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At the end of the 19th century the villages of Graal and MĂĽritz (then two separate places) strove to become spa towns and seaside resorts. However they were only linked to the larger towns by poorly maintained cart tracks and country roads. As a result, they called for a railway link. During the
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at the eastern end of the village of Rövershagen was also served from this industrial siding. This works siding was built even before the construction of the line to Graal-Müritz. In addition there used to be just behind the station exit at Rövershagen a lot of sidings that belonged to a resin
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In 1993 the halts of
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factory. By the mid-1990s the access tracks had been removed and, on the renovation of the line, the whole area was cleared. Since the renovation, goods services to Graal-MĂĽritz are no longer possible because there are now no loading sidings in Graal-MĂĽritz any more.
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not to build a railway line here. The route via
Ribnitz was refused as it was very much oriented towards Prussia. Not until 1910 were there solid plans to build the new line; the First World War, however, put paid to them.
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770:DarĂźbahn
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34:Overview
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