Bautzen railway station

Bautzen (German: Bahnhof Bautzen) is a railway station in the town of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany.[1] The station lies on the Görlitz–Dresden railway line and Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway line, the latter now being closed. The station is also on the former Bautzen–Hoyerswerda railway.

Bautzen
Bautzen railway station
LocationBautzen, Saxony, Germany
Coordinates51°10′22″N 14°25′44″E
Line(s)Görlitz–Dresden railway
Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway (closed)
Bautzen–Hoyerswerda railway (closed)
Platforms3
Tracks21
History
Opened23 June 1846
Services
Preceding station   Vogtlandbahn   Following station
toward Dresden Hbf
RE 1
Trilex
toward Görlitz or Zgorzelec
Seitschen
toward Dresden Hbf
RB 60
Trilex
Kubschütz
toward Görlitz
Preceding station   Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn   Following station
Seitschen
RB 60 V
Kubschütz
toward Görlitz
Location
Bautzen
Location within Saxony

Bahnbetriebswerk Bautzen

The former engine shed or Bahnbetriebstwerk of Bautzen ("Bw Bautzen") was located at Bautzen railway station towards the railway exit to Löbau/Görlitz and next to the industrial side of the old German Coach Works (Waggonbau Bautzen), today's Bombardier Transportation.

Since the opening of the Görlitz–Dresden railway in 1846, it belonged to the Saxon-Silesian Railway Company, which was nationalized in 1851. In 1922, the Görlitz–Dresden railway was nationalized to the Reichsbahndirektion Dresden. Following the restructuring of the railways after the Second World War, Bautzen was incorporated into Reichsbahndirektion Cottbus.

In 1950 the sheds at both Bahnbetriebswerk Löbau and Bahnbetriebswerk Zittau still existed with trains leaving here hauled by locomotives of many different classes. These locomotives were similar to those during the Saxon state railway times.

Until May 14, 1988, working engines of Class 52 were still stabled here for scheduled services and for use as heating engines. Many of these engines are still used to this day.

Train services

The station is served by regional and local services[2] operated by Vogtlandbahn and Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn.

References
Bautzen station and yards
  1. Bautzen station at the Deutsche Bahn website
  2. Timetables for Bautzen station
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