The Moor Express or Moorexpress is a heritage railway in the northern part of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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 ...

. It runs between Stade and

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 ...

passing through

Bremervörde Bremervörde () is a town in the north of the district (''Landkreis'') of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the Oste river near the centre of the "triangle" formed by the rivers Weser and Elbe, roughly equidistant from the cit ...

, Gnarrenburg and

Worpswede Worpswede (Northern Low Saxon: ''Worpsweed'') is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teufelsmoor, northeast of Bremen. The small town itself is located near the Weyerberg hill. It has be ...

Services

* Tickets for the special rail services, which run between May and October, can be purchased directly from the guard in the train or at tourist bureaux and travel agents in the region. * Bicycles may be carried. * Since 2006 the Moor Express has run to

Bremen Hauptbahnhof Bremen Hauptbahnhof (German for ''Bremen main station'') is a railway station in the city of Bremen in northwestern Germany. It is the most important rail station for both the city and state of Bremen; InterCityExpress, Intercity, EuroCity, ...

("Bremen Central Station"). * The Moor Express is not part of the

Verkehrsverbund Bremen-Niedersachsen A transit district or transit authority is a government agency or a public-benefit corporation created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. A transit district may operate bus, rail or other types of tra ...

(VBN) nor the

Hamburger Verkehrsverbund The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) ( en, "Hamburg Transport Association") is a transport association coordinating public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide a unified fare system, requiring only a single ...

(HVV). * ''Infotrail'' have provided an audio guide. Passengers are able to hear information, interviews and the history of the line and the local region on MP3 players.

Literature

* Lutz Schadeck: ''Der Moorexpress - Unterwegs zwischen Stade und Bremen''. Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2009, * Peter Elze, Karl-Robert Schütze: ''Der Moorexpress''. Worpsweder Verlag, 2. Auflage 1984 * Dieter-Theodor Bohlmann: ''Die Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser''. Zeunert, Gifhorn 1984, * Gerd Wolff: ''Deutsche Klein- und Privatbahnen Band 10: Niedersachsen 2''. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2007,

External links

Moor Express timetable

The operator: Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser

The society: Bremervörde-Osterholzer Eisenbahnfreunde e. V.

The Elbe-Weser railways

Eisenbahnen im Elbe-Weser-Dreieck

The Moor Express

Information on the Moor Express audio guide
Heritage railways in Germany Railway lines in Bremen (state) Railway lines in Lower Saxony {{LowerSaxony-geo-stub