page_title: Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway / Construction
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Fulda-Viadukt der Eisenbahnstrecke Bebra–Kassel bei Baunatal-Guntershausen. English: Fulda river viaduct of Bebra-Kassel railway near Baunatal-Guntershausen.
context_page_description: The Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Hesse, connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia, as well as with Bad Karlshafen and Warburg on the border with Westphalia. It was originally part of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn, which was completed in 1849. It was one of the first railway lines in the Electorate of Hesse and in Germany.
context_section_description: On 1 July 1845 the groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated for the construction of the line and by 29 December 1849 the entire route was opened to traffic. It connected in Gunterhausen with the Main-Weser Railway and in Kassel with the Carl Railway. Between Guntershausen and Bebra it follows the Fulda Valley.
  Sections of track were opened as follows:
  Bebra–Malsfeld–Guxhagen: 29 August 1848
  Gerstungen–Bebra: 25 September 1849
  Guxhagen–Baunatal: 25 September 1849
  Guntershausen–Kassel: 29 December 1849 (Main-Weser Railway)
  The route is now used by several Intercity lines.
caption: Fulda river viaduct near Baunatal-Guntershausen
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