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Halle–Bebra Railway
The Halle–Bebra railway, known in German as the Thüringer Bahn ("Thuringian Railway"), is a 210 kilometre-long railway line from Halle (Saale) via Erfurt and Gerstungen to Bebra, mainly in Thuringia. As far as Gerstungen the line originally belonged to the Thuringian Railway Company. From Gerstungen to Bebra, it was owned by the Frederick William Northern Railway (''Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn''), named after the Prussian king, Frederick William IV. It is now a two-track, electrified, standard gauge mainline operated by DB Netze. It was opened between 1846 and 1849 and was the first railway line in Thuringia (apart from a small piece of the Leipzig–Hof line of the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company —''Sächsisch-Bayerische Eisenbahn-Compagnie''— near Altenburg). All types of trains from Regionalbahn to ICE currently run on the line except Interregio-Express. Four of the six largest cities in Thuringia are located on the line. History The Thuringian Railway is part of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Halle (Saale) in southern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The station is situated east of the city centre and is a category 2 station. Importance The station is one of the most important transport hubs in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a stop for long-distance and regional services. In addition, it is part of the Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn network and is served by the trams and buses that are part of the city's public transport. History In mid-1840 the Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway – initiated by city councillor, Matthäus Ludwig Wucherer, who supported the building of a railway from Magdeburg to Leipzig via Halle – built the first station in Halle, which was subsequently (1845 to 1847) rebuilt again to form a junction with the Thuringian Railway. The unusual feature of the route between Magdeburg and Leipzig was that it was the first cross-border railway link (from Prussia through Anhalt-Köthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merseburg Station
Merseburg Hauptbahnhof is the main station of the town of Merseburg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is located on the Halle–Bebra railway (Thuringian Railway) and Deutsche Bahn assigns it to category 4. Merseburg is located in the tariff area of the ''Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund'' (central Germany transport association). History Merseburg station was opened on 20 June 1846 when Merseburg was connected to the Halle (Saale) – Weißenfels railway. This was the first section opened of the route which later ran via Weimar, Erfurt and Eisenach to Bebra. The Merseburg–Mücheln section of the Merseburg–Querfurt railway was opened in December 1886. The line to Schafstädt was opened on 1 November 1896. Due to declining passenger numbers, ''Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt'' (local transport service of Saxony-Anhalt), ended all services of the Merseburg–Schafstädt railway from 14 December 2014. The rail service was replaced by state bus route 728 operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unstrut Railway
The Unstrut () is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. The Unstrut originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt (west of Kefferhausen in the Eichsfeld area) and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin. It breaks out of the basin through the Thuringian Gate west of Heldrungen and, in its lower reaches, flows through Saxony-Anhalt before emptying into the Saale near Naumburg. The total length of the Unstrut is . Towns along the Unstrut include Mühlhausen, Sömmerda, Bad Frankenhausen, Artern, Roßleben, and Freyburg. The main tributaries of the Unstrut are the Gera, Wipper, Helme, and Lossa. The countryside around the Saale and Unstrut rivers forms the wine-growing region of Saale-Unstrut. The well-known brand of sparkling wine, ''Rotkäppchen'' ("Little Red Riding Hood") is produced in the cellars of Freyburg. Name Old High German ''Strödu'' means 'boggy thicket' and ''un-'' is a prefix to intensify the meaning, and so the Unstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
Naumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof is located in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. The station is part of the zone of the ''Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund'' (Central German Transport Association) and is the main station of the Burgenlandkreis (district). History The station was opened in 1846, when the Thuringian Railway went into operation. The Naumburg–Reinsdorf railway was opened on 1 October 1889. This line once connected to the Sangerhausen–Erfurt railway. Finally, the Naumburg–Teuchern railway opened on 28 June 1900. This connects to the Weißenfels–Zeitz railway. Services The Intercity-Express services are formed ICE T and ICE 4 sets. The Intercity (IC) services are operated with class 146 or 147 locomotives with IC double-decker coaches. Until 2015, regional services were operated with locomotives of class 182, hauling ''y-Wagen'' ("y-coaches", also known as "Halberstadt" coaches). Since 13 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main (river), Main, or the Saale (Leine), Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine. Etymology The name ''Saale'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sélos, *''séles'' 'marsh', akin to Welsh language, Welsh ''hêl, heledd'' 'river meadow', Cornish language, Cornish ''heyl'' 'estuary', Ancient Greek, Greek ''hélos'' 'marsh, meadow', Sanskrit ''sáras'' 'lake, pond', Sarasvati River, ''Sárasvati'' 'sacred river', Old Persian ''Harauvati'' 'Harut River, Hārūt River; Arachosia', Avestan ''Haraxvatī'', idem. It may also be related to the Indo-European root *''sal'', "salt". The Slavic name of the Saale, ''Sola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leißling
Leißling (or ''Leissling'') is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Weißenfels. Location Leißling lies south-west of Weißenfels on the Saale. History The first documented mention of Leißling was made in the year 1232. On 1 September 2010 the village was annexed by Weißenfels. Statistisches Bundesamt Monuments * Stone on Market Street in memory of the communist working athlete Otto Müller, who was sentenced to jail and died in |
Weißenfels–Zeitz Railway
The Weißenfels–Zeitz railway is a single-track main line railway in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It runs from Weißenfels via Teuchern to Zeitz. It was one of the main lines of the networks of ''Burgenlandbahn'', a subsidiary of DB Regio, and is now served by DB Regio Südost. History The Weißenfels–Zeitz line was opened in 1859 between Weißenfels, Zeitz and Gera. Today, it connects the Eisenach–Erfurt–Naumburg– Halle mainline railway (Thuringian Railway, german: Thüringer Bahn) and the Leipzig–Probstzella line with each other. In its early days the line was used mainly to transport manufactured goods from Zeitz to Halle and Erfurt. During the existence of East Germany (1949–1990), the line was used to transport sugar beet from the Thuringian Basin, cement from Karsdorf and coal from the region around Profen. The line was also used as a diversion route for the Thuringian Railway. So in the 1980s numerous international freight and express pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weißenfels Station
Weißenfels station is the station of Weißenfels in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies at the junction of the Halle–Bebra and the Weißenfels–Zeitz railways. Location The station is located at line-kilometre 32.0 of the Halle–Bebra railway (measured from Halle). In addition, it is the starting point of a line to Zeitz (km 0.0). It lies some distance north of the town centre and near the bank of the Saale. It borders the streets of ''Am Güterbahnhof'' ("at the freight yard") and ''Bahnhofstraße'' ("station street"). The line crossed state road 206 ''(Merseburger Straße)'' at the western end of the station. Großkorbetha station is located about eight kilometres further northeast. Five kilometres to the southwest lies the halt of Leißling. The next stop on the branch line to Zeitz is at the halt of Weissenfels West, which is almost four kilometres away and is further from the town centre than Weissenfels station. History On 6 June 1846, Weissenfels statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großkorbetha Station
Großkorbetha station is a railway station in the municipality of Großkorbetha, located in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References {{reflist, 30em Railway stations in Saxony-Anhalt Buildings and structures in Burgenlandkreis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig–Großkorbetha Railway
The Leipzig–Großkorbetha railway is a double track electrified in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, which connects the city of Leipzig and the Thuringian Railway. It runs from Leipzig via Markranstädt and Bad Dürrenberg to Großkorbetha. History The line was opened on 22 March 1856 by the Thuringian Railway Company (german: Thüringische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) and is one of the List of the first German railways to 1870, oldest railways in Germany. At that time it started in the Thüringer Bahnhof (Thuringian station) in Leipzig, which was on the eastern edge of the site of the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (central station), which opened in 1913. The line quickly developed into one of the busiest lines in Central Germany (cultural area), central Germany. The line was electrified on 2 November 1942, but four years later in 1946 the electrical equipment was taken down and moved to the Soviet Union as war reparations, reparations for World War II. In 1964 it was re-electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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