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||km change (start of line 6257)|}} ||km change (end of line 6257)|}} }} }} }} }} The Dresden–Werdau railway is an electrified, double-track main line in the German state of Saxony. It is an important section of the so-called Saxon-Franconian trunk line ((ドイツ語: Sachsen-Franken-Magistrale)) from Dresden to Nuremberg. Its first section opened in 1842 and it is one of the oldest railways in Germany. ==History == The modern Dresden–Werdau line developed from a series of originally independent sections that were built with the support of the Saxon government and eventually became part of the Royal Saxon State Railways. The first section opened on 6 September 1845, as a branch from the Saxon-Bavarian Railway at the modern ''Werdau Bogendreieck'' junction ''(Werdau wye)'' to Zwickau. The start of planning for a long-distance railway from Dresden towards Bavaria was the request of mine owners in the Plauen Valley (''Plauenscher Grund'') of the Weißeritz river for a line to connect their coal mines with Dresden. The request was granted and, on 4 May 1853, the easternmost section of the line from Dresden to Tharandt was opened with branch lines to the mines. The line opened on 18 June 1855 as the ''Albert Railway'' (''Albert-Bahn''), named after Prince Albert of Saxony. There were problems, however, with the proposed continuation of the line, as strong gradients had to be overcome between Tharandt and Freiberg. Ultimately, a route was selected along the Seerenbach valley to Klingenberg with a maximum gradient of 1 in 40. Several large viaducts had to be built across the valleys of the Colmnitzbach, Bobritzsch and Freiberger Mulde rivers. By the time construction of this line started in 1859, rail angineers had acquired experience with steep haul operations on such inclines as the Schiefe Ebene and the Geislinger Steige. On 11 August 1862, the line was opened to Freiberg. The route of the missing section between Freiberg and Chemnitz remained controversial. A connection through Hainichen had long been favoured. Ultimately, it was decided to build the shorter but more expensive route through Oederan, which had a steep ramp section and required the construction of several large viaducts. The line between Flöha and Chemnitz was inaugurated in 1866. The opening of the Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway in 1872 made the construction of a second track necessary. The section from Flöha to Freiberg was completed in 1869. The continuation of the line from Chemnitz to Zwickau had already been opened on 15 November 1858. In the following years, the Dresden–Werdau line became an important link for rail traffic between Silesia and southern Germany. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dresden–Werdau railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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