Halle–Hann. Münden railway

The Halle–Hann. Münden railway (also known along with a portion of the Hanoverian Southern Railway as the Halle-Kasseler Eisenbahn—Halle-Kassel railway) is a 218 km long main line operated by the Deutsche Bahn in Germany, which links Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt with Hann. Münden in the state of Lower Saxony. It is mainly used by regional and east-west goods trains. From 1990 to 1994 it was upgraded as part of a German Unification Transport Project.

Halle–Hann. Münden railway
Overview
Line number6343
LocaleSaxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Lower Saxony and Hesse
Termini
Service
Route number590, 600 and 611
Technical
Line length218 km (135 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Route map

from Magdeburg
0.0
Halle (Saale) Hbf
106 m
Former Halle Port Railway
(connecting line to HHE)
to Leipzig
Freight line from Halle freight yard
Freight link from Leipzig}
3.2
Halle Thüringer Bahn junction
3.5
Halle Kasseler Bahn junction
4.0
Halle Rosengarten
4.7
Halle-Wörmitz
(junction)
5.1
Halle-Silberhöhe
5.6
Halle-Wörmitz West
(junction)
6.2
Halle Südstadt
7.7
Halle Südstadt junction Sa
8.8
Saale
85 m
9.1
to Halle-Nietleben
Merseburg–Halle-Nietleben railway
9.9
Angersdorf
formerly Schlettau b. Halle
Freight line to Merseburg
12.7
Zscherben
15.9
Teutschenthal Ost
Former line from Salzmünde
18.3
Teutschenthal
21.0
Wansleben am See
23.0
Amsdorf
94 m
Former line from Vitzenburg
Weida
26.7
Röblingen am See
29.1
Erdeborn
34.5
Helfta
37.7
Lutherstadt Eisleben
171 m
41.5
Wolferode
46.6
Blankenheim junction
Blankenheim Tunnel (875 m)
262 m
48.4
Blankenheim
52.6
Riestedt
59.2
Sangerhausen
158 m
to Artern/Erfurt
65.9
Wallhausen
147 m
71.6
Bennungen
75.6
Roßla
79.4
Berga-Kelbra
Thyraliesel to Stolberg (Harz)
Thyra
former Kyffhäuser Light Railway
(former route)
Saxony-Anhalt–Thuringia state border
84.4
Aumühle
84.6
Görsbach
Zorge
89.4
Heringen
A 38
97.1
Nordhausen
183 m
to Northeim
Helme Valley Railway (unfinished)
A 38
101.8
Werther
105.3
Wolkramshausen
Erfurt-Nordhausen
108.6
Nohra
A 38
111.5
Wipperdorf
formerly Pustleben
115.4
Bleicherode Ost
Bleicherode–Herzberg railway
A 38
118.9
Gebra (Hainleite)
ex Bf
123.9
Sollstedt
127.6
Bernterode (near Worbis)
130.4
Bernterode West junction
line to Deuna cement works station
Wipper
132.9
Gernrode - Niederorschel
135.6
Hausen
139.4
Leinefelde
340 m
Wulften–Leinefelde railway
143.3
Beuren
146.3
Wingerode
148.7
Bodenrode
from Fürstenhagen–Schwebda
Leine (3 x)
155.1
Heilbad Heiligenstadt
159.7
Uder
Leine
167.0
Arenshausen
210 m
former line to Friedland (Han) until 1884
B 80
169.1
Eichenberg east head
(junction)
Eichenberg curve to Göttingen
169.2
Lower Saxony–Hesse state border
170.5
Eichenberg
231 m
172.5
Eichenberg Eschenwiese
(Üst)
B 80
Gelster Valley Railway to Velmeden
B 27, B 80
175.7
Witzenhausen Nord
181.4
Witzenhausen Gertenbach
147 m
Hesse–Lower Saxony state border
185.0
Hedemünden
Werra
Laubach
189.0
Werra Viaduct, A 7
189.1
193.5
Hann. Münden
140 m
Source: German railway atlas
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