Lübbenau–Kamenz railway

Lübbenau (Spreewald)–Kamenz (Sachs)
Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf station building
Route of the Lübbenau–Kamenz line
Route number:	209.14 (Lübbenau–Hosena)
Line length:	70.8
Track gauge:	1435
Voltage:	Lübbenau–Hosena: 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum speed:	100
States:	Brandenburg and Saxony
Operating points and lines[1]
Legend From Berlin 85.6 Lübbenau (Spreewald) To Cottbus Lignite siding Lübbenau Süd 93.2 Bischdorf(former station) From Cottbus 100.2 Calau (Niederlausitz) To Finsterwalde 106.9 Luckaitztal 110.5 Altdöbern 112.5 Altdöbern Süd junctionfrom Finsterwalde 117.4 Großräschen (120.0) Großräschen Süduntil 1988 121.5 Dörrwalde To Cottbus 124.1 Sedlitz Ost 128.7 126.3 Senftenberg Schipkau–Senftenberg railway until 1950 From Großenhain 129.1 Brieske Line moved for opencast mine 135.13 Hosena(Roßlau–Węgliniec) 115 m Formerly Hohenbocka Brandenburg–Saxony state border 142.17 Wiednitz 135 m From Hoyerswerda 145.69 Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf 146 m To Dresden Siding to Oßling quarry 149.56 Hausdorfuntil 1998 153 m 152.28 Cunnersdorf (b Kamenz) 175 m Tank farm siding From Kamenz (Sachs) Nord Ldst 154.456 Kamenz Nord siding 175 m 157.001 Kamenz (Sachs) 193 m To Bischofswerda To Arnsdorf

The Lübbenau-Kamenz railway is a single-track main line in the German states of Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company (German: Berlin-Görlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). It branches from the Berlin–Görlitz railway in Lübbenau and runs via Calau and Senftenberg to Kamenz in Saxony. It connects there with the Kamenz–Pirna railway.

History

The original route is still visible in Hosena

Wiednitz station is still used for freight

The line from Lübbenau via Großräschen, Senftenberg to Kamenz was opened in 1874. In 1882, the Berlin-Görlitz railway company was nationalised and became part of the Prussian state railways. During the time of East Germany, the Lübbenau–Senftenberg section had great significance for the local lignite industry, including the nearby opencast mines.

On 23 May 1998, the passenger traffic on the Hosena–Kamenz section was abandoned by the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Oberelbe Transport Association). Freight traffic continues to run.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lübbenau–Kamenz railway line.