Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway

The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway is a single-track, non-electrified railway line from Oldenburg to Osnabrück, both in the German state of Lower Saxony.

Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
Overview
Statusin use
Line number392
LocaleGermany
TerminiOldenburg
Osnabrück
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)NordWestBahn
History
Opened1875 (1875)
Technical
Line length113 km (70 mi)
Number of tracks1
2 between Oldenburg Hbf – Oldenburg-Osternburg and Bramsche – Achmer
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Legend
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from Wilhelmshaven
Oldbenburg Hbf
to Bremen
from Bremen
Oldenburg-Krusenbusch
Huntlosen
Großenkneten
Ahlhorn
from Friesoythe
former railway from Vechta
former narrow gauge line from Landesgrenze
Cloppenburg
Nutteln (Oldb)
Hemmelte
Essen (Oldb)
Brokstreek (Oldb)
Quakenbrück
former railway to Rheine
Badbergen
Langen (Kr Bersenbrück)
Bersenbrück
from Delmenhorst
former railway from Altenrheine
from Rheine
Osnabrück Hbf
to Löhne

The line was opened in two stages between 1875 and 1876. The first section from Oldenburg to Quakenbrück was built between 1870 and 1875 by the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (GOE). The opening of the first section took place on 15 October 1875. The section from Quakenbrück to Osnabrück-Eversburg, then passing through Prussian territory, opened only a year later, on 30 June 1876. The official opening took place on 15 November 1876.

Until the mid-1990s there was a modest long distance train connection over the line. There was a daily express train from Koblenz and Cologne to Wilhelmshaven and a train from Mönchengladbach to Wilhelmshaven.

Since 2000, the infrastructure was expanded to introduce a train service with shorter journey times and better connections. Part of the development was to increase the maximum line speed to 120 km/h and the closure of little used stations. The travel time decreased as a result between Oldenburg and Osnabrück by 22 minutes to 87 minutes. In Oldenburg good connections were created with the regional/Intercity trains on the line between Bremen and Emden. The travel time between Wilhelmshaven and Osnabrück also fell by 45 minutes.

The services on the line have been operated by NordWestBahn since November 2000. The current contract continues until December 2026.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

  • Regional services Wilhelmshaven - Varel - Oldenburg - Cloppenburg - Bramsche - Osnabrück
  • Local services Osnabrück - Bramsche - Vechta - Delmenhorst - Bremen between Osnabrück and Hesepe

References

    This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at December 2015.

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