List of disused railway lines in Saxony-Anhalt

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Suspension of passenger traffic on railway lines

1910s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1917 0Oct 7 Demker - Tangermünde Small train Tangermünde – Lüderitz
1919   Derenburg - Minsleben Langenstein – Minsleben

1920s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1920 17th of June Demker - Lüderitz Small train Tangermünde – Lüderitz
1921  Dec Groß Engersen - Vinzelberg Altmark small train
1922 0Dec 2 Hettstedt - Mansfeld - Klostermansfeld - Eisleben - Helfta

1930s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1932  May Möhlau - Oranienbaum Zschornewitzer Kleinbahn
1939 19 Feb Dessau DRKB - Quellendorf Dessau-Radegast-Köthener Bahn

1940s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations		 Part of the
overall connection		 Track
wide
mm		 G
l
e
i
s
e		 Length
(km)
 ER
öff-
net
(year)		 State
2000
 State
2010
 comment
1945 Apr 11 Camburg - Molau Zeitz – Camburg 1435 8.1
1945 Apr 11 Lübbow - Salzwedel Salzwedel – Dannenberg 1435 1 6.7 1891 reduced reduced
1945   Schnega - mountains Stendal-Uelzen 1435 1 6.0 1873 in operation in operation in operation again from 1999
1945 0July 1 Wittingen - Diesdorf Hohenwulsch – Wittingen 1435 1 9.3 reduced reduced
1945   Zasenbeck - Hanum Rohrberg-Zasenbeck 1435 1 2.1 reduced reduced
1945 June 30th Rieten - Oebisfelde Wittingen – Oebisfelde 1435 1 8.4 1909 reduced reduced
1945   Grasleben - Weferlingen Helmstedt – Oebisfelde 1435 1 16.4 1895 reduced reduced
1945   Döhren (Oebisfelde-Weferlingen) - Oebisfelde Helmstedt – Oebisfelde 1435 1 12.3 1895 reduced reduced
1945   Grafhorst - Oebisfelde Schandelah – Oebisfelde 1435 1 29.6 1902 reduced reduced
1945   Schöningen - Völpke Eilsleben – Schöningen 1435 1 9.5 1872 reduced reduced
1945   Schöningen - Hötensleben Oschersleben – Schöningen 1435 1 4.4 1899 reduced reduced
1945 June 30th Jerxheim - Gunsleben Wolfenbüttel – Oschersleben 1435 1 10.2 1843 reduced reduced
1945   Jerxheim - Dedeleben Jerxheim – Nienhagen 1435 1 5.0 reduced reduced
1945   Mattierzoll - Hesse Heudeber – Mattierzoll 1435 1 3.9 1898 reduced reduced
1945   Hornburg - Rimbeck Wasserleben – Börßum 1435 1 4.5 1908 reduced reduced
1945   Vienenburg - water life Halle – Vienenburg 1435 1 reduced reduced
1945   Eckertal - Stapelburg Heudeber-Danstedt – Bad Harzburg 1435 1 1.2 1894 reduced reduced
1945   Brunnenbachsmühle - Sorge - Fir 1000 1 1899 reduced reduced Sorge – Tanne until 1958 Freight traffic, section of the Südharz Railway Company
1946   Quellendorf - Radegast Dessau-Radegast-Köthener Bahn 750 14.4
1946   Köthen - Radegast Dessau-Radegast-Köthener Bahn 750 26.3
1946   Radegast - Zörbig Dessau-Radegast-Köthener Bahn 750 3.5
1946   Staircase - Straßberg Selketalbahn 1000 13.9 reactivated in 1984
1948   Biendorf - Gerlebogk Biendorf – Gerlebogk 1435 7.1 1853

1950s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
exact
year
unknown		   Diesdorf - Waddekath-Rade Altmark small train
exact
year
unknown		   Burgkemnitz - Möhlau Zschornewitzer Kleinbahn
1950   Peulingen - Bismark connecting station ( Hohenwulsch ) Peulingen – Bismark
1951 0Oct. 3 Letzlingen - Haldensleben Haldensleben – Gardelegen
1951 0Oct. 3 Bergwitz - Kemberg Bergwitz - Kemberg
1951 0Oct. 3 Rogäsen - Karow
1959 0Oct. 3 Lutherstadt Wittenberg West - Straach Lutherstadt Wittenberg West - Straach

