg, where it branched out. A branch led further south to Budsemarke and from there east to Mandemarke. A second route, opened in 1911, led west to Råbymagle.

There were loading bays at the end stations west of Råbymagle and south of Mandemarke, Råbymagle and Budsemarke. There was only one siding in Bøgebjerg. In addition, there were several companies that had their own loading tracks.

The route was eleven kilometers long and had a track width of 700 mm. 36 freight cars were procured. Originally these had two axles, they were later replaced by bogie cars. In 1930 there were 48 cars.

The horse business became too expensive, two horses could only transport three small wagons with beets. Up to 18 horses were used in the campaign during which the sugar beets were harvested. A steam locomotive was therefore bought in connection with the extension of the line to Råbymagle . This was built by Henschel in Kassel with the serial number 1911/10880 and was given the designation DdS E.1 . This was the first and only steam locomotive on the island of Møn. The shunting of the wagons in the syrup station was still carried out with horses.

As more and more trucks were used, rail operations became unprofitable. In 1935 the line was closed, the rails removed and some of the wagons and the locomotive on Lolland were transferred to other DdS works, where they continued to be used. The locomotive came to Nakskov (Majbølle) in 1939 , was given the new number DdS 8 and was scrapped in 1953.

After the end of the Second World War , only truck traffic was used. It was more efficient to transport the beets to Stege and the syrup station in Holme was closed in 1949. The former engine shed is still there.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vigtige stamdata for Banerne på Møn. In: danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  2. ^ Jernbanen på Møn. (PDF) vordingborg.dk, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; Retrieved March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  3. ↑ Banerne på Møn. Loven af ​​20. marts 1918. In: toptop.dk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2002 ; Retrieved April 12, 2018 (Danish).
  4. ↑ Photo of the railway system in the quarry. moen-atlas.dk, accessed March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  5. ↑ Monske industribaner. j-bog.dk, accessed March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  6. ^ Per Topp Nielsen: Henschel locomotives at DdS. In: Dansk Jernbanearkiv. Retrieved March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  7. ↑ Roebanen on Møn. j-bog.dk, accessed March 3, 2015 (Danish).
  8. ↑ Roebane på Øst-Mon. Retrieved March 3, 2015 (Danish).

Web links

  • Banerne på Møn. Loven af ​​20. marts 1918. In: toptop.dk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2002 ; Retrieved April 12, 2018 (Danish).