Roßwein–Niederwiesa railway

Roßwein–Niederwiesa railway
Overview
Line number6620
Service
Route number516
Technical
Line length37.49 km (23.30 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius290 m (951 ft)
Operating speed80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline1.4%
Route map

0.00
Roßwein
1.20
Goldbornstraße bridge
1.70
Wannesiedlung bridge
5.42
Grunau (Sachs)
5.45
Grunau paper factory siding
9.30
Böhrigen
12.00
Berbersdorf hard stone works siding
12.35
Berbersdorf
17.04
Kratzmühle
19.00
Hainichen brick works siding
19.92
Hainichen
26.32
Dittersbach (b Frankenberg/Sachs)
28.29
Lützeltal viaduct (104 m)
29.09
Frankenberg (Sachs)
30.18
Frankenberg (Sachs) Süd
(ehem. Gunnersdorf)
32.62
Harrassprung tunnel (86 m)
33.89
Braunsdorf-Lichtenwalde
34.64
Braunsdorf viaduct (255 m)
34.82
Zschopau bridge (109 m)
36.55
Niederwiesa viaduct (181 m)
37.49
Niederwiesa
Operating points and lines

The Roßwein–Niederwiesa railway is a branch line in the German state of Saxony. It runs from Roßwein through the Striegis valley to Hainichen and on to Frankenberg and Niederwiesa, where the line ends at a junction with the Dresden–Werdau railway. Since 2004, only the 16.8 km long section between Niederwiesa and Hainichen is still operating.