Weser-Leine-Express
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The Weser-Leine-Express is the name used in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) for a Regional-Express service that connects the east Westphalian regional centre of Bielefeld and Minden and the Lower Saxony regional centres of Hanover and Braunschweig. The NRW government found that there was sufficient state interest for it to support operations on the section in that state. The service alternates with the Ems-Leine-Express, which connects Rheine with Minden and Braunschweig. The border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony Between is crossed between Minden and Bückeburg.
RE 70 departing to Bielefeld in Braunschweig
Pushing locomotive in Porta Westfalica station
Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof
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Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof is the main station in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an important station because of the size of the city of Bielefeld and its location at the Bielefeld Pass, which makes it a node for long-distance and regional traffic. It was opened in 1847 with the opening of the Cologne-Minden trunk line. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.
Station building and forecourt in April 2008
Station (centre), central post office (right), new station district (left), municipal utility (including power station) and Miele company (behind), Ostwestfalendamm expressway (in front)
During the time of the Deutsche Bundesbahn 1950-1979, it issued Edmondson railway tickets for the local services to Brackwede, Gütersloh and Lemgo, as well as long-distance services to Cologne
Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof, north-west view