List of disused railway lines in Lower Saxony and Bremen

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Suspension of passenger traffic on the railway lines since 1880

1880s

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1884   Friedland - Arenshausen 1435 2 1867 reduced reduced see also Halle – Hann railway line. Münden , the same function was taken over in 1998 by the significantly shorter "Eichenberger curve"
1897 (before)   Vienenburg - Langelsheim Vienenburg – Langelsheim 1435 1 19.1 reduced reduced

1900s

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1904   Wendewisch - Echem 750 1 11.2 reduced reduced Bleckeder's circular path
1906   Georgsheil - Engerhafe 1435 1 see Abelitz – Aurich railway line

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1919   Karze - Neetze 750 1 reduced reduced Bleckeder's circular path

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1921 0Sep 1 Karze - Wendewisch 750 1 9.9 reduced reduced Bleckeder's circular path
1922   Dahlenburg - Bleckede - Karze 750 1 27.1 reduced reduced Bleckeder's circular path
1926   1435 1 reduced dismantled Perm Railway as an ore railway (passenger and freight transport)

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1931   Rittmarshausen - Duderstadt Göttingen – Duderstadt
(Gartetalbahn) 		1435 1 17.5 1907 reduced
1931 0June 5th Sandstedt - Farge Bremen-Farge-Wulsdorf
(Niederweserbahn) 		1435 1 17.9 1911 reduced
1932 May 22 Freiburg (Elbe) - Itzwörden Stade – Itzwörden
(Kehdinger Kreisbahn) 		1000 1 16.5 1899 reduced reduced
1933 Nov 15 Bützfleth - Freiburg (Elbe) Stade – Itzwörden
(Kehdinger Kreisbahn) 		1000 1 26.7 1899 reduced reduced
1933 Nov 15 Stade - Bützfleth Stade – Itzwörden
(Kehdinger Kreisbahn) 		1000
1435		 1 7.3 1899 Freight transport
1934
(before) 		  Mariaglück - Habighorst Celle – Wittingen (sideline) 1435 1 2.3 1912 Freight transport
1935 summer Rehburg - Stolzenau - Uchte Wunstorf – Uchte
(Steinhuder Meer Railway) 		1000 1 31.9 1898-99 reduced reduced
1936 0Nov 2 Stemming - Böhme Verden (Aller) –Walsrode North 1435 1 13.3 1910 reduced reduced
1938   Braunschweig North - Hoheweg Braunschweig – Derneburg 1435 1 1886

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1940   Hoheweg - Salzgitter-Barum Braunschweig – Derneburg 1435 1 1886
1944 (before)   Borgstede - Bramloge Borgstede – Bramloge 1435 1 7.6 reduced reduced
1945 April 20 Dannenberg East - Dömitz Wittenberge – Buchholz 1435 1 9.1 1874 reduced reduced see also Elbe bridge Dömitz
1945 Apr 11 Lübbow - Salzwedel Salzwedel – Dannenberg 1435 1 6.7 1891 reduced reduced
1945   Schnega - mountains Stendal-Uelzen 1435 1 6.0 1873 in operation in operation in operation again since 1999
1945 0July 1 Wittingen - Waddekath - Rade Hohenwulsch – Wittingen 1435 1 9.3 reduced reduced
1945   Zasenbeck - Hanum Rohrberg-Zasenbeck 1435 1 2.1 reduced reduced
1945 June 30th Rieten - Oebisfelde Wittingen – Oebisfelde 1435 1 8.4 1909 reduced reduced
1945   Döhren (Oebisfelde-Weferlingen) - Oebisfelde Helmstedt – Oebisfelde 1435 1 12.3 1895 reduced reduced
1945   Grasleben - Weferlingen Helmstedt – Oebisfelde 1435 1 16.4 1895 reduced reduced
1945   Grafhorst - Oebisfelde Schandelah – Oebisfelde 1435 1 2.3 1902 reduced reduced
1945   Schöningen - Völpke Eilsleben – Schöningen 1435 1 9.5 1872 reduced reduced
1945   Schöningen– Hötensleben Oschersleben – Schöningen 1435 1 4.4 1899 reduced reduced
1945 June 30th Jerxheim - Gunsleben Wolfenbüttel – Oschersleben 1435 1 10.2 1843 reduced reduced
1945   Jerxheim– Dedeleben Jerxheim – Nienhagen 1435 1 5.0 reduced reduced
1945   Mattierzoll - Hesse Heudeber – Mattierzoll 1435 1 3.9 1898 reduced reduced
1945   Hornburg - Rimbeck Wasserleben – Börßum 1435 1 4.5 1908 reduced reduced
1945   Vienenburg - water life Halle – Vienenburg 1435 2 reduced reduced
1945   Eckertal - Stapelburg Heudeber-Danstedt – Bad Harzburg 1435 1 1.2 1894 reduced reduced
1945   Brunnenbachsmühle - Sorge - Fir 1000 1 1899 reduced reduced Section of the Südharz-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
1945   Ellrich - Zorge Ellrich-Zorge 1435 1 7.3 1907 reduced reduced
1945   Walkenried -Ellrich Northeim – Nordhausen 1435 2 4.1 1869 in operation in operation in operation again since 1989 (single track), freight traffic non-stop
1945   Forcing Western ferrule Bleicherode-Herzberg 1435 1 1911 reduced reduced
1945   Duderstadt - Teistungen Leinefelde – Wulften 1435 1 4.9 1897 reduced reduced
1945   Eichenberg - Arenshausen Halle – Hann. Münden 1435 2 3.5 1872 in operation in operation in operation again since 1990
1949   Velpe -Leeden 1435 1 reduced reduced Perm Railway as a bypass railway
1949 June 30th Burgdorf (Han) - Hänigsen Burgdorf – Hänigsen
(Burgdorfer Kreisbahnen) 		1435 1 8.5 1911 reduced reduced Workers were promoted until July 1, 1957.

