▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Boh emia . ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁projects ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Boh em ian ▁standard ▁gauge ▁lines , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁en abling ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁l ign ite ▁from ▁the ▁Most ▁Bas in . ▁However , ▁the ▁proposed ▁link ▁with ▁border ▁station ▁at ▁Re itzen h ain ▁on ▁the ▁Ch om ut ov – Re itzen h ain ▁and ▁Re itzen h ain – Fl ö ha ▁railway ▁lines ▁was ▁rejected , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁Ch om ut ov – V ej pr ty / Re itzen h ain ▁railway . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁fre ight ▁was ▁carried ▁using ▁trans porter ▁tra ilers . ▁ ▁The ▁Press nitz ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Sax on ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁railway ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁government . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁were ▁terminated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ; ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁fre ight ▁for ▁the ▁re fr iger ator ▁factory ▁in ▁Nied ersch m ied e berg ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁gradually ▁dis m ant ling ▁the ▁line ▁took ▁several ▁years , ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Lo comot ives ▁and ▁w ag