Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway

Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway
Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway
	Map of the Ihrhove-Nieuweschans railway
Overview
Status	Operational, but closed to rail traffic due to bridge damage
Locale	The Netherlands, Germany
Termini	Ihrhove; Bad Nieuweschans;
Service
Operator(s)	Arriva
History
Opened	1876
Technical
Line length	18 km (11 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

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The Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway is an international railway line running from Ihrhove near Leer in Germany to Bad Nieuweschans in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1876. Ihrhove is situated on the north-south Emsland Railway, between Papenburg and Leer. At Bad Nieuweschans, a connection with the Dutch railway network is provided through the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, which passes through Groningen. On 3 December 2015, the bridge over the Ems was destroyed by a ship colliding with it. The line between Ihrhove, Weener and Bad Nieuweschans is expected to be closed until 2020. A bus replacement service is operating.

Stations

There are two stations on the Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway: Bad Nieuweschans and Weener.

Accidents and incidents

On 3 December 2015, the coaster Emsmoon collided with the Friesenbrücke, a bridge carrying the railway over the Ems near Weener, blocking both railway and river. Replacement of the bridge is expected to take five years.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Pieters, Janene. "Boat crashes into railway bridge linking Netherlands to Germany". NL Times. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Vernielde spoorbrug: Vijf jaar geen treinen" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Frachter kracht in Friesenbrücke" (in German). Ostfriesen Zeitung. Retrieved 4 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[NLT041215-1] Pieters, Janene. "Boat crashes into railway bridge linking Netherlands to Germany". NL Times. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[T24834263-2] "Vernielde spoorbrug: Vijf jaar geen treinen" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[OZ170946-3] "Frachter kracht in Friesenbrücke" (in German). Ostfriesen Zeitung. Retrieved 4 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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