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| Native name | Heidebahn |
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| Line number | 1711, 1712 |
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| Locale | Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Route number |
- 123 Hannover–Buchholz
- 363.4, 360.5 Hannover–Bennemühlen, earlier 363.4
- formerly 109d (1941)
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| Line length | 133.1 km (82.7 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.05% |
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0.0
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2.6
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4.8
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5.8
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Hanover-Ledeburg
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7.9
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Hanover-Vinnhorst
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9.9
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Langenhagen Mitte
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11.4
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14.6
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Langenhagen-Kaltenweide
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19.6
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Bissendorf
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22.6
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Mellendorf
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26.3
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30.6
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Lindwedel
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34.6
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Hope
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40.1
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Schwarmstedt
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44.1
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Hademstorf
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Eickeloh
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51.0
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56.0
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Düshorn
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62.0
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Walsrode
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65.5
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Honerdingen
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70.3
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Bad Fallingbostel
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76.8
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Dorfmark
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80.7
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Jettebruch
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83.1
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Soltau (Han)
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Böhme
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Soltau Nord
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Wolterdingen (Han)
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99.1
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Gröps
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101.6
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Schneverdingen
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Barrl
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Wintermoor
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127.0
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133.1
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Heath Railway (German: Heidebahn) is a regional railway line in North Germany that crosses the Lüneburg Heath from which it derives its name. Most of the line is unelectrified and single-tracked. It links Buchholz in der Nordheide with Hanover, the capital city of Lower Saxony. Together with the east-west Uelzen–Langwedel railway, this north-south line is one of the two most important railways on the heath.