Osterholz-Scharmbeck (german: Bahnhof Osterholz-Scharmbeck) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

located in

Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz-Scharmbeck (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Oosterholt-Scharmbeek'') is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. Geography ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The station is located on the

Bremen–Bremerhaven railway The Bremen–Bremerhaven railway line is a railway line connecting the German cities Bremen and Bremerhaven. It is an entirely two-track and electrified mainline railway that is operated Deutsche Bahn. It is designed for speeds of up to 160&nbs ...

. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and

NordWestBahn The NordWestBahn GmbH is a private railway company providing regional train services on several routes in northern and western Germany. It is a joint venture of Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, Verkehr und Wasser GmbH in Oldenburg and Transdev Ge ...

. The station has been part of the

Bremen S-Bahn The Bremen S-Bahn (german: Regio-S-Bahn Bremen/Niedersachsen) is an S-Bahn network in Germany, covering the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region, from Bremerhaven in the north to Twistringen in the south and Bad Zwischenahn and Oldenburg in t ...

since December 2010. It is also the point where the

Moorexpress The Moor Express or Moorexpress is a heritage railway in the northern part of Lower Saxony in Germany. It runs between Stade and Osterholz-Scharmbeck passing through Bremervörde, Gnarrenburg and Worpswede. Services * Tickets for the special ...

heritage railway line to Stade branches off the main line.

Train services

The following services currently call at the station:Timetables for Osterholz-Scharmbeck station
*Regional services ''Bremerhaven-Lehe - Bremen - Nienburg - Hanover'' *Regional services ''Bremerhaven-Lehe - Bremen - Osnabrück'' *Bremen S-Bahn services ''Bremerhaven-Lehe - Osterholz-Scharmbeck - Bremen - Twistringen''

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References

Railway stations in Lower Saxony Bremen S-Bahn {{LowerSaxony-railstation-stub