of Großdeuben, the railway is located on a 500-metre-wide corridor with the Böhlen/Zwenkau open-cast lignite mine (1921–1998) to the west and the Pleiße, federal highway 2 and the Tagebaus Espenhain open-cast lignite mine (1940–1992) to the east. Böhlen (b Leipzig) () Böhlen halt was opened on 19 September 1842 passengers and goods. It has had the following names: until 1886: Böhlen until 1911: Böhlen (Rötha) until 1913: Böhlen-Rötha until 1918: Böhlen b Rötha until 1933: Böhlen b Leipzig since 1933: Böhlen (b Leipzig) The first station building dates from 1858. A new station building and a goods shed were built in 1878/79. The tunnel for passenger traffic was completed in 1911. A new station building and a goods shed were built in 1878/79. The station was upgraded in 1888/96. The passenger subway was completed In 1911. Since 1913, Böhlen (b Leipzig) station has been the starting point of the Böhlen–Espenhain railway, which has only been used for freight traffic since 1993. Since Rötha had its own station on the new line, the station in Böhlen was renamed Böhlen b Rötha (Böhlen near Rötha) in 1918. The station is located in the west of Böhlen. It has been served since 15 December 2013 by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland (lines S3, S5 and S5X). Between 1921 and 1950, the area west of the railway line was dug up by the Böhlen opencast mine. Böhlen Werke () Böhlen Werke (works) halt was opened in October 1948. There has been an entrance building since 1954. Located in the vicinity of the station are, among others, the Chemiewerke Böhlen (Böhlen chemical works) and the Lippendorf Power Station. West of the station is the industrial area of Böhlen-Lippendorf. The station has been served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland (lines S3 and S5) since 15 December 2013. Neukieritzsch () Neukieritzsch station (until 3 October 1936 it was called Kieritzsch) was opened in 1842 with the Leipzig–Altenburg section; the first tracks had reached it in 1841. In the immediate vicinity a separate railway settlement developed (called Neukieritzsch, meaning "new" Kieritzsch) as the village of Kieritzsch was about three kilometres away. While the station was in the vicinity of Kahnsdorf and Pürsten, both villages rejected the use of the name of their municipalities. From its opening, there were repair facilities in Kieritzsch station, with the opening of the lines to Borna (1867, extended to Chemnitz in 1872) and to Pegau (1909),