Lauenburg–Hohnstorf ferry

The Lauenburg-Hohnstorf Ferry (German: Trajekt Lauenburg-Hohnstorf or Lauenburg-Hohnstorfer Elb-Traject-Anstalt) was a railway ferry over the River Elbe between Hohnstorf on the left bank of the Elbe in the old Kingdom of Hanover (which became the Prussian province of Hanover in 1866) and Lauenburg in the Duchy of Lauenburg on the right bank which was then part of Denmark. From 15 March 1864 to 1 November 1878 the rail ferry linked the Lübeck–Lauenburg railway with the Lüneburg–Hohnstorf line. Both were sections of the Lübeck–Lüneburg railway.

Railway link over the Elbe between Lauenburg and Hohnstorf (1891).

Ferry operations

Annual traffic, 1864–1878
(- = not known)
Year Passengers Goods in tonnes
1864 29.662 16.421
1865 35.294 23.648
1866 30.966 22.134
1867 43.984 42.251
1868 39.317 54.822
1869 44.243 84.386
1870 26.598 102.082
1871 - 150.818
1872 - 190.709
1873 - 169.480
1874 27.357 178.611
1875 21.497 115.317
1876 21.443 134.626
1877 23.287 142.132
1878 - -

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