Elster Valley Railway
| Gera Süd–Greiz–Plauen unt Bf–Weischlitz railway |
Section of the 1902 route map of Saxony
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| Overview |
| Native name |
Elstertalbahn |
| Locale |
Saxony and Thuringia, Germany |
| Line number |
6269 |
| Technical |
| Line length |
60.38 km (37.52 mi) |
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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| Minimum radius |
275 m (902 ft) |
| Operating speed |
80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum) |
| Maximum incline |
0.9% |
| Route number |
541 |
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Route map
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from Leipzig-Leutzsch |
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-0.120 |
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Gera Süd |
| formerly Gera (Reuß) Sächs Stb |
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197 m |
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0.979 |
Gera-Debschwitz junction |
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to Probstzella |
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to Gößnitz |
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(1892 realignment; abandoned 2016) |
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1.800 |
Gera Süd goods yard |
200 m |
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connecting curve from Gößnitz |
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2.578 |
| Gera Ost |
| formerly Zwötzen Sächs Stb |
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203 m |
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4.084 |
Gera-Liebschwitz
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206 m |
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4.605 |
Liebschwitz Viaduct (226 m) |
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Leipzig-Leutzsch |
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5,272 |
Wolfsgefärth junction |
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to Probstzella |
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6.424 |
Wünschendorf (Elster) Nord |
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6.633 |
Meilitz Viaduct (130 m) |
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Werdau–Weida–Mehltheuer |
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from Weida |
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Wünschendorf Lime Works siding |
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9.397 |
Wünschendorf/Elster |
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9.740 |
factory road overpass (10 m) |
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to Werdau |
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10.200 |
White Elster (120 m) |
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12.100 |
Lochgut Tunnel (53 m) |
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12.200 |
White Elster (70 m) |
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18.248 |
Berga (Elster) |
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21.913 |
White Elster (60 m) |
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22.100 |
Rüßdorf Tunnel (264 m) |
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24.074 |
Neumühle (Elster) |
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25.276 |
White Elster (100 m) |
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25.945 |
White Elster (50 m) |
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26.130 |
Neumühle Tunnel (118 m) |
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26.288 |
White Elster (75 m) |
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30.086 |
Schloßberg Tunnel (270 m) |
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30.300 |
(20 m) |
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30.317 |
White Elster (70 m) |
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30.664 |
Greiz |
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to Neumark |
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31.900 |
White Elster (110 m) |
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32.346 |
Bundesstraße 92 overpass (10 m) |
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32.200 |
Greiz paper factory siding |
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32.596 |
White Elster (60 m) |
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