Kassel–Warburg railway

The Kassel–Warburg Railway is a line that connects Kassel in the north of the German state of Hesse with Warburg in eastern Westphalia. The line was opened in 1848 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

Kassel–Warburg railway
Overview
Line number2550
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number430
Technical
Line length52.3 km (32.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed140 km/h (87.0 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Upper Ruhr Valley line from Hagen
Twiste Valley Railway from Volkmarsen
292.9
Warburg (Westf)
297.4
Diemel, NRW/Hesse state border
299.0
Haueda
301.0
Liebenau Bz. Kassel
Ostheim
307.0
Lamerden
313.1
Hofgeismar-Hümme
318.6
Hofgeismar
324.6
Grebenstein
(former line 1848-1875)
Grebenstein
(until 1875)
329.2
Immenhausen
333.5
Espenau-Mönchehof
line from Wolfhagen RT4
337.7
Vellmar-Obervellmar
(original line west of freight yard)
338.5
Vellmar-Osterberg / EKZ
339.2
Kassel yard hill junction
340.2
Kassel-Jungfernkopf
Wegmannstraße (until 2012)
340.2
Kassel freight yard north
340.3
Kassel Nordwest junction
341.4
Kassel-Harleshausen
341.5
Kassel freight yard
342.5
Kassel-Kirchditmold
344.0
freight line to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
freight line to Kassel Unterstadt
line from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe RT5
345.2
Kassel Hbf
Source: German railway atlas

It forms part of the Mid-Germany Railway (German: Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung), an east–west through line in central Germany, used by long-distance and regional passenger and freight trains.

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