Heidenau–Kurort Altenberg railway

The Heidenau–Kurort Altenberg railway, also known in German as the Müglitztalbahn ("Müglitz Valley Railway") is a German railway in Saxony. Branching off the Elbe Valley Railway, it connects the town of Heidenau near Dresden with the towns of Glashütte and Altenberg in the Ore Mountains, where it terminates. The total length is 38 km, with a total incline of 634 meters. The scenic track follows primarily the Müglitz river, passing the towns of Dohna, Glashütte and Geising.

Heidenau–Kurort Altenberg railway
Overview
Native nameMüglitztalbahn
Line number6605
LocaleSaxony, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number246, 246.1
Operator(s)Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR, Deutsche Bahn
History
Opened1938 (standard gauge)
Technical
Line length38.00 km (23.61 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius139 m (456.0 ft)
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Maximum incline36 ‰
Route map
from Dresden-Neustadt
0.000
 Heidenau
120 m
to Děčín hl.n.
0.086
Güterbahnhofstraße (13 m)
0.665
Staatsstraße 172 (23 m)
Bundesautobahn 17
2.580
 Dohna (Sachs)
134 m
2.841
Gamiger Straße (10 m)
3.561
Sürßener Weg (35 m)
4.360
Dohna Fluorchemie siding
4.710
 Köttewitz
165 m
5.233
Köttewitz Viaduct (92 m)
5.420
Köttewitz Tunnel (198 m)
5.820
 Weesenstein
171 m
5.922
Müglitztal Bridge (52 m)
6.095
Weesenstein Tunnel (240 m)
6.229
Müglitz bridge (16 m)
6.332
Müglitz bridge (13 m)
7.176
Müglitz bridge (45 m)
7.617
Müglitz bridge (68 m)
7.990
 Burkhardswalde-Maxen
188 m
8.572
Müglitz bridge (30 m)
8.797
Müglitz bridge (22 m)
9.062
Müglitz bridge (14 m)
9.420
Vereinigte Zellstofffabriken Pirna - Peschelmühle siding
10.080
 Mühlbach (b Pirna)
205 m
10.301
Müglitz bridge (11 m)
10.386
Mühlgraben bridge (11 m)
11.219
Müglitz bridge (32 m)
12.674
Müglitz bridge (72 m)
13.340
 Niederschlottwitz
238 m
13.610
Agrochemisches Zentrum siding
13.667
Gießerei und Maschinenbau Schlottwitz siding
13.880
Müglitz bridge (13 m)
14.747
Müglitz bridge (14 m)
15.540
 Oberschlottwitz
269 m
15.651
Müglitz bridge (66 m)
17.066
Müglitz bridge (40 m)
17.533
Müglitz bridge (13 m)
17.658
Müglitz bridge (17 m)
18.178
Brückenmühle Tunnel (Pilz tunnel; 292 m)
18.373
Müglitz bridge ( m)
18.809
crossing (11 m)
18.921
Müglitz bridge( m)
18.745
Am Kohlsteig (15 m)
19.006
 Glashütte (Sachs)
320 m
PAKA Glashütte siding
19.508
Müglitz bridge (10 m)
20.815
Gleisberg Tunnel (539 m)
21.113
Müglitz bridge (69 m)
21.275
Müglitz bridge (64 m)
21.483
Müglitz bridge (76 m)
22.014
Müglitz bridge (67 m)
22.280
 Bärenhecke-Johnsbach
388 m
22.680
BHG Mühle und Brotfabrik Bärenhecke siding
23.848
Müglitz bridge (14 m)
24.940
 Bärenstein (b Glashütte (Sachs))
418 m
25.842
Müglitz bridge (15 m)
26.343
Müglitz bridge (17 m)
26.55
Sägewerk Bärenstein siding
27.644
Müglitz bridge (21 m)
27.803
crossing (14 m)
28.226
Müglitz bridge (14 m)
28.480
 Lauenstein (Sachs)
471 m
29.440
Rotes Wasser bridge (17 m)
30.320
 Hartmannmühle
522 m
30.870
Ostdeutsche Hartsteinwerke siding
32.278
Geising tunnel (235 m)
35.530
Geising bridge (76 m)
32.680
 Geising
590 m
36.130
 Geisingberg-Sprungschanze
699 m
38.004
 Kurort Altenberg (Erzgeb)
757 m
Source: German railway atlas

The railway was initially a narrow gauge railway, which was opened on 17 November 1890. Between 1935 and 1938, the tracks were graded and converted to standard gauge.

Passenger transport services are operated on behalf of Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe by Städtebahn Sachsen since 12 December 2010 following a retendering of the transport services. The rail infrastructure is operated by DB Netz, the stations are run by DB Station&Service.

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