Hildesheim loop

Hildesheim loop
Overview
Native nameHildesheimer Schleife
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number1774
Technical
Line length3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Hannover–Würzburg HSL
from Göttingen
29.5
0.0
Sorsum junction
to Hanover
3.5
45.4
Himmelsthür junction
from Nordstemmen
Lehrte–Nordstemmen line
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Hildesheim loop (German: Hildesheimer Schleife), also known as the Sorsum curve or the Hildesheim curve, is a 3.7 km long German passenger railway. It is single-track and electrified throughout. The line was opened in 1991.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.