Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway

Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Status	in use
Locale	Germany
Termini	Delmenhorst Hesepe
Line number	394
Operation
Opened	1888
Operator(s)	NordWestBahn
Technical
Line length	88 km (55 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 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):

• Local services Osnabrück - Bramsche - Vechta - Delmenhorst - Bremen

References

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

External links

Media related to Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway at Wikimedia Commons