Friedrichroda Railway

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Line number6702
LocaleThuringia, Germany
Route number606
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Fröttstädt–Georgenthal
Overview
Line number6702
LocaleThuringia, Germany
Service
Route number606
Technical
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed50km/h (max)
Route map

Operating points and lines[1]
0.00
Fröttstädt
1.00
Hörselgau
3.57
Waltershausen
6.13
Waltershausen Schnepfenthal
8.77
Reinhardsbrunn-Friedrichroda
Friedrichrodaer Tunnel (279 m)
9.85
Friedrichroda
10.51
current end of line
12.50
Schweizerhof
14.24
Schönau-Ernstroda
18.84
Georgenthal (Thür.)

The Friedrichroda railway, known as well as Waldsaumbahn, is a single-track non-electrified railway line in the German state of Thuringia. It is now only used for regional passenger transport, using Class 641 (Alstom Coradia A TER) diesel multiple units. The line was opened in 1848 and is the oldest branch line in Thuringia and one of the oldest lines in Germany.

The line was opened on 28 May 1848 as a spur of the Thuringian Railway (German: Thüringer Bahn) from Fröttstädt to Waltershausen. It is the oldest branch line in Thuringia. An extension to Friedrichroda was opened on 2 July 1876. On 1 November 1896 the line from Friedrichroda to Georgenthal was opened to connect with the Ohra Valley Railway, but on 2 November 1947 the extension was closed and dismantled as reparations to the Soviet Union.

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