Hildesheim–Brunswick railway

The Hildesheim–Brunswick line is a 43 km long electrified main line railway in the German state of Lower Saxony. It forms part of the Intercity-Express route from Frankfurt to Berlin. It is also used as a diversion route from the Hanover–Brunswick line. It is a single track line from Hildesheim to Groß Gleidingen. A proposal to duplicate the line was included in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan of 1992.

Hildesheim–Brunswick railway
Overview
Line number
  • 1772 Hildesheim–Groß Gleidingen
  • 1730 Groß Gleidungen–Brunswick
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number313
Technical
Line length42.5 km (26.4 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph) (maximum)
Route map
from Nordstemmen and from Würzburg
40.6
 Hildesheim Hbf
from Lehrte
to Goslar
Bundesstraße 6
A7
46.9
 Bettmar
52.9
 Garbolzum
58.1
 Hoheneggelsen Hp
59.2
 Hoheneggelsen
63.7
 Woltwiesche
Fuhse
from Peine (VPS)
66.7
 Lengede-Broistedt
to Salzgitter (VPS)
70.5
 Alvesse
Salzgitter branch canal
from Hanover
74.9
52.8
 Groß Gleidingen
to the Salzgitter steelworks
and formerly to Wolfenbüttel
56.3
 Broitzem
Braunschweig–Derneburg railway
to Derneburg and to Braunschweig-Nord
A391
to marshalling yard
to old Brunswick station
from Bad Harzburg
to marshalling yard
from old Brunswick station
Oker
to marshalling yard
61.0
 Braunschweig Hbf
to Magdeburg, to Wolfsburg and to Wieren
Source: German railway atlas
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