The Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Hesse, connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia, as well as with Bad Karlshafen (formerly) and Warburg on the border with Westphalia. It was originally part of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn ("Frederick William Northern Railway"), which was completed in 1849. It was one of the first railway lines in the Electorate of Hesse and in Germany.
The Frederick William Northern Railway was built by the Frederick William Northern Railway Company (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn-Gesellschaft) and named after Frederick William, the Elector of Hesse. It was part of a continuous east-west rail link built between Westphalia and Halle. In Kassel it connected with it the Carl Railway (Carl Bahn), running to the north, which in turn connected in Hümme with the line to Warburg and Westphalia. In Gerstungen it connected with the line of the Thuringian Railway Company. In Warburg it connected to the Hamm–Warburg line of the Royal Westphalian Railway Company.
Formationedit
The states of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prussia and the Electorate of Hesse negotiated from 1840 on the building of an east-west railway. Between Gerstungen in the east of Hesse-Kassel and Haueda (near Liebenau) on the border with Westphalia, the route runs through Bebra and Kassel, then capital of Hesse-Kassel. An agreement was reached in the autumn of 1841. In 1844 the Frederick William Northern Railway Company received a concession to build the line in Hesse-Kassel.
Nameedit
The line was renamed the Electoral Frederick William Northern Railway (Kurfürst-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn) in 1853 and after the annexation of Hesse-Kassel by Prussia as a result of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 it was renamed Hessian Northern Railway (Hessische Nordbahn).
The name Frederick William Northern Railway is not only applied to the line between Kassel and Bebra, but also to the whole route between Warburg and Gerstungen. The first line built in the Electorate was the Carl Railway, the line between Kassel and the Weser river port of Carlshafen (now Bad Karlshafen) then considered the most important line to be built in the state. Subsequently, the two links to Warburg and Gerstungen were added to create the Frederick William Northern Railway.
It soon became apparent, however, that the expected traffic to Carlshafen would not eventuate, as traffic quickly moved from the Weser to the emerging rail network. The line to Carlshafen soon became a line of only local significance. This meant that the name Carl Railway was applied to the branch from Hümme to Carlshafen. The name of the Frederick William Northern Railway was transferred to the much longer line between Warburg and Gerstungen.
Thus, from the Hessian perspective, the Frederick William Northern Railway was the first stage of a plan to build a rail network in the Electorate. Only the western branch and the Main-Weser Railway were completed during the existence of Hesse-Kassel. The eastern branch from Bebra to Fulda and Hanau (the Frankfurt–Bebra line),—all Hessian cities and thus of highest priority for the Electorate—crossed difficult topography and therefore was not completed until Hesse-Kassel was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
Constructionedit
On 1 July 1845 the groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated for the construction of the line and by 29 December 1849 the entire route was opened to traffic. It connected in Gunterhausen with the Main-Weser Railway and in Kassel with the Carl Railway. Between Guntershausen and Bebra it follows the Fulda Valley.
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 54, 66, 67. ISBN978-3-89494-139-0.
Sourcesedit
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen, ed. (2005). Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Railways in Hesse. Cultural sites in Hesse. Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany) (in German). Vol. 2. Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. pp. 102ff (lines 006–009). ISBN3-8062-1917-6.
Hager, Bernhard (December 2007 – January 2008). "Spuren einer anderen Zeit. Die Magistrale Eisenach - Bebra im Spiegel der Geschichte (Traces of another time. The Eisenach–Bebra railway in the mirror of history)". Eisenbahn Geschichte (in German) (25): 10–25.
