Lüneburg industrial and port railway

Lüneburg industrial and port railway
Route length:	(Port railway) 4.5 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Urban industrial railway west (northern part)
Legend from Uelzen Luneburg to Bleckede , to the port of Lüneburg (port railway) to Lübeck former hunter's curve from Lübeck Bockelmannstrasse from the train station Lüneburg-Westseite (on the bridge) Ilmenau Towpath Industrial railway On the Hude to Hamburg formerly to Buchholz Arenskule (former depot) Lüneburg -Zeltberg Ironworks On the Hude Connection of the former Portland cement factory In front of the Bardowicker Tore Kreideberg limestone quarry On the Hude Loading ramp Loading ramp Gas station GW Lindemann Hanover – Hamburg railway line and industrial railway formerly affiliated with Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH Connection wood autumn Goseburgstrasse former connection former connection former connection Bessemerstrasse Behne company premises / former connection to Artos Maschinenbau Christian Herbst Street Industrial connection B 4 End of track Towpath Ilmenau Lüner racecourse slaughterhouse End of track Johnson Controls East Facility Lüner racecourse from the Johnson Controls plant Johnson Controls loading Loading ramp End of track
Port railway (eastern part)
Legend from Uelzen Luneburg to Hamburg , Ilmenautal (Urban Industrial Railway West) 0.0 Lüneburg North (Bleckeder train station) to Lübeck former location management Siding Loading track Siding 1.134 Master path 1.2 Lüneburg Meisterweg (former depot) to Bleckede B 4 / B 209 2.0 Theodor-Körner-Kaserne Connection tank farm Theodor-Körner-Kaserne End of track L 221 (multi-track from here) former siding Elso-Klöver-Strasse Otto-Brenner-Strasse L 221 former connection Ironworks Pallet factory in Lüneburg Gebrüder-Heyn-Strasse (West quay single-track, east quay multi-track) Lüneburg Harbor (Ostkai) Lüneburg Harbor (West Quay) Kurt-Höbold-Strasse Otto-Brenner-Strasse

The Lüneburg industrial and port railway is used exclusively for freight traffic . It runs in two parts in the north and east of the city of Lüneburg . The northern section, also known as the Städtische Industriebahn West , is single-track, the eastern section operated by the OHE is partly double-tracked. Both parts are not electrified. The eastern part, also owned by the city of Lüneburg, bears the name Hafenbahn , as it serves to develop the Lüneburg harbor on the Elbe side canal and the companies located in the industrial area there.

history

In 1905 the connection to the ironworks, the Portland cement factory and the limestone quarry on Kreideberg were established as the first connections in the northern part . In the eastern part, the section to the Theodor-Körner barracks was built during the Second World War . At that time it served military purposes. The next connections and connecting railways in the northern part were built shortly after the Second World War. The track systems were only ever used for freight traffic. At that time, the Lüneburg industrial railway connected around 30 companies to the national railway network. The construction of the longest connection to the north of the Goseburg district and from there to the Lüner Heide was completed in 1971. In 1973 and 1974 the eastern part operated by the OHE, the so-called port railway, was built, which went into operation in 1975. From 2004 to 2014 the Osthannoversche Eisenbahn operated the transshipment in the Lüneburg harbor. Hafen Lüneburg GmbH has been managing the infrastructure of the Lüneburg harbor, including the urban industrial railways (Hafen- and Goseburgbahn) and operating the operational cargo handling business since 2014.

Route

Northern part

The urban industrial railway West "Goseburgbahn" is connected to the tracks of the Lüneburg train station in the north and branches off the Hanover – Hamburg railway line (formerly also from the former line to Buchholz ) at the level of the railway bridge over the Ilmenau . There are still some existing industrial connections in this area. The longest connecting railway , which runs parallel to the Ilmenau in the river valley, leads to the north of the district and from there to the industrial area Lüner Heide.

Eastern part

The section in the east of Lüneburg branches off the Lüneburg – Bleckede railway line at Lüneburg Nord (OHE) station , together with the connection to the Theodor-Körner barracks. This is in fact a secondary connection that branches off at km 1.079 from the connection to the Theodor-Körner-Kaserne (main connection). The route, d. H. Urban Industrial Railway East "Hafenbahn" finally leads to the industrial area Hafen, where it connects the inland port of Lüneburg to the Elbe Side Canal. The port railway can be used with block trains up to 750 m in length and ends in the transshipment areas at the port basin. In addition, the port railway has a pre-storage group.

