Jerxheim–Helmstedt railway

The Jerxheim–Helmstedt railway is a 22 km-long railway line in the south-east of the German state of Lower Saxony that was opened in 1858. It opened up the area south of the Elm hills. Until 8 December 2007, there were passenger services on the route from Brunswick via Wolfenbüttel, Schöppenstedt, Jerxheim and Schöningen to Helmstedt, which was last marketed as the Südelmbahn. The section from Helmstedt to Alversdorf freight yard has since been operated as a connecting line to a facility of the Energy from Waste (EEW) company, formerly half owned by E.ON.

Jerxheim–Helmstedt railway
In February 1993, a local train leaves
Jerxheim station towards Helmstedt.
Overview
Line number1940
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route numberex 312 (2007)
Technical
Line length22.3 km (13.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
from Magdeburg
-0.3
 Helmstedt
to Weferlingen
0.0
to Brunswick
(old route until ca. 1940)
2.6
 EEW substation
(old route until ca. 1940)
(old route until ca. 1940)
5.5
 Neu Büddenstedt
6.5
 Büddenstedt
Trendelbusch open cut mine siding
8.4
 Gbf Schöningen EEW
9.1
 Alversdorf
Buschhaus Power Station siding
(old route until ca. 1940)
from Eilsleben
10.9
 Schöningen
to Brunswick and Oschersleben
16.5
 Söllingen (Braunschweig)
from Oschersleben
from Nienhagen
22.3
 Jerxheim
to Börßum
to Wolfenbüttel
Source: German railway atlas
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