| Northeim–Nordhausen railway |
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| Line number | 1810 |
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| Locale | Lower Saxony and Thuringia, Germany |
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| Route number | 357 |
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| Line length | 69 km (43 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2: Northeim–Walkenried
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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 (62.1 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.06% |
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88.6
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Northeim
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120 m
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Northeim-Mühlentor (planned)
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93.8
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Hammenstedt until 1988
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97.3
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Katlenburg
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B 241
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from Leinefelde
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103.5
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Wulften
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108.0
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108.1
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Hattorf
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115.0
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115.3
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to Seesen (only freight)
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115.4
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117.8
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117.9
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Herzberg (Harz)
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233 m
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116.7
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to Bleicherode and to Siebertal
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119.7
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Scharzfeld-West until 1983
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121.3
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| Scharzfeld | | (passenger services until 2005) |
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121.6
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121.7
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122.6
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122.6
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Bad Lauterberg-Barbis
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Elbe-Weser watershed
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322 m
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128.8
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Osterhagen until 1976
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321 m
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128.9
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129.3
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| Helme Valley Railway to Nordhausen | | "lowland line" |
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130.3
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to Steinbruch Wolfskuhle
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130.8
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| Helme Valley Railway to Nordhausen | | "upland line" |
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(only planned, never built)
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131.2
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131.3
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131.9
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Helme Valley Railway
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133.4
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Tettenborn until 1976
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135.7
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Bad Sachsa
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138.4
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138.4
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Walkenried (separate stations)
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Walkenried Tunnel (269 m)
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142.0
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142.5
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from Zorge
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142.9
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Ellrich
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244 m
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147.7
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Woffleben
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Woffleben
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151.0
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Niedersachswerfen
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154.5
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Nordhausen-Salza
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157.5
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157.5
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Nordhausen
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183 m
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158.4
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The South Harz Railway (German: Südharzstrecke or Südharzbahn) is a railway line through the German states of Lower Saxony and Thuringia. It runs from Northeim to Nordhausen, via Herzberg am Harz, Bad Lauterberg-Barbis, Bad Sachsa, Walkenried and Ellrich. The line is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long.