List of railway lines in Saxony
The list of railway lines in Saxony includes all public transport railways that run on the territory of the Free State of Saxony, which was re-established in 1992 . All disused and dismantled routes are also included.
Legend
The columns used in the table list the information explained below:
- Route: Name of the route (from – to) according to DB route data, historical routes are classified with their last name
- km: operating length in kilometers between the start and end station
- No .: Official DB route number
- Saxon route abbreviations : Designation system of the Saxon State Railways, usually consisting of the first letters of the endpoints, supplemented with additional characters in some cases and to avoid duplication. The system is in use in the Dresden regional area to the present day.
- Openings: The official opening dates on which public transport began are listed.
- Decommissioning: The official decommissioning dates are listed.
- In operation : Route sections in operation (as of January 1, 2014)
- EIU: Railway infrastructure company (as of January 1, 2014)
- Notes: Other notes on the routes
- Lines highlighted in gray are main lines
Standard gauge routes
Main and branch lines
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Saxon route abbreviations | Openings | Shutdowns | In operation | EIU | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annaberg-Buchholz Süd – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) | 24.1 | 6624 | BSg | Annaberg-Buchholz Süd – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb): December 1, 1889 | - | Annaberg-Buchholz Süd – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) | Erzgebirgsbahn | Travel stopped in 1997 |
| Annaberg-Buchholz and Bf-Flöha | 43.5 | 6644 | AF | Annaberg und Bf – Flöha: February 1, 1866 | - | Annaberg-Buchholz and Bf-Flöha | Erzgebirgsbahn | - |
| Arnsgrün border-Adorf (Vogtl) | 8.8 | - | AAd | Roßbach – Adorf (Vogtl): September 17, 1906 | Roßbach – Adorf (Vogtl): 1945 | - | - | reduced |
| Bärenstein (Kr Annaberg) border – Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf | 18.4 | 6623 | WA | Weipert – Annaberg und Bf: August 3, 1872 | - | Bärenstein (Kr Annaberg) border – Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf | Erzgebirgsbahn | - |
| Bautzen – Bad Schandau | 64.4 | 6216 | BS |
Neustadt (Sachs) –Bad Schandau: July 1, 1877 Bautzen – Neustadt (Sachs): September 1, 1877 |
Bautzen – Wilthen: June 16, 2007 | Wilthen – Bad Schandau | DB Netz , DRE | Bautzen – Wilthen: route protection through DRE |
| Berlin Görlitzer Bf – Görlitz | 207.9 | 6142 | BHg | 1866/67 | - | Berlin-Baumschulenweg – Görlitz | DB network | Section in Berlin and Brandenburg |
| Berthelsdorf – Großhartmannsdorf | 11.9 | 6616 | BGh | Berthelsdorf – Großhartmannsdorf: July 13, 1890 | Brand-Erbisdorf – Großhartmannsdorf: 1973 | Berthelsdorf-Brand-Erbisdorf | RP railroad | Travel stopped in 1998 |
| Beucha – Trebsen | 17.1 | 6823 | BT |
Beucha – Seelingstadt: December 10, 1898 Seelingstadt – Trebsen: October 1, 1911 |
- | Beucha – Trebsen | DRE | Travel stopped in 1997/2006 |
| Böhlen – Espenhain | 6.9 | 6822 | BE | Böhlen – Espenhain: May 1, 1913 | - | Böhlen – Espenhain | DB network | Travel stopped in 1993 |
| Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B | 102.6 | 6386 | BC |
Borsdorf – Grimma: May 14, 1866 Grimma – Leisnig: October 27, 1867 Leisnig – Döbeln: June 2, 1868 Döbeln – Nossen: October 25, 1868 Nossen – Meißen: December 22, 1868 |
- | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B | DB network | - |
| Brand-Erbisdorf-Langenau | 4.3 | 6617 | BL | Brand-Erbisdorf-Langenau: July 13, 1890 | Brand-Erbisdorf-Langenau: August 15, 1998 | - | - | - |
| Chemnitz central station - Adorf (Vogtl) | 114.5 | - | CA |
Aue – Schöneck: September 7, 1875 Total route: November 15, 1875 |
Blauenthal – Schönheide Ost: September 27, 1975 Aue – Blauenthal: December 31, 1997 Schönheide Ost – Muldenberg: February 28, 1998 |
See: Chemnitz Hbf – Blauenthal / Schönheide Ost – Adorf (Vogtl) | 1975 interrupted due to dam construction, section Aue – Schönheide Ost dismantled | |
| Chemnitz central station - Blauenthal | - | 6645 | CB | See: Chemnitz Hbf – Adorf (Vogtl) | Chemnitz central station – Aue (Sachs) | Erzgebirgsbahn | Part of the Chemnitz – Adorf railway line , interrupted in 1975 due to dam construction, between 1975 and 1990 KB | |
| Crimmitschau – Schweinsburg | 3.6 | - | CS | Crimmitschau – Schweinsburg: July 1, 1908 | Crimmitschau – Schweinsburg: ~ 1963 | - | - | freight traffic only, route dismantled |
| Dresden Hbf – Abzw Werdau arc triangle | 136.3 | 6258 | DW |
Zwickau – Werdau: September 6, 1845 Dresden – Tharandt: June 18, 1855 Chemnitz – Zwickau: November 15, 1858 Tharandt – Freiberg: August 11, 1862 Flöha – Chemnitz: February 1, 1866 Freiberg – Chemnitz: 1869 |
- | Dresden Hbf – Abzw Werdau arc triangle | DB network | - |
| Dresden-Altstadt – Dresden-Altstadt Elbe bank | 4.3 | 6662 | DWK |
Dresden old town – coal station: June 28, 1855 coal station – Elbufer: April 2, 1856 |
Dresden Altstadt – Dresden-Altstadt Elbufer: ~ 1993 | - | - | Freight traffic only, distance from km 0.8 dismantled |
| Dresden Old Town Elbufer – Dresden Packhof | 0.7 | - | DWP | Elbufer – Packhof: March 1, 1859 | Elbufer – Packhof: ~ 1945 | - | - | freight traffic only, route dismantled |
| Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Elsterwerda | 64.1 | 6248 | DE | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Elsterwerda (-Berlin): June 1, 1875 | - | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Elsterwerda | DB network | Section in Brandenburg |
| Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden-Altstadt Elbe bank | 4.5 | 6608 | DEH | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden König-Albert-Hafen: August 1, 1893 | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden-Altstadt Elbufer: November 22, 1996 (conversion to station siding) | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden harbor | DB network | - |
| Dresden-Klotzsche-Dresden Airport | 4.1 | 6607 | KGr |
Dresden-Klotzsche – Dresden Grenzstrasse: 1955 Dresden Grenzstrasse – Dresden Airport: March 25, 2001 |
- | Dresden-Klotzsche-Dresden Airport | DB network | S-Bahn route |
| Dresden-Klotzsche-Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf | 39.6 | 6606 | KStr |
Klotzsche – Königsbrück: April 1, 1897 Königsbrück – Schwepnitz: October 1, 1899 Schwepnitz – Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf: 1934 |
Königsbrück – Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf: August 1, 2001 | Dresden-Klotzsche-Königsbrück | DB network | Travel from Königsbrück to Straßgräbchen to Bernsdorf ceased in 1997 |
