Lehrte–Celle railway

The railway Taught - Celle is a major railway in the East Region of Hannover. It connects the railway junction Taught with the city of Celle, where it connects to the present railway line between Hanover and Hamburg. Prior to commissioning, the "rabbit path " Langenhagen - Celle on May 15, 1938 or their dual-track expansion in 1964 and electrification of 1965 she was itself part of this long-haul. Today, it serves the north-south freight and is traversed by the lines S 6 and S 7 S-Bahn Hannover Hannover- Celle.

History

The route was planned as the northern branch of the " cross train" of the Royal Hanoverian State Railways along with the railroad tracks Hannover- Braunschweig and Hildesheim - Taught and opened on 15 October 1845. On May 1, 1847, the extension follows in the (then Hanoverian ) Harburg.

The introduction into the station Taught by West made ​​it necessary that all trains Hannover- Celle made ​​a change of direction by the " head making" in Taught. With the construction of freight rail bypass Hanover, a direct connection to the railway line between Hanover and Braunschweig was built and opened on 1 May 1906 she made a detour around the passenger railway station Taught possible. On April 6, 1965, the electrical equipment was opened.

For the S -Bahn Hannover the platforms were at this range increased and modernized to a height of 76 cm from the start in 2000.

• 1435 mm
• Railroad track in Lower Saxony
• S -Bahn Hannover
• Traffic (Region Hannover)
• Traffic ( Landkreis Celle )