🇩🇪 Operator
Train routes operated by NordWestBahn
3 routes · classic 2 · scenic 1
NordWestBahn runs 3 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 249 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway at 108 km; the fastest is the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway, running up to 120 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1876.
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- 3
- Total length
- 249 km
- Countries
- Germany
- Oldest line here
- 1876
- Fastest
- Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway · 120 km/h
- Longest
- Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway · 108 km
Classic (2)
- Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
Across the Oldenburg moors and the Artland by Cloppenburg and Quakenbrück; opened as far as Quakenbrück in October 1875 and through to Osnabrück on 15 November 1876.
Wikipedia ↗ - Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway
The Oldenburg south line through Vechta and Lohne, built in four pieces between 1888 and 1 May 1900, and still eighty kilometres an hour the whole way.
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Scenic (1)
- Haller Willem
The Haller Willem climbs the Teutoburg Forest on a gradient built in 1886 — the tunnel that would have eased it was left out to save money.
Wikipedia ↗
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How many train routes does NordWestBahn run?
3 of the routes in this atlas are NordWestBahn services, covering 249 km across 1 country (Germany). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest NordWestBahn train?
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway, Oldenburg to Osnabrück, at up to 120 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 1 h 29 min over 108 km.
Does NordWestBahn run night trains?
Not in this atlas. All 3 NordWestBahn routes listed here are daytime services.
Which is the longest NordWestBahn route?
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway, 108 km from Oldenburg to Osnabrück, taking ≈ 1 h 29 min at its fastest. The oldest line NordWestBahn runs over here opened in 1876.
Countries NordWestBahn runs in
- 🇩🇪 Train routes in Germany 128 routes
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