Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDB Netz
LocaleGermany (Saxony)
Termini
Service
SystemDeutsche Bahn
Operator(s)DB Regio Südost
History
Opened1877
Technical
Line length64 km (40 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationNot electrified
Route map

 Line from Dresden
 Bautzen
 Line to Görlitz
 Singwitz
 Großpostwitz
 Rodewitz
 Line from Oderwitz
 Wilthen
 Neukirch Ost
 Neukirch West
 Line to Bischofswerda
 Oberottendorf
 Neustadt (Sachs)
 Line to Dürrröhrsdorf
 Krumhermsdorf
 Line to Rumburk
 Sebnitz (Sachs)
 Amtshainersdorf
 Ulbersdorf
 Mittelndorf
 Goßdorf-Kohlmühle
 Porschdorf (Pirna)
 Rathmannsdorf (Pirna)
 Line from Dresden
 Bad Schandau
 Line to Děčín

The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is a 64-kilometre long railway line in the state of Saxony, Germany, which connects Bautzen to Bad Schandau via Neukirch/Lausitz, Neustadt in Sachsen and Sebnitz. The railway was opened fully in 1898. The part between Neustadt in Sachsen and Bad Schandau is also known as Sebnitztalbahn (Sebnitz valley railway). Today only the sections of Wilthen–Oberottendorf and Neustadt–Bad Schandau[1] are still in operation.

History

Construction of the line began in 1874 and by the inauguration in 1877 had cost 9.8 million Reichsmark, 1 million of which going to the construction of the bridge over the Elbe at Bad Schandau. The Neustadt-Bad Schandau section opened on 1 July 1877 and the Bautzen-Neustadt section opened on 1 September 1877. Trains travelling on the 65 km long railway needed approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. In Wilthen und Neustadt at the time, direct connections existed to the trains from and to Ebersbach and Dürrröhrsdorf.[2]

The railway celebrated its centenary on 1 July 1977. The central point was Sebnitz railway station, where an exhibition of trains was presented. Special trips were run on the heritage trains of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.[3]

The freight section between Bautzen and Wilthen closed on 31 December 1994. Since 12 December 2004, the non-stop passenger trains between Bautzen and Neustadt have also stopped. The section Neukirch-Wilthen is still used by local trains connecting Dresden and Zittau.

Services

The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is used by the following passenger services:

  • RE 2 Dresden Hbf - Bischofswerda − Ebersbach (Sachs) − Zittau (between Neukirch West and Wilthen)
  • RB 61 Dresden Hbf − Bischofswerda − Ebersbach (Sachs) − Zittau (between Neukirch West and Wilthen)
  • RB 71 Pirna - Neustadt - Bad Schandau (between Neustadt and Bad Schandau).

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References

  1. ↑ "DB Netze – Infrastrukturregister". Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Hans von Polenz: Eisenbahnen im Bautzener Land; Ostsächsische Eisenbahnfreunde e.V., Löbau 2006; ISBN 3-00-018243-8; S. 31
  3. ↑ Johannes Raddatz: Eisenbahn in der Sächsischen Schweiz, Band 4 Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-941712-20-1; S. 44

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