1950s

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195_   Immendorf West - Salzgitter-Drütte - Salzgitter-Beddingen - Groß Gleidingen 1435 1
195_   Groß Ilsede –Groß Ilsede Süd– Lengede –Broistedt– Salzgitter-Engelnstedt 1435 1 Peine-Salzgitter transport company
1950 May 13th Zwischenahn - Edewecht - Edewechterdamm Bad Zwischenahn-Edewechterdamm 1435 1 12.2 1912/20 reduced reduced
1952 May 18 Ahlhorn - tailor's mug Ahlhorn – Vechta 1435 1 10.1 1885 reduced reduced
1952 May 18 Tailor's mug - Vechta Ahlhorn – Vechta 1435 1 10.2 1885 Freight transport
1952 Feb 15 Holdorf - Damme Holdorf – Damme 1435 1 7.4 1900 Out of service Freight traffic until 1993
1952   Hötzum - Mattierzoll South Braunschweig – Mattierzoll 1435 1 27.2 reduced reduced
1952 31. May Lingen - Berge - Quakenbrück Lingen – Berge – Quakenbrück 750 1 55.3 1904 reduced reduced
1953 Apr 15 Cloppenburg - Lindern - state border Cloppenburg national border 750 1 29.2 1900/03 reduced reduced
1953 17th of May Esens - Ogenbargen - Aurich Leer – Aurich – Bensersiel 1000 1 24.2 19th reduced reduced
1953   Wittmund - Ogenbargen Wittmund – Ogenbargen 1000 1 14.2 1899 reduced reduced
1954 May 22 Bremen - Falkenberg Bremen-Tarmstedt 1000 1 13.5 1900 reduced reduced
1954 May 22 Lohne – Dinklage Lohne – Dinklage 1435 1 7.9 1904 Freight transport Freight traffic until 2003
1954 23. May Ocholt - Westerstede Ellenserdamm – Ocholt 750
1435		 1 7.3 1876 Freight transport
1954 23. May Westerstede - Bockhorn - Ellenserdamm Ellenserdamm – Ocholt 1435 1 22.6 1893-1905 reduced reduced
1954 23. May Varel - Bockhorn - Rahling Varel-Neuchâtel 1435 1 5.9 1893/96 Freight transport
1954 23. May Rahling - Neuchâtel Varel-Neuchâtel 1435 1 13.0 1893/96 Out of service
1954   Salzgitter-Barum - Salzgitter-Lichtenberg Braunschweig – Derneburg 1435 1 1886
1955   Beedenbostel - Mariaglück Celle-Wittingen 1435 1 5.6 1912 Freight transport
1955 May 21 Lüchow - Wustrow (Wendland) - Lübbow Salzwedel – Dannenberg 1435 1 3.9 1891 reduced reduced
1955   Wustrow (Wendland) - Lüchow Salzwedel – Dannenberg 1435 1 5.2 1891 Out of service
1955 0Oct. 1 Bremen-Huchting - Brinkum - Thedinghausen Bremen – Thedinghausen 1435 1 26.1 1908/10 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1956 0April 1 Aurich - Großefehn - Empty Leer – Aurich – Bensersiel 1435 1 40.0 19th reduced reduced
1956 Jan. 29 Falkenberg - Tarmstedt East Bremen-Tarmstedt 1435 1 13.5 1900 reduced reduced
1956 Sep 30 Hohenhameln / Clauen - Hämelerwald Hildesheim-Hämelerwald 1435 1 19.2 1897 reduced reduced
1956   Nordenham - Burhave - Eckwarderhörne Nordenham – Eckwarderhörne 1435 1 30.1 1908 reduced reduced
1957   Bad Harzburg - Eckertal Heudeber-Danstedt – Bad Harzburg / Vienenburg 1435 1 8.6 1894 reduced reduced
1957 Oct. 30 Göttingen - Rittmarshausen Göttingen – Duderstadt
(Gartetalbahn) 		750 1 18.1 1897 reduced reduced Freight trains until 1959
1958 0June 1st Plockhorst - Stederdorf - Peine Plockhorst – Peine 1435 1 12.2 1922 reduced reduced
1958 0June 1st Stederdorf - Peine Plockhorst – Peine 1435 1 4.9 1922 Freight transport
1958 0June 1st Uslar - Uslar city - Schönhagen Uslar – Schönhagen (Han) 1435 1 9.7 1927 reduced reduced
1958 0June 1st Varel - Rodenkirchen Varel-Rodenkirchen 1435 1 22.2 1913 reduced reduced
1958 0June 1st Visselhövede –Brockel Bremervörde – Walsrode 1435 1 9.3 1906 Freight transport
1958 0June 1st Brockel - Rotenburg (Wümme) Bremervörde – Walsrode 1435 1 14.8 1906 reduced reduced
1958   Wangerooge Bf - east pier 1000 1 5.3 1905 reduced reduced Wangerooge island railway
1959   Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Asendorf Bruchhausen-Vilsen-Asendorf 1000 1 7.8 1899 Freight transport since July 2nd, 1966 museum railway traffic
1959 23 Apr St. Andreasberg - St. Andreasberg city Sankt Andreasberg West – Sankt Andreasberg City 1435 1 1.7 1924 reduced reduced
1959 30th May Helmstedt - Grasleben Helmstedt – Oebisfelde 1435 1 15.9 1895 Freight transport
1959 0Oct. 3 Hoheweg - Wolfenbüttel Groß Gleidingen – Wolfenbüttel 1435 1 1886

1960s

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196?   Cuxhaven port railway 1435 1 reduced reduced
1960   Lewinghausen - Essen (Old) Meppen – Essen 1435 1 13.8 19th Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1960   Salzgitter-Calbecht - Salzgitter -Haverlahwiese II 1435 1
1961 0Nov 1 Bremen-Vegesack - Farge Bremen-Farge-Bremen-Vegesack 1435 1 10.4 1888 Freight transport in operation again since 2007
1961 May 27th Herzberg (Harz) - West clamp Bleicherode-Herzberg 1435 1 1911 reduced reduced
1961 May 27th Ihrhove – Westrhauderfehn Ihrhove – Westrhauderfehn 1435 1 11.1 1912 reduced reduced
1961 Sep 30 Oldenburg (Old) - Ohmstede Oldenburg – Brake 1435 1 3.7 1896 Out of service
1961 Sep 30 Ohmstede - Brake Oldenburg – Brake 1435 1 28.2 1896 reduced reduced
1961 28th of May Soltau - Neuenkirchen Soltau-Neuenkirchen 1435 1 11.9 1920 reduced reduced
1961 06th of June Stadthagen - Leese - Stolzenau Stadthagen – Stolzenau 1435 1 27.0 1921 reduced reduced
1962 May 27th Delmenhorst - Hasbergen Delmenhorst – Lemwerder 1435 1 3.5 1922 Freight traffic Museum traffic until 2013
1962 May 27th Hasbergen - Lemwerder Delmenhorst – Lemwerder 1435 1 11.1 1922 Out of service Museum traffic until 2013
1962 May 27th Plockhorst - Harvesse Celle – Braunschweig 1435 1 13.6 19th reduced reduced
1962 May 27th Harvesse - Gliesmarode Celle – Braunschweig 1435 1 15.1 19th Freight transport
1962   Schwegermoor - Damme Damme-Holzhausen-Heddinghausen 1435 1 6.6 19th reduced reduced
1962   Walkenried - Braunlage Walkenried – Braunlage / Fir 1000 1 24.2 1899 reduced reduced
1963   Duingen - Delligsen Voldagsen-Delligsen 1435 1 11.3 1901 reduced reduced
1963   Emden - Pewsum - Greetsiel Emden – Pewsum – Greetsiel 1000 1 22.8 1899/1906 reduced reduced
1963   Hoya - stooping Hoya stooping 1435 1 3.2 1905 reduced reduced
1963   Kreiensen – Kalefeld Osterode-Kreiensen 750
1435		 1 8.5 19th Freight transport
1964   Böhme - Altenboitzen - Walsrode Verden (Aller) –Walsrode North 1435 1 12.9 19th Freight transport since 19 __ Museum traffic between Altenboitzen – Walsrode
1964 26 Sep Bremerhaven-Wulsdorf - Stotel - Sandstedt Bremen-Farge-Wulsdorf
(Niederweserbahn) 		1435 1 18.6 1911 reduced reduced
1964 31. May Hildesheim Hbf - Hohenhameln Hildesheim-Hämelerwald 1435 1 17.1 1896 reduced reduced
1964   Wilstedt - Tarmstedt East - Zeven - Tostedt Wilstedt – Tostedt 1435 1 63.6 1917 Freight transport
1964   Sande (Friesland) - Wilhelmshaven 1435 1 19th reduced reduced Wilhelmshaven suburban railway
1964   Wunstorf - Wunstorf City - Rehburg Wunstorf-Uchte 1435 1 20.8 1898 reduced reduced
1964   Wunstorf city ​​- Mesmerode Wunstorf-Uchte 1435 1 4.0 19th Freight transport
1965   Gittelde - Bad Grund Gittelde – Bad Grund 1435 1 4.2 1910 reduced reduced Since the end of 1962 there have been no more passenger trains.
1965   Gronau (Westf) - Achterberg Gronau – Coevorden 1435 1 11.0 1908 reduced reduced
1965   Achterberg - Bentheim Gronau – Coevorden 1435 1 7.7 1908 Freight transport
1965 May 29th Rinteln Nord– Stadthagen Rinteln – Stadthagen 1435 1 20.4 1900 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1965   Vechta - Cloppenburg Vechta – Cloppenburg 1435 1 27.6 1914 reduced reduced
1966 June 30th Bückeburg - Bad Eilsen Bückeburg – Bad Eilsen 1435 1 5.7 1918 reduced reduced
1966   Celle - Schwarmstedt - pods Celle-Gifhorn 1435 1 63.4 1903/05 reduced reduced
1966   Sleeves - Wahnebergen Celle-Gifhorn 1435 1 12.0 1903/05 Out of service
1966 Sep 24 Diepholz - Sulingen Nienburg – Diepholz 1435 1 32.6 19th Freight transport
1966   Gronau (Han) - Almstedt -Segeste Elze-Bodenburg 1435 1 14.6 19th reduced reduced
1966   Almstedt -Segeste- Bodenburg Elze-Bodenburg 1435 1 3.9 19th Out of service
1966   Haselünne - Lewinghausen Meppen – Essen 1435 1 12.4 19th Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1966   Holzhausen - Bohmte - Schwegermoor Damme-Holzhausen-Heddinghausen 1435 1 20.5 19th Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1966   Holzhausen - Bohmte - Schwegermoor Damme-Holzhausen-Heddinghausen 1435 1 13.0 19th Out of service
1966 May 21 Winsen - Niedermarschacht Winsen – Niedermarschacht 1435 1 18.2 1912 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1967 23 Sep Abelitz - Aurich Abelitz-Aurich 1435 1 13.2 1883 Freight transport
1967   Delmenhorst - Harpstedt Delmenhorst – Harpstedt 1435 1 22.5 1912 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1967   Esens - Bensersiel Leer – Aurich – Bensersiel 750 1 5.5 19th reduced reduced
1967   Osterode (Harz) - Kalefeld Osterode-Kreiensen 750 1 24.2 19th reduced reduced
1967  May Voldagsen - Salzhemmendorf - Duingen Voldagsen-Delligsen 1435 1 15.9 1896/97 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic between Voldagsen – Salzhemmendorf
1968 28th of May Bad Nenndorf - Bad Münder city Bad Münder – Bad Nenndorf 1435 1 20.2 1904/05 reduced reduced
1968 28th of May Bad Münder City - Bad Münder Bad Münder – Bad Nenndorf 1435 1 2.2 1904/05 Out of service
1968 May 24th Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel - Bederkesa Bremerhaven – Bederkesa 1435 1 17.8 1896 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1968   Buchholz (Nordheide) - Hollenstedt Bremerhaven – Buxtehude 1435 1 15.0 19th reduced reduced
1968   Hollenstedt - Harsefeld Bremerhaven – Buxtehude 1435 1 17.4 19th Freight transport
1968 29 Sep Cloppenburg - Friesoythe Cloppenburg – Ocholt 1435 1 26.3 1906 Freight transport
1968 29 Sep Friesoythe - Sedelsberg Cloppenburg – Ocholt 1435 1 8.2 1907 reduced reduced
1968 29 Sep Sedelsberg - Scharrel - Ocholt Cloppenburg – Ocholt 1435 1 28.0 1907/08 Freight transport since 19 __ museum traffic
1968   Nienburg - Steyerberg Nienburg-Rahden 1435 1 21.9 19th Freight transport
1968   Steyerberg - Uchte Nienburg-Rahden 1435 1 11.6 19th reduced reduced
1968   Uchte - Rahden Nienburg-Rahden 1435 1 25.3 1910 Freight transport since 19 __ museum traffic
1968   Rotenburg (Wümme) - Zeven - Bremervörde Bremervörde – Walsrode 1435 1 49.5 19th Freight transport
1969 31 Mar Lüchow - Schmarsau Lüchow – Schmarsau 1435 1 17.2 1911 reduced reduced
1969 27 Sep Peine Ilseder Bf - Groß Ilsede Peine-Broistedt 1435 1 7.1 19th Freight transport
1969 31. May Quakenbrück - Spelle Duisburg-Quakenbrück 1435 1 49.7 1879 Out of service
1969 31. May Spelle - Altenrheine - Rheine Duisburg-Quakenbrück 1435 1 10.7 1879 Freight transport
1969 27 Sep Sulingen - Nienburg Nienburg – Diepholz 1435 1 34.3 1921-23 Out of service
1969 27 Sep Verden - mortising Verden (Aller) –Walsrode North 1435 1 11.8 1910 Freight transport

1970s

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1970 30th May Lathen - Werlte Lathen – Werlte 750
1435		 1 25.2 1898 Freight transport
1970 30th May Winsen - Egestorf - Hützel Winsen – Hützel 1435 1 36.4 1906-10 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1970 31 Dec Meppen - Haselünne Meppen – Essen 1435 1 16.5 1894 Freight transport since 1988/89 museum traffic
1970 30th May Tired - Munster Beckedorf – Munster 1435 1 15.0 1910 Freight transport
1971 23. May Celle - Uetze - Plockhorst Celle – Braunschweig 1435 1 27.7 1920-21 reduced reduced
1972 0Oct. 1 Eystrup - Hoya - Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Syke Syke-Eystrup 1000
1435		 1 28.8 1900 Freight transport
1973 02th of June Bleckede - Alt Garge Lüneburg – Bleckede 1435 1 6.1 Out of service
1974 25. May Bentheim - Nordhorn - Laarwald - Coevorden Gronau – Coevorden 1435 1 57.4 1895-1911 Freight transport Since July 2019 passenger traffic (Bad Bentheim – Neuenhaus)
1974 25. May Celle suburb - Beedenbostel Celle-Wittingen 1435 1 16.0 1904 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1970 30th May Winsen - Egestorf - Hützel Winsen – Hützel 1435 1 36.4 1906-10 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1974 May 27th Wittingen West - Zasenbeck - Rühren Wittingen – Oebisfelde 1435 1 34.7 1909 Freight transport
1974 July 26th Wulften - Duderstadt Wulften-Leinefelde 1435 1 20.6 1889 Out of service
1975 30th May Bergen - Soltau Celle – Soltau 1435 1 26.4 Freight transport
1975 27 Sep Bodenburg - Lamspringe Groß Düngen – Bad Gandersheim 1435 1 12.3 1902 Out of service
1975 27 Sep Lamspringe - Bad Gandersheim Groß Düngen – Bad Gandersheim 1435 1 10.1 1902 reduced reduced
1975 31. May Dannenberg - Lüchow Salzwedel – Dannenberg 1435 1 20.3 1911 Freight transport
1975   Einbeck - Dassel Salzderhelden-Dassel 1435 1 13.3 1883 Freight transport
1975 27 Sep Odertal - St. Andreasberg Scharzfeld – St. Andreasberg 1435 1 7.6 1884 reduced reduced
1975 29 Sep Schandelah - Grafhorst junction Schandelah – Oebisfelde 1435 1 27.3 1902 reduced reduced
1975 June 27th Schwindebeck - Hützel - Soltau South Lüneburg – Soltau 1435 1 26.9 1913 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1975 30th May Uelzen - Dannenberg West Uelzen – Dannenberg 1435 1 42.0 1924 Out of service
1975   Preference - Kirchbrak Emmerthal preference 1435 1 10.9 1900 Freight transport
1976 June 24th Beedenbostel - Wittingen West Celle-Wittingen 1435 1 36.1 1904 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1976 31. May Müden - Hermannsburg - Beckedorf Beckedorf – Munster 1435 1 8.9 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1976 31. May Celle - Beckedorf - Bergen Celle – Soltau 1435 1 32.5 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic between Celle – Beckedorf
1976 0Jan. 1 Jerxheim - Börßum Jerxheim – Börßum 1435 1 23.0 1868 reduced reduced
1976   Börßum - Salzgitter Bad Salzgitter-Bad-Börßum 1435 1 15.2 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1976   Langelsheim - Clausthal-Zellerfeld - Altenau Langelsheim – Altenau (Upper Harz) 1435 1 33.7 1875-1914 reduced reduced
1976   Salzgitter rolling mill - ore preparation - Salzgitter-Calbecht - Salzgitter -Finkenkuhle 1435 1
1976   Salzgitter rolling mill - ore preparation - Salzgitter-Lebenstedt Nord 1435 1
1977 May 21 Lüneburg North - Neetze - Bleckede Lüneburg – Bleckede 750
1435		 1 23.8 1904 since 19__ museum traffic
1977 May 21 Lüneburg South - Schwindebeck Lüneburg – Soltau 1435 1 30.2 1913 since 19__ museum traffic
1978   Bremervörde - Gnarrenburg - Osterholz-Scharmbeck Stade-Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1435 1 47.8 1909-11 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1978   Hasbergen - Georgsmarienhütte Georgsmarienhütte – Hasbergen 1435 1 7.8 1864-70 Freight transport

