Heath Railway

The Heath Railway (German: Heidebahn) is a regional railway line in North Germany that crosses the Lüneburg Heath from which it derives its name. Most of the line is unelectrified and single-tracked. It links Buchholz in der Nordheide with Hanover, the capital city of Lower Saxony. Together with the east-west Uelzen–Langwedel railway, this north-south line is one of the two most important railways on the heath.

Hanover Hauptbahnhof–Buchholz (Nordheide) railway
Overview
Native nameHeidebahn
Line number1711, 1712
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 123 Hannover–Buchholz
  • 363.4, 360.5 Hannover–Bennemühlen, earlier 363.4
  • formerly 109d (1941)
Technical
Line length133.1 km (82.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Maximum incline1.05%
Route map
to Göttingen and to Würzburg
to Altenbeken
to Brunswick and to Berlin
0.0
 Hanover Hbf
2.6
Hanover-Nordstadt
(formerly Hanover-Hainholz)
from Minden and from Bremen
4.8
 Hanover-Herrenhausen
5.8
 Hanover-Ledeburg
Mittelland Canal
7.9
 Hanover-Vinnhorst
9.9
 Langenhagen Mitte
11.4
Langehagen Pferdemarkt
(formerly Langenhagen (Han))
to Lüneburg
to Hanover Airport
14.6
 Langenhagen-Kaltenweide
19.6
 Bissendorf
22.6
 Mellendorf
26.3
Bennemühlen
end of the electrified line
30.6
 Lindwedel
34.6
 Hope
from Celle
40.1
 Schwarmstedt
to Rethem (Aller)
Aller
44.1
 Hademstorf
46.8
 Eickeloh
51.0
Hodenhagen
(formerly Riethagen)
56.0
 Düshorn
from Altenboitzen
(and formerly from Verden (Aller))
62.0
 Walsrode
to Bomlitz
(and formerly to Visselhövede)
formerly from Bomlitz
(Eibia works railway)
65.5
 Honerdingen
70.3
 Bad Fallingbostel
76.8
 Dorfmark
Böhme
80.7
 Jettebruch
83.1
 Mittelstendorf
Soltau–Neuenkirchen railway
from Langwedel
88.0
 Soltau (Han)
to Lüneburg and to Celle
to Uelzen
 Böhme
Uelzen–Langwedel railway
92.3
 Soltau Nord
95.4
 Wolterdingen (Han)
99.1
 Gröps
101.6
 Hemsen (b. Soltau)
105.4
 Schneverdingen
111.5
 Barrl
115.3
 Wintermoor
121.7
Handeloh
(formerly Handorf-Welle)
125.1
 Büsenbachtal
127.0
 Holm-Seppensen
130.7
 Suerhop
from Bremervörde
from Rotenburg (Wümme)
133.1
Buchholz (Nordheide)
(Keilbahnhof)
to Jesteburg (and previously Wittenberge)
and to Hamburg
Source: German railway atlas
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.