Pirna–Coswig railway

Schöna / Bad Schandau / Pirna - Meißen
Overview
Line number6239
LocaleSaxony, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number241.1
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Route map

km
0.350
0.000
Pirna
2.436
Heidenau-Großsedlitz
4.265
Heidenau Süd
5.788
Heidenau
7.227
Dresden-Zschachwitz
8.773
Dresden-Niedersedlitz
10.738
Dresden-Dobritz
12.379
Dresden-Reick
14.612
Dresden-Strehlen
17.055
Dresden Hauptbahnhof
18.266
Dresden Freiberger Straße
19.262
Dresden Mitte
Marien Bridge
over the Elbe
(430 m)
20.891
Dresden-Neustadt
21.734
Dresden Bischofsplatz
23.622
Dresden-Pieschen
25.359
Dresden-Trachau
27.268
Radebeul Ost
29.055
Radebeul-Weintraube
31.043
Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda
31.847
Radebeul Nord junction
32.167
Radebeul-Zitzschewig
35.074
Coswig (b Dresden)
Source: German railway atlas

The Schöna / Bad Schandau / Pirna–Meißen railway is a two-track, electrified mainline railway in the German state of Saxony, predominantly served by the Dresden S-Bahn. It runs parallel to the pre-existing tracks of the Děčín–Dresden and Dresden–Leipzig railways. The section between Pirna and Dresden-Neustadt has been operated since 2004, afterwards the further sections from Dresden-Neustadt to Coswig have been upgraded. The Radebeul OstCoswig section was completed in 2013 and the section from Dresden-Neustadt to Radebeul Ost was completed in March 2016.