– We isch l itz ▁railway , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁operation , ▁and ▁the ▁Ne um ark – Gre iz ▁railway , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁susp ended ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁branches ▁off ▁there . ▁ ▁History ▁Although ▁a ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁El ster ▁valley ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁Gre iz ▁only ▁received ▁a ▁rail ▁connection ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Ne um ark – Gre iz ▁railway ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁Gre iz - B run n ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( Gre iz - B runner ▁Eisen bahn - G es ellschaft ). ▁This ▁line , ▁however , ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁El ster ▁valley ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁Therefore , ▁a ▁direct ▁railway ▁connection ▁was ▁desired ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁The ▁Sax on - Th uring ian ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( S ächs isch - Th ür ing ische ▁Eisen bah ng es ellschaft ) ▁therefore ▁received ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Wolf s gef är th – We isch l itz ▁railway . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Wolf s gef är th – Gre iz ▁section ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁( origin ally ▁called ▁Gre iz ▁un t ▁B f — ▁Gre iz ▁lower ▁station ) ▁was ▁thus ▁a ▁termin us ▁for ▁about ▁six ▁weeks , ▁before ▁the ▁second ▁section