List of formerly electrified railway lines

The list of formerly electrified railway lines contains railway lines that were operated electrically and were then converted to other propulsion systems or immediately shut down. This list is incomplete.

Europe

Germany

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Baden-Württemberg
Meckenbeuren - Tettnang	1435	4.2	1895	650 V =	1895	1962	Completely shut down in 1995	Local railway Meckenbeuren – Tettnang
Oos (Baden-Baden) - Baden-Baden	1435	4.3	1845	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1958	1977	Completely shut down in 1977	Baden-Oos – Baden-Baden railway line
Schopfheim - Bad Säckingen	1435	19.7	1913	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1913	1977	Completely shut down in 1990	Wehratalbahn
Geislingen (Steige) - Stauferstolln	1435	?	1903	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1937	?	2000 completely shut down	Geislingen (Steige) –Wiesensteig railway line
Wiesloch-Walldorf - Wiesloch Oberstadt / Sanatorium	1435	3.8	1901	Direct current	1901	1955	completely dismantled	Wiesloch Railways
Bavaria
Bad Aibling - Feilnbach	1435	12.1	1897	550 V = 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1897	1972	Completely shut down in 1973	Local railway Bad Aibling – Feilnbach	1959 power system change
Weilheim - Peissenberg	1435	15.5	1866	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1925	1983	dieselized	Weilheim – Peißenberg railway line	Closure of the Peißenberg mine , freight trains stopped
Türkheim - Bad Wörishofen	1435	5.2	1896	550 V =	1896	1939		Türkheim – Bad Wörishofen railway line	Dismantling at the instigation of the Luftwaffe (alleged disruption of the nearby airfield)
Freilassing - Berchtesgaden	1435	33.7			1914 1916	In operation in 1914		Freilassing – Berchtesgaden railway line	Electrified again in 1916
Berchtesgaden Königsseer Bf - Königssee	1435	4.3	1909	up to 1942: 1000 volts = from 1942: 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz ~	1909	1965	Completely shut down in 1965	Königsseebahn
Munich-Thalkirchen - Großhesselohe Isartalbahnhof	1435	3.5	1891	750 V = 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1900	1970	Completely shut down in 1989	Isar Valley Railway	1955 power system change
Berlin
Marienfelde - ( Zossen )	1435	23.0	1875	10 kV ∆	1902	1903		Royal Prussian Military Railway	electrified for test purposes
Niederschöneweide-Johannisthal - Spindlersfeld	1435	4.1	1891	6 kV 25 Hz ~	1903 1929	In operation in 1906		Branch line Schöneweide – Spindlersfeld	electrified for test purposes; Electrified again in 1929
Wannsee station - Zehlendorf	1435	12.0	1891	750 V =	1900	1902		Wannseebahn	electrified for test purposes
Brandenburg
Albrechtshof - Falkensee	1435	3.2	1846	800 V = 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1951 1983	In operation in 1961		Berlin-Hamburg train	Electrified again in 1983
Griebnitzsee - Potsdam city	1435	4.6	1891	800 V =	1928 1992	In operation in 1961		Railway line Berlin – Magdeburg	Electrified again in 1992
Hennigsdorf - Velten	1435	6.2	1893	800 V = 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1927	1998		Kremmener Bahn	1983 system change
Mahlow - Rangsdorf	1435	7.5	1875	800 V = 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1943 1982/92	In operation in 1961		Berlin – Dresden railway line	Electrified again in 1982/92
( Marienfelde ) - Zossen	1435	23.0	1875	10 kV ∆	1902	1903		Royal Prussian Military Railway	electrified for test purposes
Müncheberg - Buckow	1435	4.9	1897	600 V =	1930 2002	In operation in 1993		Buckower Kleinbahn	Electrified again in 2002
Hamburg
Hamburg Altona - harbor	1435	0.4	1876	6.3 kV 25 ~	1911	1954		Haddock tunnel
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Warnemünde - Markgrafenheide	1000	4.7	1910		1945	1945		Strandbahn Warnemünde – Markgrafenheide
Velgast - Barth	1435	11.4	1910	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1991	2005		Darßbahn
