Magdeburg-Leipzig railway
The railway Magdeburg- Leipzig is a double-track electrified main line in Saxony -Anhalt and Saxony. It runs from Magdeburg via Köthen and Halle ( Saale) to Leipzig.
History
Construction began on January 24, 1838 For the first time in the German railway history was taken into account that the route several countries touched. Beside the kingdoms of Prussia ( Magdeburg, Halle) and Saxony (Leipzig) crossed it and the Duchy of Anhalt- Köthen. The track was licensed by Prussia on 13 November 1837 von Anhalt on 18 September 1840.
Opening dates:
- June 29, 1839: Magdeburg - Beautiful (Elbe ) ( 14.9 km )
- 09 September 1839: Beautiful Beck Saalebrücke at calbe ( 12.4 km )
- June 19, 1840: Saalebrücke - Köthen (22,6 km )
- July 22, 1840: Köthen Hall ( 35.7 km )
- August 18, 1840: Halle- Leipzig ( 33.2 km )
On August 18, 1840, finally, the total distance of Magdeburg was opened to Leipzig. Since the Magdeburg station was in Leipzig directly beside the Dresdner Bahnhof, was here from Magdeburg to Dresden ( the Leipzig- Dresden railway was opened in 1837 ) are switched. Later, a short connecting track enabled the transfer of coaches.
As between the districts Model joke ( today part of Schkeuditz ) and Hänichen was the border between the kingdoms of Prussia and Saxony (now the city limits between Schkeuditz and Leipzig ), an affiliation agreement was signed for the located on Saxon territory section of the route with the Leipzig- Dresden Railway Company. It was only on April 29, 1874 bought the Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway Company with effect from 1 January 1875, located in Saxony route.
On January 15, 1843, begun in 1842 two-pronged expansion of the Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway was completed, and on 1 November of the same year the regularly scheduled freight traffic was recorded.
By 1873, the trains of Magdeburg drove tangent railway companies at two different stations, since the city fortifications did not allow a joint railway station: There was a station for the trains to Wittenberg and Hamburg and Leipzig Rail Station for the Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway, trains to Berlin, Brunswick and Halberstadt.
On 1 June 1876, the Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway Company was connected to the Magdeburg- Halberstadt Railway Company, which was nationalized by the Law of December 20, 1879 by the Kingdom of Prussia. The Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway was placed under the Royal Prussian Railway Directorate Magdeburg. From 1 April 1895 was the section Halle-Leipzig railway of the newly established Directorate hall.
On May 1, 1912, the Prussian part of the Leipzig Central Station, where also ended the Magdeburg route, put into operation.
On 1 April 1920, the Magdeburg- Leipzig Railway went along with the other Prussian state railways to the Reich railways, from which on August 30, 1924 gave rise to the German State Railroad Company.
In 1920, the electrification of the section Halle- Leipzig, which was first sail on 19 December 1922, an electric locomotive began. It was only on October 7, 1934, through electrification of the total distance from Magdeburg to Leipzig was completed.
1946, the electrical installations were dismantled as reparations. After the Soviet Union returned in exchange for car deliveries electric locomotives and equipment, the electric train operation was resumed on September 1, 1955, the Hall - Köthen section. The opening was celebrated with a Lokzug consisting of locomotives of the series E 44. On 29 December of the same year, the portion Köthen Beautiful Beck followed, on 12 January 1957, the section Schönebeck -Magdeburg and on 20 December 1958, the section Leipzig-Halle. Thus, the entire track was electrically drivable again.
After 1990, the section between Magdeburg and Halle was largely upgraded to a top speed of 160 km / hr. By December 2004, the implementation of the S -Bahn line Halle -Leipzig took place. This was the third and sections built between the main station hall and Gröbers a fourth track for the S-Bahn. The stations Halle Messe, Dieskau and Gröbers were newly built on these tracks, the station Leipzig-Wahren with the station Part Lützschena rebuilt due bounds. Along with construction work on the railway Leipzig-Wahren -Leipzig Hbf performed under this project total investment of 239 million euros.
Operation
Currently, the section between Magdeburg and Halle is served by a regional train line. It runs every hour and is made up of three double-decker cars with control cars and the electric locomotive class 143. Between Magdeburg and Beautiful (Elbe ) be on the same route, between Central Station and Magdeburg Magdeburg- Buckau on separate tracks, the trains of the S-Bahn line S1. It was in 2010 mainly operated with electric railcar class 425.
Between Hall and Gröbers the route is used by a regional express line, and partly from the S- Bahn line S 3, which are run as locomotive-hauled double-deck push-pull trains since 2004.
Also long-distance transport route is operated. About the route the IC lines are led 56 and 55, where they hold only at Magdeburg Hbf, Köthen, Halle Hbf, Leipzig / Halle Airport and Leipzig Hbf. Between Gröbers and Leipzig Hbf these trains on the new line Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle. The Intercity trains complement each other in their every two hours on this route to a hour. The Intercity trains are driven usually by electric locomotives of the series 101, a rare locomotive of the series is to be found 120. Due to the terminus station in Leipzig all Intercity trains are provided with control car. Also takes place lively freight traffic on the route.