| Eltersdorf – Leipzig Hbf | 311.9 | 5919 | - | Gröbers – Leipzig Hbf: June 30, 2003 | - | Breitengüßbach – Leipzig Hbf | DB network | Sections in Bavaria, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt |
| Ebersbach (Sachs) border – Ebersbach (Sachs) | 0.2 | 6586 | - | Ebersbach – Löbau: November 1, 1873 | - | Ebersbach (Sachs) border – Ebersbach (Sachs) | DB network | without traffic; Travel stopped in 2010 |
| Ebersbach (Sachs) –Löbau (Sachs) | 15.8 | 6587 | Tbsp | Rumburg – Ebersbach: November 1, 1873 | - | Ebersbach (Sachs) - Niedercunnersdorf | DRE | Part of the former Ebersbach – Löbau line ; Travel stopped in 2002 |
| Eibenstock und Bf – Eibenstock above Bf | 3.1 | - | EEo | Eibenstock und Bf – Eibenstock above Bf: May 3, 1905 | Eibenstock und Bf – Eibenstock above Bf: October 5, 1975 | - | - | Route dismantled |
| Falkenstein (Vogtl) - Muldenberg | 10.27 | 6649 | FM | Falkenstein – Muldenberg: November 15, 1892 | - | Falkenstein (Vogtl) - Muldenberg | DB network | - |
| Freiberg (Sachs) Neck Bridge | 7.4 | 6615 | FH | Freiberg – Halsbrücke: July 13, 1890 | Freiberg – Halsbrücke: May 10, 2004 (conversion to station siding) | - | - | - |
| Freital Ost – Possendorf junction | 13.5 | 6609 | PP |
Niedergittersee – Hänichen-Goldene Höhe: April 1, 1857 Hänichen-Goldene Höhe – Possendorf: September 30, 1908 |
Dresden-Gittersee-Possendorf: November 9, 1957 | Freital Ost – Dresden-Gittersee junction | Windbergbahn eV | Museum train, without traffic |
| Freital-Potschappel-Albertschacht | 3.1 | - | PNoA | Potschappel – Albertschacht: December 1, 1856 | Freital-Potschappel – Albertschacht: May 28, 1972 | - | - | freight traffic only, dismantled |
| Freital-Potschappel-Freital-Hainsberg | 2.8 | 6260 | DWIR | Potschappel – Hainsberg: April 1, 1905 | Freital-Potschappel-Freital-Hainsberg: December 3, 2002 | - | - | Freight traffic only, three- rail track 1435/750 mm, dismantled, narrow gauge PHV |
| Frohburg-Kohren-Sahlis | 7.7 | - | FK | Frohburg – Kohren: April 26, 1906 | Frohburg – Kohren-Sahlis: 1967 | - | - | reduced |
| Gaschwitz – Meuselwitz | 27.7 | 6821 | GM | Gaschwitz – Meuselwitz: September 27, 1874 |
Gaschwitz – Zwenkau: January 14, 1957 Zwenkau – Groitzsch: September 30, 1998 |
- | reduced | |
| Gera south-Weischlitz | 61.0 | 6269 | GWz |
Wolfsgefahrth – Greiz: July 17, 1875 Greiz – Plauen i. V. unt Bf: September 8, 1875 Plauen i. V. unt Bf – Weischlitz: September 20, 1875 Gera (Reuss) Sächs Stb – Wolfsäßth: December 1, 1892 |
- | Gera south-Weischlitz | DB network | Section in Thuringia |
| Glauchau (Sachs) -Wurzen | 83.1 | 6629 | GW |
Glauchau – Penig: May 10, 1875 Rochlitz – Großbothen: December 9, 1875 Penig – Rochlitz: May 29, 1876 Großbothen – Wurzen: June 30, 1877 |
Großbothen – Grimma: April 15, 1945 Golzern – Wurzen: June 2, 1969 |
Glauchau (Sachs) –Großbothen | DRE | without traffic, route security |
| Glauchau-Schönbörnchen-Gößnitz | 12.7 | 6265 | SG | - | - | Glauchau-Schönbörnchen-Gößnitz | DB network | Section in Thuringia |
| Görlitz – Dresden-Neustadt | 102.6 | 6212 | GD |
Radeberg – Dresden-Neustadt: November 17, 1845 Bischofswerda – Radeberg: December 21, 1845 Bautzen – Bischofswerda: June 23, 1846 Löbau – Bautzen: December 23, 1846 Reichenbach – Löbau: July 1, 1847 Görlitz – Reichenbach: September 1, 1847 |
- | Görlitz – Dresden-Neustadt | DB network | - |
| Görlitz border – Görlitz | 1.2 | 6211 | Kohlfurt – Görlitz: September 1, 1847 | - | Görlitz border – Görlitz | DB network | Part of the former Kohlfurt – Görlitz line , 1945 to km 251.715 to PKP | |
| Görlitz – Hagenwerder | 11.1 | 6590 | GHS | Görlitz – Seidenberg: June 1, 1875 | Hagenwerder – Seidenberg: May 8, 1945 | Görlitz – Hagenwerder | DB network | Part of the former Görlitz – Seidenberg line , in 1945 from Hagenwerder to PKP |
| Görlitz West – Weißenberg South | 26.2 | 6582 | GWe | Görlitz district station – Weißenberg: 1905 |
Königshain-Hochstein – Weißenberg Süd: October 1, 1972 Görlitz – Königshain-Hochstein: 1997 |
- | - | - |
| Görlitz – Junction Schlauroth | 4.4 | 6213 | GS | Görlitz – Schlauroth: November 1, 1909 | Görlitz – Schlauroth: 1994 (conversion to station siding) | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Großenhain Cottb train station - Frankfurt (Oder) train station | 162.9 | 6253 | GRd | 1872 | - | Großenhain Cottb Bf – Cottbus | DB network | Section in Brandenburg |
| Grossenhain Cottb Bf-Priestewitz | 5.0 | 6252 | GP | Großenhain Cottbusser Bf – Priestewitz: October 14, 1862 | - | Grossenhain Cottb Bf-Priestewitz | DB network | - |
| Großpostwitz – Löbau (Sachs) | 19.3 | 6584 | GL |
Großpostwitz – Obercunewalde: September 15, 1890 Obercunewalde – Löbau: October 7, 1928 |
Großpostwitz – Löbau (Sachs): August 15, 1998 | - | - | - |
| Halle (Saale) Hbf – Guben | 211.5 | 6345 | - | Falkenberg – Cottbus: December 1, 1871 | - | Halle (Saale) Hbf – Guben | DB network | Section in Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg |
| Heidenau – Heidenau Elbe terrain railway | 4.3 | 6675 | BDE | Heidenau – Heidenau Elbgeländebahn: 1921 | Heidenau – Heidenau Elbgeländebahn: 2007 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Heidenau health resort Altenberg (Erzgeb) | 38.0 | 6605 | HA | Heidenau – Altenberg (Erzgeb): December 22, 1938 | - | Heidenau health resort Altenberg (Erzgeb) | DB network | - |
| Herlasgrün – Oelsnitz (Vogtl) | 47.0 | 6648 | HOe | Herlasgrün – Eger: November 1st, 1865 |
Lottengrün – Oelsnitz: April 27, 1951 Falkenstein (Vogtl) –Lottengrün: 1972 |
Herlasgrün-Falkenstein (Vogtl) | DB network | - |
| Horka border-Roßlau (Elbe) | 233.7 | 6207 | - | Kohlfurt – Ruhland: June 1, 1874 | - | Horka border-Roßlau (Elbe) | DB network | Section in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt |
| Horka Gbf – Lodenau | 14.8 | 6577 | - |
Horka Kleinbf – Rothenburg: December 15, 1907 Rothenburg – Priebus: 1908 |
Lodenau border: 1945 | Horka Gbf – Lodenau | DRE | - |
| Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf (OL) –Hoyerswerda | 17.2 | 6595 | StrH | 1882/1911 | 1957/1994 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Johanngeorgenstadt border – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) | 17.8 | 6626 | JS |
Johanngeorgenstadt – Schwarzenberg: September 20, 1883 Johanngeorgenstadt Border – Johanngeorgenstadt: April 1, 1899 |
- | Johanngeorgenstadt border – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) | Erzgebirgsbahn | - |
| Jüterbog – Junction Zeithain arch triangle | 79.2 | 6133 | JR | Jüterbog – Röderau: 1848 | - | Jüterbog – Junction Zeithain arch triangle | DB network | Section in Brandenburg ; Passenger train service Falkenberg (Elster) –Röderau stopped in 2004 |
| Kamenz (Sachs) -Bischofswerda | 23.6 | 6578 | KBi |
Kamenz – Elstra: October 19, 1890 Elstra – Bischofswerda: June 14, 1902 |
Rauschwitz – Bischofswerda: December 19, 1969 Kamenz (Sachs) –Rauschwitz: 1998 |
- | - | - |
| Kamenz (Sachs) –Kamenz North | 3.0 | 6594 | KKN | Kamenz – Kamenz North: January 2, 1919 | Kamenz – Kamenz North: June 1, 1997 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Kamenz (Sachs) - Pirna | 45.6 | 6200 | KP |
Kamenz – Arnsdorf: October 1, 1871 Arnsdorf – Pirna: October 15, 1875 |
Arnsdorf – Dürrröhrsdorf: February 1, 2007 | Kamenz (Sachs) –Arnsdorf; Dürrröhrsdorf – Pirna | DB network | - |
| Knappenrode – Abzw Sornoer Buden West | 34.8 | 6218 | - | 1956 | Spreewitz – Sornoer Buden: 1999 | - | - | Section in Brandenburg ; freight traffic only |
| Königswalde above Bf – Annaberg-Buchholz above Bf | 5.8 | 6622 | KA | Königswalde ob Bf – Annaberg ob Bf: August 1, 1906 | Königswalde above Bf – Annaberg-Buchholz above Bf: October 1, 1996 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Küchwald – Grüna ob Bf | 11.7 | 6635 | CO | Küchwald – Obergrüna: December 17, 1903 | Küchwald – Grüna (Sachs) ob Bf: September 30, 2004 | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Krensitz – Delitzsch | 37.3 | 6915 | - | 1902 | Krensitz – Delitzsch: June 3, 1973 | - | - | - |
| Lausen – Markranstädt | 3.3 | - | - | Lausen – Markranstädt: September 1, 1897 | Lausen – Markranstädt: 1946 | - | - | reduced |
| Leipzig Bayer Bf-Gaschwitz | 10.6 | 6377 | - | Leipzig Bayerischer Bf-Altenburg: September 19, 1842 | - | Leipzig Bayer Bf-Gaschwitz | DB network | 2001-2013 without traffic, since then S-Bahn central Germany |
| Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt | 116.0 | 6363 | LD |
Leipzig Dresdner Bahnhof – Althen: April 24, 1837 Althen – Borsdorf – Gerichshain: November 12, 1837 Gerichshain – Machern: May 11, 1838 Weintraube – Dresden Leipziger Bahnhof: July 19, 1838 Machern – Wurzen: July 31, 1838 Wurzen – Dahlen: September 16, 1838 Oberau – Coswig – Weintraube: September 16, 1838 Dahlen – Oschatz: November 3, 1838 Oschatz – Riesa: November 21, 1838 Riesa – Oberau: April 7, 1839 |
- | Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt | DB network | - |
| Leipzig Hbf – Eilenburg | 24.1 | 6360 | LE | Leipzig Eilenburger Bf – Eilenburg: November 1st, 1874 | Leipzig Eilenburger Bf– ?: November 2, 1942 | Leipzig Hbf – Eilenburg | DB network | - |
| Leipzig Hbf – Geithain | 44.1 | 6366 | LG | Leipzig Hbf – Geithain:? | - | Leipzig Hbf – Geithain | DB network | - |
| Leipzig Hbf – Großkorbetha | 32.0 | 6367 | - | Leipzig Hbf – Großkorbetha: 1856 | - | Leipzig Hbf – Großkorbetha | DB network | Section in Saxony-Anhalt |
|
Leipzig North – Leipzig Bayer Bf (City-Tunnel Leipzig) |
3.9 | 6396 | - | Leipzig Nord – Leipzig Bayer Bf: December 15, 2013 | - | Leipzig North – Leipzig Bayer Bf | DB network | |
| Leipzig-Connewitz-Hof main station | 161.5 | 6362 | LH |
Leipzig Bayerischer Bf – Altenburg: September 19, 1842 Altenburg – Crimmitschau: March 15, 1844 Crimmitschau – Werdau: September 18, 1845 Werdau – Reichenbach: May 31, 1846 Plauen – Hof: November 20, 1848 Reichenbach – Plauen: July 15, 1851
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- | Leipzig-Connewitz-Hof main station | DB network | Section in Thuringia and Bavaria |
| Leipzig-Connewitz-Plagwitz | 6.3 | - | LP | Leipzig-Connewitz-Plagwitz: September 17, 1888 | Leipzig-Connewitz-Plagwitz: January 1, 1925 | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Leipzig-Leutzsch-Probstzella | 159.9 | 6383 | LLP | 1859/1873 | - | Leipzig-Leutzsch-Probstzella | DB network | Section in Thuringia |
| Leipzig-Plagwitz-Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz | 10.1 | 6379 | PG | Plagwitz – Gaschwitz: 1879 | - | Leipzig-Plagwitz-Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz | DB network | Travel stopped in 2002 |
| Leipzig-Plagwitz-Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | 3.5 | 6052 | - |
Leipzig-Plagwitz – Hermann-Matern-Allee: September 25, 1977 Hermann-Matern-Allee – Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee: 1980 Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee – Miltitzer Allee: 1983 |
- | Leipzig-Plagwitz-Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | DB network | S-Bahn route |
| Leipzig-Plagwitz-Lindenau Ldst | 4.5 | 6433 | LX | Plagwitz-Lindenau-Lindenau Ldst: April 1, 1906 | Leipzig-Plagwitz-Lindenau Ldst: September 1, 2004 | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Leipzig-Plagwitz-Pörsten | 23.6 | 6811 | - |
Leipzig-Plagwitz-Lützen: September 1, 1897 Lützen-Pörsten: 1898 |
Leipzig-Plagwitz-Pörsten: August 31, 1999 | - | - | reduced |
| Leipzig-Wahren-Engelsdorf | 17.8 | 6369 | ESch | Leipzig-Wahren-Engelsdorf: 1906 | - | Leipzig-Wahren-Leipzig-Engelsdorf | DB network | Leipziger Güterring , only goods traffic |
| Leipzig-Wahren – Leipzig main station | 9.3 | 6382 | - | Halle – Leipzig: August 18, 1840 | - | Leipzig-Wahren – Leipzig main station | DB network | S-Bahn route |
| Lengenfeld (Vogtl) –Göltzschtalbrücke | 12.1 | 6667 | LMG |
Weißensand – Göltzschtalbrücke: November 16, 1903 Lengenfeld – Weißensand: May 17, 1905 |
Weißensand – Mühlwand: May 31, 1958 Mühlwand – Göltzschtalbrücke: 1970 Lengenfeld – Weißensand: May 28, 1971 |
- | - | reduced |
| Limbach (Sachs) –Oberfrohna | 1.8 | 6637 | LO | Limbach – Oberfrohna: April 8, 1872 | Limbach – Oberfrohna: May 31, 2000 | - | - | Line security by DRE |
| Limbach (Sachs) –Wittgensdorf ob Bf | 6.4 | 6636 | LW | Limbach – Wittgensdorf: April 8, 1872 | Limbach – Wittgensdorf: August 31, 2003 (conversion to station siding) | To the Wittgensdorf tank farm | - | Line security by DRE |
| Limbach (Sachs) desert fire | 12.3 | 6638 | KWd | Limbach – desert fire: November 30, 1897 |
Röhrsdorf – Abzw Schützenhaus: April 10, 1951 Limbach – Röhrsdorf: June 6, 1996 Abzw Schützenhaus – Wüstenbrand: September 30, 2004 |
- | - | - |
| Löbau (Sachs) –Radibor (Sachs) | 40.0 | 6581 | LR |
Löbau – Weißenberg: August 1, 1895 Weissenberg – Baruth: November 10, 1903 Baruth – Radibor: May 1, 1906 |
Löbau – Baruth: 1972 Baruth – Guttau: September 1, 1996 Guttau – Radibor: August 15, 1998 |
- | - | Tourism ceased in 1972; reduced |
| Lottengrün-Plauen-Chrieschwitz | 12.7 | 6669 | LPC |
Lottengrün – Theuma: December 15, 1903 Theuma – Großfriesen: November 15, 1917 Großfriesen – Plauen-Chrieschwitz: 1923 |
Theuma – Plauen-Chrieschwitz: September 26, 1970 Lottengrün – Theuma: 1972 |
- | - | reduced |
| Lübbenau – Kamenz (Sachs) | 21.9 | 6194 | HbK | Lübbenau – Kamenz: 1874 | - | Lübbenau – Kamenz (Sachs) | DB network | Section in Brandenburg ; Passenger train service Senftenberg – Kamenz discontinued in 1997 |
| Magdeburg Hbf – Leipzig Messe Süd | 119.3 | 6403 | HL | Halle – Leipzig: August 18, 1840 | - | Magdeburg Hbf – Leipzig Messe Süd | DB network | Section in Saxony-Anhalt |
