Leipzig–Dresden railway

Leipzig–Dresden railway
Leipzig–Dresden railway
Overview
Line number6363
LocaleSaxony, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number500
Technical
Line length116.098 km (72.140 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius270 m (886 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed200 km/h (125 mph)
Maximum incline0.7%
Route map
-0.15
 Leipzig Hbf
123 m
to Bitterfeld, Halle, Großkorbetha
to Chemnitz
~3.4
Leipzig-Connewitz–Leipzig Hbf
3.50
 Leipzig-Sellerhausen
125 m
from Torgauer Str junction
3.68
 Püchauerstraße junction
4.00
Wurzener Straße bridge (15 m)
Leipzig-Engelsdorf–Leipzig-Wahren
4.69
 Leipzig-Paunsdorf
130 m
4.726
Theodor-Heuss-Straße bridge (17.5 m)
from Leipzig-Wahren
5.6
 Leipzig-Engelsdorf KV junction
6.08
 Industriegelände Ost
6.00
 Leipzig-Engelsdorf freight yard
7.02
 Leipzig-Engelsdorf Hp
130 m
7.71
 Leipzig-Engelsdorf Ost
8.59
 Althen junction
(freight line track to Borsdorf)
9.1
A14
Bundesstraße 186
10.48
Parthe (14 m)
11.45
 Borsdorf (Sachs)
127 m
to Döbeln–Coswig
14.00
Steinweg bridge (10 m)
14.87
 Gerichshain
140 m
16.10
 Posthausen
17.70
 Machern (Saxony)
142 m
~18.5
Machern crossover
19.18
 Bk Zauche
(closed 1996)
21.43
 Altenbach
125 m
23.38
 Bennewitz,
formerly Wurzen West
23.87
Bundesstraße 107 bridge (13,8 m)
24.66
Mulde bridge
24.81
Triebgraben bridge (56 m)
25.45
Dehnitzer Weg bridge (15 m)
25.70
 Wurzen
124 m
to Glauchau
to Eilenburg
Bundesstraße 6 bridge (11.24 m)
28.65
 Kornhain D junction
140 m
32.62
 Kühren
155 m
35.76
 Dornreichenbach
152 m
43.24
 Dahlen
154 m
52.79
 Oschatz
128 m
Narrow gauge line to Mügeln and Strehla
52.855
Bahnhofsstraße bridge (9 m)
53.24
Döllnitz bridge
Oschatz–Strehla narrow gauge line
 Schmorkau siding
strategic railway to Röderau
54,754
factory road bridge (15 m)
57.87
 Bornitz (Oschatz)
(former station)
64.156
Rostocker Straße bridge (14.5 m)
65.15
 Riesa Stw W5 junction
from Chemnitz and Nossen
65.87
 Riesa
106 m
66.46
Elbe bridge
67.80
flood bridge
68.30
 Röderau Bogendreieck junction
Connecting curve to Röderau
68.505
Zeithainer Straße bridge (12.5 m)
from Jüterbog
69.55
 Zeithain Bogendreieck junction
to Elsterwerda
Bundesstraße 169
72.22
Elbe-Elster barge canal (11 m)
72.26
 Glaubitz (bei Riesa)
100 m
74.80
 Nünchritz
since 2003
75.542
Weißiger Straße bridge (17 m)
77.41
Weißig (bei Großenhain)
no passengers since 2003
78.063
factory road bridge (12,6 m)
79.75
connecting curve to Kottewitz junction
from Cottbus
84.70
 Priestewitz
147 m
92.94
Oberau Tunnel (513 m; opened out 1933)
95.69
 Niederau
133 m
97.50
 Weinböhla
since 2002
98.28
Sörnewitzer Straße bridge (13.8 m)
98.595
Köhlerstraße LC (12 m)
98.60
 Elbgaubad junction
Connecting curve to Neusörnewitz
100.00
Auerstraße bridge (15 m)
from Leipzig–Meißen
100.26
 Coswig B junction
113 m
101.475
Dresdner Straße bridge (11 m)
101.93
 Coswig (Dresden)
110 m
to Cossebaude–Dresden
Berlin–Dresden railway
103.84
 Radebeul-Zitzschewig
110 m
from Berlin
104.24
 Lößnitz junction
104.40
Johannisbergstraße bridge (15 m)
105.78
 Radebeul Kötzschenbroda
113 m
105.86
Bahnhofsstraße bridge (15 m)
106.446
Hainstraße bridge (10.8 m)
107.78
 Radebeul-Weintraube
114 m
Narrow gauge railway from Radeburg
109.45
 Radebeul Ost
113 m
110.44
Forststraße bridge (10,8 m)
110.8
A4
111.351
Leipziger Straße bridge (21 m)
111.541
Trachau station bridge (12.75 m)
111.57
 Dresden-Trachau
115 m
111.987
Gaustraße bridge (11.2 m)
112.312
Alttrachau bridge (14 m)
112.795
Rehefelder Straße bridge (25 m)
112.91
 Dresden-Pieschen junction
to Dresden-Neustadt Stw 8/6 junction
113.26
 Dresden-Pieschen
115 m
113.284
Trachenberger Straße bridge (22.8 m)
113.92
Großenhainer Straße bridge (65 m)
114.442
Bundesstraße 170 bridge (49 m)
114.678
Friedensstraße bridge (24.42 m)
114.917
Johann-Meyer-Straße bridge (37.5 m)
115.087
Fritz-Reuter-Straße bridge (43 m)
115.116
Conradstraße bridge (23.5 m)
from Görlitz
Connecting curve to Dresden-Neustadt freight yard
115.94
 Dresden-Neustadt
118 m
from Dresden-Pieschen junction
116.4
65.8
km-change LD/Děčín line
to Dresden Hbf–Děčín
Source: German railway atlas

The Leipzig–Dresden line is a German railway line. It was built by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company between 1837 and 1839. It was the first long-distance railway and the first railway using only steam traction in Germany. It also included the first standard gauge railway tunnel in continental Europe. The Dresden Leipzig railway station was the first railway station in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. It was the terminus of the Liepzig-Dresden railway.

Work to upgrade the line as German Unity Transport Project (Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit) no. 9 has been underway since 1993. According to the federal government €1.115 billion of an estimated total cost of €1.451 billion had been invested in the project by the end of 2013 (net present value for planning, land acquisition and construction costs). Funds of €336 million were still available.

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