page_title: Leipzig–Geithain railway
section_title: Course
hierarchical_section_title: Leipzig–Geithain railway / Route description / Course
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: bei der Durchfahrt durch Belgershain, Kamerastandort ist das Einfahrsignal H (ein mechanischer zehn-Meter-Mast).
context_page_description: The Leipzig–Geithain railway is a main line in the German state of Saxony. It runs from Leipzig via Bad Lausick to Geithain. It is part of a long-distance railway from Leipzig to Chemnitz. The line is not electrified and is essentially single track. The only section of double-track is an about 900 m-long section between the Leipzig-Paunsdorf crossover and Leipzig Werkstättenstraße.
context_section_description: The starting point of the line is at Leipzig Hauptbahnhof. The line initially runs to the east parallel with the Leipzig–Dresden railway. In the suburb of Stünz, the line turns to the south. From Liebertwolkwitz, the line runs south-east to Geithain station.
caption: Line at Belgershain with diesel motor unit of class 612; long straight sections are typical of the first section of the line to Bad Lausick
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