| Holzminden–Scherfede railway |
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| Line number | 2973 |
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| Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Route number | ex 249 |
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| Line length | 49.2 km (30.6 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (maximum) |
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332.6
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Holzminden
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330.6
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329.3
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Lüchtringen-Steinkrug
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326.7
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| North Rhine-Westphalia/Lower Saxony | | state border |
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325.0
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Fürstenberg (Weser crossing)
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324.4
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Glashütte Becker (siding)
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323.8
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Boffzen
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322.0
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320.0
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| Steinberg junction | | "Engländer" curve |
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318.5
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Wehrden (Weser)
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315.7
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Blankenau
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313.3
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Beverungen
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312.2
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Beverungen-Lindenstraße
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309.6
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Roggenthal
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308.1
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Roggenthal
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306.6
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Biesberg
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305.0
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Dalhausen (Kr Höxter)
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301.9
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Borgholz
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300.3
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Natzungen
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296.6
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Schweckhausen
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294.0
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Eissen
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293.3
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Raiffeisen Eissen (siding)
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288.8
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Engar
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Nörde connecting curve
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0.5
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| Kassel-Warburger Wellpappefabrik | | (siding) |
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0.0
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287.4
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Nörde
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283.4
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Scherfede
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Holzminden–Scherfede railway was a 49 km long main line from Holzminden to Scherfede (now part of Warburg) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia that connected the Altenbeken–Kreiensen railway with the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway. It ran continuously from 1876 to 1984. The most important town on the former line was Beverungen.