Zinnowitz - Peenemünde	1435	12.8	1937	1200 V =	1943	1946		Zinnowitz – Peenemünde railway line
Züssow - Wolgast	1435	17.9	1863	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1989	1999		Züssow – Wolgast Hafen railway line
Lower Saxony
Bomlitz – Cordingen	1435	3.6	1915	600 V =	1915	1976/79		Wolff AG
North Rhine-Westphalia
Langenfeld (Rhineland) - Monheim am Rhein - Rheindorf / Baumberg	1435		1908	800 V =	1908	1979		Railways of the city of Monheim
Troisdorf - Niederkassel	1435		1914	800 V =	1914	1966		Kleinbahn Siegburg – Zündorf
Horrem - Quadrath-Ichendorf	1435	2.8	1897	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1983	1996		Erftbahn
Saarland
Fürstenhausen – Hostenbach	1435	16.2	1907	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~, 25 kV 50 Hz ~	1963	circa 1992		DB network	Switchable power system
Völklingen – Hostenbach – Überherrn	1435	14th	1880	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~		1995	Shut down in 2003	DB network
Saxony
( Zgorzelec -) State border - Görlitz	1435	1.3	1847	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1923	1945		Railway line Görlitz - Waldenburg-Dittersbach	Part of the electric railway operation in Silesia until 1945
Schlauroth Rbf - Görlitz	1435	3.9	1847	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1924	1945		Dresden – Görlitz railway line	Part of the electric railway operation in Silesia until 1945
Böhlen - Espenhain	1435	9.4	1913	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1961	1993		Railway line Böhlen – Espenhain
Leipzig - Delitzsch	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1914 1921 1958	1946			Electrified again in 1921 and 1958
Leipzig - Schkeuditz	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1922 1958	1946		Magdeburg – Leipzig railway line	Electrified again in 1958
Leipzig - Wahren - Engelsdorf	1435	17.8	1906	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1914 1921 1959	1946		Railway line Leipzig-Wahren – Engelsdorf	Electrified again in 1921 and 1959
Leipzig - Markranstädt	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1942 1964	1946			Electrified again in 1964
Leipzig freight ring	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1922/34 1958/63	1946			Electrified again in 1958/63
Borsdorf – Beucha	1435	3.5	1866	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1989-Sep-23	2011
Saxony-Anhalt
Junction Glindenberg– Barleben	1435	2.0	1872	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1977	2003		Oebisfelde – Magdeburg railway line
Merseburg Süd– Mülocken	1435	17.2	1886	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1959	1996		Merseburg – Querfurt railway line
Delitzsch - Dessau	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1911/13 1921/22 1958	1946			Electrified again in 1958
Schkeuditz - Halle - Magdeburg	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1922/34 1955/58	1946		Magdeburg – Leipzig railway line	Electrified again in 1955/58
Markranstädt - Weißenfels	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1942 1959/64	1946			Electrified again in 1959/64
Tollwitz - Bad Dürrenberg	585		1836	500 V =	1938	1963	reduced	Tollwitz-Dürrenberger Railway
Schleswig-Holstein
Wittdün - Nebel - Norddorf	900	12	1901	700 V =	1909	1920		Amrum Island Railway	Completely shut down in 1939
Thuringia
Schleiz - Saalburg	1435	15.2	1930	1200 V =	1930	1969		Schleizer Kleinbahn	Completely shut down in 1996
Neudietendorf - Arnstadt	1435	11.3	1867	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1984	1996		Neudietendorf – Ritschenhausen railway line
Weißenfels - Probstzella	1435			15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1939/41 1967/95	1946			Electrified again in 1967/95
Meuselwitz - Regis-Breitingen	900	14.017				1997		Coal railway Meuselwitz – Haselbach – Regis-Breitingen	former mine railway, now a museum

