Crimmitschau station

Work started on the Leipzig–Hof railway in 1841 and Crimmitschau already had a simple station with the opening of the 28.73 km-long Altenburg–Crimmitschau section on 15 March 1844.

[7] By the end of the nineteenth century, it was becoming increasingly apparent that the station had reached the limit of its capacity.

Since the location did not allow for a third track, the construction of a freight yard in the district of Wahl with a connection to Crimmitschau station was considered.

The cost for the freight yard, including track with a length of 2.35 km, was estimated at 750,000 marks.

On 4 April 1898, the proposal was discussed in the Second Chamber of the Sächsischer Landtag (Saxon parliament) and it was approved.

Front view of the station when it was still in use
Crimmitschau station with an S-Bahn service (2016)