1960s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
exact
year
unknown		   Magdeburg-Buckau - Biederitz Biederitz-Magdeburg-Buckau
1960 28th of May Loburg - Gommern Small railways of the Jerichow I district
1961 May 27th Prettin - Annaburg Prettin - Annaburg Freight traffic until May 28, 1995, shutdown in 1996
1961 13 Aug Schierke - Brocken Drei Annen Hohne – Brocken
( Brocken Railway) 		Freight traffic until 1988; Reactivated in 1991/1992
1961 0Oct. 1 Weferlingen - Döhren
1961 Nov 20 Hoppenstedt - Stage Rimbeck Wasserleben – Börßum
1961 Nov 20 Hesse - Veltheim
1961 Nov 27 Rohrberg - Hanum Rohrberg – Zasenbeck
(Altmark Small Railway) 		Freight traffic until December 1968, until 1975 to Jübar
1962 29 Sep Gerbstedt - Friedeburg (Saale) Gerbstedt – Friedeburg
1962 29 Sep Marienborn - Beendorf Marienborn – Beendorf
1963 25. May Skills - Rothenburg (Saale) Könnern – Rothenburg still freight traffic
1963 25. May Wallwitz - Wettin Wallwitz – Wettin Freight traffic until 1965, until 1971 to Morl
1963 28 Sep Nauendorf - Gerlebogk Nauendorf-Gerlebogk
1963 0Nov 3 Aschersleben - Schneidlingen Aschersleben – Nienhagen
1964 26 Sep Elbingerode - Three Annen Hohne Blankenburg – Tanne
(Rübelandbahn)
1964 26 Sep Osterfeld - Molau Zeitz – Camburg
1965 Feb 15 Wörlitz - Gohrau - Rehsen Dessau – Gohrau-Rehsen
1965 23. May Schneidlingen - Kroppenstedt Aschersleben – Nienhagen
1965 June 30th Castle (near Magdeburg) - Lübars Small railways of the Jerichow I district
1965 25 Sep Altengrabow - Magdeburgerforth Small railways of the Jerichow I district
1965 25 Sep Castle (near Magdeburg) - Magdeburgerforth - Ziesar West Small railways of the Jerichow I district
1965 25 Sep Fir - Königshütte Blankenburg – Tanne
(Rübelandbahn) 		Complete closure on December 31, 1968
1965 31 Dec Wolmirstedt - Colbitz Kleinbahn Wolmirstedt – Colbitz
1966 May 21 Bebitz - Alsleben Bebitz-Alsleben Decommissioned June 1995
1966 May 21 Kroppenstedt - Nienhagen near Halberstadt Aschersleben – Nienhagen
1966 0June 5th Berga-Kelbra - Artern small train station Berga-Kelbra-Artern
(Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn)
1966 25 Sep Teutschenthal - Salzmünde Teutschenthal – Salzmünde
1966 25 Sep Wegenstedt - Calvörde Wegenstedt – Calvörde small railway
1967 0Feb 5 Etgersleben - Förderstedt Etgersleben – Förderstedt
1967 23 Sep Wernstedt - Gardelegen Gardelegen – Kalbe
(Altmärkische Kleinbahn)
1967 23 Sep Genthin - Milow Genthin-Milow
1968   Merseburg – Mülocken Merseburg – Mülocken tram
1968 11th Mar Halle (Saale) Klaustor - Heiligenthal Hall Klaustor – Hettstedt
1968 25. May Dessau Wörlitzer station - Wörlitz Dessau – Gohrau-Rehsen from 1982 excursion traffic again
1968 29 Aug Kleinau West - Pretzier Osterburg – Pretzier
1968 Nov 15 Langenstein - Derenburg Langenstein – Minsleben
1969 0June 1st Quedlinburg - Thale Bodetal Blankenburg – Quedlinburg
1969 07th Dec Heudeber - Danstedt - Hesse Heudeber – Mattierzoll
1969 Dec. 21 Oschersleben (Bode) - Hötensleben Oschersleben – Schöningen

1970s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1970 31. May Haldensleben - Bebertal Haldensleben – Weferlingen freight traffic to the oak forest house
1970 June 228 Kalbe (Milde) - Wernstedt - Klötze
1971 May 22 Osterwieck - Hoppenstedt Wasserleben – Börßum Reactivation to Osterwieck West 1984
1971 25 Sep Gardelegen - saplings Haldensleben – Gardelegen Freight traffic until 1991
1971 25 Sep Goldbeck - Werben (Elbe) Goldbeck - Werben (Elbe)
1972 0Oct. 1 Stendal East - Arneburg Stendal – Arneburg
1973 19 Mar Blankenburg - Thale Bodetal Blankenburg – Quedlinburg
1973 0Sep 1 Oberröblingen - Allstedt Oberröblingen - Allstedt
1973 29 Sep Beetzendorf - Diesdorf
1973 0Oct. 1 Laucha - Bad Bibra Laucha – Kölleda
1974 0Oct. 1 Osterburg (Altmark) - Kleinau Osterburg – Pretzier
1978 May 27th Klein Rossau - Arendsee Stendal – Arendsee
1979 May 26 Stendal Vorbahnhof - Klein Rossau Stendaler Kleinbahn

1980s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1980 27 Sep Salzwedel - Badel Salzwedel-Badel