May 07, 2024
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The Bebra Baunatal Guntershausen railway is a two track electrified main line in the German state of Hesse connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia as well as with Bad Karlshafen formerly and Warburg on the border with Westphalia It was originally part of the Friedrich Wilhelms Nordbahn Frederick William Northern Railway which was completed in 1849 It was one of the first railway lines in the Electorate of Hesse and in Germany Bebra Baunntal Guntershausen railwayOverviewNative nameBahnstrecke Bebra Baunatal GuntershausenStatusOperationalOwnerDeutsche BahnLine number6340LocaleHesseTerminiBebraBaunatal GuntershausenStations13ServiceTypeHeavy rail Passenger railRegional railRoute number610Operator s Cantus Nordhessischer VerkehrsverbundHistoryOpenedStages between 1848 1849TechnicalLine length44 3 km 27 5 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC Overhead lineOperating speed130 km h 81 mph Route mapLegend km Thuringian Railway from Erfurt 206 3 Fassdorf junction to Bebra Fulda railway 210 4 Bebra to Bebra Gottingen railway 213 6 Lispenhausen 216 2 Rotenburg an der Fulda 218 8 B 83 223 8 Heinebach 228 4 Altmorschen 230 3 Hannover Wurzburg HSL Fulda Viaduct Morschen 232 5 Beiseforther Tunnel 239 m 232 8 Fulda 233 1 Malsfeld Beiseforth siding to Kanonenbahn 234 7 southern approach 234 8 Flood bridge over Fulda 235 2 Malsfeld Kanonenbahn 237 4 Flood bridge approach Fulda 237 5 Fulda 238 8 Melsungen terminus of RT5 239 5 Melsungen Viaduct crossing 3 roads and 2 rivers 236 6 Melsungen Barttenwetzer Bridge planned 243 6 Melsungen Rohrenfurth 245 2 Mulmische 246 8 Korle 250 0 Guxhagener Tunnel 434 m 251 3 Guxhagen 254 2 Fulda from Frankfurt Main 254 713 7 Baunatal Guntershausen 13 5 Crossing of the Bauna 10 7 Baunatal Rengershausen A 44 A 49 7 9 Kassel Oberzwehren Oberzwehren junction HSL to Fulda Hercules Railway 1000 mm gauge Kassel Naumburg railway to Hess Lichtenau Eschwege 2 7 Kassel Wilhelmshohe to Warburg to Hannoversch Munden 0 0 Kassel Hauptbahnhof Source German railway atlas 1 Contents 1 Route 2 Formation 3 Name 4 Construction 5 References 6 SourcesRoute edit nbsp Guntershausen station The Frederick William Northern Railway was built by the Frederick William Northern Railway Company Friedrich Wilhelms Nordbahn Gesellschaft and named after Frederick William the Elector of Hesse It was part of a continuous east west rail link built between Westphalia and Halle In Kassel it connected with it the Carl Railway Carl Bahn running to the north which in turn connected in Humme with the line to Warburg and Westphalia In Gerstungen it connected with the line of the Thuringian Railway Company In Warburg it connected to the Hamm Warburg line of the Royal Westphalian Railway Company Formation editThe states of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Saxe Coburg and Gotha Prussia and the Electorate of Hesse negotiated from 1840 on the building of an east west railway Between Gerstungen in the east of Hesse Kassel and Haueda near Liebenau on the border with Westphalia the route runs through Bebra and Kassel then capital of Hesse Kassel An agreement was reached in the autumn of 1841 In 1844 the Frederick William Northern Railway Company received a concession to build the line in Hesse Kassel Name editThe line was renamed the Electoral Frederick William Northern Railway Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelms Nordbahn in 1853 and after the annexation of Hesse Kassel by Prussia as a result of the Austro Prussian War in 1866 it was renamed Hessian Northern Railway Hessische Nordbahn The name Frederick William Northern Railway is not only applied to the line between Kassel and Bebra but also to the whole route between Warburg and Gerstungen The first line built in the Electorate was the Carl Railway the line between Kassel and the Weser river port of Carlshafen now Bad Karlshafen then considered the most important line to be built in the state Subsequently the two links to Warburg and Gerstungen were added to create the Frederick William Northern Railway It soon became apparent however that the expected traffic to Carlshafen would not eventuate as traffic quickly moved from the Weser to the emerging rail network The line to Carlshafen soon became a line of only local significance This meant that the name Carl Railway was applied to the branch from Humme to Carlshafen The name of the Frederick William Northern Railway was transferred to the much longer line between Warburg and Gerstungen Thus from the Hessian perspective the Frederick William Northern Railway was the first stage of a plan to build a rail network in the Electorate Only the western branch and the Main Weser Railway were completed during the existence of Hesse Kassel The eastern branch from Bebra to Fulda and Hanau the Frankfurt Bebra line all Hessian cities and thus of highest priority for the Electorate crossed difficult topography and therefore was not completed until Hesse Kassel was annexed by Prussia in 1866 Construction editOn 1 July 1845 the groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated for the construction of the line and by 29 December 1849 the entire route was opened to traffic It connected in Gunterhausen with the Main Weser Railway and in Kassel with the Carl Railway Between Guntershausen and Bebra it follows the Fulda Valley nbsp Fulda river viaduct near Baunatal Guntershausen Sections of track were opened as follows Bebra Malsfeld Guxhagen 29 August 1848 Gerstungen Bebra 25 September 1849 Guxhagen Baunatal 25 September 1849 Guntershausen Kassel 29 December 1849 Main Weser Railway The route is now used by several Intercity lines References edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 pp 54 66 67 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Sources editLandesamt fur Denkmalpflege Hessen ed 2005 Eisenbahn in Hessen Kulturdenkmaler in Hessen Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland Railways in Hesse Cultural sites in Hesse Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany in German Vol 2 Stuttgart Theiss Verlag pp 102ff lines 006 009 ISBN 3 8062 1917 6 Hager Bernhard December 2007 January 2008 Spuren einer anderen Zeit Die Magistrale Eisenach Bebra im Spiegel der Geschichte Traces of another time The Eisenach Bebra railway in the mirror of history Eisenbahn Geschichte in German 25 10 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bebra Baunatal Guntershausen railway amp oldid 1212850855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
