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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
1858:
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)".
1706:
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
1841:
Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Railways in Hesse. Cultural sites in Hesse. Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany)
1719:) 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.
1746:),—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.
1730:
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
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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
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1679:) 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
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to
Carlshafen. The name of the Frederick William Northern Railway was transferred to the much longer line between Warburg and Gerstungen.
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with the Main-Weser
Railway and in Kassel with the Carl Railway. Between Guntershausen and Bebra it follows the Fulda Valley.
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negotiated from 1840 on the building of an east-west railway. Between
Gerstungen in the east of Hesse-Kassel and Haueda (near
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1579:("Frederick William Northern Railway"), which was completed in 1849. It was one of the first railway lines in the
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were completed during the existence of Hesse-Kassel. The eastern branch from Bebra to
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1815:
1843:(in German). Vol. 2. Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. pp. 102ff (lines 006–009).
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The line was renamed the
Electoral Frederick William Northern Railway (
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is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of
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Guntershausen–Kassel: 29 December 1849 (Main-Weser
Railway)
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received a concession to build the line in Hesse-Kassel.
1603:
The Frederick William Northern Railway was built by the
1812:Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)
1699:in 1866 it was renamed Hessian Northern Railway (
944:Melsungen Viaduct (crossing 3 roads and 2 rivers)
1871:
1839:Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen, ed. (2005).
1635:and Westphalia. In Gerstungen it connected with
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1814:. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 54, 66, 67.
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1773:Sections of track were opened as follows:
1681:Frederick William Northern Railway Company
1605:Frederick William Northern Railway Company
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1609:Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn-Gesellschaft
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969:Melsungen Barttenwetzer Bridge (planned)
47:Bahnstrecke Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen
27:Electrified train line in Hesse, Germany
1777:Bebra–Malsfeld–Guxhagen: 29 August 1848
14:
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1623:. In Kassel it connected with it the
1783:Guxhagen–Baunatal: 25 September 1849
1693:Kurfürst-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn
1541:Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway
33:Bebra–Baunntal-Guntershausen railway
1780:Gerstungen–Bebra: 25 September 1849
24:
1885:Standard gauge railways in Germany
1711:, the line between Kassel and the
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1790:The route is now used by several
1649:Royal Westphalian Railway Company
1643:. In Warburg it connected to the
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1525:Source: German railway atlas
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176:44.3 km (27.5 mi)
18:Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn
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608:Fulda Viaduct, Morschen
427:Bebra–Göttingen railway
1880:Railway lines in Hesse
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1232:Baunatal-Rengershausen
1179:Baunatal-Guntershausen
993:Melsungen-Röhrenfurth
504:Rotenburg an der Fulda
100:Baunatal-Guntershausen
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1665:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1599:Guntershausen station
1598:
1473:to Hannoversch Münden
1323:Oberzwehren junction
1138:from Frankfurt (Main)
604:Hannover–Würzburg HSL
1861:Eisenbahn Geschichte
1744:Frankfurt–Bebra line
1661:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
343:Faßdorf junction to
1697:Austro-Prussian War
1673:Electorate of Hesse
1581:Electorate of Hesse
1571:on the border with
1563:, as well as with
1559:on the border with
1499:Kassel Hauptbahnhof
1426:Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
691:Malsfeld-Beiseförth
634:Beiseförther Tunnel
345:Bebra–Fulda railway
1771:
1732:Main-Weser Railway
1701:Hessische Nordbahn
1611:) and named after
1601:
788:Flood bridge over
314:Thuringian Railway
1821:978-3-89494-139-0
1645:Hamm–Warburg line
1613:Frederick William
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1709:Carl Railway
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914:terminus of
479:Lispenhausen
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185:Double track
136:Route number
1895:North Hesse
838:Kanonenbahn
737:Kanonenbahn
579:Altmorschen
192:Track gauge
173:Line length
144:Operator(s)
71:Line number
56:Operational
43:Native name
1874:Categories
1798:References
1585:in Germany
1573:Westphalia
1557:Gerstungen
1449:to Warburg
1016:Mülmische
125:Heavy rail
1792:Intercity
1655:Formation
1629:Carl Bahn
1561:Thuringia
911:Melsungen
554:Heinebach
256:Route map
168:Technical
1767:Baunatal
1677:Liebenau
1671:and the
1637:the line
1090:Guxhagen
816:Malsfeld
215: in
108:Stations
38:Overview
1833:Sources
1794:lines.
1669:Prussia
1647:of the
1639:of the
1569:Warburg
1325:HSL to
210:⁄
155:History
116:Service
89:Termini
1847:
1818:
1615:, the
1549:Kassel
1301:Kassel
887:Fulda
713:siding
318:Erfurt
271:Legend
263:
160:Opened
148:Cantus
79:Locale
53:Status
1742:(the
1740:Hanau
1736:Fulda
1725:Hümme
1723:from
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1621:Halle
1591:Route
1553:Bebra
1551:with
1545:Hesse
1327:Fulda
1206:Bauna
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1164:254.7
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1110:254.2
1085:251.3
1060:250,0
1040:Körle
1035:246.8
1012:245.2
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964:236.6
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906:238.8
883:237.5
858:237.4
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639:239 m
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524:218.8
499:216.2
474:213.6
370:Bebra
365:210.4
339:206.3
316:from
96:Bebra
83:Hesse
61:Owner
1845:ISBN
1816:ISBN
1738:and
1687:Name
1583:and
1555:and
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1276:A 49
1254:A 44
1227:10.7
1199:13.5
1169:13.7
529:B 83
121:Type
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