Technology Line 5
Along the tram line 5 you can explore the “Chemical Region” of Halle and surroundings on one of Europe’s longest tram routes. Our Technology Line 5 passes through locations that shaped the whole region in the past and continue to shape it at present and in future. This trip takes you from Halle via Schkopau, Merseburg, and Leuna up to Bad Dürrenberg. On the way you learn where the world’s first coal briquette factory was built, who founded the chemical site in Leuna, why NASA is working with ultrasound from Halle, and much more. Come with us on an exploration tour.
Following is a compilation of various points of interest:
Tram stop Weinberg Campus
Park Railway Peißnitzexpress
Only a few steps from the line 5 tram stop Weinberg Campus you reach the Peißnitz Island, the green lung of Halle. Here you find the Peißnitzexpress that offers fun for young and old from Easter until the end of October. This narrow gauge railway has a track gauge of 600mm. On a length of 2 kilometres adults and children alike can explore the Peißnitz Island.
Contact
Phone: (0345) 581 - 56 66
Address: Peißnitzinsel 3, 06108 Halle (Saale)
www.parkeisenbahn-halle.de
Technological Campus
The technological centre at Weinberg Campus is one of the top ten technology centres in Germany; and the largest in central Germany. It includes modern research facilities for biotechnology, biomedical science, medical technology, environmental and process technology, nanotechnology, as well as information and automation technology. Some of the companies based in the centre have won various innovation awards.
Contact
Phone: +49 345 558 35
Address: Weinbergweg 23, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Tram stop Saline
Halloren and Salt Works Museum
The Halloren and Salt Works Museum exhibits Halle’s economic roots: salt production. The main attraction of the museum is a demonstration of the process of extracting salt from evaporation beds. With a yearly production of 100 tonnes of salt, it is the only salt-producing museum in Europe. Besides that, it offers a growing number of exciting activities in the world of technology, especially for young people.
Contact
Phone: +49 345 209 32 316
Address: Mansfelder Straße 52, 06108 Halle (Saale)
www.salinemuseum.de
Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum (MMZ)
The Central German Multimedia Centre is a modern technological centre that lies directly on the banks of the Saale river. At this location there are over 30 companies from the multimedia business in addition to the faculty of media and communication studies of the Martin Luther University.
Contact
Phone: +49 345 478 06 00
Address: Mansfelder Straße 56, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Tram stop Hauptbahnhof
DB Museum
To reach the Deutsche Bahn museum in Halle, take tram line 10 from Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) to S-Bahnhof Steintorbrücke. In this museum of you can see a collection of early 20th-century steam, diesel, and electric locomotives of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway).
Contact
Phone: +49 345 239 73 36
Address: Volkmannstraße 39, 06112 Halle (Saale)
www.dbmuseum.de/museum_en/Other_branches/dbmuseum_halle/
Tram stop Pfännerhöhe
Historic Car Park
A few steps away to the west from the stop Pfännerhöhe you reach Germany’s oldest multi-storey car park. The structure was built in 1929 and renovated in 2007, and offers parking space for 150 cars.
Contact
Address: Pfännerhöhe 70, 06110 Halle (Saale)
Tram stop Damaschkestraße
Historical Technology Centre
The historical technology centre of the Stadtwerke Halle (municipal utilities) is not far from the stop Damaschkestraße. After a visit of the centre you’ll know what an ampere meter is used for, how sewage drains are cleaned, and how long trams have been in use in Halle.
Contact
Phone: +49 345 5 81 - 22 22
Address: Lauchstädter Straße 14 c/d, 06110 Halle (Saale)
Access via Turmstraße
https://swh.de/stadtwerke/schule-bildung/angebote-für-schulen/betriebsbesichtigung/historisches-technikzentrum
Tram stop Am Sommerbad
World’s First Coal Briquette Factory
A few steps northeast from the stop, at Chemiestraße, is the former location of the world’s first coal briquette factory. It was built at the colliery “Theodor” in Ammendorf, and had the world’s first briquette press.
Tram stop Am Schloß
Germany’s Longest Railway Bridge
In between Halle and Schkopau you’ll cross below the longest railway bridge in Germany. Built from 2006–2013 it is remarkable for having a high-speed rail junction on the bridge, with one branch carrying trains from Erfurt towards Halle and the other branch carrying trains towards Leipzig.
ValuePark/Dow Olefinverbund GmbH
A little further west of the tram stop the Schkopau plant of the Dow Olefinverbund GmbH is situated. The subsidiary of the American Dow Chemical Company continues the tradition of more than 75 years of the chemical location Schkopau, and produces powerful synthetics and products for the automobile industry. A large portion of the products are further processed by national and international synthetics-processing companies that are located at the Dow ValuePark. Dow also operates the largest non-commercial training centre for natural science and technical professions at the Schkopau site.
Text: Astrid Molder – Dow Public Relations Office
Contact
Phone: +49 3461 49 0
Address: Straße B 13, 06258 Schkopau
www.dow.com/de-de/deutschland
EON Power Plant
Near the tram stop Am Schloß you can visit the EON power plant in Schkopau, one of the largest producers of electricity in Germany.
Contact/Information
Phone: +49 03461 75 0
Address: An der Bober 100, 06258 Schkopau
Tram stop Merseburg-Zentrum
Museum Park for Aviation and Technology
Take the bus line C westbound from the Merseburg main railway station and go on a journey through time at the Museum Park for Aviation and Technology. With over 60,000 exhibits this former airfield is a real time machine. In several hangars you can see planes, helicopters, old cars, and fire engines. The automobile hall contains a special attraction: a DeLorean, known to many from the film “Back to the Future”.
Contact
Phone: +49 3461 52 57 76
Address: Kastanienpromenade, 06217 Merseburg
www.luftfahrt-technik-museum.de
German Chemistry Museum
You can reach the German Chemistry Museum (located directly behind the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences) with the bus line A, direction Großkayna. Here you can explore the development of the chemical industry in the chemical region of Central Germany.
Contact
Phone: +49 3461 441 61 95
Address: Günther-Adolphi-Str. 2, 06217 Merseburg
Tram stop Am Haupttor
Leuna works
At this tram stop you get insight in the world of the largest European chemical location. Hundreds of well-known companies are based at the premises of the Leuna works. All the important facts about the location are explained to you at the visitor centre of InfraLeuna.
Contact
Phone: +49 3461 43 44 45
Address: Am Haupttor, 06237 Leuna
www.infraleuna.de/biz
Tram stop Kurpark
Graduation Towers
Take a deep breath and enjoy a micro climate similar to the air at the North Sea at the Bad Dürrenberg spa gardens. The fine brine fog generated by Europe’s largest connected graduation towers has similarities to maritime climate; it is considered especially beneficial in alleviating respiratory diseases.
Contact
Phone: +49 3462 8 39 91
Address: Witzlebenweg 7a, 06231 Bad Dürrenberg
Tram stop Bad Dürrenberg (terminal stop)
Train Museum Kötzschau
You can reach the Train Museum Kötzschau from the train station Bad Dürrenberg on the regional train line 125 (destination Leipzig). This museum exhibits a double-track H0-scale model railway with a special feature: this layout is controlled from an original railway training control centre.
Contact
Phone: +49 160 613 45 29
Address: Am Bahnhof 27, 06237 Leuna
http://eisenbahnfreunde-koetzschau.com/