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Regular container trains run on the line to and from
Bremerhaven. The Seelze marshalling in Hanover yard is a major node for rail freight transport in northern Germany. Between Seelze and Wunstorf freight trains use a separate freight line. Additional freight trains run between Verden and Nienburg
1828:(RE) trains of line RE1 and RE8 run alternately every two hours on the route between Hanover and Bremerhaven and on the route between Hanover and Norddeich Mole, so that between Hanover and Bremen it runs hourly. The trains stop in
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The route is as mixed traffic route that is heavily frequented by both passenger and freight trains. There is a controversial proposal to construct a high speed Y-line connecting
Hanover to
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1897:. S-Bahn trains run between Hanover and
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773:Verden-Walsrode railway to Stemmen
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1860:. These services are operated by
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1615:Hanover-Minden railway
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2017:Transport in Hanover
1733:Aller Valley Railway
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