Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway

Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Germany
Termini Delmenhorst
Hesepe
Line number 394
Operation
Opened 1888 (1888)
Operator(s) NordWestBahn
Technical
Line length 88 km (55 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Route number 1560
Route map
Legend
from Bremen
Delmenhorst
to Oldenburg
Dwoberg
Ganderkesee
Immer
Brettorf
Wildeshausen
Rechterfeld
Goldenstedt (Oldb)
Lutten
Vechta-Holzhausen
Vechta-Stoppelmarkt (Seasonal station)
former railway from Ahlhorn
Vechta-Falkenrott
Vechta
former railway to Cloppenburg
Lohne (Oldb)
former railway to Dinklage
Mühlen (Oldb)
Steinfeld (Oldb)
Holdorf (Oldb)
Nellinghof
Neuenkirchen (Oldb)
Rieste
from Oldenburg
Hesepe
to Osnabrück

The Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway is a single-track, non-electrified railway line from Delmenhorst to Hesepe, both in the German state of Lower Saxony.

The line was opened in four stages between 1888 and 1900. The first section from Vechta to Lohne was opened in 1888 as part of the Ahlhorn–Vechta railway. The section between Delmenhorst and Vechta opened on 1 May 1898. One year later on 1 November 1899 the section between Lohne and Neuenkirchen opened. This section was extended to Hesepe on 1 May 1900.

The services on the line have been operated by NordWestBahn since November 2000. The current contract continues until December 2026.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

References

    This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at December 2015.

    Media related to Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway at Wikimedia Commons

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.