Classic route
RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig
Chemnitz → Leipzig · Germany
RE 6 Chemnitz–Leipzig in pictures
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- Distance
- 80 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 2 min
- Average speed
- 77 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn
- Train
- RE 6
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1872
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
An hour between Saxony’s two biggest cities, Chemnitz to Leipzig by way of Geithain and Borna, on a line opened in April 1872.
How this line was checked
- 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
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