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.

Stations

1. 0 kmBielefeld-Brackwede
2. 2 kmQuelle Kupferheide
3. 3 kmQuelle
4. 5 kmSteinhagen(Westf) Bielefelder Straße
5. 7 kmSteinhagen (Westf)
6. 10 kmKünsebeck
7. Show 7 more stations

   1. 13 kmHalle (Westf)
   2. 14 kmHalle (Westf) OWL-Arena
   3. 16 kmHesseln
   4. 20 kmBorgholzhausen
   5. 23 kmWestbarthausen
   6. 26 kmDissen-Bad Rothenfelde
   7. 30 kmHilter a.T.W.
8. 36 kmWellendorf
9. 39 kmKloster Oesede
10. 42 kmOesede
11. 46 kmOsnabrück-Sutthausen
12. 53 kmOsnabrück Hauptbahnhof

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 74229 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RB 75
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Haller Willem?

The Haller Willem runs 53 km from Bielefeld to Osnabrück.

How long does the Haller Willem take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 21 min for the 53 km. That is an average of 39 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.

Who runs the Haller Willem?

NordWestBahn, with RB 75, Regionalbahn.

How old is the Haller Willem?

The line has been in service since 1886. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Haller Willem run?

28 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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