Lamme Valley Railway
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The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
to Bodenburg
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
to Bad Gandersheim
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
.
and Bad Salzdetfurth
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
and to Gronau
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
and to Bad Gandersheim
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
will take them over in December 2011.
>
The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
to Bodenburg
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
to Bad Gandersheim
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
.
and Bad Salzdetfurth
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
and to Gronau
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
and to Bad Gandersheim
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
will take them over in December 2011.
>
The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
to Bodenburg
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
to Bad Gandersheim
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
.
and Bad Salzdetfurth
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
and to Gronau
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
and to Bad Gandersheim
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
will take them over in December 2011.
The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
to Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
Lamme (river)
Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
.
History
The line was opened between Groß DüngenGroß Düngen
Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
and Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
and to Gronau
Gronau, Lower Saxony
Gronau is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover....
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
Elze
Elze is a town in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately west of Hildesheim. The municipality of Elze also comprises the villages of Esbeck, Mehle, Sehlde, Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen.Elze is one of the oldest settlement in the...
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
and to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
Sibbesse
Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Hildesheim....
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Lamspringe.- Geography :Harbarnsen is situated in an agricultural region between the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park and the Harz, roughly 9 km southwest of Bad Salzdetfurth...
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
Keolis
Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
NordWestBahn
The NordWestBahn GmbH ist a private railway company providing regional train service on several routes in northern and western Germany. It Is a joint venture of the Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, the Verkehr und Wasser GmbH in Oldenburg and the Veolia Verkehr GmbH, Berlin. The head office of the company...
will take them over in December 2011.
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The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
to Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
Lamme (river)
Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
.
History
The line was opened between Groß DüngenGroß Düngen
Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
and Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
and to Gronau
Gronau, Lower Saxony
Gronau is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover....
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
Elze
Elze is a town in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately west of Hildesheim. The municipality of Elze also comprises the villages of Esbeck, Mehle, Sehlde, Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen.Elze is one of the oldest settlement in the...
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
and to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
Sibbesse
Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Hildesheim....
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Lamspringe.- Geography :Harbarnsen is situated in an agricultural region between the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park and the Harz, roughly 9 km southwest of Bad Salzdetfurth...
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
Keolis
Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
NordWestBahn
The NordWestBahn GmbH ist a private railway company providing regional train service on several routes in northern and western Germany. It Is a joint venture of the Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, the Verkehr und Wasser GmbH in Oldenburg and the Veolia Verkehr GmbH, Berlin. The head office of the company...
will take them over in December 2011.
>
The Lamme Valley Railway is a branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
, that turns off in Groß Düngen from the Hildesheim–Goslar railway and runs today via Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
to Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
. From there it used to continue via Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
on the Brunswick–Kreiensen railway.
The surviving section of the railway, which lies wholly within the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, serves today mainly as a tourist and commuter line. Here the railway follows the river Lamme
Lamme (river)
Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
.
History
The line was opened between Groß DüngenGroß Düngen
Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
and Bad Salzdetfurth
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
on 1 October 1900. Wesseln station was opened on 1 November 1901. The extension of the line between Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg
Bodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
and to Gronau
Gronau, Lower Saxony
Gronau is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover....
was opened on 7 November 1901. A line between Gronau and Elze
Elze
Elze is a town in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approximately west of Hildesheim. The municipality of Elze also comprises the villages of Esbeck, Mehle, Sehlde, Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen.Elze is one of the oldest settlement in the...
had been opened on 1 July 1900. The extension between Bodenburg and Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
and to Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
was opened on 1 October 1902.
On 24 September 1966, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Gronau. The freight services were closed in two stages, between Sibbesse
Sibbesse
Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Hildesheim....
and Gronau on 17 August 1970, and between Sibbesse and Bodenburg on 25 September 1974.
On 27 September 1975, the line was closed to passenger traffic between Bodenburg and Bad Gandersheim, and on 31 May 1980 between Gronau and Elze.
On 1 January 1982, the line was closed completely between Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen
Harbarnsen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Lamspringe.- Geography :Harbarnsen is situated in an agricultural region between the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park and the Harz, roughly 9 km southwest of Bad Salzdetfurth...
and Lamspringe, on 31 May 1987 between Bodenburg and Harbarnsen, and on 29 May 1994 between Lamspringe and Bad Gandersheim and between Gronau and Elze.
In 2003, the services on the line were taken over by Eurobahn (Keolis
Keolis
Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...
), and it is planned that NordWestBahn
NordWestBahn
The NordWestBahn GmbH ist a private railway company providing regional train service on several routes in northern and western Germany. It Is a joint venture of the Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, the Verkehr und Wasser GmbH in Oldenburg and the Veolia Verkehr GmbH, Berlin. The head office of the company...
will take them over in December 2011.
External links
- http://www.lammetalbahn.de/ by Pro Bahn
- Photos of the present day condition of the line
- 1944 timetable with stations and kilometrage
