The Malente–Lütjenburg railway was a standard gauge, branch line in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was built by the businessman, Janus, who ran the Holsteinische Schweiz hotel, that gave its name to the local station on the line. It is currently closed.
The line was planned to use a narrow gauge railway for tourist traffic prior to the railway's closure. The future of the railway is uncertain.
Route The route has a length of about and links the resort of Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen with Lütjenburg in Holstein Switzerland (Holsteinischen Schweiz).
List of stations and halts Its stations and halts are:
Gremskamp (Flohmarkthalle) (former Malente-Güterbahnhof - goods station) 0.00 Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen; formerly a "wedge station" (Keilbahnhof) between the Kiel–Lübeck railway and this line; from 31 May 1866 Malentino (Kleinbahn halt); since 5 December 2006 Malente Markt (Kleinbahn halt); since 2007 Malente-Neversfelde; since 19 July 2008 2.01 Malente-Nord (since 13 September 2008 Eggersdorf); from summer 1954 3.89 Holsteinische Schweiz; from 25 May 1890 5.49 Bruhnskoppel; from 1890 6.72 Malkwitz; from summer 1954 8.32 Benz; from 1890 9.60 Flehm; from summer 1955 11.15 Kletkamp; from 8 December 1890 13.00 Blekendorf; from summer 1954 15.20 Friederikenthal; from summer 1954 Schmiedendorf; from 1 June 1891 to 14 October 1892 17.26 Lütjenburg
History
The contract for the construction of the line was signed on 15 May 1888. The railway was opened in several stages.
References
Sources Hamelau, Olaf (2008). Hein Lüttenborg. Die Nebenbahn Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2008, Hamelau, Olaf (2010). Die Eisenbahn in Ostholstein. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2010,
External links History of the line, track plans, etc. Zukunftspläne – Article by the Lübecker Nachrichten (2008) Hein Lüttenborg Museum Railway Feld- und Kleinbahn Betriebs gGmbH