Switzerland

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Operation through	comment
Zurich Seebach – Wettingen	1435	19.4	1877	15 kV 50 Hz ~ from November 11, 1905 15 kV 15 Hz ~	1905-1907	1909	SBB , MFO	Trial operation , electrified again in 1944 with 15 kV 16⅔ Hz ~
Sissach - Gelterkinden	1000	3.1	1891	500-550 VDC	1891	1915	Sissach-Gelterkinden railway	1916 ceased operations
Riffelalp - Riffelalp Hotel	800	0.5	1899	500-550 V 40 Hz Δ	1899	1961	Riffel Alptram	Operation ceased in 1961, operation with accumulators since 2001
Copper hammer - Kriens	1435	2.9	1886	600 V =	1926	1968	Kriens-Lucerne Railway	Freight traffic, closed in 2012, new access via Horw
Oberwald - Gletsch - Realp	1000	17.8	1915-1926	11 kV 16 Hz ~	1941-1942	1981	Furka-Oberalp Railway	Museum railway ( steam railway Furka mountain line )
Lenzburg-Spitzkehre – Wildegg	1435	4.0	1895	5500 V 25 Hz ~ from Oct. 1, 1930 15 kV 16⅔ Hz ~	1910	1981	SBB	Line canceled, Lenzburg-Spitzkehre-Lenzburg Industry, since then an industrial track
Gümmenen - Laupen	1435	4.6	1904	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1938	1995	Sensetalbahn	Contact line aborted, 2003 operations ceased
Boncourt dent	1435	1.6	1872	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1933	1996	SBB	Electrified again in 2006 with 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~
Solothurn – Büren on the Aare	1435	25.5	1876	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1944	2000	SBB	Catenary dismantled, from 2003 siding at Solothurn station
Sumiswald-Grünen-Wasen in the Emmental	1435	5.2	1908	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1945	2009	BLS AG	Contact line dismantled, since then siding up to km 2.03
Locarno-Ponte-Brolla-Bignasco Railway (LPB)	1000	27.1	09/02/1907	5000 V 20 Hz alternating current	09/02/1907	1965		* from 1923 with 1200 V direct current * shut down in 1965 * city line Locarno Stazione – Locarno S. Antonio 800 V 20 Hz alternating current

Sweden

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Klockrike - Borensberg	891	8th	1907	10 kV 25 Hz ~	1907	1956	dieselized and degraded	Mellersta Östergötlands Järnväg	1908–1915 electrified with 5 kV 25 Hz
Fornåsa - Motala	891	15th	1915	10 kV 25 Hz ~	1915	1956	dieselized and degraded	Mellersta Östergötlands Järnväg
Stockholm –Järfva (today Ulriksdal ) railway line Stockholm – Sundsvall	1435	7.1	1866-94	5… 22 kV 25 Hz alternating current	1906	1907	Converted to 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz alternating current in 1934		Trial operation
Tomteboda - Värtan Railway line Karlberg / Tomteboda – Värtan	1435	5.5	1882	5… 22 kV 25 Hz alternating current	1905	1908	1939 converted to 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz alternating current		Trial operation

Great Britain

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Grimsby - Immingham	1435	8.0	1912	500 V =	1912	1961	reduced	Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway
Swansea - Oystermouth			1807	650 V =	1928	1960	reduced	Swansea and Mumbles Railway	Railway with the highest number of drive types: horse, sail, steam, electricity, diesel, petrol
Lancaster - Morecambe - Heysham	1435			6600 V 25 Hz ~	1908	1966	reduced	Morecambe Branch Line
Southend-on-Sea , Southend Pier	1067	2.0	1830	electric	1890	1978	dieselized	Southend Pier Railway	[1]

Netherlands

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
The Hague Loolaan - Scheveningen	1435		19__	1500 V =	19__	1953	reduced	Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Belgium

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through
Brussels - Etterbeek - Tervuren line 160	1435	11.2	1881	1500 V =	1931	1970	reduced	NMBS
Branch line to the train station Brussel-Thurn en Taxis line 28 A	1435	1.4	1871		1958	2000	dismantled (2001)	NMBS
Liers - Ans line 31	1435	6.4	1864		1976	1984	dismantled (2005)	NMBS
Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher - Ans line 36B	1435	8.0	1939	3000 kV	1955	1999	reduced	NMBS
Blaton - Bernissart line 80	1435	4.2	1876		Yes	Yes	dismantled (1979)	NMBS

