Bassum–Herford railway

The Bassum–Herford Railway is a now partially disused railway line from Herford in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia via Bünde to Bassum in Lower Saxony.

Bassum–Herford railway
The station platform at Rödinghausen in 2010
Overview
Line number
  • 2981 (Herford–Kirchlengern)
  • 2992 (Kirchlengern–Bünde)
  • 2982 (Bünde–Bassum)
LocaleLower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia
Service
Route number386
Technical
Line length101 km (63 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationHerford–Bünde: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • Herford–Kirchlengern: 100 km/h (62.1 mph)
  • Bünde–Bassum: 80 km/h (49.7 mph)
  • Kirchlengern–Bünde: 140 km/h (87.0 mph) (maximums)
Route map

Operating points and lines
Main line from Bremen
86.8
 Bassum
Main line to Osnabrück
81.7
 Apelstedt
78.8
 Neuenkirchen (b Sulingen)
76.4
 Scholen (Hp)
72.6
 Schwaförden
Former line from Nienburg
66.4
 Sulingen (Han)
Freight line to Diepholz
(with planned bypass of Sulingen)
ExxonMobil siding
59.8
 Barenburg
55.9
 Varrel (Han)
47.4
 Ströhen (Han)
45.1
NRW / Lower Saxony border
41.6
 Ströhen-Wagenfeld
39.3
 Neuer Krug
Museum railway from Uchte
33.0
 Rahden (Kr Lübbecke)
28.1
 Espelkamp
(old)
26.9
 Espelkamp
23.6
 Gestringen
Mittelland Canal
21.6
 Besta
(Awanst)
21.2
 Lübbecke port
(siding)
Former Minden District Railway to Hille/Minden
18.5
 Lübbecke (Westf)
15.8
 Blasheim
13.9
 Holzhausen-Heddinghausen
61 m
Former Wittlage District Railway to Bohmte
10.3
 Mesch Neue Mühle
90 m
7.1
 Bieren-Rödinghausen
95 m
3.4
 Holsen
Line from Osnabrück
0.0
86.8
 Bünde (Westf)
66 m
90.3
9.5
 Kirchlengern
Line to Löhne
7.3
 Oberbehme
Main line from Löhne
4.4
 Hiddenhausen-Schweicheln
0.0
 Herford
Main line to Bielefeld
Line to Altenbeken

The middle section between Bünde and Rahden is a single-track branch line, the southern section between Kirchlengern and Herford is also single-track, but has been electrified. Both parts are now operated as the Ravensberger Bahn (Ravensberg Railway), which continues to Bielefeld.

The northern section of the line from Rahden to Bassum is closed except for a short section between Barenburg and Sulingen, which is used only for freight traffic.

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