Brunswick–Magdeburg railway

The Brunswick–Magdeburg railway is an 83-kilometre-long (52 mi) German main line railway. It is with the Berlin–Lehrte railway and the Hanover–Berlin high-speed line one of the most important east-west lines between Hanover and Berlin. Important intermediate stations are Königslutter, Helmstedt and Eilsleben.

Brunswick–Magdeburg railway
Magdeburg station
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke Braunschweig–Magdeburg
Line number
  • 1900 Brunswick–Helmstedt
  • 6400 Helmstedt–Eilsleben
  • 6110 Eilsleben–Magdeburg
LocaleLower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Service
Route number310
Technical
Line length83.0 km (51.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (Brunswick-Helmstedt, maximum)
  • 160 km/h (99 mph) (Helmstedt-Magdeburg, maximum)
Route map

3.4
Brunswick Hbf
5.7
Schmiedekamp junction
to Brunswick marshalling yard
7.0
Grüner Jäger
7.6
Buchhorst junction
from Brunswick marshalling yard
9.5
Weddel
9.7
Weddel junction
to Wolfsburg
13.8
Schandelah
14.8
16.4
to Oebisfelde
18.5
Bornum b. Königslutter
23.0
Königslutter
27.2
Lelm (Krs. Helmstedt)
31.4
Frellstedt
33.7
Wolsdorf
from Oebisfelde
38.8
17.7
Helmstedt
14.9
Lower Saxony–Saxony-Anhalt state border
from Völpke
13.8
Harbke crossover
from Beendorf
8.8
Marienborn
156 m
5.2
Wefensleben
from Schöningen
0.0
171.7
Eilsleben (b Magdeburg)
144 m
to Haldensleben
to Blumenberg
167.8
Ovelgünne
162.7
Dreileben-Drackenstedt
160.0
Ochtmersleben
156.3
Wellen (b Magdeburg)
151.1
Niederndodeleben
92 m
Schrote viaduct/A 14
144.8
Magdeburg-Sudenburg
to Halberstadt and Halle (Saale)
141.8
Magdeburg Hbf
139.6
Magdeburg-Neustadt
from Stendal
Source: German railway atlas

It is now used mainly for east-west freight traffic, as well as Intercity and Regionalbahn trains.

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