Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2009 to 11 December 2010, 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
[43, 310, 340] (28A2, 123C3) DE09/201
This south to west curve connects the Halle and Helmstedt lines, avoiding reversal at Magdeburg. The only passenger trains to use this line are:
D | FO | IC1933 | Oldenburg (Oldb) – 15:13 Helmstedt – Leipzig Hbf |
FO | IC1826 | Köln Hbf – 16:12 Helmstedt – Leipzig Hbf | |
D | SuO | IC1934 | Leipzig Hbf – 17:20 Magdeburg-Buckau – Oldenburg (Oldb) |
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
[205, 216, 250] (29A1, 46C3) DE09/202
The Berlin – Bitterfeld and Falkenberg – Roßlau lines run parallel through Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The following uses the connection between the two north of the station:
SSuO | RE38333 | Berlin Hbf – 01:08 MSuO Jüterbog – Halle (Saale) Hbf |
Halle (Saale) Hbf (Gröbers Fernbahn) – Großkugel (Gröbers Süd)
[504] (42B3 not shown, 130D2) DE09/203
The connection at Gröbers from the main line from Halle (Saale) onto to the S-Bahn line to Leipzig is used by:
SuO | RE26043 | Stolberg (Harz) - 18:47 Halle (Saale) Hbf - Leipzig Hbf |