Heath Railway
Semi-fast train ran from Hamburg-Altona to Altenbeken via Hanover over the Heath Railway through Soltau from the 1950s until the 1970s. After that they terminated in Hanover. From the 1980s, only local trains ran towards Hamburg, usually terminating in Buchholz, requiring a change of trains. Semi-fast trains often ran towards Hanover until the 1990s; these were later replaced by regional trains.