France

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Region Bourgogne Franche-Comté
Boncourt dent	1435	1.6	1872	15 kV 16.7 Hz ~	1933 2006	1996 today		SBB	Hans G. Wägli: Swiss Rail Network
Region Grand Est
Fontoy - Audun-le-Tiche	1435	21.1	1899	25 kV 50 Hz ~	1962	1999	closed	SNCF
Diedenhofen - Algringen	1000	17.7	1912		1953		reduced	Lorraine Railway Corporation	Fentschtalbahn
Novéant - Gorze	1435	6th	1912	750 V DC	1912	1933	dismantled in 1935	Lorraine Railway Corporation	Novéant – Gorze electric train
Region Ile-de-France
Saint-Germain-Grande-Ceinture - Saint-Germain-en-Laye	1435	13.3	1882	750 V	1895 1927	? ?	1936		Busbar
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pau - Canfranc	1435	57.9	1883-1928	1500 V DC		2010	from Pau to Oloron, the remainder are put out of service	SNCF	Pau – Canfranc railway line
Autevielle - Saint-Palais (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)	1435	10.1	1884	1500 V DC	1930		Out of service	SNCF
Bayonne - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	1435	52.1	1898	1500 V DC	1930-31	2010	dieselized	SNCF
Biarritz - Biarritz-la-Négresse	1435	3.2	1907	1500 V DC	1927	1981?		SNCF
Puyoô - Mauléon	1435	45.6	1884	1500 V DC	1930	1971	reduced	SNCF
Haute-Vienne department	1000	318 (network)	1908	10 kV 25 Hz alternating current	1908	1949	reduced	Chemins de fer départementaux de la Haute-Vienne (CDHV)	Trams in the Haute-Vienne department
Occitania region
Arles-sur-Tech - Prats-de-Mollo Tramway du Vallespir	1000	28.7	1913	6 kV 50 Hz ~	1913?	1937?	closed	Compagnie des chemins de fer des Pyrénées-Orientales
Pierrefitte-Nestalas - Cauterets - Luz-Saint-Sauveur	1000	21.1	1897-1901	750 direct current	1901	1949	reduced	Ch. De fer élec. de Pierrefitte - Cauterets - Luz	Small train Pierrefitte – Cauterets – Luz
Pierrefitte-Nestalas - Lourdes	1435	20.1	1871	1500 direct current?	1913		reduced	Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi 1871–1937	SNCF 1938-1997
Lannemezan - Arreau - Cadéac	1435	25.1	1897	1500 direct current	1917-1923	1969	partially dismantled	Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi 1871–1937	SNCF 1938-
Montréjeau - Bagneres-de-Luchon	1435	35.6	1873	1500 direct current	1925	2014		Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi 1871–1937	SNCF 1938-
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cannes – Grasse railway line	1435	16.5	1871	12 kV 25 Hz ~	1910 2004	1914 today		SNCF	1910-14 trial electrification

Italy

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through
region Abruzzo
Pescara – Penne	950	36	1929	2600 V =	1929	1963	shut down	FEA
Aosta Valley region
Aosta-Pré-Saint-Didier	1435	?	?	3000 V =	?	?	dieselized	FAP
Campania region
Pugliano – Vesuvio	1000	8th	1903	?	1903	1955	shut down	Thomas Cook
Region Emilia-Romagna
Modena – Mirandola	1435	31	1932	3000 V =	1932	1964	shut down	SEFTA
Modena-Vignola	1435	26th	1932	3000 V =	1932	1972	shut down	SEFTA
Piacenza-Bettola	1435	32	1932	3000 V =	1932	1967	shut down	SIFT
Rimini – San Marino	950	33	1932	3000 V =	1932	1944	shut down	FS
Lazio region
Roma – Fiuggi – Alatri – Frosinone	950	140	1916-17	1500-1650 V =	1916-17		shut down	?
region Lombardy
Bergamo – Piazza Brembana	1435	41	1906	6000 V 25 Hz ~	1906	1966	shut down	FVB
Bettole di Varese-Luino	1100	25th	1903-05	600 V ~ 600 V =	1903-05	1953-55	shut down	Varesina , later SVIE , SVIT
Grandate – Malnate	1435	41	1885	3000 V =		1966	shut down	SFT , later FNM
Rezzato – Vobarno	1435	26th	1897	1200 V =	1929	1967	shut down
Saronno – Seregno	1435	14.3	1887	3000 V =		1958	Diesel (freight transport)	FNS , later FNM
Ponte Tresa – Luino	1100	13	1885	600 V =	1924	1948	shut down	SVIE , later SVIT
Voghera-Varzi	1435	32	1931	3000 V =	1931	1966	shut down	FVV , later FAA
region Piedmont
Bra-Ceva	1435	50	1874	3600 V 16 ⅔ Hz three-phase current from 1973 3000 V =	1935	1994	shut down	FS
Bricherasio barge	1435	12	1885	3600 V 16 ⅔ Hz three-phase current	1921	1961	shut down (1966–1984)	FS
Ceva-Ormea	1435	35	1889-93	3600 V 16 ⅔ Hz three-phase current	1938	1973	diesel	FS
Cuneo-Boves-Borgo San Dalmazzo	1435	12	1887	3600 V 16 ⅔ Hz three-phase current	1931	1960	shut down	FS
Limone Piemonte – Ventimiglia	1435	65	1900-28	3600 V 16 ⅔ Hz three-phase current	1931-35	1944	dieselized	FS
Region Trentino-Alto Adige
Tauferer Bahn	1435	15.4	1908	800 V DC	?	1957	shut down	FS
Überetscher Bahn	1435	13	1898	650 V DC	1911	1971	shut down	Anonima Ferrovia Transatesina

