Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway

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

Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway
Overview
Status	in use
Line number	394
Locale	Germany
Termini	Delmenhorst Hesepe
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Route number	1560
Operator(s)	NordWestBahn
History
Opened	1888 (1888)
Technical
Line length	88 km (55 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Oldenburg–Bremen railway to Oldenburg│to Bremen Delmenhorst Dwoberg Ganderkesee Immer Brettorf Wildeshausen Rechterfeld Goldenstedt (Oldb) Lutten Vechta-Holzhausen Vechta-Stoppelmarkt seasonal Ahlhorn–Vechta railway to Ahlhorn Vechta-Falkenrott Vechta Vechta–Cloppenburg railway to Cloppenburg Lohne (Oldb) Lohne–Dinklage railway to Dinklage Mühlen (Oldb) Steinfeld (Oldb) Holdorf (Oldb) Nellinghof Neuenkirchen (Oldb) Rieste Hesepe Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway to Oldenburg│to Osnabrück

The line was opened in four stages between 1888 and 1900. The first section from Vechta to Lohne was opened in 1888 as part of the Ahlhorn–Vechta railway. The section between Delmenhorst and Vechta opened on 1 May 1898. One year later on 1 November 1899 the section between Lohne and Neuenkirchen opened. This section was extended to Hesepe on 1 May 1900.

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