Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable in force until 10 December 2011, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
In the heading to each entry the map reference for the line in the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahn Atlas (2007/2008 edition) is shown, in italic, in addition to the reference to M.G. Ball's European Railway Atlas.
Obscure services
Magdeburg-Buckau – Magdeburg Sudenburg
[310, 340] (28A2, 123C3) DE11/201
This south to west curve connects the Halle and Helmstedt lines, avoiding reversal at Magdeburg. The only passenger trains to use this line are:
| FO | IC1933 | Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf – 15:13 Helmstedt – Leipzig Hbf | |
| H | SuO | IC1943 | Köln Hbf – 21:06 Braunschweig Hbf – Leipzig Hbf |
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
[205, 216, 250] (29A1, 46C3) DE11/202
The Berlin – Bitterfeld and Falkenberg – Roßlau lines run parallel through Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The following uses the connection between the two north of the station:
| FSO | RE18523 | Berlin Hbf – 01:08 SSuO Jüterbog – Halle (Saale) Hbf |
Halle-Ammendorf – Leipzig/Halle Flughafen (Halle-Kanena)
[504] (42B3 not shown, 130D2) DE11/203
This south to east curve between the Merseburg and Leipzig lines is south of Halle (Saale) Hbf and avoids the need for trains to reverse there.
| FO | IC2259 | Köln Hbf - 17:22 Weißenfels - Leipzig Hbf | |
| FO | IC1955 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 17:43 Apolda - Dresden Hbf | |
| IC2253 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 19:33 Naumburg (Saale) Hbf - Leipzig Hbf | ||
| SuO | IC1952 | Leipzig Hbf - 16:01 Leipzig/Halle Flughafen - Köln Hbf | |
| SuO | IC1954 | Dresden Hbf - 16:48 Riesa - Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
This route is also used by the Euhotra Hotel train www2.euhotra.eu on its Sunday night journeys from Freilassing to Dresden.
