List of the disused railway lines in Saarland

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Suspension of passenger traffic on railway lines since 1950

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1945 afterwards   Hornbach - Brenschelbach Zweibrücken – Brenschelbach 1435 1 3.8 reduced reduced

1950s

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1952 04th 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 04th Oct Saarbrücken - Burbach EAW - Saarbrücken-Von der Heydt Saarbrücken-Von der Heydt 1435 1 3.8
1959 0Nov 1 Büschfeld MBE - Losheim am See Merzig Süd – Büschfeld 1435 1 9.9

1960s

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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 0June 1st Turquoise mill - Hermeskeil Trier turquoise mill 1435 1 22.4 Freight transport
1969 0June 1st Turquoise Mill - Freisen Turquoise Mill - Kusel 1435 1 11.5 Freight transport

1970s

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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

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1980 0June 1st Dillingen / Saar - Primsweiler Dillingen-Primsweiler 1435 1 12.8 Freight transport
1980 0June 1st Saarbrücken - Burbach - Saarbrücken EAW 1435 1
1980 0June 1st Ottweiler - black earth Ottweiler black earths 1435 1 21.0 Freight transport
1980 0June 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 0June 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

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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

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1966 01 Aug Brefeld - Maybach pit 1435 1
1966 01 Aug Ensdorf (Saar) - Griesborn (pit) 1435 1
1966 01 Aug Völklingen - Püttlingen ( pit ) Völklingen-Heidstock – Püttlingen pit 1435 1
1968 01st of May Wadern - Nonnweiler Nonnweiler – Neunkirchen (Saar) 1435 1 reduced reduced
1969 0June 1st Freisen - black earth Turquoise Mill - Kusel 1435 1 10.8 reduced reduced

1970s

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1979 0June 1st Black earth - Kusel Turquoise Mill - Kusel 1435 1 10.3 reduced reduced

1980s

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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

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1996 0April 1 Homburg - Schwarzenacker Homburg – Zweibrücken 1435 1 5.7 Out of service
1996 0April 1 Schwarzenacker - Bierbach St. Ingbert – Schwarzenacker 1435 1 Out of service

2000s

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2007 21 Sep Anst Wolfersweiler (km 6.0) - Freisen Turquoise Mill - Kusel 1435 1 5.5 km Freight transport

See also

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