Zittau–Oybin–Jonsdorf railway
| Zittau–Oybin–Jonsdorf railway |
Two trains depart Bertsdorf |
| Overview |
| Type |
narrow gauge rail way |
| Termini |
Zittau
Oybin, Jonsdorf |
| Line number |
6960/6961 |
| Operation |
| Opened |
November 25, 1889 |
| Operator(s) |
Zittau-Oybin-Jonsdorf Railway Company, Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR, DB, Saxon Oberlausitz Railway Company |
| Depot(s) |
Bertsdorf |
| Technical |
| Line length |
16.1 km (10.00 mi) |
| Track gauge |
750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Minimum radius |
75 m (246.1 ft) |
| Operating speed |
25 km/h (16 mph) |
| Maximum incline |
33‰ or 3.3% |
| Route number |
238 |
| Route map |
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Legend
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0.008 |
Zittau |
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Zittau–Liberec railway |
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1.159 |
Zittau stop |
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~1.6 |
Neißebrücke |
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1.647 |
Neißebrücke switch |
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Zittau–Hermsdorf Railway |
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Zittau–Liberec railway |
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1.92 |
to Dach- und Isolierstoffwerk, frm. Werner & Co. |
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Zittau south (formerly Schützenhaus) |
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3.05 |
Mandau bridge(43 m) |
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~3.1 |
Zittau Casernenstraße (until 1897) |
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4.368 |
Zittau Vorstadt |
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5.17 |
Niederviebig (10 m) |
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5.699 |
Olbersdorf Niederdorf |
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6.55 |
Olbersdorf bridge (124 m) |
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to mine Olbersdorf |
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7.310 |
Olbersdorf Oberdorf (formerly Zeissigschenke) |
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7.90 |
to Imprägnierwerk (formerly Katz & Klumpp) |
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Bertsdorf |
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2,146 |
Kurort Jonsdorf stop |
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3,831 |
Kurort Jonsdorf |
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9.969 |
Kurort Oybin Niederdorf |
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10.997 |
Teufelsmühle |
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12.230 |
Kurort Oybin |
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The Zittau–Oybin–Jonsdorf railway (German: Zittauer Schmalspurbahn) is a narrow gauge railway system employing steam locomotives and serving the mountain spa resorts of Oybin and Jonsdorf in the Zittau Mountains in southeast Saxony (Germany). The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
See also
Literature
- Gustav W. Ledig: Linie Zittau-Reichenau-Markersdorf in Die schmalspurigen Staatseisenbahnen im Königreiche Sachsen, S. 88 ff., Leipzig 1895. Reprint: Zentralantiquariat der DDR, Leipzig 1987, ISBN 3-7463-0070-3
- Erich Preuß: Die Zittau-Oybin-Jonsdorfer Eisenbahn. transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-71107-9
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