Betzdorf–Haiger railway

The Betzdorf–Haiger railway, also known in German as the Hellertalbahn (Heller Valley Railway), is a 36 kilometre long, single-track main line from Betzdorf to Haiger. The end points of the line are in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. Between Struthütten and Niederdresselndorf it runs through North Rhine-Westphalia. It was built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company between 1859 and 1862 as part of its line from Deutz and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. Passenger services are operated by the DreiLänderBahn. Trains run from Betzdorf via Haiger to Dillenburg, partly over a section of the Dill line.

Betzdorf–Haiger railway
Overview
Native nameHellertalbahn
Line number2651
LocaleRhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia
Service
Route number462
Technical
Line length36.4 km (22.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Operating points and lines
Sieg Railway from Cologne
82.9
Betzdorf (Sieg)
Sieg Railway to Siegen
Alsdorf Tunnel (131 m)
Daade Valley Railway to Daaden
84.7
Grünebacherhütte (works)
85.7
Grünebach Ort
86.9
Sassenroth
88.0
Königsstollen
Herdorf Tunnel (137 m)
90.1
Herdorf
Freier Grund Railway
Rhineland-Palatinate–NRW state border
91.5
Struthütten
92.9
Altenseelbach
93.9
Neunkirchen (Kr Siegen)
95.4
Zeppenfeld
96.8
Wiederstein
98.9
Wahlbach (Kr Siegen)
100.9
Burbach (Kr Siegen)
104.7
Würgendorf Ort
Connection to Dynamit Nobel
105.9
Würgendorf
109.0
Holzhausen (Kr Siegen)
111.3
Niederdresselndorf
NRW–Hesse state border
116.3
Allendorf (Dillkr)
117.3
Haiger Obertor
to Breitscheid
119.3
Haiger
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