Lübeck–Lübeck-Travemünde Strand railway

Overview

Locale

Schleswig-Holstein

Line number

1100, 1113–1115, 1117

Technical

Line length

20.6 km (12.8 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

Electrification

15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary

Operating speed

120 km/h (75 mph) (maximum)

Route number

104

Route map

Operating points and lines

From Hamburg, Lüneburg and Bad Kleinen

0.0

4.7

To Kiel and Puttgarden

5.6

Schwartau-Waldhalle

Schwartau

8.2

Lübeck-Dänischburg IKEA

To Herrenwyk steelworks

A 226

11.8

Lübeck-Kücknitz

B 75

13.9

Lübeck-Kücknitz

Port Railway to Scandinavia Quay

15.6

Lübeck-Pöppendorf

17.9

Lübeck-Travemünde Skandinavienkai

From Scandinavia Quay

19.6

0.0

Lübeck-Travemünde Hafen

To Niendorf (Ostsee)

20.6

Lübeck-Travemünde Strand

Lübeck-Travemünde Nord

2.7

Lübeck-Brodten

4.8

Niendorf (Ostsee)

The Lübeck-Travemünde Strand railway line is a mostly single-track, electrified railway in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It mainly serves local services to Travemünde’s Baltic Sea beach, the Baltic Sea ferries and suburbs of Lübeck.

The Lübeck-Travemünde Strand railway runs from Lübeck Hauptbahnhof (main station) to the north together with the Lübeck–Puttgarden railway (Vogelfluglinie, "Bird Flight Line") and the Kiel–Lübeck railway. Shortly before reaching Bad Schwartau station the line forks off to the east. A freight line branches off the Travemünde line to Lübeck-Dänischburg. The main line then reaches the newly built Lübeck-Kücknitz station. The line continues along the lower course of the Trave, until it reaches Lübeck-Travemünde Skandinavienkai (Scandinavia Quay) station. This station was built near the quays of the ferries to Sweden and Finland because the older Travemünde Hafen (harbour) station was too far away from the ferries. As part of the reorganisation and expansion of the Scandinavia Quay, the track was moved in 2005 and a new station was built. The line reaches Lübeck-Travemünde Hafen station, which is adjacent to Ostpreußenkai (East Prussia Quay). There was formerly a branch to Brodten via Niendorf, parts of which are now used as a cycle and hiking trail. The end of the line is the terminal station of Lübeck-Travemünde Strand station, which is located in the resort district.

The line was opened on 1 August 1882 and extended from the present Lübeck-Travemünde Hafen station to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand (beach) station on 1 July 1898. The rapidly growing leisure services at Travemünde required a new Strand station, which was built to the plans of Friedrich Klingholz in the Art Nouveau style and opened in 1911. It has a clock tower that is visible from the beach, which still shows the time of the next service to Lübeck Hauptbahnhof on a large display board.

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