| Markneukirchen-Siebenbrunn-Erlbach (Vogtl) | 4.7 | - | SE |
Siebenbrunn – Markneukirchen: September 20, 1909 Markneukirchen – Erlbach: October 1, 1911 |
Markneukirchen-Siebenbrunn-Erlbach: May 31, 1975 | - | - | reduced |
| Merseburg – Leipzig-Leutzsch | 27.7 | 6810 | - | Zöschen – Leipzig-Leutzsch: July 7, 1931 | Abzw Leuna – Leipzig-Leutzsch: December 31, 1999 | Merseburg – Abzw Lw | DB network | Section in Saxony-Anhalt ; Travel stopped in 1998 |
| Mittelherwigsdorf (Sachs) -Eibau | 23.2 | 6588 | MWE |
Scheibe – Großschönau: January 2, 1868 Großschönau – Warnsdorf: August 15, 1871 Seifhennersdorf – Eibau: November 1, 1874 Warnsdorf – Seifhennersdorf: September 6, 1876 |
- | Mittelherwigsdorf – Eibau | DB Netz , SŽDC , DRE | Section in the Czech Republic; Seifhennersdorf – Eibau without traffic |
| Mockrehna – Gneisenaustadt Schildau | 10.5 | 6429 | - | Mockrehna – Schildau: June 21, 1921 | Mockrehna – Gneisenaustadt Schildau: May 22, 1971 | - | - | reduced |
| Narsdorf Arc Triangle – Penig | 21.4 | 6432 | RP | Rochlitz – Penig: April 8, 1872 | Narsdorf Bogendreieck – Penig: August 15, 1998 | - | DRE | Line security by DRE |
| Neschwitz – Wetro Feuerfest GmbH | 3.5 | 6668 | NP | Neschwitz – Wetro: 1947 | Neschwitz – Wetro Feuerfest GmbH: 2001 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz main station | 61.3 | 6385 | KC |
Kieritzsch – Borna: January 14, 1867 Borna – Chemnitz: April 8, 1872 |
- | Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz main station | DB network | - |
| Neukirch (Lausitz) West – Bischofswerda | 9.5 | 6217 | NnB | Niederneukirch – Bischofswerda: August 15, 1879 | - | Neukirch (Lausitz) West – Bischofswerda | DB network | - |
| Neukirchen-Wyhra-Großbothen | 25.0 | 6916 | BGr | Neukirchen-Wyhra-Großbothen: October 2, 1937 | Neukirchen-Wyhra-Großbothen: August 31, 1947 | - | - | - |
| Neumark (Sachs) –Greiz | 13.8 | 6655 | NG |
Brunn – Greiz Aubachtal: October 23, 1865 Greiz Aubachtal – Greiz: October 15, 1879 Neumark – Brunn: May 19, 1886 |
Neumark (Sachs) –Greiz: February 28, 1999 | - | - | - |
| Neuoelsnitz – desert fire | 12.9 | 6640 | NW |
Lugau – Wüstenbrand: November 15, 1858 Neuoelsnitz – Lugau: May 15, 1879 |
Lugau – desert fire: December 31, 2003 | Neuoelsnitz – Lugau | RIS | Lugau desert fire dismantled |
| Neupetershain – Hoyerswerda | 23.7 | 6593 | - | Neupetershain – Hoyerswerda: July 1, 1907 |
Welzow – Hoyerswerda: 1960/67 Neupetershain – Welzow: December 31, 1994 |
- | - | reduced |
| Neustadt (Sachs) –Weißig-Bühlau | 30.7 | 6600 | NWg |
Neustadt – Dürröhrsdorf: July 1, 1877 Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig-Bühlau: June 27, 1908 |
Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig-Bühlau: April 23, 1951 | Neustadt (Sachs) –Dürrröhrsdorf | DB network | Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig-Bühlau dismantled |
| Nobitz-Langenleuba-Oberhain | 20.97 | 6816 | AI | Kotteritz – Langenleuba-Oberhain junction: June 15, 1901 |
Ehrenhain – Langenleuba-Oberhain: August 15, 1998 Nobitz – Ehrenhain: December 31, 1999 |
- | - | Section in Thuringia , dismantled |
| Nossen – Hermsdorf-Rehefeld border | 63.5 | 6614 | NM |
Nossen – Freiberg: July 15, 1873 Freiberg – Mulda: November 2, 1875 Mulda – Bienenmühle: August 15, 1876 Bienenmühle – Moldau: December 6, 1884 |
Hermsdorf-Rehefeld – Hermsdorf-Rehefeld border: May 8, 1945 Holzhau – Hermsdorf-Rehefeld: February 7, 1972 |
Nossen-Holzhau | RIS , RP Railway | Holzhau – Hermsdorf-Rehefeld dismantled |
| Oberoderwitz – Wilthen | 33.8 | 6215 | OW |
(Seifhennersdorf–) Eibau – Ebersbach: November 1, 1874 Ebersbach – Sohland: May 1, 1875 Sohland – Wilthen: September 1877 Oberoderwitz – Eibau: October 15, 1879 |
- | Oberoderwitz – Wilthen | DB network | - |
| Olbernhau-Grünthal – Deutschneudorf | 8.1 | 6670 | KD | Neuschönberg – Deutschneudorf: May 2, 1927 | Neuschönberg – Deutschneudorf: September 28, 1969 | - | - | - |
| Pirna-Coswig | 35.1 | 6239 | Pc | Pirna – Dresden-Dobritz: July 15, 2001, Dreseen-Dobritz – Dresden-Neustadt July 2004, Dresden-Neustadt – Coswig March 20, 2016 | - | - | DB network | S-Bahn main line, between Pirna and Dresden Hbf in the position of the former suburban tracks, between Dresden-Neustadt and Coswig in the former long-distance tracks of the LD line |
| Pirna-Gottleuba | 17.6 | 6603 | PGl |
Pirna – Berggießhübel: July 19, 1880 Berggießhübel – Gottleuba: June 30, 1905 |
Pirna-Neundorf – Gottleuba: April 1, 1976 Pirna-Pirna-Neundorf: February 28, 1999 |
- | - | reduced |
| Pirna Süd-Großcotta | 7.2 | 6604 | PGc | Pirna Süd – Lohmgrund: March 21, 1894 |
Pirna-Zehista – Lohmgrund: 1963 Pirna Süd – Pirna-Zehista: February 28, 1999 |
- | - | - |
| Pirna-Copitz – Mockethal junction | 4.8 | 6602 | PH | Abzw Copitz – Herrenleite: March 20, 1907 | Pirna-Copitz – Mockethal junction: September 9, 1996 (conversion to station siding) | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Abzw Plattenthal – Königswalde und Bf | 7.8 | 6621 | WKw |
Abzw Plattenthal – Plattenthal Ldst: May 1, 1914 Plattenthal Ldst – Geyersdorf-Mildenau: November 15, 1923 Geyersdorf-Mildenau – Königswalde unt Bf: May 15, 1928 |
Geyersdorf-Mildenau – Königswalde unt Bf: 1951 Plattenthal Ldst – Geyersdorf-Mildenau: June 14, 1971 Abzw Plattenthal – Plattenthal Ldst: 1991 |
- | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Plauen (Vogtl) above Bf – Bad Brambach border | 59.4 | 6270 | PE |
Oelsnitz – Eger: November 1st, 1865 Plauen – Oelsnitz: November 1st, 1874 |
- | Plauen (Vogtl) above Bf – Bad Brambach border | DB network | - |
| Pockau-Lengefeld-Neuhausen (Erzgeb) | 22.0 | 6618 | PN |
Pockau – Olbernhau: 1875 Olbernhau – Neuhausen: October 1, 1895 |
- | Pockau-Lengefeld-Neuhausen (Erzgeb) | Erzgebirgsbahn | Olbernhau-Grünthal-Neuhausen without traffic |
| Pratau – Torgau | 41.8 | 6830 | - | Pratau – Torgau: July 5, 1890 | Pretzsch – Torgau: December 15, 2000 | Pratau – Pretzsch | DRE | - |
| Pretzsch-Eilenburg | 38.5 | 6831 | - |
Bad Düben – Eilenburg: February 20, 1895 Pretzsch – Bad Düben: October 1, 1895 |
- | Pretzsch-Eilenburg | DRE | Travel between Bad Schmiedeberg and Eilenburg ceased in 1997/2004 |
| Reichenbach (Vogtl) above Bf – Göltzschtalbrücke | 9.0 | 6647 | RMG | Reichenbach ob Bf – Göltzschtalbrücke: May 1st, 1895 | Reichenbach Ost – Göltzschtalbrücke: September 26, 1970 Reichenbach – Reichenbach Ost: May 27, 1977 | - | - | - |
| Reitzenhain border – Flöha | 57.9 | 6619 | RF |
Reitzenhain – Flöha: May 24, 1875 State border – Reitzenhain: August 23, 1875 |
Reitzenhain border – Reitzenhain: 1947 Reitzenhain – Marienberg: December 15, 1998 |
Marienberg – Flöha | Erzgebirgsbahn | - |
| Riesa – Chemnitz main station | 66.0 | 6255 | RC |
Riesa – Döbeln: August 29, 1847 Döbeln – Limmritz: September 22, 1847 Limmritz – Chemnitz: September 1, 1852 |
- | Riesa – Chemnitz main station | DB network | - |
| Riesa-Nossen | 33.5 | 6613 | RN |
Riesa – Lommatzsch: April 5, 1877 Lommatzsch – Nossen: October 15, 1880 |
Riesa – Anst tank farm Rhäsa: December 31, 2007 | At the Rhäsa – Nossen tank farm | Nossen-Riesaer Eisenbahn-Compagnie | - |
| Riesa Ufer-Riesa Gbf | 4.8 | - | RKE |
Riesa Gbf – Riesa Ufer: April 1, 1880 Riesa Gbf – Riesa Ufer (re-routing): June 1, 1887 Riesa Ufer – Riesa port: September 3, 1888 Riesa Gbf – Riesa port: July 1, 1901 |
Riesa Gbf – Riesa Ufer (old route): June 1, 1887 | Riesa Ufer-Riesa Gbf | DB network | Riesa port railway; Graduated to the station siding at Riesa station |
| Rochlitz – Narsdorf | 9.5 | 6632 | RP | Rochlitz – Penig: April 8, 1872 | Rochlitz – Narsdorf: January 1, 2002 | - | DRE | Line security by DRE |
| Roßwein – Niederwiesa | 37.5 | 6620 | RW |
Roßwein-Hainichen: March 1st, 1869 Hainichen-Niederwiesa: August 15th, 1874 |
Roßwein-Hainichen: September 30, 2001 | Hainichen-Niederwiesa | RIS | - |
| Schneeberg (Erzgeb) - Scheme below Bf | 5.1 | 6642 | SN | Schneeberg – Niederschlema: September 19, 1859 |
Schneeberg-Neustädtel – Schlema above Bf: August 1, 1953 Schlema above Bf – Schlema below: June 6, 1996 |
- | - | - |
| Schöna border – Dresden-Neustadt | 54.4 | 6240 | BD |
Pirna – Dresden: August 1, 1848 Bodenbach – Pirna: April 6, 1851 |
- | Schöna border – Dresden-Neustadt | DB network | - |
| Schönberg (Vogtl) –Hirschberg (Saale) | 19.9 | 6657 | SH | Schönberg – Hirschberg: July 1, 1892 |
Establishment Rettenmayer – Hirschberg: August 21, 2000 Schönberg – Establishment Rettenmayer: September 1, 2006 (conversion to connecting railway) |
Schönberg (Vogtl) –Anst Rettenmayer | Rettenmeier | Section in Thuringia |
| Schönberg (Vogtl) –Schleiz | 14.9 | 6656 | SSz | Schönberg – Schleiz: June 20, 1886 | - | Schönberg (Vogtl) –Schleiz | DRE | Section in Thuringia |
| Schönfeld-Wiesa – Schönfeld-Wiesa paper mill | 1.5 | 6665 | SWP | Schönfeld-Wiesa – Schönfeld-Wiesa paper factory: 1987 | Schönfeld-Wiesa-Schönfeld-Wiesa paper factory: 1991 | - | - | after conversion to standard lane, only freight traffic; reduced |
| Schönheide Ost – Adorf (Vogtl) | - | 6663 | SoA | See: Chemnitz Hbf – Adorf (Vogtl) | Muldenberg – Adorf (Vogtl) | DB network | Part of the Chemnitz – Adorf railway line , interrupted in 1975 due to the construction of a dam | |
| Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) –Zwickau (Sachs) central station | 38.5 | 6264 | SZ | Schwarzenberg – Zwickau: May 15, 1858 | - | Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) –Zwickau (Sachs) central station | Erzgebirgsbahn | - |
| Sebnitz (Sachs) border – Sebnitz (Sachs) | 0.6 | 6666 | RS | Nixdorf – Sebnitz: June 14, 1905 | - | - | DB network | from 1945 to 2014 without traffic |
| Seidau – Seidau (Spreetalbahn) | 1.4 | 6596 | BKP | Seidau – Seidau (Spreetalbahn): June 19, 1893 | 1999 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Spreewitz Süd – Graustein junction | 10.6 | 6222 | - |
Spreewitz north junction - Graustein: May 24, 1963 Spreewitz south junction - Spreewitz north junction: April 1, 1967 |
- | Spreewitz Süd – Graustein junction | DB network | Travel stopped in 2004 |
| Stiebitz – Hoyerswerda junction | 36.8 | 6579 | bra |
Bautzen – Königswartha: December 2, 1890 Königswartha – Hoyerswerda: October 1, 1908 |
Bautzen – Königswartha: May 31, 2002 Königswartha – Hoyerswerda: October 1, 1973 |
- | - | - |
| Stollberg (Sachs) - St. Egidien | 19.4 | 6641 | StE | Stollberg – Sankt Egidien: May 15, 1879 | - | Stollberg (Sachs) - St. Egidien | RIS | - |
| Torgau-Belgern | 17.1 | 6841 | - | Torgau – Belgern: January 2, 1915 | Torgau – Belgern: December 31, 1995 | - | - | reduced |
| Trebnitz – Leipzig Hbf | 81.3 | 6411 | Bitterfeld – Leipzig Hbf: February 1, 1859 | - | Trebnitz – Leipzig Hbf | DB network | Section in Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Waldheim – Kriebethal | 3.0 | 6627 | WK | Waldheim – Kriebethal: December 10, 1896 | Waldheim – Kriebethal: December 31, 1998 | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Waldheim – Rochlitz (Sachs) | 20.6 | 6631 | WR | Waldheim – Rochlitz: December 7, 1893 | Waldheim – Rochlitz: August 15, 1998 | - | - | - |
| Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) –Crottendorf ob Bf | 5.1 | 6625 | WC | Walthersdorf – Crottendorf ob Bf: December 1, 1889 | Walthersdorf – Crottendorf ob Bf: June 1, 1999 | - | - | - |
| Wechselburg – Küchwald | 23.4 | 6633 | WbC | Wechselburg – Küchwald: June 30, 1902 | Wechselburg – Chemnitz-Glösa: December 1, 2002 | Chemnitz-Glösa-Küchwald | DB network | Chemnitz-Glösa-Küchwald as a connecting railway in operation |
| Weißwasser – Bad Muskau | 7.7 | 6576 | - | Weißwasser – Bad Muskau: October 15, 1872 | Weißwasser – Bad Muskau: January 1st, 2001 | - | - | - |
| Weißwasser (OL) –Forst (Lausitz) | 29.9 | 6575 | - | Weißwasser Forest: September 1st, 1891 | Weißwasser Forest: December 29, 1996 | - | - | reduced |
| Werdau West – Mehltheuer | 67.6 | 6653 | WM |
Werdau – Weida: August 29, 1876 Weida old town – Mehltheuer: November 15, 1883 Weida – Weida old town: 1884 |
Wünschendorf – Weida: May 1, 1997 Werdau – Wünschendorf: November 15, 2000 |
Weida-Mehltheuer | DB network | Werdau West – Weida route security through DRE |
| Wurzen-Eilenburg | 21.5 | 6825 | WE | Wurzen – Eilenburg: April 1, 1927 | Wurzen – Lüptitz: May 31, 1999 | Initially the Lüptitz-Eilenburg quarry | DB network | - |
| Zeithain Bogendreieck-Elsterwerda junction | 20.0 | 6273 | ZE | Zeithain Bogendreieck – Elsterwerda junction: October 15, 1875 | - | Zeithain Bogendreieck-Elsterwerda junction | DB network | - |
| Zittau – Hagenwerder | 23.6 | 6589 | ZN | Zittau – Nikrisch: October 15, 1875 | - | Zittau – Hagenwerder | DB network | Parts of the route have been on Polish territory since 1945 |
| Zittau border – Löbau (Sachs) | 26.2 | 6214 | RZ, ZL | Zittau – Löbau: June 10, 1848 |
Oberoderwitz – Herrnhut: May 31, 1999 Herrnhut – Niedercunnersdorf: February 28, 2003 |
Zittau border – Oberoderwitz, Niedercunnersdorf – Löbau (Sachs) | DB Netz , DRE | Oberoderwitz – Niedercunnersdorf route securing by DRE |
| Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf – Falkenstein (Vogtl) | 35.3 | 6650 | ZF | Zwickau – Falkenstein: November 29, 1875 | - | Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf – Falkenstein (Vogtl) | DB network | - |
| Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf – Moselle | 7.9 | 6646 | ZCM | Zwickau Hbf – Moselle: July 8, 1893 | Zwickau Hbf - km 2,650: April 30, 1999 | km 2,650 – Moselle | DB network | freight traffic only; Sideway Bf Mosel |
