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Erzgebirgsbahn
The Erzgebirgsbahn (sometimes abbreviated as EGB) is a German railway company and a DB Regio, RegioNetz subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. It operates in the Ore Mountains (German: ''Erzgebirge'') region of southern Saxony, near the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau. The company is responsible for maintaining and operating services over five railway lines: * Chemnitz – Flöha – Erdmannsdorf (Augustusburg), Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg – Hennersdorf (Augustusburg), Hennersdorf – Wolkenstein – Annaberg-Buchholz – Cranzahl – Bärenstein – Vejprty. :*Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway :*german section of Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway * Chemnitz – Flöha – Falkenau – Pockau, Pockau-Lengefeld – Olbernhau/Marienberg, Saxony, Marienberg. :*active section of Reitzenhain–Flöha railway :*Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen railway * Chemnitz – Thalheim/Erzgeb., Thalheim – Zwönitz – Aue, Saxony, Aue. :*longest active section of Chemnitz–Adorf railway * Zwickau – Aue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen Railway
The Pockau-Lengefeld–Neuhausen railway, one of two lines also called the Flöha Valley Railway (german: Flöhatalbahn), is a branch line in the German state of Saxony. It runs in the valley of the Flöha (river), Flöha from Pockau via Olbernhau to Neuhausen, Saxony, Neuhausen. Since 2001, the route has been operated by Erzgebirgsbahn, part of Deutsche Bahn's ''RegioNetz'' subsidiary. History A railway into the upper Flöha valley and to Marienberg was already under consideration in 1863, when the construction of the railway from Dresden–Werdau railway, Chemnitz to Freiberg was debated. Initially, a route south of the current one was planned to connect towns in the Ore Mountains to the railway network. When these plans were abandoned, a railway through the Flöha valley via Olbernhau to Chomutov (German: ''Komotau''; then in the Austrian Empire and from 1867 in Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic) was considered. At the same time, a committee for the construction of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz Railway
The Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway (german: Bahnstrecke Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf) is a branch line in the Czech Republic and the German state of Saxony. The line extends the Chomutov–Vejprty/Reitzenhain railway at Vejprty (Weipert), crossing the Czech-German border and running via Cranzahl to Annaberg-Buchholz. It has been operated since 2001 by Erzgebirgsbahn, which is part of DB Regio. History After the opening of the Chemnitz–Annaberg line in 1866, the ''Annaberger Eisenbahncomitee'' (Annaberg railway committee) called for a continuation of the line through the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) to Bohemia. At the time, the only line on the south side of the Erzgebirge was the Aussig-Teplitz Railway (''Aussig-Teplitzer Eisenbahn''), connecting Aussig (now Ústí nad Labem) and Teplitz (now Teplice). On 28 August 1865, the Annaberg committee finally procured the grant of a concession by the Austrian government for a "Bohemian–Saxon connecting railway" (''Säch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemnitz–Adorf Railway
The Chemnitz–Adorf railway is a branch line in Saxony, Germany that was built and operated by the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorfer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (CAAE). The 115 km long line originally ran from Chemnitz in a southwesterly direction along the valley of the River Zwönitz to Aue. From Aue the line ran along the Zwickauer Mulde to Muldenberg and up to Schöneck and through Markneukirchen to Adorf in Vogtland. The line was cut in two by the construction of the Eibenstock dam reservoir in 1975. The two truncated end sections are still in use, with the Vogtlandbahn railway company operating over the south western section from Adorf to Muldenburg, and the Erzgebirgsbahn railway company operating the Chemnitz to Aue section under the name Zwönitz Valley Railway (German: ''Zwönitztalbahn''). History Background and Construction In July 1872 the ''Chemnitz-Aue-Adorfer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'' gained the concession to build and operate a railway line from Chemnitz through Aue un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha Railway
The Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway (german: Bahnstrecke Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf–Flöha), also called the Zschopau Valley Railway (''Zschopautalbahn'') is a branch line in the German state of Saxony. It links Annaberg-Buchholz lower station (german: unterer Bahnhof, abbreviated as ''unt Bf'') and the Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway line to Flöha, running through the Zschopau Valley via Wolkenstein and Zschopau. It has been operated since 2001 by the DB Regio subsidiary Erzgebirgsbahn. History In the middle of the 19th century Annaberg was one of the largest cities in Saxony. Citizens of Annaberg founded a railway committee (''Eisenbahncomitee'') that fought for a connection to the recently established railway network. Initial investigations for a railway connection between Chemnitz and Annaberg began in 1858. At that time Chemnitz already had a rail connection through the Chemnitz–Riesa Railway, completed on 1 September 1852, and the Zwickau-Chemnitz line (known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwickau–Schwarzenberg Railway
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. History The Zwickau–Schwarzenberg line originated as the Zwickau–Bockwa coal railway, which was built by the Saxon State Railways in 1854 to connect the coal mines near Zwickau with markets. To transport coal and supply the mining operations in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains), the line was soon extended along the Mulde and the Schwarzwasser valleys to Schwarzenberg. On 15 October 1855, construction began on the line known as the ''Upper Ore Mountain Railway'' (german: Obererzgebirgische Bahn) and it opened 15 May 1858, after almost three years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reitzenhain–Flöha Railway
