Großenhain–Cottbus railway

The Großenhain–Cottbus railway is an electrified main railway in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg. It is double track between Cottbus and Ruhland and elsewhere single-track. It runs from Großenhain via Ruhland and Senftenberg to Cottbus.

Großenhain–Cottbus
The line south of Senftenberg
Overview
Line number6253
LocaleSaxony and Brandenburg, Germany
Service
Route number208
Technical
Line length79.7 km (49.5 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Ruhland–Cottbus)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Route map
from Frankfurt (Oder)
from Forst
from Görlitz
79.7
 Cottbus
75 m
to Berlin and Halle (Saale)
76.9
 Cottbus Südwest
73.9
 Hänchen
A 15
71.4
 Leuthen (b Cottbus)
66.3
 Drebkau
90 m
59.3
 Neupetershain
to Welzow
55.0
 Bahnsdorf
54.7
 Sornoer Buden Nord junction
to Knappenrode
from Knappenrode
53.0
 Sornoer Buden West junction
to Lübbenau
from Lübbenau
49.9
 Sedlitz Ost
from Lübbenau (old route)
45.3
 Senftenberg
to Finsterwalde
to Kamenz (old route)
42.5
 Brieske
to Kamenz
36.3
 Victoria III mine
35.4
 Schwarzheide Ost
from Lauchhammer Ost
now BASF siding
Black Elster
from Węgliniec
32.9
 Ruhland
99 m
to Roßlau
21.2
 Ortrand
115 m
Saxony–Brandenburg border
A 13
11.5
 Lampertswalde
150 m
from Großenhain Berliner Bahnhof
0.0
 Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof
to Priestewitz
Source: German railway atlas
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