Carl's Railway

Carl's Railway (German: Carlsbahn) is a disused railway line along the Diemel river between Hümme and Bad Karlshafen, which was opened on 30 March 1848 and finally closed on 27 September 1986. It was built as part of the northern section of the Frederick William Northern Railway; the rest of the northern section is now part of the Kassel–Warburg line.

Carl's Railway
Overview
Native nameCarlsbahn
LocaleHesse
Termini
Service
Route numberex 198d
History
Opened1848
Closed1986
Technical
Line length16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Operating points and lines
 Bad Karlshafen (right bank)
Solling Railway
Weser
16.44
 Karlshafen left bank
(until 1966)
16.30
from Weser port (until 1966)
13.70
 Helmarshausen
(until 1966)
9.55
to manor (1902-1966)
9.50
 Wülmersen (manor)
(1899-1966)
9.00
Holzape viaduct (50 m)
7.60
Deisel tunnel (202 m)
4.42
from quarry
4.38
 Trendelburg
4.10
2.80
 Stammen
(1895-1966)
1.45
Frederick William Northern Railway from Warburg
0.00
 Hofgeismar-Hümme
Frederick William Northern Railway to Kassel

The 16.5 km-long single-track line was the only line in the Electorate of Hesse (Kurhessen) connecting to a port on the Weser. At that time the Fulda river had not yet been channelised and river boats could not reach Kassel. The Carl's Railway together with the Grebenstein–Hümme section of the Northern Railway was the first railway in Kurhessen and it was one of the oldest railways in Germany.

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