| Zwickau-Planitz – Zwickau-Planitz junction | 0.9 | - | ZP | Junction Planitz – Planitz: October 15, 1910 | Zwickau-Planitz – Zwickau-Planitz junction: November 8, 1969 | - | - | - |
| Zwönitz – Chemnitz south | 37.9 | 6639 | ZC |
Zwönitz – Stollberg: July 15, 1889 Stollberg – Chemnitz Süd: October 1, 1895 |
Zwönitz – Stollberg: March 17, 1967 | Stollberg (Sachs) –Chemnitz South | RIS | - |
| Zwönitz – Scheibenberg | 26.0 | 6674 | ZS | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg: May 1, 1900 |
Zwönitz – Elterlein: August 20, 1947 Elterlein – Scheibenberg: September 24, 1966 |
- | - | - |
| Zwotental – Klingenthal border | 8.8 | 6651 | ZK |
Zwotental – Klingenthal: December 24, 1875 Klingenthal – Land border: October 1, 1886 |
- | Zwotental – Klingenthal border | DB network | - |
Route relocations
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Openings | Shutdowns | In operation | EIU | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf – Chemnitz central station | 3.0 | 6257 | Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf-Chemnitz main station: December 17, 1898 | - | Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf – Chemnitz central station | DB network | Realignment of the Dresden – Werdau line (bypassing the Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf marshalling yard ) |
| Abzw Dresden-Pieschen – Abzw Dresden-Neustadt | 2.5 | 6246 |
Weintraube – Dresden Leipziger Bahnhof: July 19, 1838 Dresden-Neustadt Gbf – Dresden-Neustadt: 1902 |
- | Abzw Dresden-Pieschen – Abzw Dresden-Neustadt | DB network | original routing of the Leipzig – Dresden line ; freight traffic only |
| Königswartha – Abzw Weißkollm | 12.9 | 6579 |
Knappenrode Süd – Abzw Weißkollm: October 2nd, 1960 Königswartha – Knappenrode South. September 1, 1961 |
Knappenrode Süd – Abzw Weißkollm: October 30, 2000 Königswartha – Knappenrode Süd: May 31, 2002 (conversion to station siding) |
Awanst Kaolinwerk Caminau – Knappenrode Süd | DB network | Realignment of the Bautzen – Hoyerswerda line ; Tourism ceased in 1997; Königswartha – Awanst kaolin factory in Caminau dismantled |
| Leipzig Eilenburger train station - Leipzig-Heiterblick | 6.6 | 6371 | Leipzig Eilenburger Bf – Eilenburg: November 1st, 1874 | Leipzig Eilenburger Bf – Abzw Anger: 1941 | Leipzig Abzw Anger – Leipzig-Heiterblick | DB network | original routing of the Leipzig – Eilenburg railway line ; freight traffic only |
| Werdau – Werdau West | 1.9 | 6652 | Werdau – Werdau West: October 25, 1900 | Werdau – Werdau West: November 15, 2000 | - | DRE | Changed integration of the Werdau-Mehltheuer line in Werdau station |
Strategic pathways
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Saxon route abbreviations | opening | Shutdown | Bypass for | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottenhof (Upper Lusatia) –Lasów | 2.8 | 6597 | - | 1976 | 1993 | Railway line Węgliniec – Roßlau (Elbe) and railway line Węgliniec – Görlitz , Neisse bridges near Horka and Görlitz | Section in Poland; reduced |
| Mörtitz – Kospa | 7.6 | 6918 | ? | ? | Halle – Cottbus railway line , Eilenburg Muldebrücke | reduced | |
| Oschatz-Röderau | 15.2 | 6664 | ORV | March 20, 1987 | 1996 | Railway junction Riesa , Elbebrücke Riesa | reduced; Used to park damaged cars until 1989 |
| Prettin-Dommitzsch | 4.7 | 6919 | - | June 1983 | ? | Halle – Cottbus railway line , Torgau Elbe bridge | reduced |
| Trebsen – Neichen | 3.0 | 6914 | - | ? | ? | Railway line Leipzig – Dresden , Wurzen Mulde bridge | reduced |
Connecting curves
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Saxon route abbreviations | opening | Shutdown | In operation | EIU | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arnsdorf Nord – Arnsdorf West (Arnsdorf curve) |
0.9 | 6228 | KR | October 1, 1871 | 1911, dismantled after the Second World War | Arnsdorf North-Arnsdorf West | DB network | put back into operation on October 3, 2009 after the new building |
| Chemnitz-Furth-Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf junction | 2.4 | 6263 | KCCh | June 2, 1902 | August 31, 1999 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Delitzsch Gbf – Delitzsch Abzw Ah | 1.2 | 6392 | - | February 1985 | Delitzsch Gbf – Delitzsch Abzw Ah | DB network | freight traffic only | |
| Delitzsch unt Bf – Delitzsch Gbf | 1.1 | 6835 | - | ? | - | Delitzsch unt Bf – Delitzsch Gbf | DB network | freight traffic only |
| Dommitzsch Abzw W 7 - Dommitzsch Abzw W 5 | 0.7 | 6917 | - | June 1983 | after 1990 | - | - | Strategic track, dismantled |
| Abzw Dresden Hbf – Dresden-Altstadt | 0.5 | 6243 | DEAC | December 1, 1894 | - | Abzw Dresden Hbf – Dresden-Altstadt | DB network | - |
| Dresden-Friedrichstadt – Junction Dresden Mitte | 1.0 | 6244 | DFA | - | ||||
| Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden center | 1.0 | 6247 | DFN | May 1, 1894 | - | Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Dresden center | DB network | - |
| Dresden-Neustadt – Dresden-Neustadt Gbf | 0.5 | 6245 | October 1, 1901 | ~ 2000 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced | |
| Abzw Elbgaubad – Neusörnewitz | 1.3 | 6610 | LDC | October 10, 1973 | 1993 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
|
Engelsdorf (near Leipzig) Stw 4– Engelsdorf (near Leipzig) Stw 1 |
1.8 | 6374 | LGA | May 1, 1906 | June 30, 2003 | - | - | freight traffic only; tied at Stw 4 |
|
Engelsdorf (near Leipzig) Stw 8– Engelsdorf (near Leipzig) Stw 4 |
2.0 | 6373 | LGE | 5th August 1906 | June 30, 2003 | - | - | freight traffic only; tied at Stw 4 |
| Leipzig-Engelsdorf-Leipzig-Connewitz | 5.7 | 6375 | ELSt | May 1, 1906 | - | Leipzig-Engelsdorf-Abzw Tabakmühle | DB network | Part of the Leipziger Güterring , since December 15, 2013 MDSB ; dismantled between Abzw Tabakmühle and Connewitz |
| Görlitz junction Svt – Schlauroth | 1.8 | 6210 | November 1, 1909 | August 15, 1998 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced | |
| Abzw Graustein Süd – Abzw Graustein Ost | 1.5 | 6224 | - | April 20, 1965 | 1st December 1992 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Großenhain Berl Bf – Großenhain Cottb Bf | 0.9 | 6250 | DEG | June 17, 1875 | - | Großenhain Berl Bf – Großenhain Cottb Bf | DB network | - |
| Abzw GWz-Linie - Abzw GGa-Linie | 0.7 | - | GWzC | December 1, 1892 | ~ 1922 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
| Horka Pbf – Horka Gbf | 2.1 | 6208 | - | July 1, 1880 | - | Horka Pbf – Horka Gbf | DB network | freight traffic only |
| Knappenrode Süd – Knappenrode | 4.1 | 6221 | 4th October 1959 | May 31, 2002 (conversion to siding) | Knappenrode Süd – Knappenrode | DB network | - | |
| Kornhain Abzw D – Abzw E | 1.2 | 6824 | - | November 30, 1967 | 1994 | - | - | freight traffic only |
| Küchwald – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf | 1.5 | 6263 | KCCh | June 2, 1902 | ~ 1996 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced |
|
Junction Leckwitz – Abzw Kottewitz (connecting curve Weißig – Böhla) |
4.7 | 6274 | WB | December 3, 2010 | - | Junction Leckwitz – Junction Kottewitz | DB network | - |
| Leipzig Abzw Anger – Leipzig-Heiterblick | 4.4 | 6371 | LE | November 1, 1874 | - | Leipzig Abzw Anger – Leipzig-Heiterblick | DB network | since 1944 only freight traffic, 1961–1989 transit Berlin (West) –Munich |
|
Leipzig Abzw Tabakmühle – Leipzig Bayer Bf (Connewitz Arc Triangle) |
0.7 | 6376 | LCV | August 20, 1878 | - | Leipzig Abzw Tabakmühle – Leipzig Bayer Bf | DB network | since December 15, 2013 S-Bahn Central Germany to and from Stötteritz |
|
Leipzig Central Station East – Leipzig Central Station West (tunnel) |
1.0 | 6368 | 1915 | February 8, 2014 | Leipzig Central Station East – Leipzig Central Station West | DB network | Traffic tunnel II in Leipzig Hbf, built to connect the Postbahnhof with the Prussian west side | |
| Leipzig Püchauer Strasse Abzw C – Abzw D | 0.8 | 6364 | LDLC | September 29, 1915 | November 24, 2012 | - | DB network | Can only be used in the direction of Dresden – Leipzig, closed with the LC / 6361 route . |
| Leipzig-Leutzsch-Leipzig-Wahren | 2.8 | 6380 | - | 1905 | - | Leipzig-Leutzsch-Leipzig-Wahren | DB network | Leipziger Güterring , freight traffic and diversion route for passenger trains |
| Leipzig-Paunsdorf-Engelsdorf (near Leipzig) | 0.8 | 6372 | EP | May 1, 1906 | May 30, 2002 | - | - | only freight traffic and passenger train diversion route; tied |
| Leipzig-Wahren Abzw S – Abzw L | 1.2 | 6381 | - | 1905 | - | Leipzig-Wahren Abzw S – Abzw L | DB network | Leipziger Güterring , only goods traffic |
| Abzw Leisenau – Abzw Muldebrücke | 1.5 | 6630 | GWV | 15th September 1968 | September 1, 1995 | - | - | »Strategic curve«, Stw Abzw Muldebrücke fully equipped, but constantly switched through, Abzw Leisenau manual switch and signals set in the stop position |
|
Narsdorf Bgdr, Langenleubaer Sp – Cossener Sp (Narsdorf Arc Triangle ) |
0.5 | 6817 | - | 1951 | after 1990 | - | - | reduced |
| Neuwiederitzsch – Wiederitzsch | 1.4 | 6370 | - | ? | - | Neuwiederitzsch – Wiederitzsch | DB network | only freight traffic, "Holzmüllerkurve" |
| Radebeul Abzw Az – Radebeul West | 2.8 | 6251 | May 1, 1894 | - | Radebeul Abzw Az – Radebeul West | DB network | - | |
| Radebeul-Naundorf-Coswig junction (near Dresden) | 2.0 | 6249 | DEC | May 1, 1894 | - | Radebeul-Naundorf-Coswig junction (near Dresden) | DB network | Connection curve |
| Riesa, Stw Po 5 – Riesa, Stw W 4 | 0.9 | 6256 | November 3, 1879 | - | Riesa, Stw Po 5 – Riesa, Stw W 4 | DB network | freight traffic only | |
|
Röderau – Riesa (Röderau arch triangle) |
3.9 | 6254 | RRV | October 1, 1848 | - | Röderau-Riesa | DB network | Junction Röderau Bogendreieck-Riesa put into operation on December 17, 2006 (third track to route 6363) |
| Abzw Särichen – Abzw Mückenhain | 1.8 | 6209 | - | 17th May 1953 | - | Abzw Särichen – Abzw Mückenhain | DB network | - |
| Spreewitz – Abzw Spreewitz Nord | 1.3 | 6223 | 17th August 1959 | after 1990 | - | - | freight traffic only; reduced | |
|
Abzw StE-Linie - Abzw ZC-Linie (Stollberg Arc Triangle) |
0.4 | - | October 1, 1895 | ~ 1945 | - | - | freight traffic only, dismantled | |
|
Abzw Werdau, W 3 – Abzw Werdau, W 12 (Werdau arch triangle) |
0.6 | 6267 | DWC | September 6, 1845 | - | Abzw Werdau, W 3 – Abzw Werdau, W 12 | DB network | - |
| Zauschwitz – Pegau East | 1.7 | 6820 | - | January 14, 1957 | May 31, 1992 | - | - | reduced |
| Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf Stw B4 – Zwickau Gbf | 0.4 | - | November 1, 1854 | - | Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf Stw B4 – Zwickau Gbf | DB network | freight traffic only |
Narrow-gauge routes
Track 600 mm
The only public railway in a 600 mm gauge was the Muskau Forest Railway . The route network was taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a former private railway in 1949 and closed in 1977. Part of the network is now operated as a museum railway.
Track width 750 mm
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Saxon route abbreviations | Openings | Shutdowns | In operation | EIU | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertsdorf – Jonsdorf health resort | 3.8 | 6961 | BJ | Bertsdorf-Jonsdorf: November 25, 1890 | - | Bertsdorf – Jonsdorf health resort | SOEG | - |
| Cranzahl health resort Oberwiesenthal | 17.3 | 6964 | CW | Cranzahl – Oberwiesenthal: July 20, 1897 | - | Cranzahl health resort Oberwiesenthal | SDG | - |
| Freital-Hainsberg – Kipsdorf health resort | 26.3 | 6966 | HK |
Hainsberg – Schmiedeberg: November 1, 1882 Schmiedeberg – Kipsdorf: September 3, 1883 |
- | Freital-Hainsberg – Kipsdorf health resort | SDG | - |
| Freital-Potschappel-Freital-Hainsberg | 2.8 | 6260 | PHV | Potschappel – Hainsberg: September 10, 1913 | Freital-Potschappel-Freital-Hainsberg: December 3, 2002 | - | - | Three-rail track, connecting line, freight traffic only, standard DWIR gauge |
| Freital-Potschappel-Nossen | 38.8 | 6978 | PNo |
Potschappel – Wilsdruff: October 1, 1886 Wilsdruff – Nossen: February 1, 1899 |
Mohorn – Nossen: December 3, 1973 Freital-Potschappel – Mohorn: December 31, 1973 |
- | - | Tourist traffic ceased in 1972 |
| Goßdorf-Kohlmühle – Hohnstein (Saxon Switzerland) | 12.1 | - | KH | Kohlmühle – Hohnstein: May 1, 1897 | Goßdorf-Kohlmühle – Hohnstein (Saxon Switzerland): May 27, 1951 | - | - | Section rebuilt as a museum railway |
| Grünstädtel – Oberrittersgrün | 9.3 | - | GR | Grünstädtel – Oberrittersgrün: July 1, 1889 | Grünstädtel – Oberrittersgrün: September 26, 1971 | - | - | - |
| Heidenau – Altenberg (Erzgeb) | 41.5 | - | MG HA (from 1920) |
Mügeln-Geising-Altenberg: November 18, 1890 |
Lauenstein – Altenberg (Erzgeb): August 15, 1938 Heidenau – Lauenstein: August 19, 1938 |
- | - | Conversion to standard gauge, see there |
| Herrnhut – Bernstadt | 10.1 | - | HB | Herrnhut – Bernstadt: December 1, 1893 | Herrnhut – Bernstadt: October 2, 1945 | - | - | Dismantling as a reparation payment |
| Hetzdorf – Großwaltersdorf | 13.5 | 6981 | HG |
Hetzdorf – Eppendorf: December 1, 1893 Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf: November 1, 1916 |
Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf: August 1, 1951 Hetzdorf – Eppendorf: January 1, 1967 |
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| Klingenberg-Colmnitz-Frauenstein | 19.7 | 6976 | Theatrical Version | Klingenberg-Colmnitz-Frauenstein: September 15, 1898 | Klingenberg-Colmnitz – Frauenstein: May 28, 1972 | - | - | Tourist traffic ceased in 1971 |
| Klingenberg-Colmnitz – Oberdittmannsdorf | 18.4 | 6977 | KO |
