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Line number | 6445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route number | KBS 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (maximum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The GĂźstrowâSchwaan railway is a single-track, electrified main line in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
In 1850, a branch was opened from the Bad KleinenâRostock railway in BĂźtzow to GĂźstrow. In the following years the network was further expanded, including a connection from GĂźstrow to Neubrandenburg opened in 1864, which was extended to Stettin (now Szczecin in Poland) in 1867. The line from Gustrow to Plau was opened in 1882. What was still missing was a direct connection between Rostock and GĂźstrow, the largest and the fourth largest towns in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The NeustrelitzâWarnemĂźnde railway (Lloyd Railway) was put into operation in 1886, connecting Rostock with Neustrelitz and Berlin, but bypassing GĂźstrow. A year later, two lines between Rostock and GĂźstrow emerged almost simultaneously. On the one hand, the PriemerburgâPlaaz railway was built by the GĂźstrow Plau Railway ( German: GĂźstrow-Plauer Eisenbahn), which provided a connection to Rostock via the Lloyd Railway. On the other hand, a state line was built by the Grand Duchy to Schwaan on the Bad KleinenâRostock railway. Originally the line was controlled from Schwiesow and Rukieten on the existing main lines, but by the end of the 19th century the line was controlled from local signal boxes in the stations of GĂźstrow and Schwaan.
In addition to local traffic, the line was significant for long-distance traffic. From 1895, trains from Berlin to Rostock and Copenhagen ran via GĂźstrow instead of on the direct route via Plaaz on the Lloyd Railway.
After the Second World War, the Lloyd Railway south of Plaaz was dismantled as reparations to the Soviet Union. As a result, after the reconstruction in 1948 of the SchwaanâRostock line, which had also been dismantled for reparations, the GĂźstrowâSchwaan line became an important route for passenger and freight traffic. The traffic between Berlin and Rostock ran via Neubrandenburg and GĂźstrow. The route via Karow served as an alternate route. GĂźstrow station was rebuilt from 1952 to 1954 because of the increased freight traffic. The first relay interlocking of the Reichsbahndirektion ( railway division) of Schwerin went into operation there in 1954.
Even after the reconstruction of the Lloyd Railway in 1960, the route was particularly important for long-distance services between Rostock and Berlin with more than half of the Durchgangszug (express) trains continued to run via GĂźstrow. The line was electrified in May 1985.
Since 1998, local trains running between Rostock and GĂźstrow have been included in the Rostock S-Bahn network. In subsequent years, the line speed was raised to 120 km/h and the last crossing opportunity located in former Mistorf station was removed.
The line is served hourly (every two hours on weekends) by line S2 of the Rostock S-Bahn ( WarnemĂźndeâ Rostock HauptbahnhofâGĂźstrow). Every two hours, a Regional-Express (RE5) runs on the Rostockâ Berlinâ Lutherstadt Wittenberg route; once a day this time slot is operated as the InterConnex service on the WarnemĂźndeâBerlinâ Leipzig route.
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Line number | 6445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route number | KBS 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (maximum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The GĂźstrowâSchwaan railway is a single-track, electrified main line in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
In 1850, a branch was opened from the Bad KleinenâRostock railway in BĂźtzow to GĂźstrow. In the following years the network was further expanded, including a connection from GĂźstrow to Neubrandenburg opened in 1864, which was extended to Stettin (now Szczecin in Poland) in 1867. The line from Gustrow to Plau was opened in 1882. What was still missing was a direct connection between Rostock and GĂźstrow, the largest and the fourth largest towns in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The NeustrelitzâWarnemĂźnde railway (Lloyd Railway) was put into operation in 1886, connecting Rostock with Neustrelitz and Berlin, but bypassing GĂźstrow. A year later, two lines between Rostock and GĂźstrow emerged almost simultaneously. On the one hand, the PriemerburgâPlaaz railway was built by the GĂźstrow Plau Railway ( German: GĂźstrow-Plauer Eisenbahn), which provided a connection to Rostock via the Lloyd Railway. On the other hand, a state line was built by the Grand Duchy to Schwaan on the Bad KleinenâRostock railway. Originally the line was controlled from Schwiesow and Rukieten on the existing main lines, but by the end of the 19th century the line was controlled from local signal boxes in the stations of GĂźstrow and Schwaan.
In addition to local traffic, the line was significant for long-distance traffic. From 1895, trains from Berlin to Rostock and Copenhagen ran via GĂźstrow instead of on the direct route via Plaaz on the Lloyd Railway.
After the Second World War, the Lloyd Railway south of Plaaz was dismantled as reparations to the Soviet Union. As a result, after the reconstruction in 1948 of the SchwaanâRostock line, which had also been dismantled for reparations, the GĂźstrowâSchwaan line became an important route for passenger and freight traffic. The traffic between Berlin and Rostock ran via Neubrandenburg and GĂźstrow. The route via Karow served as an alternate route. GĂźstrow station was rebuilt from 1952 to 1954 because of the increased freight traffic. The first relay interlocking of the Reichsbahndirektion ( railway division) of Schwerin went into operation there in 1954.
Even after the reconstruction of the Lloyd Railway in 1960, the route was particularly important for long-distance services between Rostock and Berlin with more than half of the Durchgangszug (express) trains continued to run via GĂźstrow. The line was electrified in May 1985.
Since 1998, local trains running between Rostock and GĂźstrow have been included in the Rostock S-Bahn network. In subsequent years, the line speed was raised to 120 km/h and the last crossing opportunity located in former Mistorf station was removed.
The line is served hourly (every two hours on weekends) by line S2 of the Rostock S-Bahn ( WarnemĂźndeâ Rostock HauptbahnhofâGĂźstrow). Every two hours, a Regional-Express (RE5) runs on the Rostockâ Berlinâ Lutherstadt Wittenberg route; once a day this time slot is operated as the InterConnex service on the WarnemĂźndeâBerlinâ Leipzig route.