List of disused railway lines in Saxony

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The list of closed railway lines in Saxony includes railway lines or sections of lines on the territory of the Free State of Saxony on which passenger traffic has been stopped or which have been shut down for all passenger and freight traffic . Lines operated in passenger traffic on which freight traffic has ceased are not listed. Also not listed are routes on which passenger traffic was temporarily (even for longer periods) switched to rail replacement traffic, which was then used again by passenger trains.

Settings of passenger train traffic

  • The following lists show the official setting dates for passenger traffic.
date
 KBS
 Route section
 route
 length
 comment
May 16, 1935 132k Pirna - large cotta Pirna Süd-Großcotta 05.7 km Passenger train traffic resumed in 1946
0Apr 1, 1939 145m Moselle - Ortmannsdorf Moselle – Ortmannsdorf 13.9 km Narrow-gauge railway; Passenger train traffic resumed in 1944
Apr 15, 1945 422e Roßbach - Adorf (Vogtl) Asch-Adorf 10.0 km
Apr 15, 1945 529 Großbothen - Grimma und Bf Glauchau – Wurzen 07.3 km
17 Sep 1945 161b Taubenheim - Dürrhennersdorf Taubenheim – Dürrhennersdorf 12.0 km Narrow gauge railway
Sep 30 1945 161c Herrnhut - Bernstadt Herrnhut – Bernstadt 10.1 km Narrow gauge railway
Aug 19, 1947 170m Zwönitz - little parents Zwönitz – Scheibenberg 18.2 km
0Oct. 1, 1947 170n Borna - Großbothen Borna – Großbothen 24.9 km
Apr 19, 1951 159g Kleinnaundorf - Possendorf Freital Ost – Possendorf 05.1 km
Apr 23, 1951 165b Dürrröhrsdorf - Weißig Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig 14.7 km
Apr. 27, 1951 172d Lottengrün - Oelsnitz Herlasgrün – Oelsnitz 13.2 km
May 20, 1951 168e Moselle - Ortmannsdorf Moselle – Ortmannsdorf 13.9 km Narrow gauge railway
May 28, 1951 165f Goßdorf-Kohlmühle - Hohnstein Goßdorf-Kohlmühle-Hohnstein 12.1 km Narrow gauge railway
0Apr 7, 1952 Schlema ob Bf - Schneeberg Schlema und Bf – Schneeberg 03.1 km
Jul 22, 1957 165b Pirna - large cotta Pirna Süd-Großcotta 05.7 km
0Nov 9, 1957 159g (Dresden -) Freital Ost - Kleinnaundorf Freital Ost – Possendorf 05.7 km
0Oct 3, 1959 Schlema und Bf - Schlema above Bf Schlema und Bf – Schneeberg 02.1 km
Sep 30 1962 Torgau - Belgern Torgau-Belgern 17.1 km
0Apr 4, 1964 171p Klingenthal –Sachsenberg-Georgenthal Klingenthal – Sachsenberg-Georgenthal 04.1 km Narrow gauge railway
Dec 14, 1964 Mügeln - Chub Oschatz – Chub 19.6 km Narrow gauge railway
Nov 22, 1965 171g Elterlein - Scheibenberg Zwönitz – Scheibenberg 08.1 km
May 21, 1966 169b Olbernhau - Deutschneudorf Olbernhau-Grünthal – Deutschneudorf 09.7 km
May 21, 1966 164k Löthain - Meißen-Triebischtal Wilsdruff-Gärtitz 05.1 km Narrow gauge railway
May 21, 1966 164m Meißen-Triebischtal - Wilsdruff Wilsdruff-Gärtitz 17.6 km Narrow gauge railway
May 21, 1966 171h Schönheide Süd - Carlsfeld Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld 03.5 km Narrow gauge railway
Jul 18, 1966 169k Mulda - Sayda Mulda-Sayda 15.5 km Narrow gauge railway
May 28, 1967 176b Frohburg - Kohren-Sahlis Frohburg-Kohren-Sahlis 07.8 km
May 28, 1967 180b Delitzsch - Glesien Delitzscher Kleinbahn 14.1 km
May 28, 1967 164b Grimma und Bf - Nerchau Glauchau – Wurzen 06.2 km from September 24, 1967 to May 31, 1969 passenger services Golzern – Nerchau again
Jul 15, 1967 171h Kirchberg - Saupersdorf ob Bf Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld 03.5 km Narrow gauge railway
Sep 24 1967 159d Burkau - Bischofswerda Bischofswerda – Kamenz 08.0 km
Sep 24 1967 170n Zwönitz - Stollberg (Sachs) Zwönitz – Chemnitz south 16.6 km
Sep 24 1967 162t Horka - Steinbach Horka-Priebus 15.0 km rail replacement service since June 1, 1958
