List of disused railway lines in Hessen
End of passenger and freight traffic on railway lines since 1920
1920s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Mengerskirchen - Hintermeilingen |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 14.6 | passenger traffic | Continued operation as a siding | |
| 1921 | 19 Mar | Assmannshausen - hunting lodge | Assmannshausen hunting lodge | 1000 | 1 | 1.5 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
End of duty to operate , traffic ceased in 1917 |
| 1925 | 31. May |
Gelnhausen – Lochborn (Spessart Railway) |
900 | 1 | 21.2 | Freight transport | Actually mine railway, from 1895 also passenger traffic | |
| 1928 | Oct. 5 | Bieber - Lochborn |
Gelnhausen – Lochborn (Spessart Railway) |
900 | 1 | 3.4 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Section Bieber - Lochmühle in operation again from 1932 |
1930s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Jan. 20 | Dehrn - Kerkerbach |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 3.7 | passenger traffic | End of duty to operate , traffic ceased in 1929 |
| 15th June | Braunfels State Railway Station. - Philippstein |
Braunfels – Philippstein (Ernstbahn) |
800 | 1 | 7.6 | passenger traffic | At the same time general cargo traffic abandoned 1875-1894 and from 1940 mine railway |
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| 1931 | 31 Mar | Hanau Nord - Hüttengesäß or Langenselbold Kleinbahnhof | Hanauer Kleinbahn | 1435 | 1 | 20.2 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Operation has been temporarily interrupted since 1921 |
| 1933 | 17th Mar | Eltville am Rhein - Schlangenbad | Eltville – Schlangenbad | 1000 | 1 | 7.8 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Steam tram since 1899 |
| 1935 | ? | Hintermeilingen - Mengerskirchen |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 14.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
End of the existing since 1920 siding traffic |
| 1939 | 30 Aug | Rüdesheim am Rhein - Niederwald Monument |
Rüdesheim – Niederwald Monument (Niederwaldbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 2.3 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Pure tourist train; Operation only in summer |
1940s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 31 Dec | New Holland - tall grass | Hercules Railway | 1000 | 1 | 2.3 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Actually pure mine train |
| 1945 | All year round | Railway lines in the area of the inner German border | Railway lines in the area of the inner German border | - | - | - | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Traffic in border areas was mostly stopped by the occupying powers |
1950s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | July 23 | Gelnhausen - Lochmühle |
Gelnhausen – Lochborn (Spessart Railway) |
900 | 1 | 20.0 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Actually mine railway, from 1895 also passenger traffic |
| 1952 | Apr 14 | Giessen-Bieber |
Gießen – Bieber (Biebertalbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 8.7 | passenger traffic | Section Gießen Pbf - Gießen Kleinbf. shut down in 1899 |
| April 16 | Giessen Kleinbf. - Hypocritical home |
Gießen – Bieber (Biebertalbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 2.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Oct. 5 | Gerstungen - Widdershausen | Gerstungen – Vacha | 1435 | 1 | 8.8 | passenger traffic | Section was largely in the GDR setting by the Reichsbahn |
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| 1953 | Oct. 3 | Widdershausen - Herring | Gerstungen – Vacha | 1435 | 1 | 2.8 | passenger traffic | |
| 4th Oct | Lich Süd - Grünberg Süd | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 19.0 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Connection between Lahn-Kinzig-Bahn and Vogelsbergbahn |
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| 1954 | 31. May | Hetzbach - Beerfelden | Hetzbach – Beerfelden | 1435 | 1 | 5.1 | passenger traffic | City of Beerfelden continued to operate the route as a connecting railway without PV |
| Oct. 2 | Heuchelheim - evening star |
Gießen – Bieber (Biebertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 1.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Dec. 21 | Grifte - Gudensberg | Grifte – Gudensberg | 1435 | 1 | 7.7 | passenger traffic | Carried out by Grifte-Gudensberger Kleinbahn- und Kraftwagen-AG until 1953 |
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| 1955 | 30 Apr | Darmstadt-Eberstadt - Pfungstadt |
Darmstadt-Eberstadt – Pfungstadt (Pfungstadtbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 1.8 | passenger traffic | reactivated for passenger traffic in December 2011 |
| May 21 | Gelnhausen - Langenselbold |
Gelnhausen – Langenselbold (Freigerichter Kleinbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 20.0 | passenger traffic | In Gelnhausen and Langenselbold connection to the state railway |
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| Oct. 1 | Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway | 1435 | 1 | ? | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
The only disused railway line in Frankfurt and Offenbach without replacement |
