Emsland Railway

Emsland Railway
Overview
Native nameEmslandstrecke
Line number395
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number
  • 2931 (Rheine–Emden Süd)
  • 1570 (Emden Süd–Norden)
  • 1572 (Emden Hbf–Außenhafen)
  • 1574 (Norden–Norddeich Mole)
Technical
Line length176 km (109 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed140 km/h (87.0 mph) (maximum)
Route map

36.700000
Norddeich-Mole
36.200000
Norddeich
31.800000
Norden Stadt
30.400000
Norden
27.800000
Nadörst
25.800000
Osteel
22.200000
Marienhafe
17.700000
Engerhafe
14.800000
Abelitz
9.600000
Loppersum
7.400000
Suurhusen
5.700000
Hinte-Harsweg
2.2    -0.6
Emden Hbf
(formerly Emden West)
line from Volkswagen works Emden
1.7     0.0
348.6
Emden Süd
0.0 348.1
Emden Rbf, line no change
(two tracks from here)
347.8
Emden marshalling yard junction
344.4
Petkum
339.4
Oldersum
331.5
Neermoor
328.4
Nüttermoor siding
323.1
Leer
Leda (single track)
320.6
Leer Süd crossover
317.1
315.5
Ihrhove
312.3
Steenfelde
306.1
Papenburg
300.8
Aschendorf
296.4
Dörpen-Lehe crossover
Küsten Canal (single track)
291.5
Dörpen
287.1
Kluse
former light railway
279.0
Lathen
270.4
Haren (Ems)
267.1
Meppen RWE siding
265.0
Hemsen (Ems)
260.1
Meppen
248.8
Geeste
243.8
Holthausen (Ems) junction
242.3
Lingen (Ems) Stadt siding
239.8
Lingen (Ems)
236.2
Lingen (Ems) textile factory siding
234.2
Hanekenfähr
232.0
Elbergen
225.6
Leschede
223.7
Emsbüren siding
216.7
Salzbergen
line to Quakenbrück
former line to Ochtrup
208.9
Rheine
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Emsland line (German: is a railway from Rheine via Salzbergen, Lingen, Meppen, Lathen, Papenburg and Leer to Emden, continuing to Norden and Norddeich-Mole in East Frisia in the German state of Lower Saxony. The line is named after the Ems river, which it follows for almost its entire length. The line opened in 1854 and 1856 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

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