Moor Express

The Moor Express or Moorexpress is a heritage railway in the northern part of Lower Saxony in Germany. It runs between Stade and Osterholz-Scharmbeck passing through Bremervörde, Gnarrenburg and Worpswede.

Bremen–Stade railway
The Moor Express at Worpswede station
Overview
Line number1260 Bremervörde–Stade
9132 Bremervörde–Osterholz
Service
Route number12121, ex 217b (Bremervörde–Stade)
ex 217f (Bremervörde–Osterholz)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm
Operating speed60 km/h max.
Route map
Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Bremen-Burg
Bremen-Vegesack–Bremen railway
Ritterhude
Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Bremen–Bremerhaven railway
47,8 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Ost
45,6 Ahrensfelde
43,3 Neu Kamerun
since 1932
Hamme
40,5 Weyermoor
38,5 Worpswede
36,8 Weyerdeelen-Umbeck
33,6 Neu St. Jürgen
31,7 Hüttenbusch
29,3 Neudorf-Hüttendorf
26,8 Ostersode
24,9 Nordsode
since 1922
20,8 Karlshöfen
18,7 Gnarrenburg
17,2 Gnarrenburg Nord
14,8 Brillit
10,8 Basdahl Kluste
7,9 Barchel
5,8 Oerel
Bremervörde Süd
original terminus
from Bremerhaven
0,0
36,1
Bremervörde
Oste
Bremervörde–Walsrode railway
40,0
0,0
Hesedorf
to Buxtehude
5,5 Essel
8,1 Mulsum-Essel
14,4 Fredenbeck
18,1 Deinste
Deutsches Feld- und Kleinbahnmuseum
20,4 Hagen
Lower Elbe Railway
25,6 Stade

Services

  • Tickets for the special rail services, which run between May and October, can be purchased directly from the guard in the train or at tourist bureaux and travel agents in the region.
  • Bicycles may be carried.
  • Since 2006 the Moor Express has run to Bremen Hauptbahnhof ("Bremen Central Station").
  • The Moor Express is not part of the Verkehrsverbund Bremen-Niedersachsen (VBN) nor the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV).
  • Infotrail have provided an audio guide. Passengers are able to hear information, interviews and the history of the line and the local region on MP3 players.

Literature

  • Lutz Schadeck: Der Moorexpress - Unterwegs zwischen Stade und Bremen. Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2009, ISBN 978-3-88132-095-5
  • Peter Elze, Karl-Robert Schütze: Der Moorexpress. Worpsweder Verlag, 2. Auflage 1984
  • Dieter-Theodor Bohlmann: Die Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser. Zeunert, Gifhorn 1984, ISBN 3-924335-51-6
  • Gerd Wolff: Deutsche Klein- und Privatbahnen Band 10: Niedersachsen 2. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-88255-669-8


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