Weimar–Gera railway

Weimar–Jena–Gera
Weimar–Gera railway
Overview
Native nameHolzlandbahn
Line number6307
LocaleThuringia, Germany
Service
Route number565
Technical
Line length68.0 km (42.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Ilm Valley Railway from Kranichfeld
0.0
Weimar
Viaduct over the Ilm
4.1
Oberweimar
7.6
Mellingen (Thür)
14.3
Großschwabhausen
18.1
Block Schlettwein
22.6
Jena West
27.5
Jena-Göschwitz
Saale bridge, Jena-Lobeda (121 m)
30.8
Neue Schenke
37.2
Stadtroda
42.9
Papiermühle (b. Stadtroda)
48.3
Hermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz
51.0
Block Oberndorf
55.6
Kraftsdorf
61.1
Töppeln
62.0
Überleitstelle Töppeln
64.3
Gera-Thieschitz
from Leipzig
68.0
Gera Hbf
Source: German railway atlas

The Weimar–Gera railway is a line in the German state of Thuringia, connecting the city of Weimar via Jena, Stadtroda and Hermsdorf to Gera. It was built by the Weimar-Gera Railway Company (Weimar-Geraer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), which was founded in June 1872, and the line was officially accepted into operation in June 1876.

It is now part of the Mid-German Connection and is listed by Deutsche Bahn in its timetable as the Holzlandbahn ("Woodland Railway") because its eastern section runs through the Thuringian Holzland (not to be confused with the Thuringian Forest).