Hamburg freight rail bypass

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Hamburg freight rail bypass
A freight train on the bypass in 2011
Overview
Native name	Güterumgehungsbahn
Line number	1234 (HH-Eidelstedt–HH-Rothenburgsort) 1280 (HH-Billwerder–Buchholz)
Locale	Hamburg and Lower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number	101.1
Technical
Line length	61.1 km (38.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map Legend from Pinneberg 0.0 Hamburg-Eidelstedt to Altona/Hbf A 7 Schlump–Niendorf 5.7 Bbf Hamburg-Lokstedt Tarpenbek Alster Kellinghusenstraße–Ohlsdorf From Ohlsdorf, from Poppenbüttel (Hamburg) Rübenkamp (Hamburg) Alte Wöhr 11.6 Hamburg-Barmbek Bbf To former Barmbek freight yard (U-Bahn workshop) (Flying junction) Barmbek–Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (Hamburg-) Barmbek (S-Bahn) (Hamburg) Friedrichsberg Hbf Süd–Wandsbek Markt (Hamburg) Wandsbeker Chaussee 15.3 Hamburg-Barmbek Gleichrichterwerk S-Bahn to HH Hbf / from Ahrensburg (planned) Hamburg–Lübeck 16.0 Horn (junction) from Lübeck Hamburg-Horn Bbf Sievekingsallee Berliner Tor–Billstedt Billwerder Industriebahn From Tiefstack Hamburg–Berlin From Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Tk 21.2 39.9 Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Ro To former Berliner Bahnhof From (!) Hamburg Hbf Billhafen Harburg S-Bahn bridge Main line from Hamburg Hbf 38.5 Hamburg Oberhafen (junction) 38.5 Hamburg-Elbbrücken (under construction) Norderelbe (312 m) 37.6 Hamburg-Veddel (junction) Port Railway to Hamburg-Süd port yard Spreehafen Hamburg-Veddel (S-Bahn) Port Railway from Hamburg-Süd port yard Port Railway from Peute A 252 35.0 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg junction Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg marshalling yard Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg (S-Bahn) 33.2 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg S-Bahn (junction) Hamburg Süderelbrücke junction Port Railway Süderelbe A 253 Lower Elbe Railway from Cuxhaven Hamburg-Harburg A 253 Hamburg-Harburg Bbf Süd Main line to Bremen (Flying junction) Hamburg/Lower Saxony state border Meckelfeld Meckelfeld junction 24.6 Meckelfeld Maschen yard 23.2 Maschen Rbf Mnof 22.9 Maschen Rbf Mnwf Maschen Pbf 21.7 Maschen Rbf Mswf 21.1 Maschen Rbf Msof 19.6 Maschen Rbf Süd (junction) Main line to Lüneburg A 39 A 7 Former line from Lüneburg 7.7 Jesteburg (crossover) 6.280 Jesteburg 4.050 Reindorf 0.001 Buchholz (Nordheide) -1.476 321.732 from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Hamburg freight rail bypass (German: Güterumgehungsbahn) is a railway line in the German city of Hamburg. It runs from Hamburg-Eidelstedt via Hamburg-Rothenburgsort to Hamburg-Harburg and connects the long-distance railways approaching Hamburg, bypassing the link line and the railway junctions on the approaches to Hamburg-Altona station and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. The line is mainly used for rail freight.