Lübbenau–Kamenz railway

Lübbenau (Spreewald)–Kamenz (Sachs)

Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf station building
Overview
Locale Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany
Line number
  • 6193 (Lübbenau–Senftenberg)
  • 6194 (Senftenberg–Kamenz)
Technical
Line length 70.8 km (44.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Lübbenau–Hosena: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Route number 209.14 (Lübbenau–Hosena)
Route map

Legend
 Operating points and lines[1] 
 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 junctionfrom Finsterwalde
 117.4 Großräschen
(120.0) Großräschen Süduntil 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 Hausdorfuntil 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

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 still used for freight

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. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

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