Biederitz–Dessau railway
The railway line Biederitz - Trebnitzgrund is a two-track, electrified main line in Saxony- Anhalt. The route begins in Biederitz at Magdeburg and runs over Güterglück towards Dessau. Your nominal endpoint she has in Trebnitzgrund on the former border between the Duchy of Anhalt and Prussia, where it merges with the railway line Trebnitzgrund -Leipzig.
History
The route from Biederitz to former Prussian / Anhalt border at Trebnitzgrund was built by the Berlin- Potsdam- Magdeburg Railway Company and went on July 1, 1874, first single track in operation. At the same time the Berlin- Anhalt Railway Company opened the stretch from the border to Zerbst. There was subsequent to the already opened on November 1, 1863 route of Roßlau on the Elbe in 1882 took over the Prussian State Railways track.
The early two-pronged developed route was electrified in 1923 as part of the Leipzig -Dessau -Magdeburg. 1946, the electrical equipment was reinstated throughout the central German network, the facilities were not canceled on a gentle manner and delivered as reparations to the USSR. Simultaneously, the second main track was dismantled.
In the 1970s, the second track was laid back. On April 15, 1975, the electric operation between Magdeburg Neustadt and Zerbst was resumed.
Route
The route passes by the branch of the branch railway track towards Altengrabow along its entire length to the southeast, and after crossing the main road 1 largely parallel to the national highway 184 which passes under it at Gommern. Previously on Königsborn the Federal Highway 246 is at the same level crossed. In the former tower station Güterglück the disused railway line in this area Berlin- Blankenheim will pass under ( Kanonenbahn ). After about three kilometers, the route ends at the former site Trebnitzgrund block north of the village of the same name and goes to change kilometers directly above the railway line Trebnitzgrund -Leipzig.
Operation
From 1993 to 1995, the portion of Biederitz served to Kanonenbahn connection curve at Güterglück the long-distance transport with ICE and Intercity trains from West Germany to Berlin, as to the upgrading of the railway line between Berlin and Magdeburg the route Güterglück - Belzig -Berlin- Wannsee as a detour route was used up to 160 km / h. As of 1994, there were also a inter-regional train pair with almost annually changing path between the East Thuringian -Saxon and North -West Germany. This distance train stopped between Magdeburg and Dessau only in Zerbst.
Currently this section is traversed regional passenger lines of the DB. In each case, every two hours, at the Regional-Express line RE 13 ( Magdeburg -Dessau and Leipzig ), the regional rail line RB 42 ( Magdeburg -Dessau ) and in the rush hour in addition with some rides the line RE 15 ( Magdeburg- Wittenberg ).