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Bremen had a major interest in a shorter railway link to Berlin, in order to improve the competitiveness of its ports. After
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trains that shuttle between Bremen and Uelzen. Since 2005 more modern passenger shelters and station signs have been installed at several stations. The line is still waiting for a comprehensive overhaul however.
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route over this line and also on the
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was contracted to operate the railway, the contract being signed on 20 May 1870, i.e. before the state treaty. The company had also been given running powers on the
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191:1944 timetable with express train connexions
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