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The second track was restored in 1962 on the
Aschersleben–Güsten section. In 1964, the branch from Biendorf to Gerlebogk was closed and dismantled. In 1967, Baalberge station was rebuilt. With it a siding was built to the nearby rock salt mine. At the same time the second track was restored between
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Bernburg. Also in 1976, a new depot was built in Güsten and gradually took over the functions of the Bernburg depot, which was closed in 1991. In the early 1990s, the branch line to Edderitz was dismantled. In 1992, the
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government acquired the MHE. In the 1880s, Bernburg became an important industrial city. Sidings were opened to the Solvay
Company’s factory and to a salt mine in southern Bernburg. At that time a
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The route is heavily used by freight services, with the sidings of
Schwenk cement, Solvay GmbH and K + S in Bernburg providing regular consignments.
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The following year the line was opened, terminating at Köthen’s third station. Biendorf was the only station in between. In 1863, the
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between
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The first serious plans for the construction of the line were developed by the Duchy of
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services of the
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1120:"Die Geschichte der Bernburger Bahn (Anhalt-Cöthen-Bernburger-Eisenbahn)"
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were used on the line from 1908. The second track was removed after
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already had rail connections in three directions, with the
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1136:"Die Geschichte der Eisenbahnen im Raum Bernburg"
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1165:(in German). elbe-saale-bahn.de. Archived from
1046:. These trains continue through Köthen on the
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986:station. In 1890, a branch was opened to
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938:Anhalt-Köthen-Bernburg Railway Company
916:in the south and the main line of the
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953:Anhalt-Köthen-Bernburg Railway
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918:Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company
862:Source: German railway atlas
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439:Bernburg-Friedenshall
1016:East German Railways
992:accumulator railcars
1169:on 27 December 2010
998:between Köthen and
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1163:"Elbe Saale Bahn"
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169:from Dessau
78:Track gauge
69:Line length
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1073:References
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589:Ilberstedt
1189:30 August
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1078:Footnotes
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984:Baalberge
910:Magdeburg
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363:Biendorf
126:Route map
64:Technical
46:, Germany
969:Prussian
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464:Bernburg
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27:Overview
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934:Berlin
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922:German
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898:Anhalt
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141:Legend
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