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| Line number | 501.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Route number | 6052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leipzig-PlagwitzâLeipzig Miltitzer Allee railway is a two-track electrified main-line in the German state of Saxony. It runs from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Leipzig-GrĂŒnau and is integrated into the network of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. However, there were no services on the line from the end of April 2011 until 14 December 2013 due to a reduction in funding for public transport.
History
The line was built from Leipzig-Plagwitz station in four stages from the mid-1970s onwards in accordance with the progressive development of the large residential estate in Leipzig-GrĂŒnau. Trains first ran to the halt (Haltepunkt) of Hermann-Matern-Allee (from September 1990: GrĂŒnauer Allee) on 25 September 1977. The extension to Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee (later: Stuttgarter Allee, now: Allee-Center) was opened in December 1980 and it was extended to Ho-Chi-Minh-StraĂe (now: Karlsruher StraĂe) in June 1983 and finally to Miltitzer Allee in December 1983.
The route was initially operated as line C of the Leipzig S-Bahn, which originally shuttled from Plagwitz. Services ran via Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to Gaschwitz from 3 June 1984, as the result of an exchange of part of the route of line A. The line was renamed S1 at the timetable change on 31 May 1992. Later the route was shortened to terminate at the Hauptbahnhof.
Due to a reduction in the provision of public transport funds by the Free State of Saxony, the Zweckverband fĂŒr den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig (Leipzig municipal association for urban transport, ZVNL) decided in February 2011 to suspend services on S-Bahn Line S1 and thus passenger operations on this line from 30 April 2011 until the opening of the City Tunnel. Afterwards, the line was integrated into the new network of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. In the meantime, the first three halts were rehabilitated for a total of around âŹ2.5 million, [2] together with a major renewal of the track infrastructure from April to September 2013 at a cost of âŹ10 million. [3] In March 2013, the ZVNL decided to restart services on the line from 15 December 2013 with a route from Leipzig-GrĂŒnau through the City Tunnel to Leipzig-Stötteritz or Wurzen. [4]
Route description
The 4.6 kilometre-long railway runs from Leipzig-Plagwitz towards the west. It runs east-west in a cutting through the centre of a district of pre-fabricated apartments and ends at its western edge. Four stations are located near access roads that cross the railway tracks over bridges. Coming from the east these are GrĂŒnauer Allee, Stuttgarter Allee, Kiewer StraĂe and Miltitzer Allee. In contrast to the situation at their opening, only two of the stations are named after those streets, namely GrĂŒnauer Allee and Miltitzer Allee. The halt at Stuttgarter Allee is named after the neighbouring Einkaufszentrum Allee-Center (shopping centre), the halt at Kiewer StraĂe is named Karlsruher StraĂe. In the GDR era, other names were used that were connected to the regime.
The stations along the line all had low side platforms before the modernisation, with the exception of the terminal station of Miltitzer Allee. The only weather protection available is at waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via stairs and ramps from the surrounding streets and bridges.
In contrast to other new suburbs on the outskirts of German cities, the rest of the public transport network in GrĂŒnau is not geared primarily to a central rapid-transit line. Instead, parallel tram lines run both north and south at a distance in both cases of approximately one kilometre and operate at a significantly higher frequency than the S-Bahn. This means that the S-Bahn has comparatively low passenger use.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ Gernot Borriss (12 February 2012). "Bahnhofsbau an totem Gleis: GrĂŒnauer S-Bahnstationen profitieren von Bundesprogramm". Leipziger Internet Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "DB macht S-Bahn-Strecke nach Leipzig-GrĂŒnau fit fĂŒr den Verkehr durch den City-Tunnel Leipzig" (Press release) (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Leipzig-GrĂŒnau wird wieder ans S-Bahn-Netz angeschlossen â S1 rollt durch den City-Tunnel". Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Sources
- Andreas Janikowski, Jörg Ott (2002). Deutschlands S-Bahnen. Geschichte, Technik, Betriebe (in German). Stuttgart: transpress. pp. 132f. ISBN 3-613-71195-8.
