Lübeck–Lüneburg railway

The railway line Lübeck -Lüneburg is a 77 km long, single-track, non-electrified railway from Lübeck on the Baltic coast of Schleswig- Holstein in Lower Saxony Lüneburg. The line was opened in sections 1851-1864.

Route description

The main line is not electrified and equipped with digital train radio GSM -R. The route can be traveled with a speed of 120 km / hr. The maximum permissible axle load is 22.5 tonnes ( t), the linear load 3.0 t / m, which corresponds to the distance class D4.

History

→ Main article: Lübeck- Büchener Railroad ( LBE )

The connection Lübeck- Büchenberg opened in 1851, after negotiations failed to lead a direct connection Lübeck- Hamburg on Danish territory. The track was still extended in 1851 by the Berlin- Hamburg Railway - stock company to Lauenburg on the Elbe, where it was created in 1864 on the ferry Lauenburg - Hohnstorf conjunction with the Hanover railway network. Since the Hamburg Elbe bridges until 1872 were available, it was part of the shortest path connecting Hamburg -Hannover.

Only in 1865 was the Lübeck- Büchener Railway Company, which retained its name, take the direct connection Lübeck- Hamburg - old RST in operation.

1878 in Lauenburg a bridge over the Elbe was built as a pure railway bridge.

Until 1937 was the Lauenburg privilege, that is Lauenburg travelers who wanted to go to a station of the Berlin- Hamburg Railway, needed for the section Lauenburg - Büchenberg not have to pay.

Until the first half of the 1990s, long-distance transport took place on the railway line Lübeck -Lüneburg, since some features of Vogelfluglinie using that route to bypass the railway junction Hamburg. On this route reversed among others used mainly by travelers Fehmarn Baltic Express with the path of Cologne - Burg on Fehmarn. In addition, there were several Eilzugpaare the relation Flensburg- Lüneburg. Including a relation Goslar -Flensburg and coaches connect Kreiensen keel.

Operation

The trunk is used in passenger regional trains of DB Regio every hour that since December 2009 using railcar class 648 here. The course book number is 145 The section Ratzeburg -Lüneburg is part of the tariff area of the Hamburg Transport Association, the section Lübeck-Lauenburg/Elbe to Schleswig -Holstein tariff. Freight transport takes place only sparse.

On 26 May 2008, the breakpoint Lübeck Airport went into operation. Simultaneously, the electronic interlocking Lübeck was put into operation. It will replace six old signal boxes in Pogeez, Ratzeburg, Mölln and silver bream. In addition, a further platform was built to allow there again train crossings in Ratzeburg. This train crossings are possible in Pogeez, Ratzeburg, Mölln, Büchenberg, Dalldorf, Lauenburg and in Adendorf. South of Büchenberg this stretch of the older state. Feature are the two flashing plants with square panels from the 50's that are still in operation at Lauenburg.

In order to allow travelers from Lüneburg in Büchenberg a change to the direction of Schwerin, the trains usually there for up to 10 minutes. This has been a slight improvement in overall travel time result.

A new breakpoint Lübeck- university district northwest of Luebeck Airport is part of the statewide transportation plan. After a temporary stop planning the Lübeck citizenship decided in autumn 2009 to release the funds for the construction of this budget. It was opened in December 2013.

Long-distance traffic

Due to the three-pronged expansion of the railway line between Hamburg, Hanover and Lüneburg wrong place again long-distance traffic between Lüneburg and Büchenberg. A car train Hamburg -Munich is redirected three times a week and a Euro Night Vienna Hamburg five times a week. Two locomotives of the DB Class 218 car train from Sylt pull the trains between Lüneburg and Hamburg-Altona station. The electric locomotive runs unmotivated with behind the diesel.

Regional Transport

Future

In the long term traffic from Lübeck Airport in Lübeck and Ratzeburg to be compressed to a half hour.