List of the disused railway lines in Saarland
Suspension of passenger traffic on railway lines since 1950
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945 afterwards | Hornbach - Brenschelbach | Zweibrücken – Brenschelbach | 1435 | 1 | 3.8 | reduced | reduced |
1950s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | 4th Oct | Reinheim (Saar) - Bliesbruck (Bliesbrücken, Lorraine) | Bierbach – Sarreguemines | 1435 | 1 | former route from Homburg and Zweibrücken to Saargemünd / Sarreguemines | |||
1959 | Nonnweiler - Wadern | Nonnweiler – Neunkirchen (Saar) | 1435 | 1 | 14.0 | reduced | reduced | ||
1959 | 4th Oct | Saarbrücken - Burbach EAW - Saarbrücken-Von der Heydt | Saarbrücken-Von der Heydt | 1435 | 1 | 3.8 | |||
1959 | Nov 1 | Büschfeld MBE - Losheim am See | Merzig Süd – Büschfeld | 1435 | 1 | 9.9 |
1960s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | May 27th | Merzig MBE - Losheim am See | Merzig Süd – Büschfeld | 1435 | 1 | 12.6 | Freight transport | ||
1964 | 30th May | Neunkirchen- Dechen - Neunkirchen- Heinitz | Neunkirchen – Neunkirchen-Heinitz | 1435 | 1 | 0.7 | reduced | reduced | September 23, 1967 is also mentioned! |
1968 | 25. May | Neunkirchen (Saar) Hbf - Königgrube | 1435 | 1 | |||||
1969 | June 1st | Turquoise mill - Hermeskeil | Trier turquoise mill | 1435 | 1 | 22.4 | Freight transport | ||
1969 | June 1st | Turquoise Mill - Freisen | Turquoise Mill - Kusel | 1435 | 1 | 11.5 | Freight transport |
1970s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | 28th of May | Überherrn - Hargarten - Falck | Völklingen – Thionville | 1435 | 1 | 5.7 | Freight transport | ||
1976 | 30th May | Fürstenhausen - Großrosseln | Saarbrücken-Bous | 1435 | 1 | 7.3 | Freight transport |
1980s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | June 1st | Dillingen / Saar - Primsweiler | Dillingen-Primsweiler | 1435 | 1 | 12.8 | Freight transport | ||
1980 | June 1st | Saarbrücken - Burbach - Saarbrücken EAW | 1435 | 1 | |||||
1980 | June 1st | Ottweiler - black earth | Ottweiler black earths | 1435 | 1 | 21.0 | Freight transport | ||
1980 | June 1st | Lebach - Wadern | Nonnweiler – Neunkirchen (Saar) | 1435 | 1 | 21.5 | |||
1983 | May 27th | Saarbrücken - Hostenbach | Saarbrücken-Bous | 1435 | 1 | 16.2 | Freight transport | ||
1983 | 23 Sep | Oberthal - Tholey | St. Wendel – Tholey | 1435 | 1 | 4.2 | reduced | reduced | |
1984 | June 1st | Sankt Wendel - Oberthal | St. Wendel – Tholey | 1435 | 1 | 8.8 | Out of service | ||
1985 | 27 Sep | Lebach - Etzenhofen - Völklingen | Lebach – Völklingen | 1435 | 1 | 12.5 | Out of service | ||
1985 | 27 Sep | Lebach - Etzenhofen - Völklingen | Lebach – Völklingen | 1435 | 1 | 9.5 | reduced | reduced | |
1989 | May 29th | Schwarzenacker - desert | Homburg – Zweibrücken | 1435 | 1 | 1.7 | Out of service |
1990s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | 31. May | Homburg - Schwarzenacker | Homburg – Zweibrücken | 1435 | 1 | 5.7 | Out of service | ||
1991 | 31. May | Schwarzenacker - Bierbach | St. Ingbert – Schwarzenacker | 1435 | 1 | Out of service | |||
1991 | 31. May | Bierbach - Reinheim | Bierbach – Sarreguemines | 1435 | 1 | 17.4 | Out of service | ||
1992 | May 29th | Völklingen - Überherrn | Völklingen – Thionville | 1435 | 1 | 14.0 | Freight transport | ||
1994 | 28th of May | Perl - Apach (Lorraine) | Trier – Thionville | 1435 | 1 | 1.6 | Freight transport | since June 10, 2007 reactivated for two weekend train pairs Metz - Trier (without stop in Apach) |
Line closures (suspension of all traffic) since 1950
1960s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | 1 Aug | Brefeld - Maybach pit | 1435 | 1 | |||||
1966 | 1 Aug | Ensdorf (Saar) - Griesborn (pit) | 1435 | 1 | |||||
1966 | 1 Aug | Völklingen - Püttlingen ( pit ) | Völklingen-Heidstock – Püttlingen pit | 1435 | 1 | ||||
1968 | 1st of May | Wadern - Nonnweiler | Nonnweiler – Neunkirchen (Saar) | 1435 | 1 | reduced | reduced | ||
1969 | June 1st | Freisen - black earth | Turquoise Mill - Kusel | 1435 | 1 | 10.8 | reduced | reduced |
1970s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | June 1st | Black earth - Kusel | Turquoise Mill - Kusel | 1435 | 1 | 10.3 | reduced | reduced |
1980s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | 23. May | Neunkirchen (Saar) Hbf - Schiffweiler | 1435 | 1 | Freight railway | ||||
1985 | 29 Sep | Völklingen - Etzenhofen | Lebach – Völklingen | 1435 | 1 | 12.5 | |||
1987 | 31. May | Oberthal - Tholey | St. Wendel – Tholey | 1435 | 1 | 8.8 | Out of service |
1990s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | April 1 | Homburg - Schwarzenacker | Homburg – Zweibrücken | 1435 | 1 | 5.7 | Out of service | ||
1996 | April 1 | Schwarzenacker - Bierbach | St. Ingbert – Schwarzenacker | 1435 | 1 | Out of service |
2000s
year |
date |
Route section |
route |
Track wide mm |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
State 2000 |
State 2010 |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 21 Sep | Anst Wolfersweiler (km 6.0) - Freisen | Turquoise Mill - Kusel | 1435 | 1 | 5.5 km | Freight transport |
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