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1766:"Elbe-Weser-Bahn"
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1428:Bremerhaven
1271:to Cuxhaven
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1080:Geestemünde
606:Lübberstedt
509:Moorexpress
392:Bremen-Burg
87:Track gauge
45:Line number
1777:Categories
1689:References
1682:Bremen Hbf
1597:Beverstedt
1593:Scharmbeck
1589:Osterstade
1553:Geestebahn
1512:Luxembourg
1492:InterRegio
1480:Luxembourg
1472:InterRegio
1038:since 1914
462:Ritterhude
225:Bremen Hbf
1545:‹See Tfd›
1526:Osnabrück
1496:Intercity
680:Lunestedt
537:Garlstedt
127:Route map
81:Technical
63:, Germany
1654:Loxstedt
1613:Loxstedt
1581:Vegesack
1575:and the
1508:Cuxhaven
1476:Cuxhaven
1459:, where
804:Wulsdorf
705:Loxstedt
269:Rollbahn
169:Rollbahn
110: in
40:Overview
1668:Stubben
1626:Gallery
1609:Stubben
1601:Hamburg
1573:Hanover
1567:History
1422:cities
1153:to Lehe
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273:Hamburg
200:Hanover
105:⁄
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