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Osnabrück–Bielefeld railway

Osnabrück–Brackwede railway
Bahnstrecke Haller-Willelm.png
Overview
Native name Bahnstrecke Osnabrück–Brackwede or Haller Willem
Locale North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony
Line number 2950
Technical
Line length 53 km (33 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 80 km/h (49.7 mph) (maximum)
Route number 402
Route map
Main line to Bremen
52.9 Osnabrück Hbf(2 level, high)  
Münster curve to Löhne
49.5 Osnabrück-Hörne
Main line to Münster
46.3 Osnabrück-Sutthausen
Malbergen
Former line to Hasbergen
42.1 Oesede 88 m
38.7 Kloster Oesede
35.6 Wellendorf 130 m
32.5 Hankenberge
High point on the line 180 m
29.8 Hilter 128 m
26.3 Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde
LS / NRW state border
22.6 Westbarthausen
19.9 Borgholzhausen 103 m
16.3 Hesseln
14.3 Storck KG(siding)
13.9 Halle (Westf) Gerry-Weber-Stadion
12.8 Halle (Westf) 123 m
9.9 Künsebeck 120 m
9.0 Dürkopp plant
6.5 Steinhagen (Westf)
5.3 Steinhagen Bielefelder Straße
3.2 Quelle
1.9 Quelle-Kupferheide
Main line from Hamm
Senne Railway from Paderborn
0.0 Brackwede 137 m
Main line to Minden

Source: German railway atlas


Source: German railway atlas

The Osnabrück–Brackwede railway, also the called the Haller Willem, is a single-track branch line running through the Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald) from Osnabrück via Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde and Halle (Westf) to Brackwede in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The line is known for its steep climb to the Teutoburg Forest, where a tunnel was omitted for cost reasons. The railway was built in 1886 in response to demands for a line from Osnabrück to Bielefeld. In 1984, the section from Osnabrück to Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde was closed for passenger traffic, freight traffic continued until 1991. After numerous protests this section of track was reactivated in 2005. The entire line is owned by Deutsche Bahn, but the section from Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde to Osnabrück has been leased to the Verkehrsgesellschaft Landkreis Osnabrück (transport company of Osnabrück district). The Brackwede–Dissen section is part of Deutsche Bahn’s Münster-Ostwestfalen regional network (MOW).

The Haller Willem line branches from the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway at Hörne. The junction is located at 74 metres above sea level. The line then runs through Sutthausen and Malbergen stations. At Oesede station in Georgsmarienhütte the line is already 94 metres above sea level. After Oesede the line passes through the stations of Kloster Oesede and Wellendorf. The former Hankenberge station lies 177 metres above sea level and is situated close to the highest point of the line. The line runs on a grade of 1:50 through the Teutoburg Forest and passes through Hilter station to Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde station, which is 97 metres above sea level. The line runs largely on the level from Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde through the stations of Westbarthausen, Borgholzhausen, Hesseln and Halle Gerry Weber Stadion to Halle in Westfalen station. The line continues through the plain to Brackwede through the stations of Künsebeck, Steinhagen in Westphalia, Steinhagen Bielefelder Straße, Quelle and Quelle-Kupferheide. In Brackwede the line connects to the main line to Minden.


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