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Hessisch Lichtenau

Abandoned Gelstertal Railway Line

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Abandoned Gelstertal Railway Line

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    June 28, 2023

    Old railway line Walburg - Eichenberg: from Velmeden station (located a little further towards Ort on Gilsbergstraße) the line divided, once to Eichenberg (via Laudenbach, Uengsterode, Großalmerode Ostbahnhof, Trubenhausen, Hundelshausen, Witzenhausen Südbahnhof) and once to Großalmerode Westbahnhof ( via Rommerode, Epterode).... in addition, during the war years, a branch was created at Steinholz, which led to the Hirschhagen ammunition factory.

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      May 17, 2020

      Former Gelstertalbahn

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        July 18, 2020

        ... there has not been a train for a long time - but maybe it will turn into a bike path

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          Elevation 440 m

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          Location: Hessisch Lichtenau, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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