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| Oct. 2 | Weilmünster - Laubuseschbach |
Weilmünster – Laubuseschbach (Weiltalbahn (branch line)) |
1435 | 1 | 5.2 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31 Dec | Bickenbach (Bergstrasse) - Seeheim | Bickenbach – Seeheim | 1435 | 1 | 4.4 | passenger traffic | Today the Darmstadt tram partly runs along the route |
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| 1956 | Sep 30 | Butzbach East - Oberkleen | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 7.6 | passenger traffic | |
| Nov 30 | Marburg South - Dreihausen |
Marburg – Dreihausen (Marburg District Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 16.6 | passenger traffic | Conversion to bus transport, operated by Stadtwerke Marburg from 1982 |
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| 1958 | 31. May | Mücke - Freienseen | Friedberg – Mücke | 1435 | 1 | 6.5 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
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| June 1st | Schupbach - Hintermeilingen |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 8.1 | passenger traffic | ||
| 28 Sep | Wüstwillenroth - Hartmannshain |
Wächtersbach – Hartmannshain (Vogelsberger Südbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 8.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| Völzberg - Hartmannshain |
Wächtersbach – Hartmannshain (Vogelsberger Südbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 3.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1959 | 31. May | Laubach - Freienseen | Friedberg – Mücke | 1435 | 1 | 6.6 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
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| 31. May | Hungen - Laubach | Friedberg – Mücke | 1435 | 1 | 12.7 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31. May | Villingen – Friedrichshütte | 1435 | 1 | 4.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Public Primary never took place | ||
| 31. May | Steinringsberg - Rennerod |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 17.5 | passenger traffic | ||
| 15th of July | Birstein - Wüstwillenroth |
Wächtersbach – Hartmannshain (Vogelsberger Südbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 11.0 | passenger traffic | ||
| July 31 | Birstein - Völzberg |
Wächtersbach – Hartmannshain (Vogelsberger Südbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 16.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Official setting, largely ended with PV | |
| Nov 29 | Nidda - Scots | Beienheim – Schotten | 1435 | 1 | 14.2 | passenger traffic |
1960s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Feb 1 | Nidda - Scots | Beienheim – Schotten | 1435 | 1 | 14.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| May 29th | Weinheim - Lampertheim | Weinheim – Worms | 1435 | 1 | 18.2 | passenger traffic | Strong competition with the OEG , which partly runs parallel | |
| May 29th | Heringen (Werra) - Heimboldshausen | Gerstungen – Vacha | 1435 | 1 | 6.7 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31. May | Viernheim - Lampertheim | Weinheim – Worms | 1435 | 1 | 10.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Freight traffic Weinheim - Viernheim until 2002 and again from 2004 | |
| 31. May | Bickenbach (Bergstrasse) - Seeheim | Bickenbach – Seeheim | 1435 | 1 | 4.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Today the Darmstadt tram partly runs along the route | |
| July 25th | Kerkerbach - Schupbach |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 8.7 | passenger traffic | Finally only one pair of trains | |
| 17 Dec | Kerkerbach - Hintermeilingen |
Dehrn – Mengerskirchen (Kerkerbachbahn) |
1000 | 1 | 16.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1961 | 28th of May | Hilders - Günthers |
Vacha – Hilders (Ulstertal Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 13.0 | passenger traffic | Route crossed the inner-German border several times |
| 28th of May | Butzbach West - Lich South | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 19.1 | passenger traffic | Main line of the BLE | |
| 31. May | Farm and village of Güll - Lich Süd | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 4.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| July 31 | Hercules Railway | 1000 | 1 | 8.9 | Freight transport | The main reason for this was the cessation of mining in the Habichtswald | ||
| 1962 | 31 Dec |
Braunfels – Philippstein (Ernstbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 7.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Public freight traffic ceased in 1940 | |
| 1963 | 30 Apr | Evening Star - Beaver |
Gießen – Bieber (Biebertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 4.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Finally only ore transport |
| May 26 | Grünberg - Londorf |
Lollar – Grünberg (Lumdatalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 12.7 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
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| May 26 | Schluechtern - Elm |
Fulda – Hanau (Kinzigtalbahn (Hesse)) |
1435 | 1 | 7.8 | passenger traffic | RE Gemünden - Schlüchtern has been on the route since 2006 | |
| May 26 | Reinheim - Reichelsheim (Odenwald) |
