Ludwigslust–Wismar railway

Ludwigslust–Wismar
Overview
Line number6441
LocaleMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 100 (Holthusen–Bad Kleinen)
  • 202 (Ludwigslust–Wismar)
Technical
Line length68.632 km (42.646 mi)
Number of tracks2: Ludwigslust–Bad Kleinen
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • in sections 160 km/h (99.4 mph), (maximum)
  • mostly 120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Route map
from Dömitz
from Berlin
from Parchim
30.3
 Ludwigslust
to Hamburg
35.3
34.8
Chainage change
39.3
 Lüblow
44.9
 Rastow
51.8
 Sülstorf
from Hagenow
56.8
 Holthusen
59.1
 Schwerin Süd
from Parchim
63.2
 Schwerin-Görries
to Sacktannen
 Schwerin-Görries Nord
Schwerin Mitte
66.4
 Schwerin Hbf
Schwerin freight yard
(bridge removed in Nov. 2008 )
 Schwerin junction
to Rehna
former Schwerin port railway
KGW siding
71.5
 Carlshöhe
77.1
 Lübstorf
from Lübeck
82.8
 Bad Kleinen
to Rostock
87.8
 Moidentin
89.5
 Petersdorf
92.1
 Dorf Mecklenburg
from Rostock
98.0
 Wismar
99,1
(ownership border)
Wismar harbour
Source: German railway atlas

The Ludwigslust–Wismar railway is an electrified railway in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Ludwigslust–Bad Kleinen section of the line is double track. The line was opened in 1848, by the Mecklenburg Railway Company (German: Mecklenburgische Eisenbahngesellschaft) and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

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