Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg railway

The Malente–Lütjenburg railway was a standard gauge, branch line in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was built by the businessman, Janus, who ran the Holsteinische Schweiz hotel, that gave its name to the local station on the line. It is currently closed.

Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg
Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen station:
Standard gauge track meets narrow gauge track
Overview
Line number1112
Service
Route number147 (1976)
Technical
Line length17.26 km (10.72 mi)
Track gauge600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Old gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
from Lübeck
 Gremskamp
0.00
 Malente-Gremsmühlen
to Kiel
 Malentino
 Malente Markt
 Malente-Neversfelde
2.01
 Eggersdorf (Malente-Nord)
3.89
 Holsteinische Schweiz
5.49
 Bruhnskoppel
6.72
 Malkwitz
8.32
 Benz
9.60
 Flehm
11.15
 Kletkamp
13.00
 Blekendorf
15.20
 Friederikenthal
 Schmiedendorf
Light railway from Preetz
17.26
 Lütjenburg

The line was planned to use a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway for tourist traffic prior to the railway's closure. The future of the railway is uncertain.

Route

The route has a length of about 17 kilometres (11 mi) and links the resort of Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen with Lütjenburg in Holstein Switzerland (Holsteinischen Schweiz).

List of stations and halts

Its stations and halts are:

  • Gremskamp (Flohmarkthalle) (former Malente-Güterbahnhof - goods station)
  • 0.00 Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen; formerly a "wedge station" (Keilbahnhof) between the Kiel–Lübeck railway and this line; from 31 May 1866
  • Malentino (Kleinbahn halt); since 5 December 2006
  • Malente Markt (Kleinbahn halt); since 2007
  • Malente-Neversfelde; since 19 July 2008
  • 2.01 Malente-Nord (since 13 September 2008 Eggersdorf); from summer 1954
  • 3.89 Holsteinische Schweiz; from 25 May 1890
  • 5.49 Bruhnskoppel; from 1890
  • 6.72 Malkwitz; from summer 1954
  • 8.32 Benz; from 1890
  • 9.60 Flehm; from summer 1955
  • 11.15 Kletkamp; from 8 December 1890
  • 13.00 Blekendorf; from summer 1954
  • 15.20 Friederikenthal; from summer 1954
  • Schmiedendorf; from 1 June 1891 to 14 October 1892
  • 17.26 Lütjenburg

History

The contract for the construction of the line was signed on 15 May 1888. The railway was opened in several stages.

References

    Sources
    • Hamelau, Olaf (2008). Hein Lüttenborg. Die Nebenbahn Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2008, ISBN 978-3-86680-337-4
    • Hamelau, Olaf (2010). Die Eisenbahn in Ostholstein. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-86680-589-7

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