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Erndtebrück–Bad Berleburg Railway
The Erndtebrück–Bad Berleburg railway is a 20 km long branch line that branches off the Kreuztal–Cölbe railway from to . In Bad Berleburg there used to be a connection to the now largely dismantled Bad Berleburg–Allendorf railway to Frankenberg, Hesse, Frankenberg. The single-track, non-electrified railway line is operated as a Signalling block systems#One train working (without train staff), single block branch line. History The line was opened in 1911. Railbuses and locomotive-hauled trains were replaced by DB Class 628, class 628 multiple units in 1994. At the same time, the range of services was expanded and a regular-interval timetable with standard routes was introduced. The local service, which was branded as the ''Rothaar-Express'' when it was launched, has been running hourly between Bad Berleburg and Siegen since then. At the turn of the millennium, Alstom Coradia LINT 27 multiple units (class 640) were used on the line, which were retained even after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreuztal Station
Kreuztal station is the main railway station in the town of Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. History The construction of a rail link to Kreuztal was under discussion in the 1840s. The route most discussed at that time was a line from Cologne via the Agger (river), Agger valley (a route eventually used by the Siegburg–Olpe railway) and continuing east through the Wittgensteiner Land to Treysa along the route of the later Kreuztal–Cölbe railway. In 1861 the Ruhr–Sieg railway was opened between Siegen Hauptbahnhof, Siegen and Hagen Hauptbahnhof, Hagen through Kreuztal (then spelt Creuzthal). In 1884 the first section of the Kreuztal–Cölbe railway was opened to Hilchenbach. This led to Kreuztal gradually becoming a transport hub. Although the construction of the only missing section of the original planned east-west line between Olpe and Kreuztal was still planned in 1913, the Landtag of Prussia, Prussian Parliament decided not to build it due to the outbreak of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
