System Deutsche Bahn Locale Germany (Saxony) Line length 64 km (40 mi) | Status Operational Opened 1877 | |
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge Operators Deutsche Bahn, Städtebahn Sachsen Terminis Bad Schandau station, Bautzen railway station | ||
The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is a German 64-kilometre long railway line, that connects Bautzen to Bad Schandau via Neukirch/Lausitz, Neustadt in Sachsen and Sebnitz. The railway was opened fully in 1898. The part between Neustadt in Sachsen and Bad Schandau is also known as Sebnitztalbahn (Sebnitz valley railway).
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History
Construction of the line began in 1874 and by the inauguration in 1877 had cost 9.8 million Reichsmark, 1 million of which going to the construction of the bridge over the Elbe at Bad Schandau. The Neustadt-Bad Schandau section opened on 1 July 1877 and the Bautzen-Neustadt section opened on 1 September 1877.
The freight section between Bautzen and Wilthen closed on 31 December 1994. Since 12 December 2004, the non-stop passenger trains between Bautzen and Neustadt have also stopped. The section Neukirch-Wilthen is still used by local trains connecting Dresden and Zittau.
Services
The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is used by the following passenger services: