Brunswick–Derneburg railway

The Brunswick–Derneburg railway (German: Bahnstrecke Braunschweig–Derneburg) was the original line of the Brunswick State Railway Company (Braunschweigische Landes-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BLE). In the late 19th century it opened up the then rural area of the area now called Salzgitter in the German state of Lower Saxony.

Brunswick–Lebenstedt/
Heerte–Derneburg railway
Overview
Line number
  • 1903 (Braunschweig Nord–West)
  • 1924 (Braunschweig West–Barum)
  • 1926 (Barum–Lichtenberg)
  • 1901 (Braunschweig–Leiferde)
  • 1920 (Leiferde–Salzgitter Bad)
  • 1923 (Salzgitter-Drütte–Derneburg)
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number352
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
0.0 00.0
 Braunschweig Nord
 BS HKW Mitte
(established during BLE times)
Oker
 Braunschweig Lehndorf (freight yard)
 Braunschweig Celler Straße junction
from Helmstedt
0.0
 Braunschweig Hbf
Oker
 Old Brunswick station
4.8 00.0
 Braunschweig West
Wilhelmitor
(Connection from 1941 to 1960)
(Connection until 1938)
To Hannover, to Hildeshelm
4.2
 Braunschweig-Rüningen
(siding)
10.3 00.0
 Geitelde
(until 1941)
6.0
 Leiferde (Braunschweig)
(junction)
Line to Wolfenbüttel
12.7 00.0
 Thiede
(until 1941)
8.9
 Thiede
(Formerly Thiede Ost)
Former line from Groß Gleidingen (until 1941)
Former line to Wolfenbüttel (until 1941)
From Wolfenbüttel (1941 until 1959)
18.5 12.7
 Salzgitter-Drütte
(New line from 1953)
 Salzgitter-Immendorf
(1954)
 Salzgitter-Immendorf
(from 1953)
 Salzgitter-Watenstedt
(terminus 1953/54)
23.1 00.0
 Barum
(until 1954)
17.1
 Salzgitter-Barum
(siding)
26.0 00.0
 Salzgitter-Heerte
(until 1954)
VPS Watenstedt Nord–Immendorf
VPS Watenstedt Nord–Salzgitter-Voßpaß
VPS from Salzgitter-Voßpaß
VPS to Broistedt
VPS "Erzbahn" Broistedt–Calbecht
Line from Börßum (museum operation)
26.3
 Salzgitter Bad
Line to Kreiensen
30.3 00.0
 Salzgitter-Salder
(until 1954)
 Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
(since 1954)
 Salzgitter-Bruchmachtersen
(1954–1984)
(until 1984, planned RegioStadtBahn)
32.8 00.0
 Salzgitter-Lichtenberg
(until 1984)
35.0 00.0
 Osterlinde-Burgdorf
(until 1984)
39.8 00.0
 Luttrum
(bis 1984)
 Grasdorf
(bis 1984)
Line from Goslar
Line from Seesen
44.2 00.0
 Derneburg
Line to Hildesheim
Source: German railway atlas

In the course of industrialisation, the lines were repeatedly rebuilt and realigned and the current lines emerged in the mid-20th century:

  • the Brunswick–Salzgitter-Lebenstedt railway and
  • the Brunswick–Salzgitter Bad railway.
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