Jerxheim–Börßum railway

The railway line Jerxheim - Börßum was a 23- mile main track in the southeast of Lower Saxony. It was built by the Ducal Brunswick State Railway and opened on 1 May 1868. The once important link between Jerxheim Börßum and lost with the division of Germany in importance and is completely degraded.

The coming of Kreiensen Brunswick Southern Railway was connected in Börßum to the current over Jerxheim routes of Wolfenbüttel / Helmstedt and Magdeburg (over Oschersleben ). Until the division of Germany, the track was to Oschersleben an important link for freight between the industrial areas of central Germany and the Ruhr. Not only freight trains, but also fast trains from Berlin to the southwest wrong about Jerxheim - Börßum.

After the connection direction Oschersleben was unterbrochren by the inner German border located east of Jerxheim, took advantage of the regional transport route for three decades. On January 1, 1976, the passenger and freight Mattierzoll - Jerxheim and on 28 May 1988 and the freight Börßum - Mattierzoll was adjusted.