The Reitzenhain–Flöha railway, one of two lines also called the Flöha Valley Railway (german: Flöhatalbahn), is a branch line in Saxony in East Germany. It links the city of Chemnitz with Flöha, Lengefeld, Pockau Pockau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. On 1 January 2014 it was merged with the town Lengefeld to form the town Pockau-Lengefeld. Pockau is on the Silver Road (''Silberstraße''). Geor ..., Olbernhau and Marienberg, Saxony, Marienberg, formerly also Neuhausen/Erzgeb. and Reitzenhain (Marienberg), Reitzenhain and runs through the valleys of the Flöha (river), Flöha and the Black Pockau. The line belongs today to DB Regio-Netz Erzgebirgsbahn. History Origins A railway into the upper Flöha valley and to Marienberg was already under consideration in 1863, when the construction of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line, railway between Chemnitz and Freiberg was discussed. A more southern route than the pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Bahn
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the second-largest transport company in the world, after the German postal and logistics company / DHL, and is the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Deutsche Bahn was the largest railway company in the world by revenue in 2015; in 2019, DB Passenger transport companies carried around 4.8 billion passengers, and DB logistics companies transported approximately 232 million tons of goods in rail freight transport. The group is divided into several companies, including ''DB Fernverkehr'' (long-distance passenger), '' DB Regio'' (local passenger services) and ''DB Cargo'' (rail freight). The Group subsidiary ''DB Netz'' also operates large parts of the German railway infrastructure, making it the largest rail network in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienberg, Saxony
Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants. Location and design The town is situated on a plateau north of the Ore Mountain ridge, at an elevation between 460 and 891 metres above sea level. It is approximately 31 kilometres south of Chemnitz, to which it is connected via the Flöha Valley Railway. The historical town centre follows a rectangular plan, imitating Italian renaissance. The centre is the market square, a square of 1.7 hectares in area. Marienberg and Pobershau were merged into the administrative unit (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Marienberg, Pobershau has been incorporated into Marienberg with effect from 1 January 2012. Town districts Marienberg's districts are: *Marienberg *Ansprung *Gebirge *Gelobtland *Grundau *Kühn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DB Regio
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio business segment, which also includes DB Regionnetz Verkehrs GmbH and other independent subsidiaries. The company as a mainly nationwide operational company is responsible for all regional transport activities (rail and bus) of the DB Group in Germany. This includes traffic in neighboring countries. For the maintenance of the vehicle fleet, the company operates its own workshops. The company serves 310 lines with 22,800 trains and 295,000 stops every day. It has about ten million customers. History The DB Regio AG emerged in the course of the second stage of the rail reform on January 1, 1999, from the local transport division of Deutsche Bahn AG. Original plans were for them to be listed on the stock exchange by 2003. An IPO has not yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz () is a town in Saxony, Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis. Geography The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the ''Pöhlberg'' ( above sea level). History The previously heavily forested upper Ore Mountains were settled in the 12th and 13th centuries by Franconian farmers. Frohnau, Geyersdorf, and Kleinrückerswalde—all now part of present-day town—are all attested from 1397. Barbara Uthmann introduced braid- and lace-making in 1561 and it was further developed in the 1590s by Belgian refugees fleeing the policies of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spain's governor over the Low Countries. The industry was further developed in the 19th century, when Annaberg and Buchholz were connected by rail to Chemnitz and each other and both settlements had specialized schools for lace-making. The population of Annaberg in the 1870s was 11,693. This had risen to 16,811 by 1905, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranzahl
Sehmatal is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany, which was created in 1999 through the union of ''Neudorf'', ''Cranzahl'' and ''Sehma''. The three villages are located along the Sehma river, aligned in a north-south direction. At the northern end is the former village of Sehma, in the middle the town of Cranzahl, to the south the village of Neudorf. The town borders to Annaberg-Buchholz in the north, in the east is Königswalde and Bärenstein, Oberwiesenthal is south and Crottendorf in the west. Nearby is the Bärenstein mountain with a height of 898 meters. The trains along Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway stop in Sehma and Cranzahl. The station in Cranzahl is also the starting point for the Fichtelberg Railway to Oberwiesenthal. Neudorf is the home town of Olympic gold medalist Viola Bauer. Sehmatal's sister city in the United States is Running Springs, California. History From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Sehmatal (Neud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bärenstein
Bärenstein is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. History From 1952 to 1990, Bärenstein was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state .... References Erzgebirgskreis {{Erzgebirgskreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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