1980s

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1980 31. May Cordingen - Visselhövede Bremervörde – Walsrode 1435 1 10.6 1890 reduced reduced
1980 31. May Elze - Gronau (Han) Elze-Bodenburg 1435 1 4.8 1900 Out of service
1980 31. May Göttingen - Oberscheden Hanover – Kassel 1435 2 4.8 1856 reduced reduced Dransfeld ramp
1980 31. May Oberscheden - Hann. Münden Hanover – Kassel 1435 2 9.9 1856 Freight transport Dransfeld ramp
1980 27 Sep Hamelin - Aerzen Bielefeld – Hameln 1435 1 11.0 1897 reduced reduced
1980 27 Sep Aerzen - Barntrup Bielefeld – Hameln 1435 1 12.5 1896 Out of service
1980 31. May Nordenham - Blexen Hude – Blexen 1435 1 6.8 1904 Freight transport
1981 26 Sep Celle - Wienhausen Celle-Gifhorn 1435 1 12.8 1913 Freight transport
1981 26 Sep Wienhausen - Müden-Dieckhorst Celle-Gifhorn 1435 1 14.0 1913 Out of service
1981 26 Sep Müden-Dieckhorst - Gifhorn city Celle-Gifhorn 1435 1 17.6 1913 reduced reduced
1981   Lueneburg - Mechtersen Wittenberge – Buchholz 1435 1 8.6 1874 Out of service
1981   Mechtersen - Jesteburg Wittenberge – Buchholz 1435 1 24.4 1874 reduced reduced
1981   Jesteburg - Buchholz (Nordheide) Wittenberge – Buchholz 1435 1 6.3 1874 Freight transport
1981   Spiekeroog Dorfbahnhof - Landungsbrücke 1000 1 1885 Spiekeroog island railway
1981   Wangerooge Saline - west 1000 1 2.0 1897 Freight transport Wangerooge island railway
1982   Juist pier - Juist train station 1000 1 2.3 1898 reduced reduced Juist island railway
1982 25 Sep Kirchbrak - Emmerthal Emmerthal preference 1435 1 19.0 1900 Freight transport
1983 May 29th North - Dornum North – Sande
(East Frisian Coast Railway) 		1435 1 17.6 1883 Freight transport since 1987 museum traffic
1983 May 29th Dornum - Esens North – Sande
(East Frisian Coast Railway) 		1435 1 12.3 1883 reduced reduced
1984 03rd of June Bad Lauterberg - Odertal Scharzfeld – St. Andreasberg 1435 1 3.6 1913 reduced reduced
1984 02th of June Dissen - Bad Rothenfelde - Osnabrück Abzw. Hörne Osnabrück – Brackwede 1435 1 23.2 1886 Out of service in operation again since 2005
1984   Salzderhelden - Einbeck Salzderhelden-Dassel 1435 1 4.4 1879 Freight transport in operation again since 2018
1984 02th of June Salzgitter-Lebenstedt - Salzgitter-Lichtenberg - Derneburg Braunschweig – Derneburg 1435 1 1886 reduced reduced
1988 28th of May Jever - Carolinensiel - Harle Jever-Harle 1435 1 20.1 1888-90 reduced reduced

1990s

1996 June 1 Uelzen-Dannenberg West / East Uelzen-Dannenberg West / East Track width
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1990 25. May Derneburg - Bornum Derneburg – Seesen 1435 1 15.7 1897 Freight transport
1990 25. May Bornum - Seesen Derneburg – Seesen 1435 1 15.3 1899 reduced reduced
1991 31. May Walsrode - Cordingen - Bomlitz Bomlitz – Walsrode 1435 1 8.0 1915 Freight transport Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1993   Bremerhaven-Lehe - Columbusbf 1435 1 Freight transport see rail traffic in Bremerhaven
1993 25 Sep Stade - Hesedorf (Bremervörde) Stade-Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1435 1 25.6 1898 Freight transport since 19__ museum traffic
1994 0June 1st Rahden - Sulingen - Bassum Bassum-Herford 1435 1 53.8 1900-01 Out of service
1997   Hannover-Wülfel - Hannover Messebf 1435 1 1953 reduced reduced Branch of the Hanover – Kassel railway line
1999   Braunschweig North - Brunsrode-Flechtorf Braunschweig – Fallersleben 1435 1 12.3 1902 Freight transport
1999   Brunsrode-Flechtorf - Fallersleben Lbf Braunschweig – Fallersleben 1435 1 12.5 1904 reduced reduced

2000s

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2004 Dec 12 Scharzfeld - Bad Lauterberg Scharzfeld – St. Andreasberg 1435 1 4.1 1884 in operation reduced
2007   Schöppenstedt - Jerxheim Wolfenbüttel – Oschersleben 1435 1 11.7 1843 in operation
2007 0Dec 8 Jerxheim - Helmstedt Jerxheim – Helmstedt 1435 1 22.3 1858 in operation

Web links

Commons : Disused railway lines in Lower Saxony  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Disused railway lines in Bremen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Section about the HPKE