Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway

Double track and electrified across the Altmark, opened in 1849 by the Magdeburg-Wittenberge company and among the oldest railways in Germany.

Stations

1. 0 kmMagdeburg Hasselbachplatz
2. 2 kmMagdeburg-Neustadt
3. 5 kmMagdeburg-Eichenweiler
4. 8 kmMagdeburg-Rothensee
5. 11 kmBarleber See
6. 15 kmWolmirstedt
7. Show 8 more stations

   1. 20 kmHaltepunkt Zielitz Ort
   2. 21 kmZielitz
   3. 28 kmAngern-Rogätz
   4. 35 kmMahlwinkel
   5. 40 kmTangerhütte
   6. 49 kmDemker
   7. 59 kmStendal Hbf
   8. 64 kmStendal-Stadtsee
8. 72 kmEichstedt
9. 88 kmOsterburg
10. 99 kmSeehausen
11. 107 kmGeestgottberg
12. 112 kmWittenberge

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 178795 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 2238
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway?

The Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway runs 112 km from Magdeburg to Wittenberge.

How long does the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 21 min for the 112 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway?

DB Fernverkehr, with InterCity.

How old is the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway?

The line has been in service since 1849. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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