Location Lichte
Germany Closed 1997 Platforms in use 2 | Station code ULIO Opened 1899 | |
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Other names Bahnhof Lichte (Thüringen) Ost Line(s) former Sonneberg–Probstzella railway
(km 18.24) | ||
The Lichte station (Thuringia) east (German: Bahnhof Lichte (Thüringen) Ost) was a Deutsche Reichsbahn station of the Thuringian municipality of Lichte (Wallendorf) in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.
This now-defunct station is located on an altitude of 618.54 m above NN. There are two platforms, three transit tracks, one street connection, one cargo street, one deposit track, and one track to the goods shed.
Lichte station (Thuringia) east was also an express train station (German: Eilzugstation) on the railway line from Sonneberg to Probstzella.
History
This train station was opened in January, 16th 1899. The first name was Bock-Wallendorf. It was the new final destination of the railway line from Probstzella to Schmiedefeld (Lichtetal). Only much later, in October, 31st 1913 this terminal station was enhanced to an express railway station, as the railway line from Probstzella was extended to Lauscha, and Sonneberg. However, with the reduction of goods to be dispatched to, respective exchanged with, the municipality of Lichte and the town Neuhaus am Rennweg, Lichte station (Thuringia) east lost of particular importance.
In 1963 the piece-goods and parcels dispatch was closed. And in 1980th the station even more lost of importance, because the number of steam locomotives used was declining and finally ceased, and that’s why the local water filling station for steam locomotives could be closed as well.
Further on the train station was unmanned. However, there was a stop for the semi-fast trains from Sonneberg to Leipzig, in distinction to the Lichte station (Thuringia) next to it.
Because of technical deficits the train service was ceased by surprise on January, 22nd 1997. In July, 1st 2006 the German Eisenbahnbundesamt agreed to the discontinuance of the train service.
In the meanwhile the Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn rent this rail line. Since 2008 tourist service by usage of rail-cycle draisines on the rail line from Schmiedefeld (Lichtetal) via Lichte station (Thuringia) east to Lichte station (Thuringia) has been established. The highlight of a draisine tour is the crossing of the Viaduct Hammerwiesen in Lichte (Wallendorf), close to the Lichte station (Thuringia) east.