List of disused railway lines in Thuringia
If traffic is discontinued on a section of the route, the two stations are listed with the railway route in brackets; when the traffic is set on the entire route, only the route is shown.
End of passenger traffic until 1950
year |
date |
Route between the stations |
Part of the overall connection |
annotation |
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1910 | Oct. 1 | Mannstedt - Buttstädt | Weimar-Rastenberger Railway | Narrow gauge |
1923 | 17th of June | Buttelstedt - Rastenberg | Weimar-Rastenberger Railway | |
1945 | Apr | Ludwigsstadt – Lehesten | due to the zone boundary between the Soviet Zone of Occupation (SBZ) and the American Zone of Occupation (ABZ) | |
1945 | Apr | Great potter - Schwebda | Heiligenstadt – Schwebda | because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Apr | Hawks - Mihla | Schwebda – Wartha | for blowing up the Werra ridge |
1945 | Apr | Heldra - Treffurt | Schwebda – Wartha | because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Apr 11 | Camburg - Molau | Zeitz – Camburg | for blowing up the Saale bridge near Camburg |
1945 | 5th July | Motzlar - Günthers |
Vacha – Hilders (Ulstertal Railway) |
because of the zone boundary between the SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | 5th July | Dankmarshausen - Widdershausen | Gerstungen – Vacha | operation resumed due to zone boundary SBZ / ABZ |
1945 | 5th July | Philippsthal - Vacha | Gerstungen – Vacha | due to zone boundary SBZ / ABZ - operation resumed |
1945 | 5th July | Wenigentaft - Mansbach - Treischfeld | Hünfeld-Wenigentaft-Mansbach | because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Ice field - Görsdorf |
Eisenach – Lichtenfels (Werra Railway) |
because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Neustadt bei Coburg - Sonneberg Hbf | Coburg-Ernstthal on the Rennsteig | because of the zone boundary between the SBZ and ABZ - operations resumed after the fall of the Wall |
1945 | Nov 1 | Neustadt near Coburg south - Fürth am Berg |
Ebersdorf b.Coburg – Neustadt b.Coburg (Steinachtalbahn) |
due to zone border SBZ / ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Arenshausen - Eichenberg | Halle – Hann. Münden | because of the zone border between SBZ and ABZ - back in operation after the turn |
1945 | Nov 1 | Rentwertshausen - Mellrichstadt | Schweinfurt – Meiningen | because of the zone border between SBZ and ABZ - back in operation after the turn |
1945 | Nov 1 | Geismar - Schwebda | Leinefelde – Treysa | due to the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Duderstadt - Teistungen | Leinefelde – Wulften | because of the zone boundary between the Soviet Zone and the British Zone of Occupation (BBZ) |
1945 | Nov 1 | Neuhaus-Schierschnitz - Burggrub | Sonneberg-Stockheim | because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Blankenstein - Marxgrün | Triptis-Marxgrün | because of the zone boundary between SBZ and ABZ |
1945 | Nov 1 | Zwinge - Herzberg am Harz | Bleicherode-Herzberg | because of the zone boundary between the SBZ and BBZ |
1946 | Apr 9 | Weimar - Großrudestedt | Weimar-Rastenberger Railway | Narrow gauge |
1946 | 3rd of June | Hildburghausen-Lindenau-Friedrichshall | Hildburghausen-Lindenau-Friedrichshall | Narrow gauge |
1946 | Dec 15 | Pößneck and Bf - Oppurg |
Orlamünde – Oppurg (Orlabahn) |
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1947 | Nov 1 | Silberhausen – Hüpstedt |
Silberhausen – Hüpstedt (Silberhausen – Hüpstedt small railway) |
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1947 | Nov 2 | Ballstädt - Graefentonna | Ballstädt – Straussfurt | |
1947 | Nov 2 | Bufleben - Grossenbehringen |
Bufleben – Großenbehringen (Nessetalbahn) |
Rebuilt in 1954 to Friedrichswerth |
1947 | Nov 2 | Friedrichroda - Georgenthal |
Fröttstädt – Georgenthal (Friedrichrodaer Bahn) |
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1947 | Nov 2 | Kölleda - Lossa |
Laucha – Kölleda (Finnebahn) |
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1947 | Nov 2 | Heiligenstadt – great potter | Heiligenstadt – Schwebda | |
1947 | Nov 2 | Leinefelde - Services | Leinefelde – Wulften | Rebuilt in 1950 |
1949 | 2.May | Treffurt - falcon | Schwebda – Wartha |
Suspension of passenger traffic 1950–1989
year |
date |
Route between the stations |
Part of the overall connection |
annotation |
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1952 | May | Wendehausen - Treffurt | Mühlhausen – Treffurt | |
1952 | Oct. 1 | Gerstungen – Vacha | ||
1952 | Oct. 5 | Vacha-Motzlar |
Vacha – Hilders (Ulstertal Railway) |
official closure, line out of service since early July 1952 |
1952 | Oct. 5 | Wenigentaft-Mansbach-Oechsen |
Wenigentaft-Mansbach-Oechsen (Wenigentaft- Oechsen Railway) |
official closure, line out of service since early July 1952 |
1957 | Vacha - Unterbreizbach |
Vacha – Hilders (Ulstertal Railway) |
Line with the shortest operating time in Thuringia was only built in 1952 and in 1957 again without passenger traffic | |
1959 | 31. May | Esperstedt – Oldisleben |
Esperstedt – Oldisleben (Esperstedt-Oldisleben Railway) |
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1962 | Sep 1 | Mihla - Wartha | Schwebda – Wartha | |
1966 | May 22 | Bad Berka - Blankenhain | Weimar-Berka-Blankenhainer Railway | |
1966 | June 5th | Rennsteig - Frauenwald |
Rennsteig – Frauenwald (Kleinbahn Rennsteig – Frauenwald) |
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1966 | June 5th | Berga - Kelbra - Artern |
Berga-Kelbra-Artern (Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn) |
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1966 | 1 Aug | Köditzberg - Königsee | Köditzberg – Königsee | |
1966 | 25 Sep | Wernshausen - Trusetal |
Wernshausen – Trusetal (Trusebahn) |
Narrow gauge |
1967 | 28th of May | Ice field – Schönbrunn | Ice field – Schönbrunn | |
1967 | July 31 | Arnstadt -Ichtershausen |
Arnstadt – Ichtershausen (Arnstadt-Ichtershausen Railway) |
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1967 | 15 Aug | Niederpöllnitz – Münchenbernsdorf | Niederpöllnitz – Münchenbernsdorf | |
1967 | Sep 24 | Wutha - Ruhla |
Wutha – Ruhla (Ruhla Railway) |
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1967 | Sep 24 | Kirchheilingen - House summer |
Bad Langensalza – Haussommern (Langensalzaer Kleinbahn) |
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1967 | Sep 24 | Erfurt - Nottleben |
Erfurt – Nottleben (Kleinbahn Erfurt – Nottleben) |
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1967 | 25 Sep | Sonneberg central station - Neuhaus-Schierschnitz | Sonneberg-Stockheim | |
1967 | Oct. 30 | Laucha – Lossa (Finn) | Laucha – Kölleda | |
1968 | 17th Mar | Kleinschmalkalden - Brotterode |
Schmalkalden – Brotterode (Schmalkalder Kreisbahn) |
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1968 | May 26 | Greußen - Ebeleben | Greußen-Ebeleben-Keulaer Railway | |
1968 | May 26 | Buttstädt - Rastenberg | Weimar-Rastenberger Railway | |
1968 | 4th Aug | Immelborn – Steinbach | Immelborn – Steinbach | |
1968 | 29 Sep | Rentwertshausen – Römhild | Rentwertshausen – Römhild | |
1968 | 29 Sep | Mühlhausen –Wendehausen | Mühlhausen – Treffurt | |
1968 | April 1 | Eisenberg - Bürgel | Cross-Porstendorf | |
1968 | April 1 | Georgenthal-Tambach-Dietharz | Georgenthal-Tambach-Dietharz | |
1968 | April 1 | Bürgel - Porstendorf | Cross-Porstendorf | |
1968 | Dec 1 | Greußen-Ebeleben-Keulaer Railway | ||
1968 | Dec 1 | Bad Langensalza – Kirchheilingen |
Bad Langensalza – Haussommern (Langensalzaer Kleinbahn) |
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1971 | 23. May | Gera-Pforten-Wuitz-Mumsdorf |
Gera-Pforten-Wuitz-Mumsdorf (Gera-Meuselwitz-Wuitzer Railway) |
Narrow gauge |
1972 | 28th of May | Ferrule - Bischofferode | Bleicherode-Herzberg | |
1972 | 28th of May | Meuselwitz- Ronneburg | Meuselwitz – Ronneburg | |
1974 | 29 Sep | Hohenebra – Ebeleben | Hohenebra – Ebeleben | |
1974 | 29 Sep | Ebeleben - Schlotheim | Ebeleben – Mühlhausen | |
1975 | June 1st | Zeulenroda und Bf - Zeulenroda above Bf | Zeulenroda und Bf - Zeulenroda above Bf | Resumed in 1991 |
End of passenger traffic after 1989
Resumption of passenger traffic
year |
date |
Route between the stations |
Part of the overall connection |
annotation |
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1989 | Nov 12 | Ellrich - Walkenried |
Northeim – Nordhausen (southern Harz line) |
formerly inner-German border |
1990 | May 27th | Arenshausen - Eichenberg | Halle – Hann. Münden | formerly inner-German border |
1991 | 23 Sep | Zeulenroda lower Bf –Zeulenroda above Bf | Zeulenroda und Bf – Zeulenroda above Bf | temporary reactivation, 1991–1996 |
1991 | 28 Sep | Rentwertshausen - Mellrichstadt | Schweinfurt – Meiningen | formerly inner-German border |
1991 | 28 Sep | Sonneberg (Thür) Hbf - Neustadt near Coburg | Coburg-Ernstthal on the Rennsteig | formerly inner-German border |
2002 | Dec 15 | Sonneberg (Thür) Hbf - Ernstthal am Rennsteig | Coburg-Ernstthal on the Rennsteig | now Thüringer Eisenbahn GmbH , local rail transport between Sonneberg and Neuhaus am Rennweg |
2002 | Dec 15 | Ernstthal am Rennsteig - Neuhaus am Rennweg | Probstzella-Neuhaus am Rennweg | now Thüringer Eisenbahn GmbH , local rail transport between Sonneberg and Neuhaus am Rennweg |
2002 | Oct. 3 | Eisfeld– Sonneberg Hbf | Ice field – Sonneberg | now Thuringian Railway GmbH |
2005 | Ilmenau –Ilmenau Bad– Stützerbach | Plaue – Themar | Temporary reactivation 2005–2007, daily to Ilmenau Bad, to Stützerbach on weekends | |
2014 | 15th June | Ilmenau - Rennsteig | Plaue – Themar | as regular special service on weekends from 2014
Regular order since 2017, traffic only on weekends |
Web links
Commons : Disused railway lines in Thuringia - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ At the last minute: green light for the Rennsteigbahn. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .