Glauchau–Gößnitz railway

The Glauchau–Gößnitz railway is a single-track electrified main line railway in the German states of Saxony and Thuringia. It was originally built and operated with the support of the Saxon government and eventually became part of the Royal Saxon State Railways. It opened in 1858 and it is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

Glauchau–Gößnitz railway
Overview
Line number6265
LocaleSaxony and Thuringia, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number540
Technical
Line length12.373 km (7.688 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius398 m (1,306 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline1.0%
Route map

 from Dresden
0.00
 Glauchau-Schönbörnchen
258 m
 to Zwickau–Werdau
0.19
 Weststraße (10 m)
0.86
 Wirtschaftsweg (12 m)
2.63
 Dennheritz
(until 2011)
281 m
2.95
 Dennheritz
3.52
 Meeraner Straße (11 m)
5.76
 Hans-Sachs-Straße (18 m)
5.98
 Brüderstraße (18 m)
6.53
 (11 m)
6.70
 Meerane
251 m
10.78
 Pleiße bridge (31 m)
10.93
 flood bridge (12 m)
11.09
 flood bridge (20 m)
11.21
 flood bridge (8 m)
 from Hof
12.37
 Gößnitz
208 m
 to Leipzig
 to Gera
Source: German railway atlas

The route is an important part of the long-distance connection between the industrial district of west Saxony and western Germany (the Mid-Germany Connection). It runs from a branch on the Dresden–Werdau in Glauchau-Schönbörnchen via Meerane to a branch on the Leipzig–Hof line near Gößnitz.

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