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| Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line number | 501.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route number | 6052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line length | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leipzig-PlagwitzâLeipzig Miltitzer Allee railway is a two-track electrified main-line in the German state of Saxony. It runs from Leipzig-Plagwitz to Leipzig-GrĂŒnau and is integrated into the network of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. However, there were no services on the line from the end of April 2011 until 14 December 2013 due to a reduction in funding for public transport.
History
The line was built from Leipzig-Plagwitz station in four stages from the mid-1970s onwards in accordance with the progressive development of the large residential estate in Leipzig-GrĂŒnau. Trains first ran to the halt (Haltepunkt) of Hermann-Matern-Allee (from September 1990: GrĂŒnauer Allee) on 25 September 1977. The extension to Wilhelm-Pieck-Allee (later: Stuttgarter Allee, now: Allee-Center) was opened in December 1980 and it was extended to Ho-Chi-Minh-StraĂe (now: Karlsruher StraĂe) in June 1983 and finally to Miltitzer Allee in December 1983.
The route was initially operated as line C of the Leipzig S-Bahn, which originally shuttled from Plagwitz. Services ran via Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to Gaschwitz from 3 June 1984, as the result of an exchange of part of the route of line A. The line was renamed S1 at the timetable change on 31 May 1992. Later the route was shortened to terminate at the Hauptbahnhof.
Due to a reduction in the provision of public transport funds by the Free State of Saxony, the Zweckverband fĂŒr den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig (Leipzig municipal association for urban transport, ZVNL) decided in February 2011 to suspend services on S-Bahn Line S1 and thus passenger operations on this line from 30 April 2011 until the opening of the City Tunnel. Afterwards, the line was integrated into the new network of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. In the meantime, the first three halts were rehabilitated for a total of around âŹ2.5 million, [2] together with a major renewal of the track infrastructure from April to September 2013 at a cost of âŹ10 million. [3] In March 2013, the ZVNL decided to restart services on the line from 15 December 2013 with a route from Leipzig-GrĂŒnau through the City Tunnel to Leipzig-Stötteritz or Wurzen. [4]
Route description
The 4.6 kilometre-long railway runs from Leipzig-Plagwitz towards the west. It runs east-west in a cutting through the centre of a district of pre-fabricated apartments and ends at its western edge. Four stations are located near access roads that cross the railway tracks over bridges. Coming from the east these are GrĂŒnauer Allee, Stuttgarter Allee, Kiewer StraĂe and Miltitzer Allee. In contrast to the situation at their opening, only two of the stations are named after those streets, namely GrĂŒnauer Allee and Miltitzer Allee. The halt at Stuttgarter Allee is named after the neighbouring Einkaufszentrum Allee-Center (shopping centre), the halt at Kiewer StraĂe is named Karlsruher StraĂe. In the GDR era, other names were used that were connected to the regime.
The stations along the line all had low side platforms before the modernisation, with the exception of the terminal station of Miltitzer Allee. The only weather protection available is at waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via stairs and ramps from the surrounding streets and bridges.
In contrast to other new suburbs on the outskirts of German cities, the rest of the public transport network in GrĂŒnau is not geared primarily to a central rapid-transit line. Instead, parallel tram lines run both north and south at a distance in both cases of approximately one kilometre and operate at a significantly higher frequency than the S-Bahn. This means that the S-Bahn has comparatively low passenger use.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ Gernot Borriss (12 February 2012). "Bahnhofsbau an totem Gleis: GrĂŒnauer S-Bahnstationen profitieren von Bundesprogramm". Leipziger Internet Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "DB macht S-Bahn-Strecke nach Leipzig-GrĂŒnau fit fĂŒr den Verkehr durch den City-Tunnel Leipzig" (Press release) (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Leipzig-GrĂŒnau wird wieder ans S-Bahn-Netz angeschlossen â S1 rollt durch den City-Tunnel". Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Sources
- Andreas Janikowski, Jörg Ott (2002). Deutschlands S-Bahnen. Geschichte, Technik, Betriebe (in German). Stuttgart: transpress. pp. 132f. ISBN 3-613-71195-8.