Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway

The Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Hesse, connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia, as well as with Bad Karlshafen (formerly) and Warburg on the border with Westphalia. It was originally part of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn ("Frederick William Northern Railway"), which was completed in 1849. It was one of the first railway lines in the Electorate of Hesse and in Germany.

Bebra–Baunntal-Guntershausen railway
Overview
Native nameBahnstrecke Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number6340
LocaleHesse
Termini
  • Bebra
  • Baunatal-Guntershausen
Stations13
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger rail
Regional rail
Route number610
Operator(s)Cantus, Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund
History
OpenedStages between 1848–1849
Technical
Line length44.3 km (27.5 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map

km
206.3
Faßdorf junction to Bebra–Fulda railway
210.4
Bebra
213.6
Lispenhausen
216.2
Rotenburg an der Fulda
218.8
B 83
223.8
Heinebach
228.4
Altmorschen
230.3
Hannover–Würzburg HSL
Fulda Viaduct, Morschen
232.5
Beiseförther Tunnel
239 m
232.8
233.1
Malsfeld-Beiseförth
siding
to Kanonenbahn
234.7
southern approach
234.8
Flood bridge over Fulda
235.2
Malsfeld
Kanonenbahn
237.4
Flood bridge approach, Fulda
237.5
Fulda
238.8
Melsungen
terminus of RT5
239.5
Melsungen Viaduct (crossing 3 roads and 2 rivers)
236.6
Melsungen Barttenwetzer Bridge (planned)
243.6
Melsungen-Röhrenfurth
245.2
Mülmische
246.8
Körle
250,0
Guxhagener Tunnel (434 m)
251.3
Guxhagen
254.2
Fulda
from Frankfurt (Main)
254.7
13.7
Baunatal-Guntershausen
13.5
Crossing of the Bauna
10.7
Baunatal-Rengershausen
A 44
A 49
7.9
Kassel-Oberzwehren
Oberzwehren junction
HSL to Fulda
Hercules Railway (1000 mm gauge)
Kassel-Naumburg railway
to Hess. Lichtenau (–Eschwege)
2.7
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
0.0
Kassel Hauptbahnhof
Source: German railway atlas
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