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(Redirected from Lubbenau-Kamenz railway) Railway line in Germany
Lübbenau–Kamenz railway
Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf station building
Overview
Line number
  • 6193 (Lübbenau–Senftenberg)
  • 6194 (Senftenberg–Kamenz)
LocaleBrandenburg and Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number209.14 (Lübbenau–Hosena)
Technical
Line length70.8 km (44.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

Legend
From Berlin
85.6 Lübbenau (Spreewald)
To Cottbus
Lignite siding
Lübbenau Süd
93.2 Bischdorf (former station)
From Cottbus
100.2 Calau (Niederlausitz)
To Finsterwalde
106.9 Luckaitztal
110.5 Altdöbern
112.5 Altdöbern Süd junction from Finsterwalde
117.4 Großräschen
(120.0) Großräschen Süd until 1988
121.5 Dörrwalde
To Cottbus
124.1 Sedlitz Ost
128.7
126.3
 Senftenberg
Schipkau–Senftenberg railway until 1950
From Großenhain
129.1 Brieske
Line moved for opencast mine
135.13 Hosena (Roßlau–Węgliniec) 115 m
Formerly Hohenbocka
Brandenburg–Saxony state border
142.17 Wiednitz 135 m
From Hoyerswerda
145.69 Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf 146 m
To Dresden-Klotzsche
Siding to Oßling quarry
149.56 Hausdorf until 1998 153 m
152.28 Cunnersdorf (b Kamenz) 175 m
Tank farm siding
From Kamenz (Sachs) Nord Ldst
154.456 Kamenz Nord siding 175 m
157.001 Kamenz (Sachs) 193 m
To Bischofswerda
To Arnsdorf
Source: German railway atlas

The Lübbenau-Kamenz railway is a single-track main line in the German states of Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company (German: Berlin-Görlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). It branches from the Berlin–Görlitz railway in Lübbenau and runs via Calau and Senftenberg to Kamenz in Saxony. It connects there with the Kamenz–Pirna railway.

History

The original route is still visible in Hosena
Wiednitz station is not in use for regular passenger traffic any more

The line from Lübbenau via Großräschen, Senftenberg to Kamenz was opened in 1874. In 1882, the Berlin-Görlitz railway company was nationalised and became part of the Prussian state railways. During the time of East Germany, the Lübbenau–Senftenberg section had great significance for the local lignite industry, including the nearby opencast mines.

On 23 May 1998, the passenger traffic on the Hosena–Kamenz section was abandoned by the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Oberelbe Transport Association). Freight traffic continues to run.

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2017. pp. 48, 60. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.

External links

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