Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway

Magdeburg–Wittenberge railway
Route of the Magdeburg–Wittenberge railway
Overview
Native name	Bahnstrecke Magdeburg–Wittenberge
Line number	6401 (Wittenberge–Stendal) 6402 (Stendal–Magdeburg)
Locale	Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Service
Route number	305
Technical
Line length	112.5 km (69.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Route map Legend from Hamburg from Dömitz from Perleberg [de] 53.8 Wittenberge to Berlin Elbe bridge Brandenburg Saxony-Anhalt 48.0 Geestgottberg to Salzwedel 40.2 Seehausen (Altm) 35.4 Behrend 28.9 Osterburg to Pretzier 24.5 Düsedau from Werben 17.6 Goldbeck (Kr Osterburg) 13.0 Eichstedt (Altm) from Niedergörne from Arendsee 8.7 Borstel (Kr Stendal) (main line until 1900) Stendal Fachhochschule (planned) 4.9 Stendal-Stadtsee from Arneburg (5.0) Stendal Ost (Keilbahnhof) Stendal MWE (until 1870) to Stendal Vorbf Alstom (formerly AW) from Uelzen from Lehrte 0.0 58.7 Stendal (curve since 1870) to Berlin to Tangermünde and Stendal Ost (old course until 1870) Hanover–Berlin HSL 49.4 Demker Tangermünde–Lüderitz 39.8 Tangerhütte 34.8 Mahlwinkel to Mahlwinkel military airfield 28.3 Angern-Rogätz Loitsche 20.6 Zielitz 19.9 Zielitz (old station) 19.7 Zielitz Ort from Colbitz 14.6 Wolmirstedt Mittelland Canal 10.6 Barleber See seasonal 9.1 Glindenburg junction from Oebisfelde 7.5 Magdeburg-Rothensee Hp Rbf Magdeburg-Rothensee (marshalling yard) Magdeburg-Eichenweiler 5.1 Magdeburger Hafen (port) siding from and to Berlin Magdeburg Nord 2.3 Magdeburg-Neustadt 0.0 Magdeburg Hbf from Biederitz Magdeburg Elbbahnhof (Elbe station) from and to Brunswick Magdeburg-Buckau Pbf to Halberstadt to Halle Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the east of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is one of the oldest lines in Germany, opened in 1849 by the Magdeburg-Wittenberge Railway Company, which operated it until 1863, when it was taken over by the Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company. It was nationalised in 1879.