28 Sep 1968 171s Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf - Zwickau-Planitz Planitz – Planitz junction 04.5 km
0Jun 1, 1969 159d Kamenz - Burkau Bischofswerda – Kamenz 15.6 km
0Jun 1, 1969 164b Golzern - Wurzen Glauchau – Wurzen 12.9 km
May 30, 1970 Rackwitz - Glesien Krensitz – Delitzsch 12.8 km
Aug 24, 1970 Pirna - Bad Gottleuba Pirna – Bad Gottleuba 17.7 km
26 Sep 1970 Falkenstein - Plauen und Bf Lottengrün – Plauen
Herlasgrün – Oelsnitz 		24.5 km
Dec. 31, 1970 Saupersdorf ob Bf - Rothenkirchen Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld 11.5 km Narrow gauge railway
May 22, 1971 Mockrehna - Schildau Mockrehna – Schildau 10.5 km
May 28, 1971 Lengenfeld - Wolf Puddle Lengenfeld – Göltzschtal bridge 03.3 km
25 Sep 1971 Grünstädtel - Rittersgrün Grünstädtel – Oberrittersgrün 09.4 km Narrow gauge railway
0Feb. 1, 1972 Oschatz - Strehla Oschatz – Strehla 12.0 km Narrow gauge railway
0March 1, 1972 415 Holzhau - Hermsdorf-Rehefeld Nossen – Moldova 06.0 km
May 28, 1972 Klingenberg-Colmnitz - Frauenstein Klingenberg-Colmnitz-Frauenstein 19.7 km Narrow-gauge railway; since October 20, 1971 rail replacement service
May 28, 1972 Löbau - Baruth (Sachs) Löbau – Radibor 22.3 km
May 28, 1972 Wilischthal - Thum Wilischthal-Thum 13.5 km Narrow gauge railway
May 28, 1972 Rackwitz - Krensitz Delitzsch – Krensitz 10.4 km
0Oct. 1, 1972 Königshain-Hochstein - Weißenberg (Sachs) Görlitz – Weißenberg south 15.3 km
0Oct. 1, 1972 Löthain - Lommatzsch Wilsdruff-Gärtitz 12.8 km Narrow gauge railway
0Oct. 1, 1972 Wermsdorf - Mügeln Mügeln – Neichen 11.3 km Narrow gauge railway
0Oct. 1, 1972 Freital-Potschappel - Mohorn Freital-Potschappel-Nossen 22.2 km Narrow-gauge railway, rail replacement service since May 28, 1972
0Jun 2, 1973 Wilkau-Haßlau - Saupersdorf ob Bf Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld 10.0 km Narrow gauge railway
0Dec. 2, 1973 Brand-Erbisdorf - Großhartmannsdorf Berthelsdorf – Großhartmannsdorf 08.5 km
29 Sep 1974 Thum - Meinersdorf Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf 12.6 km Narrow gauge railway
0Jun 1, 1975 Freiberg (Sachs) - Neck Bridge Freiberg – Neck Bridge 07.5 km
0Jun 1, 1975 Siebenbrunn - Erlbach Siebenbrunn – Erlbach 04.7 km
27 Sep 1975 440 Blauenthal - Eibenstock unt Bf - Schönheide Ost Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf 13.7 km
27 Sep 1975 Eibenstock und Bf - Eibenstock above Bf Eibenstock und Bf - Eibenstock above Bf 03.1 km
27 Sep 1975 Oschatz - Mügeln Oschatz – Chub 11.4 km Narrow-gauge railway; Passenger traffic resumed in 1995
27 Sep 1975 Rothenkirchen - Schönheide South Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld 10.0 km Narrow-gauge railway; today partly back in operation as a museum railway
May 22, 1977 Weißwasser - Bad Muskau Weißwasser – Bad Muskau 07.7 km
25 Sep 1977 Nossen - Freiberg (Sachs) Nossen – Moldova 07.7 km
May 27, 1978 Wurzen - Eilenburg Wurzen-Eilenburg 21.6 km
0Oct. 1, 1978 425 Marienberg - Reitzenhain Flöha-Reitzenhain 17.6 km
0Jan. 1, 1979 Schönheide East - Schönheide South Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf 05.4 km
May 23, 1982 440 Schönheide Süd - Muldenberg Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf 12.3 km today partly back in operation as a museum railway
Jan. 13, 1984 422 Niedermiedeberg - Jöhstadt Wolkenstein – Jöhstadt 13.3 km Narrow-gauge railway, now partially in operation again as a museum railway
Sep 30 1984 422 Wolkenstein - Niederschmiedeberg Wolkenstein – Jöhstadt 09.4 km Narrow gauge railway
May 15, 1990 509 Langenleuba-Oberhain - Penig Rochlitz – Penig 06.7 km
Aug 10, 1990 419 Neuoelsnitz - desert fire Neuoelsnitz – desert fire 13.0 km
