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}} }} The Bassum–Herford Railway is a now partially disused railway line from Herford in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia via Bünde to Bassum in Lower Saxony. The middle section between Bünde and Rahden is a single-track branch line, the southern section between Kirchlengern and Herford is also single-track, but has been electrified. Both parts are now operated as the ''Ravensberger Bahn'' (Ravensberg Railway), which continues to Bielefeld. The northern section of the line from Rahden to Bassum is closed except for a short section between Barenburg and Sulingen, which is used only for freight traffic. == History == The first plans were published for a branch line from the Hamm–Minden railway of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company from Minden via Lübbecke to Osnabrück in about 1845. These found no support in conservative circles. In 1867, a new project was presented for a line on the Karlshafen–Herford–Bünde–Lübbecke–Lemförde route. More concrete plans were published on 5 March 1872 for a line from Bünde to Rahden, branching off the Löhne–Rheine railway, which was opened on 21 November 1855. But planning for a single-track branch line from Bünde to Rahden was finally approved by the Prussian minister for public works in 1892. Five years later, on 22 February 1887, ground was broken and, on 30 September 1899, the first services were operated on the railway by two special trains, which could be used free of charge. The Prussian state railways began regular operations the next day. By 29 September 1900, the line had been extended to the north-east to Sulingen〔 and from 1 August 1901 there were continuous services from Bünde via Rahden and Sulingen to Bassum on the Bremen–Münster main line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bassum–Herford railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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