Vienenburg–Goslar railway

The Vienenburg–Goslar railway is a main line between Vienenburg and Goslar on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in Germany. It was opened in 1866.

Vienenburg–Goslar railway
Overview
Line number	1932
Locale	Lower Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number	330, 353
Technical
Line length	12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Number of tracks	2: Oker–Goslar
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map from Brunswick from Halberstadt and Ilsenburg Bundesstraße 241 former from Brunswick 0.0 Vienenburg Bundesstraße 241 to Bad Harzburg Bundesstraße 6 from Bad Harzburg Oker Bundesstraße 498 8.7 Goslar-Oker Bundesstraße 82 and Bundesstraße 241 12.8 Goslar to Hildesheim to Kreiensen Source: German railway atlas[1]

Route

The 12.8 kilometre long route is single-tracked between Vienenburg and Oker. For much of its way the line follows the river Oker. The section from Oker to Goslar has been doubled.

Operations

The line is worked by regional trains on the Goslar–Vienenburg–Brunswick route. On the Goslar–Oker section there trains also run from Hanover and Kreiensen to Bad Harzburg.

References

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