| Northeim–Nordhausen railway |
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| Line number | 1810 |
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| Locale | Lower Saxony and Thuringia, Germany |
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| Route number | 357 |
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| Line length | 69 km (43 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2: Northeim–Walkenried
(formerly throughout) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.06% |
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88.6 |
Northeim |
120 m |
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Northeim-Mühlentor (planned) |
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93.8 |
Hammenstedt until 1988 |
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97.3 |
Katlenburg |
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B 241 |
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from Leinefelde |
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103.5 |
Wulften |
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108.0 |
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108.1 |
Hattorf |
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115.0 |
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115.3 |
to Seesen (only freight) |
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115.4 |
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117.8 |
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117.9 |
Herzberg (Harz) |
233 m |
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116.7 |
to Bleicherode and to Siebertal |
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119.7 |
Scharzfeld-West until 1983 |
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121.3 |
| Scharzfeld | | (passenger services until 2005) |
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121.6 |
to St. Andreasberg |
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121.7 |
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122.6 |
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122.6 |
Bad Lauterberg-Barbis |
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Elbe-Weser watershed |
322 m |
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128.8 |
Osterhagen until 1976 |
321 m |
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128.9 |
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129.3 |
| Helme Valley Railway to Nordhausen | | "lowland line" |
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130.3 |
to Steinbruch Wolfskuhle |
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130.8 |
| Helme Valley Railway to Nordhausen | | "upland line" |
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(only planned, never built) |
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131.2 |
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131.3 |
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131.9 |
Helme Valley Railway |
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133.4 |
Tettenborn until 1976 |
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135.7 |
Bad Sachsa |
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138.4 |
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138.4 |
Walkenried (separate stations) |
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Walkenried Tunnel (269 m) |
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142.0 |
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142.5 |
from Zorge |
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142.9 |
Ellrich |
244 m |
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147.7 |
Woffleben |
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Woffleben |
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151.0 |
Niedersachswerfen |
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154.5 |
Nordhausen-Salza |
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157.5 |
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157.5 |
Nordhausen |
183 m |
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158.4 |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The South Harz Railway (German: Südharzstrecke or Südharzbahn) is a railway line through the German states of Lower Saxony and Thuringia. It runs from Northeim to Nordhausen, via Herzberg am Harz, Bad Lauterberg-Barbis, Bad Sachsa, Walkenried and Ellrich. The line is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long.