page_title: Soltau (Han) station
section_title: Freight
hierarchical_section_title: Soltau (Han) station / Transport services / Freight
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bahnhof Soltau (Han): Die ehemals dem Güterverkehr dienenden Gebäude sind noch vorhanden, allerdings ohne Gleisanschluss. Die Gebäude befinden sich nicht mehr im Eigentum der Deutschen Bahn, sie werden heute von verschiedenen Unternehmen gewerblich genutzt.
context_page_description: Soltau (Han) station is in the town of Soltau in the German state of Lower Saxony, located in the centre of the Lüneburg Heath. As a junction station on two railway lines, Hannover Hbf – Buchholz and Bremen Hbf – Uelzen, it is a central transport hub of the region and serves commuters and visitors to the Lüneburg Heath as a destination and transfer station.
  The station was opened in 1873 and by the mid-20th century it was served by local and long-distance services running in seven different directions. The America Line, which ran from Berlin to Bremerhaven via Soltau, had considerable significance for passenger and goods traffic from the ports of the North Sea at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, Schnellzug services also ran. In addition, there were connections to several light railways to Lüneburg, Celle and Neuenkirchen. After the Second World War, the America Line increasingly lost its national significance. Passenger traffic on the light railways has been discontinued.
context_section_description: The freight facilities were located in the northwest part of the station. They are no longer in operation. Some buildings have been preserved, but the yard has lost its sidings and is no longer owned by Deutsche Bahn. They are used commercially. The street name of Am Güterbahnhof (at the freight yard) recalls its earlier use. Soltau (Han) station itself is usually no longer used for freight transport as it is handled at the freight yard at the Soltau (Han) Süd station of the OHE, which is only a few hundred metres away and has a track connection. The station is therefore affected mainly by through traffic.
caption: Buildings of the former DB freight yard, which has lost its sidings and is used commercially
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