Reinheim – Reichelsheim (Gersprenz Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 17.9 | passenger traffic | ||
| Sep 30 |
Gelnhausen – Langenselbold (Freigerichter Kleinbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 20.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1964 | 31. May | Bad Salzschlirf - Niederjossa | Salzschlirf – Niederjossa | 1435 | 1 | 23.3 | passenger traffic | The route usually only connected small towns |
| 31. May | Groß-Bieberau - Reichelsheim (Odenwald) |
Reinheim – Reichelsheim (Gersprenz Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 14.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
One of the first HLB routes since 1955 | |
| 23rd June | Hetzbach - Beerfelden | Hetzbach – Beerfelden | 1435 | 1 | 5.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
End of the Beerfelden siding, which has existed since 1954 | |
| 1965 | 28th of May | Dieburg - Reinheim |
Offenbach – Reinheim (Rodgaubahn) |
1435 | 1 | 9.2 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
The Dieburg - Groß -zimmer section was used for through freight trains until 1970 |
| Nov 30 | Kirchweg - Brasselsberg | Hercules Railway | 1000 | 1 | ? | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Conversion to bus operation | |
| 1966 | Apr 11 | Luisenhaus - Hercules | Hercules Railway | 1000 | 1 | ? | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Conversion to bus operation |
| May 22 | Schönbach - Steinringsberg |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 2.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31. May | Darmstadt Ost - large rooms | Darmstadt Ost-Groß-Zimmer | 1435 | 1 | 13.1 | passenger traffic | Section Darmstadt Ost - Bessunger Forsthaus (4.3 km) reactivated as a museum railway | |
| 31 Aug | Lohfelden - Wellerode Forest |
Kassel-Bettenhausen-Wellerode Wald (Söhrebahn) |
1435 | 1 | 6.1 | Freight transport | ||
| Sep 1 |
Kassel-Bettenhausen-Wellerode Wald (Söhrebahn) |
1435 | 1 | 10.6 | Passenger traffic total shutdown * |
* Only on the Lohfelden - Wellerode Wald section | ||
| 23 Sep | Darmstadt East - Roßdorf | Darmstadt Ost-Groß-Zimmer | 1435 | 1 | 13.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Section Roßdorf - Groß -zimmer continued to be operated as a siding | |
| 25 Sep | Wanfried - Heldra | Schwebda – Wartha | 1435 | 1 | 6.7 | passenger traffic | ||
| 25 Sep | Hilders - Desert Saxony | Götzenhof – Wüstensachsen | 1435 | 1 | 8.1 | passenger traffic | ||
| 25 Sep | Hümme - Karlshafen left bank |
Hümme-Karlshafen (Karlsbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 16.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| 25 Sep | Trendelburg - Karlshafen left bank |
Hümme-Karlshafen (Karlsbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 12.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Nov 14 | Allendorf (Eder) - Winterberg | Nuttlar – Frankenberg | 1435 | 1 | 27.2 | passenger traffic | Adjustment for safety reasons due to the poor condition of the track | |
| Nov 14 | Allendorf (Eder) - Hallenberg | Nuttlar – Frankenberg | 1435 | 1 | 12.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Setting for security reasons | |
| 31 Dec | Mademühlen - Rennerod |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 8.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1967 | 28th of May | Wächtersbach - Birstein |
Wächtersbach – Hartmannshain (Vogelsberger Südbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 12.7 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
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| 28th of May | Warburg - Volkmarsen | Warburg – Sarnau | 1435 | 1 | 14.7 | passenger traffic | ||
| 1968 | 28 Sep | Weilmünster - Laubuseschbach |
Weilmünster – Laubuseschbach (Weiltalbahn (branch line)) |
1435 | 1 | 5.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Pohlgöns - Oberkleen | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 4.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
About 400 m long remnant piece still used as a siding | |
| 1969 | 27 Sep | Graevenwiesbach - Weilburg |
Weilburg – Grävenwiesbach (Weiltalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 23.0 | passenger traffic | Grävenwiesbach - Brandoberndorf reactivated |
| 27 Sep | Weilmünster - Grävenwiesbach |
Weilburg – Grävenwiesbach (Weiltalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 12.9 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 27 Sep | Neckarsteinach - Schönau (Odenwald) | Neckarsteinach – Schönau | 1435 | 1 | 5.0 | passenger traffic | In the 1980s planned reactivation as a tram museum route | |
| 31 Dec | Kassel-Bettenhausen - Lohfelden |
Kassel-Bettenhausen-Wellerode Wald (Söhrebahn) |
1435 | 1 | 4.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
1970s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Feb 2 | Big boy - Heldra | Schwebda – Wartha | 1435 | 1 | 1.2 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Behind Heldra the route ran on GDR territory |
| 1st Mar | Seiferts - Desert Saxony | Götzenhof – Wüstensachsen | 1435 | 1 | 3.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
The poor condition of the track system no longer allowed trains to travel |
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| 27 Sep | Darmstadt Hbf - Goddelau | Darmstadt – Worms | 1435 | 1 | 15.9 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
The route had become uneconomical | |
| 31 Dec | Frankfurt-Heddernheim - Bad Homburg | Frankfurt local train | 1435 | 1 | ? | Freight transport | Today the U2 runs on the route (to Gonzenheim) | |
| 1972 | 28th of May | Hünfeld - Mansbach | Hünfeld – Mansbach | 1435 | 1 | 26.4 | passenger traffic | The line had become a branch line because of the division of Germany |
| 28th of May | Kirchhain - Zimmerrode | Wohratalbahn / Kellerwaldbahn | 1435 | 1 | 43.6 | passenger traffic | Both routes were operationally linked | |
| 28th of May | Gilserberg - Rode |
Zimmerrode – Gemünden (Wohra) (Kellerwaldbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 16.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Loading point Nickel - Dreihausen |
Marburg – Dreihausen (Marburg District Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 15.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Bad superstructure no longer allowed any traffic | |
| 1973 | Jan. 15 | Oberwegfurth - Niederjossa | Salzschlirf – Niederjossa | 1435 | 1 | 4.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 3rd of June | Walburg-Großalmerode West | Walburg – Großalmerode | 1435 | 1 | 8.0 | passenger traffic | Line mainly served the freight traffic, which was only discontinued in 2002 | |
| 3rd of June | Eichenberg- Velmeden |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 25.0 | passenger traffic | Trains had to go crazy at Großalmerode Ost station | |
| 3rd of June | Velmeden - Großalmerode Ost |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 6.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1974 | Feb 1 | Schlitz - Oberwegfurth | Salzschlirf – Niederjossa | 1435 | 1 | 8.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 30th Mar | Driedorf - Mademühlen | Herborn – Montabaur | 1435 | 1 | 2.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 25. May | Niederaula - Alsfeld | Niederaula – Alsfeld | 1435 | 1 | 34.4 | passenger traffic | Special trips take place regularly on the remaining section | |
| 25. May | Malsfeld - Waldkappel | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 27.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31. May | Waldkappel - Spangenberg | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 17.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31. May | Eifa - black | Niederaula – Alsfeld | 1435 | 1 | 9.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1975 | 31. May | Bad Nauheim - Butzbach | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 14.2 | passenger traffic | |
| June 12 | Munzenberg - farm and village of Güll | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 5.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 28 Sep | Stockheim - Lauterbach North |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 65.0 | passenger traffic | ||
| ? | Ober-Seemen - Oberwald |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 10.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Eiterfeld - Treischfeld | Hünfeld-Wenigentaft-Mansbach | 1435 | 1 | 7.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1976 | 30th May | Stockhausen (Lahn) - Beilstein (Dillkreis) |
Stockhausen – Beilstein (Ulmtalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 15.1 | passenger traffic | During peak times, trains continued to run on the Lahntalbahn to Wetzlar |
| 1977 | 10 Mar | Warburg - Volkmarsen | Warburg – Sarnau | 1435 | 1 | 14.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 23 Aug | Niederaula - Kirchhain | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 5.9 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
A dam broke near Kirchheim and the route was washed away | |
| 31 Aug | Kirchhain - upper auditorium | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 8.3 | passenger traffic | ||
| 4th Sep | Kassel– Naumburg | Kassel – Naumburg | 1435 | 1 | 33.4 | passenger traffic | Museum traffic since 1972 and tram traffic since 1995 | |
| 1979 | Jan. 31 | Grifte-Gudensberg |
Grifte – Gudensberg (Grifte-Gudensberger Kleinbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 7.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Until 1968 goods traffic was carried out by the Grifte-Gudensberger Kleinbahn AG |
| 31 Dec | Grebenau - black | Niederaula – Alsfeld | 1435 | 1 | 4.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
1980s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31. May | Haiger- Breitscheid | Haiger-Breitscheid | 1435 | 1 | 12.3 | passenger traffic | Regularly offered special trips until 1997 |
| 31. May | Herborn - Schönbach |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 11.6 | passenger traffic | ||
| 31. May | Kirchhain -Burg- and Nieder-Gemünden |
Kirchhain – Burg- and Nieder-Gemünden (Ohm Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 20.1 | passenger traffic | In summer there are occasional special trips to Nieder-Ofleiden | |
| 31. May | Lollar - Wetzlar | Lollar – Wetzlar | 1435 | 1 | 18.0 | passenger traffic | The line was part of the Berlin - Metz cannon railway and was to be double-tracked | |
| 1981 | 30th May | Hattdorf - Philippsthal plant | Gerstungen – Vacha | 1435 | 1 | 1.2 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
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| 30th May | Bad Berleburg– Allendorf (Eder) |
Bad Berleburg – Allendorf (Upper Edertal Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 45.1 | passenger traffic | Today special trips take place between Frankenberg and Battenberg | |
| 30th May | Arfeld - Hatzfeld (Eder) | Berleburg-Allendorf | 1435 | 1 | 11.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 30th May | Malsfeld - Treysa | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 40.3 | passenger traffic | ||
| 30th May | Homberg - Oberbeisheim | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 7.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 30th May | Wanfried - Schwebda | Schwebda – Wartha | 1435 | 1 | 7.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| 30th May | Schwebda - Eschwege | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 4.6 | passenger traffic | ||
| 30th May | Lollar - Grünberg |
Lollar – Grünberg (Lumdatalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 26.8 | passenger traffic | Reactivation planned in the Lollar - Londorf section; Always special trips | |
| 30th May | Rennerod - Montabaur |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 42.9 | passenger traffic | ||
| 3rd of June | Großalmerode East - Trubenhausen |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 4.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Traffic was no longer possible after a dam slide | |
| Oct 31 | Neckarsteinach –Schönau | Neckarsteinach – Schönau | 1435 | 1 | 5.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Actual hiring on January 15th due to insufficient demand | |
| Nov 30 | Gemünden (Wohra) - Gilserberg |
Zimmerrode – Gemünden (Wohra) (Kellerwaldbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 8.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 19 Dec | Kirchhain - Gemünden (Wohra) |
Kirchhain – Gemünden (Wohratalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 19.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Due to the low occupancy rate, renovation of the superstructure was not worthwhile | |
| 1982 | Jan. 31 | Roßdorf - large rooms | Darmstadt Ost-Groß-Zimmer | 1435 | 1 | 5.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
End of the sidings that have existed since 1966 |
| May 22 | Gedern - Ober-Seemen |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 6.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 18th of June | Offenbach-Bieber - Dietzenbach | Offenbach-Bieber-Dietzenbach | 1435 | 1 | 9.6 | passenger traffic | Reactivated in December 2003 as line S 2 | |
| Nov 30 | Bad Berleburg - Arfeld | Berleburg-Allendorf | 1435 | 1 | 7.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Only affected the 4.9 km long section Abzw. Hörre - Arfeld | |
| 1983 | Feb 28 | Lollar - evening star | Lollar – Wetzlar | 1435 | 1 | 8.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Bypass road on the railway line in planning |
| Sep 24 | Mörlenbach – Waldmichelbach |
Mörlenbach – Wahlen (Überwaldbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 16.0 | passenger traffic | The planned museum railway failed; Draisine route since 2011 | |
| 25 Sep | Wiesbaden East - Bad Schwalbach |
Wiesbaden – Diez ( Aartalbahn ) |
1435 | 1 | 23.5 | Passenger traffic Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Freight traffic partially resumed; There are special trips in summer | |
| 1984 | 1st Mar | Unter-Waldmichelbach - Elections |
Mörlenbach – Wahlen (Überwaldbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 5.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31. May | Schönbach - Driedorf |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 7.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31. May | Glauburg-Stockheim - Gedern |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 18.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31. May | Treysa - upper auditorium | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 36.6 | passenger traffic | Used as a museum route by the Treysa Railway Friends until 1999 | |
| 31. May | Bad Hersfeld - Niederaula | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 11.4 | passenger traffic | ||
| 28 Sep | Kirchheim - upper auditorium | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 8.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Oct 31 | Trubenhausen - Hundelshausen |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 3.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Blocked section | |
| 1985 | 31. May | Kassel– Waldkappel | Kassel – Waldkappel | 1435 | 1 | 49.6 | passenger traffic | Section Kaufungen - Hess. Lichtenau reactivated for RegioTram in 2001 and 2006 respectively |
| 31. May | Waldkappel - Eschwege | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 16.4 | passenger traffic | Section Eschwege - Eschwege West reactivated in 2009 | |
| 31. May | Wetzlar - Graevenwiesbach |
Wetzlar – Grävenwiesbach (Solmsbachtalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 24.5 | passenger traffic | Section Grävenwiesbach - Brandoberndorf reactivated in 1999 | |
| 31. May | Westerburg - Wallmerod |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 11.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 27 Sep | Herborn - Schönbach |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 11.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 27 Sep | Munzenberg - Trais Munzenberg | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 1.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1986 | 31. May | Spangenberg - Anst. Pfieffwiese | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 7.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 27 Sep | Bad Schwalbach - Diez |
Wiesbaden – Diez ( Aartalbahn ) |
1435 | 1 | 30.2 | passenger traffic | Hessian section of special trains used | |
| 27 Sep | Götzenhof - Hilders | Götzenhof – Wüstensachsen | 1435 | 1 | 27.1 | passenger traffic | ||
| 27 Sep | Trendelburg - Hümme |
Hümme-Karlshafen (Karlsbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 4.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1987 | May 29th | Dillenburg - Ewersbach |
Dillenburg – Ewersbach (Dietzhölztalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 15.9 | passenger traffic | Lively school traffic should be reactivated; Up to 2000 individual special trains |
| Dillenburg - Wallau |
Dillenburg – Wallau (Schelden Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 32.5 | passenger traffic | The Herrnberg - Hirzenhain section was equipped with a rack until 1923 | ||
| 30th May | Dillenburg - Niedereisenhausen |
Dillenburg – Wallau (Schelden Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 21.9 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 30th May | Volkmarsen - Korbach | Warburg – Sarnau | 1435 | 1 | 29.0 | passenger traffic | Completely reactivated in 1998 | |
| 30th May | Korbach - Frankenberg |
Korbach – Frankenberg Lower Edertal Railway |
1435 | 1 | 31.2 | passenger traffic | Section Frankenberg - Herzhausen 2005–2007 and 2011–2014 weekend traffic, reactivation on September 14, 2015 | |
| 1988 | Jan. 30 | Weilmünster - Weilburg |
Weilburg – Grävenwiesbach (Weiltalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 10.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
RMV is considering reactivating passenger transport |
| Jan. 30 | Stockhausen – Beilstein |
Stockhausen – Beilstein (Ulmtalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 15.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Until recently, freight traffic was carried out in three train stations | |
| 28th of May | Hundelshausen - Witzenhausen South |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 5.2 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 28th of May | Alsfeld - Eifa | Niederaula – Alsfeld | 1435 | 1 | 8.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
The route has not yet been dismantled | |
| 28th of May | Jossa –Wildflecken |
Jossa – Wildflecken (Sinntalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 30.7 | passenger traffic | Most of the route is in Bavaria; busy passenger traffic until the end |
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| 28th of May | Albshausen - Brandoberndorf | Solmsbachtalbahn | 1435 | 1 | 16.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Malsfeld - Oberbeisheim | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 11.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1989 | 23 Sep | Bad Salzschlirf - Schlitz | Salzschlirf – Niederjossa | 1435 | 1 | 10.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
1990s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Feb 28 | Gladenbach - castle |
Niederwalgern – Herborn (Aar-Salzböde Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 30.1 | Freight transport | |
| Dec 28 | Bad Schwalbach - Hohenstein |
Wiesbaden – Diez ( Aartalbahn ) |
1435 | 1 | 6.6 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
The route continues to be used by freight and passenger trains | |
| 1991 | Feb 28 | Oberwald - Grebenhain-Crainfeld |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 5.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Task of the siding by the company Stabernack (only customer) |
| 31 Mar | Rst Didier Works - Londorf |
Lollar – Grünberg (Lumdatalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 9.8 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Reactivation planned; Regular special trips |
|
| 31. May | Altenbauna - Naumburg | Kassel – Naumburg | 1435 | 1 | 26.4 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Actual setting: autumn 1990; | |
| 31. May | Niedereisenhausen - Breidenbach |
Dillenburg – Wallau (Schelden Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 6.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31. May | Korbach - Frankenberg |
Korbach – Frankenberg Lower Edertal Railway |
1435 | 1 | 31.2 | Freight traffic total shutdown * |
* only on the Herzhausen - Korbach Süd section, reactivation on 14.09.2015 | |
| 28 Sep | MHI - Burg- and Nieder-Gemünden |
Kirchhain – Burg- and Nieder-Gemünden (Ohm Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 8.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 28 Sep | Evening Star - Wetzlar | Lollar – Wetzlar | 1435 | 1 | 10.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Eschwege West - Waldkappel | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 13.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Hünfeld - Eiterfeld | Hünfeld – Mansbach | 1435 | 1 | 14.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Bad Schwalbach , Moorbadehaus-Moorgruben | Bad Schwalbacher Kurbahn | 600 | 1 | 1.6 | Freight transport | Peat transport shifted to truck; Today freight traffic is once again taking place | |
| 1992 | Jan. 2 | Bad Wildungen - Korbach |
Wabern – Brilon Wald Ederseebahn |
1435 | 1 | 39.6 | Freight transport | |
| Jan. 2 | Wabern– Brilon Forest |
Korbach – Brilon Wald (Uplandbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 29.1 | Freight transport | A resumption is under discussion because the Kurhessenbahn promotes freight traffic | |
| Jan. 7 | Gladenbach - Niederwalgern |
Niederwalgern – Herborn (Aar-Salzböde Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 10.8 | Freight transport | Finally only one pair of trains | |
| 30th May | Winterberg - Hallenberg | Nuttlar – Frankenberg | 1435 | 1 | 14.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
In winter the route served as a parking facility for special trains | |
| Dec 1 | Hohenstein - Kettenbach |
Wiesbaden – Diez ( Aartalbahn ) |
1435 | 1 | 7.4 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Freight traffic here and there again today | |
| 31 Dec | Götzenhof - Seiferts | Götzenhof – Wüstensachsen | 1435 | 1 | 32.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Dec | Fritzlar - Bad Wildungen |
Bad Wildungen - Korbach Ederseebahn |
1435 | 1 | 11.0 | Freight transport | ||
| 1993 | 23. May | Wanfried - big boy | Schwebda – Wartha | 1435 | 1 | 5.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Recently only little traffic |
| 31 Dec | Hersfeld circular path | Hersfeld circular path | 1435 | 1 | 26.0 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Passenger traffic has consisted of only one pair of trains for several years | |
| 31 Dec | Heimboldshausen - Hattdorf plant | Gerstungen – Vacha | 1435 | 1 | 2.1 | passenger traffic | ||
| 1994 | 31 Mar | Mörlenbach - Unter Wald-Michelbach |
Mörlenbach – Waldmichelbach (Überwaldbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 10.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Coronet works last customer |
| 23. May | Schwebda - Wanfried | Schwebda – Wartha | 1435 | 1 | 7.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 28th of May | Grebenhain-Crainfeld - Lauterbach Süd |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 21.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Sep 1 | Rst Pfieffwiese - Malsfeld | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 2.3 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Sep 1 | Großalmerode West - Epterode | Walburg – Großalmerode West | 1435 | 1 | 1.9 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Oct. 1 | Eschwege - Schwebda | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 4.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
After the reunification, the traffic decreased steadily | |
| Oct. 1 | Breitenbach - Grebenau | Niederaula – Alsfeld | 1435 | 1 | 4.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 1995 | 4th Mar | Wächtersbach - Bad Orb |
Wächtersbach – Bad Orb (Bad Orber Kleinbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 6.5 | Passenger traffic Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Accident at an office building; reactivated as a light railway for museum traffic by 2006 |
| Apr 18 | Rennerod - Westerburg |
Herborn – Montabaur (Westerwaldquerbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 16.9 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| May 27th | Niederwalgern - Hartenrod |
Niederwalgern – Herborn (Aar-Salzböde Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 19.3 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Marburg-Biedenkopf district closed the section despite a positive report | |
| May 27th | Korbach - junction or connecting railway |
Bad Wildungen - Korbach Ederseebahn |
1435 | 1 | 30.1 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Viaducts in need of renovation no longer allowed traffic | |
| May 29th | Hatzfeld - Battenberg-Auhammer | Bad Berleburg – Allendorf | 1435 | 1 | 12.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 31 Aug | Upper auditorium - Treysa | Bad Hersfeld – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 36.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Special traffic in summer until 1999, then shutdown | |
| 1996 | 31 Dec | Herborn - castle |
Niederwalgern – Herborn (Aar-Salzböde Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 2.1 | Freight transport | |
| 1997 | 31. May | Darmstadt-Eberstadt-Pfungstadt |
Darmstadt-Eberstadt – Pfungstadt (Pfungstadtbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 1.8 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Passenger traffic: resumption December 2011 |
| Sep 30 | Haiger-Breitscheid | Haiger-Breitscheid | 1435 | 1 | 13.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
DB stopped service despite the heavy traffic until recently | |
| 1998 | 31 Dec | Industrial connections MR-Süd |
Marburg – Dreihausen (Marburg District Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 1.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
The extensive track systems were used until the end |
| 1999 | Jan. 1 | Hungen - Laubach | Friedberg – Mücke | 1435 | 1 | 12.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
The last transfer train ran on December 21, 1998. |
| June 1st | Kettenbach - Diez |
Wiesbaden – Diez ( Aartalbahn ) |
1435 | 1 | 16.2 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Passenger transport: reactivation in 2014 |
2000s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jan. 10 | Korbach - Willingen |
Korbach – Brilon Wald Uplandbahn |
1435 | 1 | 22.8 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Reactivation on December 14, 2003 by the Kurhessenbahn |
| Nov 5 | Friedrichsdorf - Brandoberndorf |
Friedrichsdorf – Brandoberndorf (Taunusbahn (Hochtaunus)) |
1435 | 1 | 36.9 | Freight transport | Carried out by DB since 1994; Nowadays only rarely services when needed | |
| 31 Dec | Rst Steel works - Ewersbach |
Dillenburg – Ewersbach (Dietzhölztalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 14.0 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Heavy traffic had to end because of the poor superstructure | |
| 2001 | June 10th | Herborn - Hartenrod |
Niederwalgern – Herborn (Aar-Salzböde Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 24.7 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Lahn-Dill-Kreis wanted to use the route for other purposes, despite the busy traffic |
| June 10th | Lauterbach South - Lauterbach North |
Glauburg-Stockheim-Lauterbach (Hess) North (Oberwaldbahn | Vogelsbergbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 3.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 18th of June | Griedel - Bad Nauheim North | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 11.0 | Freight transport | Passenger traffic ended in 1975, but is continued by the EfW | |
| 18th of June | Butzbach - Pohl-Göns | Butzbach-Licher Railway | 1435 | 1 | 3.1 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
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| Oct 31 | Bad Wildungen - Hemfurth-Edersee |
Bad Wildungen - Korbach Ederseebahn |
1435 | 1 | 14.6 | Passenger transport Freight transport Complete closure |
Poor superstructure was the main reason for the hiring; Reactivation planned | |
| Dec 12 | Reinheim - Groß-Bieberau |
Reinheim – Reichelsheim (Gersprenz Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 3.3 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Operated again from 2003, but stopped on November 30, 2005 | |
| 31 Dec | Eichenberg - Witzenhausen South |
Eichenberg – Velmeden (Gelstertalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 5.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 2002 | Feb 4 | Jossa -Wildflecken |
Jossa – Wildflecken (Sinntalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 30.7 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| 25th June | Homberg - Treysa | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 21.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
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| Dec 15 | Viernheim - Weinheim | Weinheim – Worms | 1435 | 1 | 7.9 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Reactivation in July 2004 | |
| Dec 15 | Wallau - Breidenbach |
Dillenburg – Wallau (Schelden Valley Railway) |
1435 | 1 | 4.5 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
2007 resumption in the Wallau - Breidenstein section | |
| Dec 15 | Battenberg-Auhammer - Battenberg | Berleburg-Allendorf | 1435 | 1 | 2.3 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Regularly used passenger trains on section 2005–2007 | |
| Dec 15 | Walburg - Epterode | Walburg – Großalmerode | 1435 | 1 | 6.1 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Passenger traffic: resumption planned as a museum railway | |
| Dec 15 | Eschwege - Eschwege West | Leinefelde – Treysa | 1435 | 1 | 3.4 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Passenger traffic was reactivated in 2009 | |
| 31 Dec | Helsa - Walburg |
Kassel – Waldkappel (Lossetalbahn) |
1435 | 1 | 13.6 | Total shutdown of freight transport |
Passenger transport: reactivated in 2006 as an interurban tram | |
| 2003 | Apr 4 | Wölfersheim-Södel - Hungen | Friedberg – Mücke | 1435 | 1 | 12.2 | Passenger traffic complete closure |
Reactivation planned |
| 2007 | Oct 31 | Frankenberg - Herzhausen | Warburg – Sarnau | 1435 | 1 | 18.6 | Weekend traffic shutdown not required |
Resumption in May 2011 |
| Oct 31 | Frankenberg - Battenberg-Auhammer | Berleburg-Allendorf | 1435 | 1 | 13.3 | Weekend traffic shutdown not required |
Today individual special trips at events | |
| 2008 | Oct 31 | Bad Schwalbach , Moorbadehaus-Moorgruben | Bad Schwalbacher Kurbahn | 600 | 1 | 1.6 | Passenger traffic shutdown not required |
Forced employment due to poor superstructure; Resumption of traffic in 2010 |
2010s
| year | date | section | route | Track width (mm) |
G l e i s e |
Length (km) |
Type of setting |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 Dec | Weinheim - Anst. Penny | Weinheim – Worms | 1435 | 1 | 7.3 | Freight traffic shutdown not required |
Pfenning canceled the siding, which was only reactivated in 2004 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Disused railway lines in Hessen - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Kuhl *** The Riedbahn from Darmstadt to Goddelau *** Buses instead of trains. Retrieved February 28, 2019 .
Lists of disused railway lines in Germany