Reitzenhain–Flöha railway
German railway line
The Reitzenhain–Flöha railway, one of two lines also called the Flöha Valley Railway (German: Flöhatalbahn), is a branch line in Saxony in East Germany. It links the city of Chemnitz with Flöha, Lengefeld, Pockau, Olbernhau and Marienberg, formerly also Neuhausen/Erzgeb. and Reitzenhain and runs through the valleys of the Flöha and the Black Pockau. The line belongs today to DB Regio-Netz Erzgebirgsbahn.
History
Origins
A railway into the upper Flöha valley and to Marienberg was already under consideration in 1863, when the construction of the railway between Chemnitz and Freiberg was discussed. A more southern route than the present one was intended for the latter in order to connect the municipalities in the Ore Mountains to the emerging railway network. When these plans were abandoned, support was solicited for a line in the Flöha Valley via Olbernhau to Komotau. At the same time, a committee in Marienberg supported the construction of a railway via Marienberg and Reitzenhain to Komotau. Thus, in 1867 there were two projects competing projects for the concession to build a railway in the Flöha Valley. After the Buschtěhrader Eisenbahn and the city of Komotau expressed their preference for the route via Marienberg, this was given priority.
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