| Zittau–Löbau (Sachs) railway |
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| Line number | 6214 |
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| Locale | Saxony, Germany |
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| Route number | 231, 235 |
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| Line length | 33.95 km (21.10 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2: Oberoderwitz–Zittau |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
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| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 0.11% |
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60.701 |
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to Großpostwitz |
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56.154 |
Großschweidnitz |
310 m |
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Höllengrund Viaduct |
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54.810 |
Höllengrund junction |
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to Ebersbach (Sachs) |
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53.603 |
Niedercunnersdorf |
320 m |
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Obercunnersdorf Viaduct |
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50.370 |
Obercunnersdorf |
340 m |
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45.457 |
Herrnhut |
345 m |
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Herrnhut Viaduct |
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42.010 |
Ruppersdorf |
325 m |
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Oderwitz Viaduct |
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from Wilthen |
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38.372 |
Oberoderwitz (former island station) |
311 m |
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36.470 |
Niederoderwitz Mitteloderwitz until 1910 |
307 m |
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Mandau viaduct, Mittelherwigsdorf |
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from Eibau–Varnsdorf |
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32.697 |
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28.790 |
Zittau-Pethau (loading point) |
260 m |
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26.745 |
Zittau |
263 m |
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to Görlitz |
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to Liberec |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Zittau–Löbau railway is a line in the German state of Saxony, originally built and operated by the Löbau-Zittau Railway Company. The line opened in 1848 and it was one of the oldest lines in Germany. Only part of the line is still in service. It starts at Zittau and originally ran via Oderwitz and Herrnhut to Löbau.