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Leipzig–Gera–Saalfeld railway

Leipzig-Leutzsch–Probstzella railway
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Overview
Locale Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany
Line number 6383
Technical
Line length 159.97 km (99.40 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Leipzig-Leutzsch–Zeitz
  • 2: Gera Hbf–Gera-Zwötzen
  • 2: Unterwellenborn–Probstzella
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary (Leipzig-Leutzsch–Leipzig-Plagwitz and Saalfeld–Probstzella)
Operating speed 120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Route number
  • 550 (Leipzig–Gera)
  • 555 (Gera–Saalfeld)
  • 557 (Saalfeld–Hockeroda)
  • 558 (Gera–Weida)
  • 840 (Saalfeld–Probstzella)
Route map
from Leipzig Hbf
from Leipzig-Wahren
7.385 Leipzig-Leutzsch
to Großkorbetha
8.200
Leipzig-Industriegelände West
(until 2011)
10.113 Leipzig-Lindenau
from Leipzig-Connewitz
10.760 Leipzig-Plagwitz
Lindenau Ldst–Leipzig-Plagwitz Industriebf
to Leipzig-Miltitzer Allee
to Pörsten
to Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz
13.750 Leipzig-Großzschocher
16.368 Leipzig-Knauthain
New alignment due to Zwenkau lignite mine
21.041 Knautnaundorf
21.480 Eythra
22.233
21.200
km change +1,033 km
24.666 Groß Dalzig
27.900 Zauschwitz siding
to Neukieritzsch
29.897 Pegau
SaxonySaxony-Anhalt state border
34.217 Profen
37.328 Reuden (Kr Zeitz)
39.500 Bornitz (b Zeitz) (until 2010)
from Tröglitz
41.691 Zeitz junction Zn
from Weißenfels
from Altenburg
44.660 Zeitz
to Camburg
Camburg–Zeitz
50.558 Haynsburg
55.022 Wetterzeube
Saxony-AnhaltThuringia state border
59.970 Crossen an der Elster Ort
60.921 Crossen an der Elster
to Porstendorf
White Elster
66.336 Bad Köstritz
68.477 Gera-Langenberg
from Weimar
71.300 Gera-Tinz
72.925 Gera Hbf
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