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After the reunification of
Germany in 1990, passenger numbers at Grenzstraße decreased greatly during the peak. At the same time, the redevelopment of Dresden Airport as a major regional airport started. This meant that the issue of an efficient transport connection to it was considered. In September
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Schweiz: Der viergleisige Wiederaufbau Pirna – Dresden Hbf und der S-Bahn-Neubau Pirna - Dresden Flughafen/Coswig. Umgestaltung und Neubau Dresdner Bahnanlagen. Der Einsatz neuer Triebfahrzeuge und Wagen. Typische Verkehrsmittel der Sächsischen Residenz- und
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Dresden-Görlitz railway was built at Dresden-Klotzsche station and a junction with two new electrified tracks was built for traffic to and from the airport. The total projected cost amounted to 84.3 million
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Grenzstraße station is mainly used for handling traffic commuting to the nearby businesses. Two trains can cross at the station, although this rarely happens. In rare cases, the station acts as a terminus when the airport tunnel is blocked.
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1997, planning began for the extension of the railway line to the new terminal, which was to be established in a former aircraft assembly plant north of the old terminal. The last passenger trains on the old line ran on 22 May 1998.
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Dresden from 1955. A station was opened at Grenzstraße for the peak hour services to the
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to the southwest of the airport are reserved. If these plans are implemented, it would be possible, for example, for trains to continue to east Saxony without reversing at the airport.
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electric locomotive. Only trains with emergency brake override are allowed to operate in the airport tunnel. A fire alarm system was also installed on the class 143 locomotives.
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Dresden-Klotzsche station is now an important regional station in northern
Dresden. Convenient transfer connections consist in particular from Regional-Express services from
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Construction began on connecting the airport to the S-Bahn network on 30 July 1998. The precast concrete tunnel was completed in the summer of 1999. A 200 m-long
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and was funded by the Free State of Saxony On 25 March 2001, the new line was opened simultaneously with new
Terminal 1 at the airport. Until the completion of the
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