1990s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
1991 10th of May Kalbe (Milde) - Badel - Beetzendorf Altmark small train
1992 30th May Oschersleben (Bode) - Gunsleben Wolfenbüttel – Oschersleben
1993 May 22 Dehre - Diesdorf Salzwedeler Kleinbahnen
1993 01 Aug Schönhausen (Elbe) - Sandau (Elbe) Schönhausen (Elbe) - Sandau (Elbe)
1995 29 Dec Stendal-Stadtsee - Niedergörne Stendal – Niedergörne
1995 31 Dec Salzwedel - Dehre Salzwedeler Kleinbahnen
1997 06th of June Torgau - Pretzsch (Elbe) Pratau – Torgau
1998 23. May Gerbstedt - Heiligenthal Halle-Hettstedter Railway Company
1998 23. May Barby (Elbe) - Güsten Berlin – Blankenheim 1998/99 and 2003/04 a continuous weekend train on this route
1998 31 Dec Querfurt - Vitzenburg Röblingen am See – Vitzenburg
1999 Jan. 15 Loburg - Altengrabow Biederitz-Altengrabow
1999 May 29th Elbingerode - Königshütte Rübelandbahn freight traffic to Hornberg
1999 May 29th Blumenberg - leeches Staßfurt – Blumenberg
1999 May 29th Blumenberg - Schönebeck Blumenberg - Schönebeck
1999 May 29th Merseburg - Leipzig-Leutzsch Merseburg - Leipzig-Leutzsch
1999 May 29th Großkorbetha - Deuben (b Zeitz) Großkorbetha - Deuben (b Zeitz)
1999 May 29th Haldensleben - Weferlingen Haldensleben - Weferlingen
1999 May 29th Haldensleben - Eilsleben Haldensleben - Eilsleben
1999 May 29th Güsen - Jerichow Güsen - Jerichow
1999 May 29th Güsen - Ziesar Güsen - Ziesar
1999 May 29th Zeitz - Osterfeld Zeitz – Camburg
1999 May 28th / May 29th Schönhausen (Elbe) - Jerichow - Genthin Schönhausen (Elbe) - Jerichow - Genthin

2000s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
2000 31 Mar Nienhagen - Dedeleben Jerxheim – Nienhagen
2001 Dec 15 Hohenwulsch - Kalbe (Mild) Altmark small train
2002 01 Aug Halle-Dölau - Halle-Nietleben Hall Klaustor – Hettstedt S-Bahn hall
2002 28 Sep Heudeber-Danstedt - Osterwieck West Wasserleben – Börßum
2002 28 Sep Blumenberg - Eilsleben Blumenberg – Eilsleben
2002 28 Sep Oebisfelde - Salzwedel Oebisfelde – Salzwedel
2002 28 Sep Bad Schmiedeberg - Bad Düben Pretzsch-Eilenburg
2002 28 Sep Bitterfeld - Stumsdorf Bitterfeld – Stumsdorf
2002 28 Sep Egeln - Staßfurt Staßfurt – Blumenberg
2002 28 Sep Hettstedt - Gerbstedt Halle-Hettstedter Railway Company
2002 28 Sep Zeitz - Meuselwitz Zeitz-Altenburg
2002 14 Dec Meuselwitz - Altenburg Zeitz-Altenburg
2003 June 26th Gernrode - experience Frose – Quedlinburg after signal box fire in Ballenstedt
2003 13 Dec Querfurt - Röblingen am See Röblingen am See – Vitzenburg
2003 13 Dec Experience - Frose Frose – Quedlinburg
2003 13 Dec Wiesenburg - Güterglück - Barby (Elbe) - Schönebeck (Elbe) Berlin – Blankenheim from September 2002 only weekend traffic
2004 Jan. 31 Quedlinburg - Gernrode Frose – Quedlinburg Replacement by narrow-gauge railway
2004 Dec 11 Wiesenburg - Barby (Elbe) - Güsten Berlin – Blankenheim Continuous weekend train stopping only in Barby
2004 Dec 11 Salzwedel - Wittenberge Salzwedel – Geestgottberg from September 2002 only weekend traffic
2005 Dec 10 Blankenburg - Elbingerode Rübelandbahn still freight traffic
2006 09 Dec Nebra - Artern Naumburg – Reinsdorf
2007 0Dec 8 Koethen - Aken Koethen - Aken still freight traffic
2007 0Dec 8 Halle Zscherbener Str. - Merseburg Merseburg – Halle-Nietleben

2010s

year
 date
 Route between the
stations 		Part of the
overall connection 		annotation
2010 Dec 11 Naumburg (Saale) East - Teuchern Naumburg – Teuchern from December 2007 only weekly traffic
2011 Dec 10 Magdeburg - Loburg Biederitz-Altengrabow
2011 Dec 10 Berga-Kelbra - Stolberg (Harz) Berga-Kelbra - Stolberg (Harz) * still freight traffic to Rottleberode Süd
* from December 2007 only weekend traffic
2014 14 Dec Merseburg - Schafstädt Merseburg - Schafstädt
2014 19 Dec Lutherstadt Wittenberg - Pretzsch Pratau – Torgau
2014 19 Dec Pretzsch - Bad Schmiedeberg spa center Pretzsch-Eilenburg

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