| Zwickau–Schwarzenberg railway |
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| Line number | 6264 |
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| Locale | Saxony, Germany |
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| Route number | 535 |
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| Line length | 38.132 km (23.694 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2: Zwickau Hbf – Schlema unt Bf |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 170 m (558 ft) |
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| Operating speed | 80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.25% |
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from Falkenstein |
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37.970 |
Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf |
290 m |
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37.845 |
Mittelgrundbach bridge (13 m) |
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37.714 |
B 173 LC (19.5 m) |
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37.500 |
Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf Stw B 4 junction |
275 m |
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to Pöhlau and to Reinsdorf / Zwickau Zentrum |
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36.682 |
Saarstraße LC (14.4 m) |
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36.275 |
Planitzer Straße LC (32 m) |
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35.975 |
Zwickau-Schedewitz |
275 m |
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34.189 |
Cainsdorf |
277 m |
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32.646 |
Wilkau-Haßlau (since 2005) |
281 m |
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32.168 |
Rödelbach bridge (27 m) |
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Wilkau-Haßlau (until 2005) |
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28.920 |
Bach bridge (10 m) |
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28.873 |
Silberstraße |
290 m |
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27.228 |
Wiesenburg (Sachs) (former station) |
292 m |
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22.967 |
Fährbrücke |
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22.144 |
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20.994 |
Werkgraben bridge (21.9 m) |
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20.842 |
Zwickauer Mulde bridge (72 m) |
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20.322 |
Zwickauer Mulde bridge (50.2 m) |
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19.261 |
Hartenstein |
314 m |
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New route opened in 1900 |
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15,930 |
Poppenwald |
330 m |
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15.690 |
Zwickauer Mulde bridge (138.15 m) |
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14.157 |
Schlema unt (former station) |
332 m |
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14.105 |
Schlema bridge (21.8 m) |
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to Schneeberg |
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New route opened in 1900 |
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13.490 |
Schlema Tunnel (347 m) |
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13.276 |
Zwickauer Mulde bridge (48.5 m) |
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12.790 |
Schlema Süd (1953-?) |
340 m |
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10.590 |
Aue (Sachs) |
349 m |
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9.830 |
Schwarzwasser (44 m) |
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8.330 |
Schwarzwasser bridge (68.3 m) |
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8.161 |
Schwarzwasser bridge (60.4 m) |
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4.510 |
Lauter (Sachs) (former station) |
389 m |
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4.375 |
Schwarzwasser bridge (40 m) |
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3.525 |
Schwarzwasser bridge (48.3 m) |
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2.600 |
Schwarzenberg-Neuwelt until 1950 |
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2.230 |
Schwarzenberg-Neuwelt since 1950 |
411 m |
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1.624 |
B 101 LC (14.7 m) |
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-0.162 |
Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) |
427 m |
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to Johanngeorgenstadt |
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to Annaberg-Buchholz |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Zwickau–Schwarzenberg railway is a main line railway in the German state of Saxony. It extends from Zwickau through the valleys of the Zwickauer Mulde and the Schwarzwasser via Bad Schlema and Aue to Schwarzenberg. It opened in 1858 and it is one of the oldest railways in Germany. It is now served by Regionalbahn trains, operated by Erzgebirgsbahn (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn) between Zwickau and Johanngeorgenstadt.