Classic route
RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig
Chemnitz → Leipzig · Germany
An hour between Saxony’s two biggest cities, Chemnitz to Leipzig by way of Geithain and Borna, on a line opened in April 1872.
Stations
- 0 kmChemnitz Hauptbahnhof +1
- 15 kmBurgstädt
- 30 kmNarsdorf
- 36 kmGeithain
- 48 kmBad Lausick
- 61 kmBelgershain
- 68 kmLeipzig-Liebertwolkwitz
- 80 kmLeipzig Hauptbahnhof +5
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 63638: 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 RE6
Questions and answers
How long is the RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig?
The RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig runs 80 km from Chemnitz to Leipzig.
How long does the RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 2 min for the 80 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig?
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, with RE 6.
How old is the RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig?
The line has been in service since 1872. 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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