Münster–Hamm railway
The Münster–Hamm railway is an almost 36 kilometre-long, continuous double-track and electrified main line railway from Münster to Hamm in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was one of Germany’s oldest railways, built by the Munster Hamm Railway Company, which was established for this purpose, and opened on 26 May 1848.History
The Cologne-Minden Railway Company built its trunk line directly across Westphalia, bypassing the region around the town of Münster. The Munster Hamm Railway Company was established to build a branch line to connect with the CME line. This line was opened on 26 May 1848 for passengers and on 8 July 1848 for freight traffic.
The company and line were taken over in 1855 by the Prussian government-funded Royal Westphalian Railway Company. The line was extended in the following year to Rheine as the Münster–Rheine line.Operations
Although, formerly individual InterCity services ran on the line, it is now mainly used by regional services running through western Westphalia and southern Münsterland. It is served by:
