Herford–Himmighausen railway

Herford–Himmighausen
Overview
Line number2980
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Service
Route number405
Technical
Line length47.3 km (29.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Herford Light Railway
0.0
Herford
Herford Light Railway from Herford
7.7
Bad Salzuflen
Herford Light Railway to Vlotho
Salze
9.5
Schötmar
10.0
Schötmar siding
14.3
Sylbach
Bega Valley Railway from Bielefeld
19.2
Lage (Lippe)
Bega Valley Railway to Lemgo
23.3
Nienhagen (b Detmold)
27.7
Detmold
Former PESAG tramway
31.9
Remmighausen (Lippe)
Former PESAG tramway
36.8
Horn-Bad Meinberg
37.0
Former PESAG tramway
41.4
Leopoldstal
43.6
Sandebeck Kronospan siding
44.7
Sandebeck
47.3
Himmighausen
Langeland
Rehberg Tunnel (1632 m)
Altenbeken
Source: German railway atlas

The Herford–Himmighausen railway is a 48 km-long line from Herford via Detmold to Himmighausen (leading to Altenbeken) and is a single-track and electrified main line. It is located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is part of Deutsche Bahn’s Münster-Ostwestfalen regional network (MOW), which has its headquarters in Münster. In Herford this route is known as the Lippische Bahn (Lippe Railway). The line from Herford to Detmold was built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company.