B. United International Inc. - Bayrischer Bahnhof

History:

1842 inauguration of the 1. Section

After seven years of intensive negotiations and a construction period of 14 months the first section of the "Sächsisch-Baierschen Eisenbahn" was inaugurated between Leipzig and Altenburg. The train stations at the time were just "Personenschuppen", that only protected against rain. But the Byarischer Bahnhof, built from the vision of architect Christian August Eduard Pötzsch, was built solidly. It was primarly financed from private capital as investors believed that profits could be made in the railroad enterprise.

1844 assumption by the Kingdom of Saxonia

The Bavarian station, in its classic style of its time, was handed over to Saxonia for regulation. However the generous complex was not appreciated throughout.

The shareholders spoke of the “temple of the Verschwendung”. Today we can be grateful the architect Pötzsch fought against stingy investors to create such a beatufiul station.

Picture: Bayrischer Bahnhof in use.

It was not the station but rather the complex and cost-intensive construction of bridges in the Vogtland that caused the private ownership to go bankrupt in 1847. The Kingdom of Saxonia jumped in and completed the railway between Leipzig and Görlitz.

Picture: The GÖLTZSCHTALBRÜCKE