May 23, 1993 534 Böhlen - Espenhain Böhlen – Espenhain 06.7 km
May 23, 1993 223 Görlitz - Königshain-Hochstein Görlitz – Weißenberg south 11.4 km
May 29, 1994 548 Schoenberg - Hirschberg Schönberg – Hirschberg 19.9 km
May 27, 1995 524 Aue (Sachs) - Blauenthal Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf 12.2 km
May 27, 1995 538 Altenburg - Narsdorf Altenburg-Langenleuba-Oberhain 24.9 km
27 Sep 1996 221 Weißwasser - forest Weißwasser Forest 29.9 km
May 31, 1997 515 Berthelsdorf - Langenau Berthelsdorf – Großhartmannsdorf , Brand-Erbisdorf – Langenau 07.4 km from 23 August 1997 to 23 May 1998 again school trains between Berthelsdorf and Brand-Erbisdorf
May 31, 1997 537 Schlettau - Crottendorf Walthersdorf – Crottendorf 05.2 km
May 31, 1997 528 Waldheim - Rochlitz (Sachs) Waldheim – Rochlitz 20.7 km
May 31, 1997 217 Torgau - Pretzsch Pretzsch – Torgau 23.4 km
May 31, 1997 543 Neumark (Sachs) - Greiz Neumark-Greiz 13.8 km
May 31, 1997 233 Großpostwitz - Löbau Großpostwitz – Löbau 19.4 km
28 Sep 1997 536 Annaberg-Buchholz - Schwarzenberg Annaberg-Buchholz-Schwarzenberg 24.1 km
28 Sep 1997 532 Neukieritzsch - Pegau Neukieritzsch – Pegau 15.1 km
28 Sep 1997 503 Brandis - Trebsen Beucha – Trebsen 13.6 km
May 24, 1998 239 Königsbrück - Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf (Upper Lusatia) Dresden-Klotzsche-Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf 19.7 km
May 24, 1998 218 Eilenburg East - Bad Düben Pretzsch-Eilenburg 15.3 km
May 24, 1998 227 Hosena - Kamenz Lübbenau – Kamenz 21.9 km
May 24, 1998 516 Hainichen - Roßwein Roßwein – Niederwiesa 19.9 km
May 24, 1998 508 Riesa - Nossen Riesa-Nossen 33.3 km
May 24, 1998 549 Leipzig-Plagwitz - Pörsten Leipzig-Plagwitz-Pörsten 23.6 km
May 24, 1998 247 Arnsdorf - Dürrröhrsdorf Kamenz-Pirna 08.4 km until 2007 occasional use by diverted EC trains
May 24, 1998 236 Oberoderwitz - Großschweidnitz Löbau – Zittau 17.8 km
May 24, 1998 527 Chemnitz - Wechselburg Chemnitz-Wechselburg 23.8 km
May 24, 1998 584 Leipzig-Leutzsch - Merseburg Merseburg – Leipzig-Leutzsch 27.7 km
May 30, 1999 234 Knappenrode - Bautzen Bautzen – Hoyerswerda 28.5 km
May 30, 1999 542 Werdau - Wünschendorf Werdau – Weida – Mehltheuer 27.9 km
May 23, 2000 529 Rochlitz (Sachs) - Großbothen Glauchau – Wurzen 17.5 km since 1997 rail replacement service Rochlitz – Colditz
0Jun 9, 2001 529 Rochlitz (Sachs) - Wechselburg Glauchau – Wurzen 07.4 km
0Jun 9, 2001 519 Olbernhau-Grünthal - Neuhausen Pockau-Lengefeld-Neuhausen 09.8 km
Aug 13, 2002 529 Wechselburg - Glauchau Glauchau – Wurzen 32.0 km Discontinued due to the 2002 flood
Dec 15, 2002 236 Ebersbach - Löbau Ebersbach – Löbau 15.8 km Occasional use by diverted regional trains
Dec 15, 2002 501.2 Leipzig-Plagwitz - Gaschwitz Leipzig-Plagwitz-Gaschwitz 10.0 km Used as an alternative route since November 25, 2012, due to modernization work and full closure of the Ostring Leipzig
Dec 15, 2002 218 Bad Düben - Schmiedeberg Pretzsch-Eilenburg 15.9 km
Dec 15, 2004 216 Riesa - Falkenberg Jueterbog-Riesa 30.1 km Scheduled use by EC trains since December 15, 2013
Dec 12, 2004 248 Bautzen - Wilthen Bautzen – Bad Schandau 14.0 km
Dec 12, 2004 248 Neukirch (Lausitz) West - Neustadt (Sachs) Bautzen – Bad Schandau 13.2 km
0Dec 8, 2006 236 Eibau - Seifhennersdorf Mittelherwigsdorf – Eibau 08.0 km
0Dec 8, 2006 543 Schoenberg - Schleiz Schönberg – Schleiz 14.9 km
Dec 10, 2006 506 Beucha - Brandis Beucha – Trebsen 03.2 km
0Dec 8, 2012 539 Zwotental - Adorf (Vogtl) Chemnitz central station - Adorf (Vogtl) 12.8 km
Dec 15, 2013 519 Pockau-Lengefeld - Marienberg Reitzenhain – Flöha 12.3 km
Dec 13, 2015 506 Döbeln Hbf - Meißen-Triebischtal Borsdorf – Coswig 39.0 km

Shutdowns

  • The following lists show the closures of lines in what is now the Free State of Saxony. Beginning on January 1, 1994, the list contains data on line closure based on Section 11 of the General Railway Act in accordance with the official publications of the Federal Railway Office .

Before 1960

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1906 01st of May Oberherold – Ehrenfriedersdorf Wilischthal-Thum Replacement by the new Geyer – Thum line

1960s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1966 0Jan. 7 Klingenthal –Sachsenberg-Georgenthal Klingenthal – Sachsenberg-Georgenthal Decommissioning retroactively to April 4, 1965
1968 0Jan. 1 Hetzdorf - Eppendorf Hetzdorf – Eppendorf – Großwaltersdorf
1968   Mutzschen - Neichen Mügeln – Neichen

1970s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1972 0Feb 1 Oschatz - Strehla Oschatz - Strehla Narrow gauge
1972 01st Mar Holzhau - Hermsdorf-Rehefeld Nossen – Moldova
1972 28th of May Klingenberg-Colmnitz - Frauenstein Klingenberg-Colmnitz - Frauenstein Narrow gauge, official discontinuation, rail replacement services since October 20, 1971
1972 28th of May Klingenberg-Colmnitz - Oberdittmannsdorf Narrow-gauge railway Klingenberg-Colmnitz – Oberdittmannsdorf Narrow gauge, official suspension of all traffic, operation since September 25, 1971
1972 28th of May Wilischthal - Thum Wilischthal – Thum narrow-gauge railway Narrow gauge
1972 28th of May Löbau - Baruth (Sachs) Löbau - Baruth (Sachs)
1972 28th of May Rackwitz - Krostitz Delitzscher Kleinbahn
1972 0Oct. 1 Löthain - Lommatzsch Wilsdruff-Gärtitz Narrow gauge
1972 0Oct. 1 Wermsdorf - Mügeln Mügeln – Neichen Narrow gauge
1972 0Oct. 1 Freital-Potschappel - Mohorn Freital-Potschappel-Nossen Narrow gauge
1972 0Oct. 1 Königshain-Hochstein - Weißenberg (Sachs) Görlitzer Kreisbahn
1976 0April 1 Pirna- Neundorf-Gottleuba Gottleubatalbahn

1980s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1980 31 Dec Wolkenstein - Niedermiedeberg Wolkenstein – Jöhstadt

1990s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1995 May 15 Spreewitz – Spreewitz North Spreewitz-Graustein
1995 May 29th Nobitz-Obergräfenhain Altenburg-Langenleuba-Oberhain
1995 25th  Weißwasser (OL) - Bad Muskau Weißwasser (OL) - Bad Muskau
1995 31 Dec Torgau-Belgern Torgau-Belgern
1996 06th of June Schlema und Bf – Schlema above Bf Schlematalbahn
1996 0Sep 1 Baruth (Sachs) –Guttau (Sachs) Löbau – Radibor
1996 0Sep 9 First Pirna-Copitz-Mockethal Pirna – Herrenleite
1996 0Oct. 1 Königswalde above Bf – Annaberg-Buchholz above Bf Königswalde – Annaberg
1996 Nov 22 Awanst Kamenz North - km 2.9 Kamenz – Kamenz North
1997 0April 1 Riesa harbor - Riesa , Gl. 53 Riesa port railway
1997 0June 1st Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) –Crottendorf ob Bf Walthersdorf – Crottendorf
1997 Oct 31 Kamenz - Elstra Kamenz – Bischofswerda
1997 03 Dec Aue (Sachs) –Blauenthal Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf
1997   Abzw Svt – Königshain-Hochstein Görlitzer Kreisbahn
1998 Feb 28 Schönheide Süd - Muldenberg Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf
1998 15 Aug Großpostwitz - Löbau Großpostwitz – Löbau
1998 15 Aug Guttau (Sachs) - Radibor (Sachs) Löbau – Radibor
1998 15 Aug Schlauroth Abzw Svt – Schlauroth Görlitz – Schlauroth
1998 15 Aug (Ehrenhain–) km 19.4 – Langenleuba-Oberhain – Abzw Bogendreieck Altenburg-Langenleuba-Oberhain
1998 15 Aug Waldheim - Rochlitz (Sachs) Waldheim – Rochlitz
1998 15 Aug Brand-Erbisdorf -Langenau (Sachs) Brand-Erbisdorf-Langenau
1998 31 Aug Kamenz - Elstra Kamenz – Bischofswerda
1998 Sep 30 Zwenkau (near Leipzig) –Groitzsch Gaschwitz – Meuselwitz
1998 Dec 15 Reitzenhain - Marienberg (Sachs) Reitzenhain – Flöha
1998 29 Dec Weißwasser (OL) –km 13.526 (–Forst (Lausitz)) Weißwasser Forest
1999 Feb 28 Pirna -Pirna-Rottwerndorf Gottleubatalbahn
1999 Feb 28 Pirna South – Pirna-Zehista Pirna-Grosscotta
1999 Feb 28 Neumark (Sachs) - km 4.0 (- Greiz ) Neumark-Greiz
1999 30 Apr Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf –Crossen– Mosel Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf – Crossen – Mosel
1999 31. May Oberoderwitz - Herrnhut Löbau – Zittau
1999 31. May Wurzen – Lüptitz Wurzen-Eilenburg
1999 15 Aug Weißkollm junction - Spreewitz south junction (west track) Knappenrode – Sornoer stalls
1999 31 Aug Leipzig-Plagwitz –km 2.2 (–Pörsten)
1999 31 Aug Neukieritzsch –Pegau Neukieritzsch – Pegau
1999 31 Aug Furth – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf / Küchwald – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf junction
1999 31 Aug Niederwiesa, Stw 1 – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf – Chemnitz Hbf
1999 31 Dec Junction Leuna Lw – Leipzig-Leutzsch Merseburg – Leipzig-Leutzsch

2000s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
2000 31. May Limbach (Sachs) –Oberfrohna Limbach (Sachs) –Oberfrohna
2000 Oct. 30 Knappenrode Süd – Abzw Weißkollm Königswartha – Weißkollm
2000 Oct. 30 Spreewitz branch point Spreewitz Süd (west track) Knappenrode – Sornoer stalls
2000 Nov 15 Werdau –km 7.0 / km 8.04 – km 14.0 (–Wünschendorf (Elster)) Werdau – Weida – Mehltheuer
2000 Nov 15 (Pretzsch–) km 26.3 – Torgau Pratau – Torgau
2001 01 Aug Königsbrück– Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf (Upper Lusatia) Königsbrück – Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf (Upper Lusatia)
2001 Sep 30 Rosswein-Hainichen Rosswein-Niederwiesa
2002 0Jan. 1 Rochlitz (Sachs) - Narsdorf Rochlitz – Penig
2002 31. May Abzw Stiebitz – Knappenrode Süd – Knappenrode Bautzen – Hoyerswerda Awanst Caminau – Knappenrode: Conversion to the side track of the Knappenrode station
2002 31. May (Knappenrode–) Spreewitz – Abzw Sornoer Buden West Knappenrode – Sornoer stalls
2002 31 Dec Wechselburg- Chemnitz-Glösa Chemnitz Valley Railway
2003 Feb 28 Herrnhut - Niedercunnersdorf Löbau – Zittau
2003 31 Aug Limbach (Sachs) –Wittgensdorf ob Bf Limbach (Sachs) –Wittgensdorf ob Bf
2003 31 Dec Lugau- Wüstenbrand Neuoelsnitz – desert fire
2004 10th of May Freiberg (Sachs) –Freiberg (Sachs) East Freiberg – Neck Bridge Conversion to the siding of Freiberg (Sachs) station
2004 Sep 30 Chemnitz-Küchwald - desert fire Küchwald – Obergrüna
2017 and 2018   Neuoelsnitz –Lugau Neuoelsnitz – desert fire

See also

Web links

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