Todays situation

Most of the track systems are still used by various industrial companies. In the northern section, the Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH connection to the “Lüner Rennbahn” is approached several times a day. Operation is carried out with a class V 60 locomotive . However, there are also disused sidings, most of which have been dismantled. In total, there are only a few trains left on both parts of the route. Nevertheless, the track systems in the eastern part are very extensive.

Closures in the northern part

There are seven disused connections in the northern part: The first was the connection line of the Portland cement factory and the limestone quarry on Kreideberg . All track systems are removed there. The associated connections have also been shut down and dismantled. There are only tracks left in the area of ​​the GW Lindemann petrol station. The second closed connection branched off not far from the main Hanover-Hamburg line and ended after crossing the "Bardowicker Wasserweg" on the premises of the industrial company Sieb & Meyer , where the ironworks used to be. The connection was dismantled during the construction of the Ilmenau-Center shopping center in that area, as well as in the further course towards the former ironworks. In addition, the switch to the main track is dismantled. The connection and the bridge over the “Bardowicker Wasserweg” can still be seen in aerial photos. The third disused connection, which was already in the Ilmenau Valley, belonged to the automotive supplier Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH, which still has a connection in the Lüner Heide industrial area. All of the tracks are still there and in good condition. The fourth disused connection, which itself still had three sidings, branched off in the direction of the Goseburg sports field and ended shortly before the Hanover – Hamburg railway line. This connection has now been dismantled in the area of ​​the level crossing at “Goseburgstrasse” and at some other points. The branch switch to the existing connecting line has also been dismantled. The fifth disused connection is on “Christian Herbst Straße”. It was used by the Holz Herbst company, but is no longer needed. Most of the tracks have been dismantled as a result of the expansion of “Christian Herbst Straße”; there is only a short stretch from the switch to the street. The sixth disused connection branched off between the level crossing at Christian Herbst Straße and the bridge of the B 4 across the route to the north. There are still tracks there, but the switch from the connecting railway, which is still in operation, has been expanded. The seventh disused connection was in the Lüner Heide industrial area and led to the slaughterhouse. Today it is completely dismantled.

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  The northern part near the Arenskule passing point.

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  Disused level crossing Bessemerstrasse in the northern part.

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  A class V 60 diesel locomotive with wagons on the Ilmenau Bridge in the northern part of the Lüner Heide industrial area.

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  Northern part: The V60 on the level crossing Auf der Hude.

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  Northern section: The V60 behind the Johnson Controls plant on the Hude.

Closures in the eastern part

There are four disused connections in the eastern part. The first was the former connection line of the former site administration on "Meisterweg" in the northeast of Lüneburg, which had some connections to various storage buildings on the area. However, these tracks were almost completely dismantled in January 2011. There were still numerous loading tracks at the connecting railway.

The second closed connection was in the Theodor-Körner-Kaserne and served a tank farm. It branched off there to the south and ended directly in front of the Lüneburg glider airfield .

The third was a siding that led to a warehouse that now belongs to several companies. The connection has not yet been dismantled and, apart from light vegetation, is still in relatively good condition.

The fourth disused connection is still in a similarly good condition; no tracks have yet been dismantled. It led from the railway siding in the ironworks to a storage area that is adjacent to the works.

Others

The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verkehrsfreunde Lüneburg occasionally makes museum trips on the route in the eastern part. However, these must be registered in advance, as it is necessary to set the points correctly beforehand.

See also

• Connecting railways of the Lüneburg wax bleaching facility and saline

Web links

• Private website for OHE (Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG)
• The Lüneburg industrial railway
• The Lüneburg harbor railway

Individual evidence

1. ^ Association of Lüneburg Merchants / The Lüneburg Industrial Railway with the Heideexpress  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 4, 2009  
2. ↑ Timetable of the OHE ~ including all previous railways. Accessed on November 4, 2009
3. ↑ Operating and operating instructions for the port railway, valid from January 2, 2020 Accessed on February 21, 2020