Vienenburg–Goslar railway

The Vienenburg–Goslar railway is a main line between Vienenburg and Goslar on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in Germany. It was opened in 1866.

Vienenburg–Goslar railway
Overview
Line number1932
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number330, 353
Technical
Line length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Number of tracks2: Oker–Goslar
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
from Brunswick
from Halberstadt and Ilsenburg
Bundesstraße 241
former from Brunswick
0.0
 Vienenburg
Bundesstraße 241
to Bad Harzburg
Bundesstraße 6
from Bad Harzburg
Oker
Bundesstraße 498
8.7
 Goslar-Oker
Bundesstraße 82 and Bundesstraße 241
12.8
 Goslar
to Hildesheim
to Kreiensen
Source: German railway atlas[1]

Route

The 12.8 kilometre long route is single-tracked between Vienenburg and Oker. For much of its way the line follows the river Oker. The section from Oker to Goslar has been doubled.

Operations

The line is worked by regional trains on the Goslar–Vienenburg–Brunswick route. On the Goslar–Oker section there trains also run from Hanover and Kreiensen to Bad Harzburg.

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

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