page_title: Berlin–Görlitz railway
section_title: Berlin–Görlitz upgraded line
hierarchical_section_title: Berlin–Görlitz railway / Upgrade of the line / Berlin–Görlitz upgraded line
caption_attribution_description: English: Railway station in Lübbenau/Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany Deutsch: Bahnhof in Lübbenau/Spreewald, Brandenburg, Deutschland
context_page_description: The Berlin–Görlitz railway is a main line railway in the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company. The line runs through Lusatia from Berlin via Cottbus to Görlitz. It is one of the oldest lines in Germany, opened in 1866 and 1867.
  It was nationalised in 1882 and became part of Prussian state railways. In 1920, it became part of German national railways along with the rest of the Prussian state railways.
context_section_description: The upgrade of the line is listed as a priority requirement in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2003 (Bundesverkehrswegeplan). The ABS Berlin–Görlitz (Berlin–Görlitz upgraded line) project envisages doubling the track between Lübbenau and Cottbus, the increase of the line speed to 160 km/h and the electrification of the Cottbus–Görlitz section at an estimated cost of €237.9 million.
  In 2008, the Lübbenau–Cottbus subsection was rebuilt to allow operations at 160 km/h. A computer-based interlocking was installed in Vetschau, which is connected to the Lübbenau electronic control centre. This was followed at the end of November 2010 by another electronic interlocking in Cottbus, the cost of which  amounted to approximately €50 million. It replaced 13 old interlockings and is remotely-controlled by the operations centre in Berlin-Pankow.
  Work followed on the 60 km-long Königs Wusterhausen–Lübbenau section, starting in May 2010 and originally planned to end in April 2011. The track and overhead line systems were completely renewed as part of a full closure. New electronic interlockings were installed in Königs Wusterhausen and Lübbenau. Several bogs made the work more difficult. The restart of the line was then delayed by, among other things, repeated cable theft until September 2011. The line speed on the line between Königs Wusterhausen and Cottbus was raised to 160 km/h at the timetable change on 11 December 2011.
  The upgrade was brought forward by the use of Federal economic stimulus funds. Overall, these measures cost €130 million.
  In March 2016, the state of Brandenburg and Deutsche Bahn agreed to double-track the Lübbenau–Cottbus line at a cost of €2.4 million. Plans would be completed in 2017 and construction would be completed in 2023.
  It is uncertain when the section between Cottbus and Görlitz will be electrified. Costs of up to €100 million are forecast.
  South of Weißwasser the track has to be moved to the east of B 115 to allow expansion of the Reichwalde open pit lignite mine. The plans are already being developed.
caption: Lübbenau station
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