page_title: Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Altes Bahnhofsgebäude Chemnitz
context_page_description: Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Chemnitz in Germany.
context_section_description: In 1836, the Erzgebirge Railway Company (Erzgebirgische Eisenbahngesellschaft) was founded in Chemnitz to build a railway line from Riesa to Zwickau, but the line was not completed to Chemnitz until 1852. The Riesa–Chemnitz line was opened on 1 September 1852 by King Friedrich August II. This linked Chemnitz to the first German long distance railway between Leipzig and Dresden.
caption: The original Chemnitz station in 1854
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