Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway

Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway
Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway
Overview
Line number6623
LocaleSaxony, Germany and Czech Republic
Service
Route number517
Technical
Line length19.016 km (11.816 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius180 m (590 ft)
Operating speed60 km/h (37.3 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline1.82%
Route map

0.000
Vejprty
formerly Weipert
713 m
0.478
Pöhlbachtal Viaduct (100 m)
0.583
Infrastructure border SŽDC/DB Netz
0.91
Bärenstein (Annaberg)
707 m
1.485
Bahnhofstraße (20 m)
1.850
Bärenstein tunnel (94 m)
2.550
Kühberg
705 m
5.51
Königswalde upper station
702 m
to Annaberg-Buchholz upper station
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B 95
9.930
Industrial road (10 m)
10.56
Cranzahl
654 m
10.830
Karlsbader Straße (12 m)
10.935
Cranzahl viaduct (122 m)
13.896
Sehma
605 m
14.078
Schlettauer Straße (11 m)
From Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb)
16.36
Annaberg-Buchholz Süd
574 m
16.511
Talstraße (12 m)
16.543
Sehmabrücke (23 m)
17.54
Annaberg-Buchholz Mitte
557 m
18.154
Sehma (12 m)
18.205
Buchholz tunnel (29 m)
18.343
Sehmatal bridge (40 m)
18.758
B 101 (13 m)
19.016
0.000
Junction with line 6644
(19.044)
Annaberg-Buchholz lower station
537 m
Source: German railway atlas

The Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway (German: Bahnstrecke Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf) is a branch line in the Czech Republic and the German state of Saxony. The line extends the Chomutov–Vejprty/Reitzenhain railway at Vejprty (Weipert), crossing the Czech-German border and running via Cranzahl to Annaberg-Buchholz. It has been operated since 2001 by Erzgebirgsbahn, which is part of DB Regio.