Klingenberg-Colmnitz – Naundorf: January 1, 1921 Naundorf – Oberschöna: November 1, 1922 Oberschöna – Oberdittmannsdorf: November 1, 1923 |
Klingenberg-Colmnitz – Oberdittmannsdorf: September 25, 1971 | - | - | - |
| Klotzsche – Koenigsbrück | 19.4 | - | KKk | Klotzsche – Königsbrück: October 16, 1884 | Klotzsche – Königsbrück: April 1, 1897 | - | - | Conversion to standard gauge; look there |
| Mügeln (b Oschatz) –Neichen | 23.9 | 6967 | MN | Mügeln – Nerchau-Trebsen: November 1, 1888 |
Mutzschen – Neichen: July 1, 1968 Wermsdorf – Mutzschen: January 1, 1970 Nebitzschen – Wermsdorf: October 1, 1972 |
Mügeln (b Oschatz) –Glossen (b Oschatz) | DBG | Nebitzschen – Glossen reopened on April 21, 2006 |
| Moselle – Ortmannsdorf | 13.9 | - | MO | Mosel – Ortmannsdorf: November 1, 1885 | Mosel – Ortmannsdorf: May 21, 1951 | - | - | - |
| Mulda (Sachs) - Sayda | 15.4 | 6980 | MS | Mulda – Sayda: July 1, 1897 | Mulda – Sayda: July 18, 1967 | - | - | - |
| Nebitzschen – Kroptewitz | 6.3 | 6968 | NK | Nebitzschen – Kroptewitz: August 3, 1903 | Kemmlitz – Kroptewitz: November 30, 1967 | Nebitzschen – Kemmlitz station | DBG | only special traffic |
| Oschatz – Döbeln Hbf | 30.9 | 6969 | OD |
Mügeln – Großbauchlitz: September 15, 1884 Großbauchlitz – Döbeln: November 1, 1884 Oschatz – Mügeln: January 7, 1885 |
Mügeln (b Oschatz) –Döbeln: January 1st, 1968 | Oschatz – Mügeln (b Oschatz) | DBG | - |
| Oschatz – Strehla | 11.9 | 6965 | OS | Oschatz – Strehla Ufer: December 31, 1891 |
Strehla – Strehla Ufer: 1957 Oschatz – Strehla: February 1, 1972 |
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| Radebeul Ost – Radeburg | 16.4 | 6970 | RRg | Radebeul – Radeburg: September 16, 1884 | - | Radebeul Ost – Radeburg | SDG | - |
| Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf | 29.7 | 6971 | SM |
Schönfeld-Wiesa-Geyer: December 1, 1888 Geyer-Thum: May 1, 1906 Thum-Meinersdorf: October 1, 1911 |
Schönfeld-Wiesa Hp – Thum: November 1, 1968 Thum – Meinersdorf: January 1, 1976 Schönfeld-Wiesa – Schönfeld-Wiesa Hp: April 15, 1985 |
- | - | Tourist traffic Schönfeld-Wiesa-Thum ceased August 15, 1967. Travel Thum – Meinersdorf ceased September 28, 1974. |
| Taubenheim – Dürrhennersdorf | 12.0 | - | TD | Taubenheim – Dürrhennersdorf: November 1, 1892 | Taubenheim – Dürrhennersdorf: September 17, 1945 | - | - | Dismantling as a reparation payment |
| Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld | 41.9 | 6973 | WCd |
Wilkau – Kirchberg: October 17, 1881 Kirchberg – Saupersdorf: November 1, 1882 Saupersdorf – Wilzschhaus: December 16, 1893 Wilzschhaus – Carlsfeld: June 22, 1897 |
Schönheide Süd – Carlsfeld: November 10, 1967 Saupersdorf – Rothenkirchen: December 31, 1970 Kirchberg – Saupersdorf: January 1, 1973 Wilkau-Hasslau – Kirchberg: June 2, 1973 Rothenkirchen – Stützengrün: February 1, 1976 Stützengrün – Schönheide Süd: 1. January 1979 |
Stützengrün – Schönheide center | Museum Railway Schönheide – Carlsfeld e. V. | Section rebuilt as a museum railway |
| Wilsdruff-Döbeln-Gärtitz | 51.8 | 6979 | Flat share |
Wilsdruff – Meißen-Triebischthal: October 1, 1909 Garsebach – Löthain: October 1, 1909 Löthain – Lommatzsch: December 1, 1909 Mertitz Gabelstelle – Gärtitz: November 27, 1911 |
Garsebach – Löthain: August 1, 1966 Kleinmockritz – Döbeln-Gärtitz: June 1, 1969 Wilsdruff – Meißen-Triebischthal: June 30, 1969 Mertitz Gabelstelle – Kleinmockritz: January 4, 1970 Löthain – Lommatzsch: October 30, 1972 |
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| Wolkenstein – Jöhstadt Ldst | 24.3 | 6975 | WJ |
Wolkenstein – Jöhstadt: June 1, 1892 Jöhstadt – Jöhstadt Ldst: May 5, 1893 |
Jöhstadt – Jöhstadt Ldst: January 1, 1972 Niederschmiedeberg – Jöhstadt: 1984 Wolkenstein – Niederschmiedeberg: December 31, 1986 |
Steinbach – Jöhstadt | Jöhstadt community | Jöhstadt – Jöhstadt Ldst only freight traffic; Travel stopped in 1984; Section rebuilt after 1990 as a museum railway |
| Wilischthal-Thum | 29.7 | 6972 | WT |
Wilischthal – Oberherold (–Ehrenfriedersdorf): December 15, 1886 Oberherold – Thum: December 15, 1886 |
Wilischthal – Thum: May 28, 1972 | - | - | Oberherold – Ehrenfriedersdorf closed in 1906 |
| Zittau – Hermsdorf (Isergeb) | 15.7 | - | ZH |
Zittau – Markersdorf: November 11, 1884 Markersdorf – Hermsdorf: August 25, 1900 |
Junction Neißebrücke – Hermsdorf: June 22, 1945 | See: Zittau – Kurort Oybin | Section since 1945 on Polish territory | |
| Zittau – Oybin health resort | 12.2 | 6960 | ZO | Neißebrücke – Oybin junction: November 25, 1890 | - | Zittau – Oybin health resort | SOEG | After 1945 new kilometers including the Zittau – Abzw Neißebrücke section of the Zittau – Hermsdorf line |
Track width 1000 mm
| Route (from – to) | km | No. | Saxon route abbreviations | Openings | Shutdowns | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reichenbach (Vogtl) and Bf – Oberheinsdorf | 5.4 | - | RH | Reichenbach – Oberheinsdorf: December 15, 1902 | Reichenbach – Oberheinsdorf: September 14, 1962 | - |
| Klingenthal – Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal | 4.1 | 6963 | KSG | Klingenthal – Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal: October 18, 1916 | Klingenthal – Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal: April 4, 1964 | electrified with 650 V = |
| Klingenthal Weiche 104 - Klingenthal Gbf | 0.9 | - | KUGG | Klingenthal – Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal: October 18, 1916 | Klingenthal – Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal: April 4, 1964 | Connecting railway, freight traffic only, electrified with 650 V = |
literature
- Railway Atlas Germany 2007/2008 . 6th edition. Schweers + Wall, Aachen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9 .
- Reiner Preuss: Saxon State Railways . transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
- Erich Preuß, Reiner Preuß: Narrow gauge railways in Saxony , transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-71079-X
Web links
Other sources
- STREDA - DBAG route data, as of 2003
- List of disused railway lines in Saxony. ( MS Excel ; 27 kB) August 21, 2012, accessed on January 6, 2013 .
See also
- List of railway lines of the Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of disused railway lines in Saxony
- List of railway lines in Germany (listing of railway lines according to proper names)
- List of railway tunnels in Saxony
- List of railway bridges in Saxony (list of railway bridges over 100 meters in length)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://muldental-history.de/index.php/geschichten/eisenbahngeschichten/strategisches-gleis-trebsen/ strategic track Trebsen – Neichen
- ↑ V. Kohlmorgen, S. Zimmermann: The reactivation of the Arnsdorf curve. In: Railway engineer, March 2013