| Leipzig Hbf–Geithain railway |
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| Line number | 6366 |
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| Locale | Saxony, Germany |
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| Route number | 525 |
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| Line length | 44.007 km (27.345 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2: L.-Paunsdorf–Leipzig Werkstättenstraße |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 300 m (980 ft) |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 10.5% |
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-0.027 |
Leipzig Hbf |
122 m |
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1.790 |
Leipzig-Volkmarsdorf |
125 m |
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4.692 |
Leipzig-Paunsdorf |
130 m |
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4.900 |
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5.850 |
Leipzig Werkstättenstraße |
128 m |
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from Leipzig-Engelsdorf Stw 1 (entrance track) |
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from Leipzig-Engelsdorf Stw 8 (exit track) |
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6.150 |
Leipzig-Engelsdorf Stw 4 |
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7.643 |
Leipzig-Mölkau |
133 m |
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9.729 |
Leipzig-Holzhausen (former Bf) |
140 m |
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12.362 |
Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz |
145 m |
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14.657 |
Großpösna |
152 m |
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16.265 |
Oberholz (former Bf) |
157 m |
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19.942 |
Belgershain |
155 m |
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25.637 |
Otterwisch (former Bf) |
160 m |
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28.658 |
Lauterbach-Steinbach |
170 m |
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from Borna (Leipzig) |
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State route 11 |
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32.696 |
Bad Lausick |
169 m |
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to Großbothen |
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37.374 |
Hopfgarten (Sachs) |
193 m |
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39.630 |
Tautenhain |
202 m |
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44.022 |
Geithain |
238 m |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Leipzig–Geithain railway is a main line in the German state of Saxony. It runs from Leipzig via Bad Lausick to Geithain. It is part of a long-distance railway from Leipzig to Chemnitz. The line is not electrified and is essentially single track. The only section of double-track is an about 900 m-long section between the Leipzig-Paunsdorf crossover and Leipzig Werkstättenstraße.
