The Lauenburg-Hohnstorf Ferry (German: Trajekt Lauenburg-Hohnstorf or Lauenburg-Hohnstorfer Elb-Traject-Anstalt) was a railway ferry over the River Elbe between Hohnstorf on the left bank of the Elbe in the old Kingdom of Hanover (which became the Prussian province of Hanover in 1866) and Lauenburg in the Duchy of Lauenburg on the right bank which was then part of Denmark. From 15 March 1864 to 1 November 1878 the rail ferry linked the Lübeck–Lauenburg railway with the Lüneburg–Hohnstorf line. Both were sections of the Lübeck–Lüneburg railway.
Ferry operations Annual traffic, 1864–1878(- = not known) Year Passengers Goods in tonnes 1864 29.662 16.421 1865 35.294 23.648 1866 30.966 22.134 1867 43.984 42.251 1868 39.317 54.822 1869 44.243 84.386 1870 26.598 102.082 1871 - 150.818 1872 - 190.709 1873 - 169.480 1874 27.357 178.611 1875 21.497 115.317 1876 21.443 134.626 1877 23.287 142.132 1878 - -
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