Hamm–Warburg railway

The Hamm–Warburg railway is a 131 km long main line railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of an east-west line, known as the Mid-Germany Connection (German: Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung), and is served by InterCity trains between the Ruhr and Kassel, Erfurt and Berlin. In addition, there are dense freight and regional services. The line was opened between 1850 and 1853 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

Hamm–Warburg
Overview
Line number
  • 2930 (Hamm–Soest)
  • 1760 (Soest–Altenbeken)
  • 2970 (Altenbeken–Warburg)
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
Route number430
Technical
Line length131 km (81 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • Hamm–Paderborn: 200 km/h (124.3 mph)
  • Paderborn–Warburg: 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Route map

line from Münster
136.7
Hamm (Westf)
Hamm (Westf) Rbf Hvn
(junction)
freight line to Oberhausen-Osterfeld
1.4 000.0
Hamm (Westf) Rbf (marshalling yard)
freight line to Lippborg
0.0 133.7
Hamm Gallberg
(junction)
129.1
Rhynern
former line from Dortmund Süd
122.7
Welver
117.1
Borgeln
111.5
180.8
Soest
Ruhr-Lippe Railway
former WLE to Belecke-Brilon
176.4
Bad Sassendorf
171.1
Horn (Westfalen)
167.2
Benninghausen
line from Warstein
160.2
Lippstadt
line to Beckum
former line to Rheda (until 1945)
156.7
Dedinghausen
153.0
Ehringhausen
148.3
Geseke
former line to Büren (now siding)
141.2
Salzkotten
135.7
Scharmede
132.7
Elsen
128.3
Paderborn Hbf
terminus of S 5
Paderborn Kasseler Tor
Senne Railway to Brackwede
123.1
Benhausen
118.3
Neuenbeken
Kleiner Viaduct
110.8
110.9
Altenbeken
115.2
Buke
2003 realignment
121.4
Neuenheerse
124.5
Egge tunnel (2872 m)
127.5
Egge gallery (230 m)
129.1
Willebadessen
2003 realignment
133.8
Borlinghausen
136.9
Bonenburg
passenger station until 1969
to Holzminden
141.4
Nörde, former
Holzminden–Scherfede line
143.3
Menne
Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
and Twiste Valley Railway
148.1
Warburg (Westf)
Source: German railway atlas

The most important stops are in Soest, Lippstadt and Paderborn. Altenbeken station is also a major point for train connections. In Warburg the line connects with the line to Kassel. Between Hamm and Paderborn the track allows speeds of up to 200 km/h.

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