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Gößnitz–Gera Railway
The Gößnitz–Gera railway is a single-track main line in the German state of Thuringia, which was originally built and operated by the Gößnitz-Gera Railway Company. The route is an important section of a long-distance line connecting the west Saxon industrial district and western Germany (the Mid-German Connection). It runs from Gößnitz on the Leipzig–Hof railway, Leipzig–Hof line via Ronneburg, Thuringia, Ronneburg to Gera. History The railway line was opened on 28 December 1865 by the Gößnitz-Gera Railway Company () to connect the rising industrial centre of Gera (which then had about 16,000 inhabitants) to the West Saxon industrial district. The opening of the line also caused an economic boom in the towns of Schmölln and Ronneburg. On 1 January 1878 operation of the line was taken over by the Royal Saxon State Railways. The extension of the Lichtenberg Open-pit mining, open pit mine uranium mining in the Ronneburg district led to the line being rebuilt further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gößnitz Station
Gößnitz station is a railway station on the Leipzig–Hof railway, the Glauchau–Gößnitz railway and the Gößnitz–Gera railway, Gößnitz–Gera (Mid-Germany Railway) in Gößnitz in the German state of Thuringia. The station was opened on 15 March 1844 with the Altenburg–Crimmitschau section by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company (''Sächsisch-Baiersche Eisenbahn-Compagnie''). History On 1 July 1841, work began on the construction of the Leipzig–Hof railway, the first section of which opened to Altenburg station, Altenburg on 19 September 1842. The section to Gößnitz and Crimmitschau station, Crimmitschau was opened to on 15 March 1844 and the rest of the line was opened on 15 July 1851. The first Gößnitz station building was a wooden building, which was replaced by a new building with the opening of the Glauchau–Gößnitz railway on 15 November 1858. The Gößnitz–Gera railway was opened on 28 December 1865. The construction of the third station buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |