Chemnitz Küchwald station
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Küchwald  | |
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| Goods station | |
 Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway with station in background | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chemnitz-Furth, Saxony, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°51′20″N 12°54′45″E / 50.855684°N 12.912379°E |
| Operated by | Deutsche Bahn AG |
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| Platforms | - |
| Tracks | about 18 |
| Train operators | DB Cargo, Heavy Haul Power International, Havelländische Eisenbahn, AHG Industry |
| Other information | |
| Station code | - |
| DS100 code | DKW |
| Website | http://bahnland-sachsen.de.tl/G.ue.terbahnhof-K.ue.chwald.htm, http://www.sachsenschiene.net/bahn/sta/sta0451.htm |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 June 1902 |
Küchwald is a goods station in the district of Furth in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany on the Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway. It is an important station to supply the Chemnitz Nord co-generation power station with fuels.
History
The station was opened in 1902.[1] Here the Wechselburg–Küchwald railway, the Küchwald–Obergrüna railway, and the line to Hilbersdorf marshalling yard branched off. The line to Obergrüna was closed in 2004, the line to Wechselburg in 2002.[2]
The construction of a platform and an access for passengers is intended, but has not been started yet.[3]
Operation
The station is destination for coal, lime, mineral oil and empty gypsum trains. After their arrival they will be separated and shunted to the station of the power plant in Furth by shunters of DB Class V60, DR Class V60 and DR Class V 23.
References
- ^ "Verkehrsstationen H-K" (in German). Sachsenschiene.de. 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Liste der seit 1994 stillgelegten bundeseigenen Strecken im Land Sachsen" (in German). Eisenbahn-Bundesamt. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Ihre Ratsanfrage RA-056/2016 – Haltepunkt Küchwald. Schreiben der Stadt Chemnitz an Herrn Bernhard Herrmann, Stadtrat der Stadt Chemnitz" (pdf, 85 kB) (in German). Stadt Chemnitz, Dezernat 6, Stadtentwicklung und Bau. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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