Leipzig-Wahren–Leipzig-Engelsdorf railway

Leipzig-Wahren–Leipzig-Engelsdorf
Overview
Line number6369
LocaleSaxony, Germany
Technical
Line length17.828 km (11.078 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius325 m (1,066 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Maximum incline13.9
Route map

0.000
Leipzig-Wahren Gbf
formerly Wahren
4.83
Wiederitzsch
125 m
to Leipzig Messe and
Leipzig Messe Süd junction
7.99
Leipzig-Mockau
125 m
10.07
Leipzig-Thekla
125 m
13.39
Leipzig-Schönefeld
formerly Schönefeld Pr.Stb.
125 m
former infrastructure border
Pr.Stb.K.S.Stb. (until 1920)
16.7
Leipzig-Engelsdorf
17.828
Engelsdorf Ost
Source: German railway atlas

The Leipzig-Wahren–Leipzig-Engelsdorf railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Saxony, which forms the northern part of the Leipzig Freight Ring. It is mainly used by east–west freight traffic passing through the Leipzig railway node. The only parts in use are the section from Wiederitzsch to Leipzig-Engelsdorf and the section between the Leipzig-Wahren marshalling yard and junction L, which was established in 2004 as a result of the recommissioning of the Leipzig-Wahren–Leipzig Hbf railway for passenger traffic. With the transfer of freight traffic to this link and the opening of the Gröbers–Leipzig/Halle Airport–Leipzig Hbf section, it was possible to connect the former Wiederitzsch–Wahren rail tracks and the Wiederitzsch–Leutzsch freight tracks for freight operations.