Poland

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Hausdorf – Wüstewaltersdorf ( Jugowice - Walim )	1435	4.7	1914-06-22	1000 V DC	1914-06-22	1959-10-04	1980-08-12	Wüstewaltersdorfer Kleinbahn	formerly Prussia
Lauban – Marklissa ( Lubań – Leśna )	1435	10.8	1896-05-15	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz alternating current	1928-06-22	1945	1994		formerly Prussia
Niedersalzbrunn – Halbstadt ( Szczawienko - Meziměstí )	1435	34.5	1877-05-15	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz alternating current	1914-06-01	1945		Wałbrzych – Meziměstí railway line	formerly Prussia
Ruhbank – Liebau ( Sędzisław - Lubawka )	1435	15.5	1869-12-29	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz alternating current	1921-08-17	1945		Sędzisław – Lubawka railway line	formerly Prussia
Görlitz – Lauban ( Zgorzelec - Lubań )	1435	26.0	1865-09-20	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz alternating current	1923-09-01	1945		Zgorzelec – Wałbrzych railway line	formerly Prussia
Hirschberg Landeshut ( Jelenia Góra - Kamienna Góra )	1435	40.0	1882-05-15	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz alternating current	1932-12-09	1945	2000-11-23	Jelenia Góra – Kamienna Góra railway line	formerly Prussia
Erdmannsdorf – Krummhübel ( Mysłakowice - Karpacz )	1435	6.9	1895-06-06	15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~	1934-06-29	1945	2000-11-23	Giant Mountains Railway	formerly Prussia
Briesen Railway Station – Briesen City of Wąbrzeźno –Wąbrzeźno-Miasto	1435	2,428	1898	470 V DC	1898-03-26	1959		Briesen circular path	formerly Prussia
Neustadt in West Prussia – Rieben ( Wejherowo - Rybno )	1435	12.3	1902-11-25	3000 V DC	1986-05-27	1992	1994
Rieben – Elektrownia Jądrowa Zarnowitz ( Rybno - Żarnowiec )	1435	10.1	1975	3000 V DC	1986-05-27	1992	1994
Trzebinia - Bolęcin	1435	4.7	1899-08-15	3000 V DC	1982-06-30	2003
Bolęcin - Spytkowice	1435	18.7	1899-08-15	3000 V DC	1990-10-25	2003
Spytkowice - Wadowice	1435	17.0	1899-08-15	3000 V DC	1989-12-22	2003

Outside of Europe

United States

see: List of electrified railways in North America

New Zealand

Railway line	Track wide mm	Length km	built year	Power system	elec- trifiziert (year)	de- electrified (year)	Route was	Operation through	comment
Otira tunnel	1067		1923	1500 V DC	1923	1997
Christchurch - Lyttelton	1067			1500 V =		1970

literature

Railway Atlas Germany 2007/2008 . 6th edition. Schweers + Wall, Aachen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9 .
Railway Atlas Austria. Schweers + Wall, Aachen, 2005. ISBN 978-3-89494-128-4
Hans G. Wägli: Swiss rail network, Réseau ferré suisse . 3rd updated and revised edition. AS-Verlag, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9 .
Erich Preuß: Trains under power. GeraMond, Munich, 1998. ISBN 3-932785-30-4

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.electric-bahnen.de/history/reichsbahn/strecken_dr.htm
↑ The Valle Maggia Railway. (PDF MB) Conclusion. Schweizerische Bauzeitung, Volume 51 (1908), Issue 6, p. 70 , accessed on December 14, 2013 .

[1] ttp://www.electric-bahnen.de/history/reichsbahn/strecken_dr.htm

[SBZ-2] The Valle Maggia Railway. (PDF MB) Conclusion. Schweizerische Bauzeitung, Volume 51 (1908), Issue 6, p. 70 , accessed on December 14, 2013 .