Gößnitz–Gera railway

The Gößnitz–Gera railway is a single-track main line in the German state of Thuringia, which was originally built and operated by the Gößnitz-Gera Railway Company. The route is an important section of a long-distance line connecting the west Saxon industrial district and western Germany (the Mid-German Connection). It runs from Gößnitz on the Leipzig–Hof line via Ronneburg to Gera.

Gößnitz–Gera railway
Overview
Line number6268
LocaleThuringia, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number540
Technical
Line length35.042 km (21.774 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius265 m (869 ft)
Maximum incline1.2%
Route map
from Glauchau
from Hof
-0.37
 Gößnitz
208 m
to Leipzig
6.63
 Großstöbnitz
200 m
10.38
 Schmölln (Thür)
209 m
15.60
 Lößigstraße (10 m)
16.00
 Lohmaer Straße (35 m)
16.32
 Nöbdenitz
238 m
A 4
from Meuselwitz
(Bismuth Works Railway)
22.46
Raitzhain
(former Keilbahnhof)
300 m
Bismuth Works Railway
to Seelingstädt
23.94
 Brunnenstraße (30 m)
25.22
 Ronneburg
282 m
New route from 1968 because
of Lichtenberg opencast mine
Gessental bridge (79 m)
25.52
Ronneburg Tunnel (196 m)
29.02
Block Gera-Kaimberg
290 m
29.05
Gera-Gessental
previously Gera-Kaimberg
290 m
connecting curve to Gera Süd Gbf
from Weischlitz
from Probstzella
32.67
 Gera-Debschwitz junction
33.52
Gera Süd
previously Gera (Reuß) Sächs
197 m
to Gera Hbf–Leipzig-Leutzsch
Source: German railway atlas
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