Regional transit authority

# Six lines, 91 stops, one timetable.

Linie Nord operates the regional rail network of the Steinhafen basin, from the harbour quays at Ostmole to the upper valley at Grenselund. First departure 04:10, last arrival 01:47. The network runs on public money and publishes its punctuality figures every quarter.

Fares and zones Live departures

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## The network

The network was assembled from three separate undertakings between 1968 and 1974: the harbour tramway, the Bergkamp mineral line and the municipal bus depot at Kaltenmoor. It has been operated as a single authority since 01 January 1975. Ownership is held by the region, not by an operating company.

Track gauge is 1435 mm throughout. Electrification at 15 kV covers 178 of the 214 route kilometres; the Grenselund extension remains diesel worked until 2029. Every line meets every other line at Steinhafen Hbf or at Ostmole, so no journey inside the four fare zones requires more than one change.

Head office: Bahnhofstrasse 4, 24 Steinhafen. Open to the public weekdays 08:00 to 16:30.

Lines in service
  6
Stops served
  91
Route kilometres
  214
Vehicles in the fleet
  41
Journeys, year to June 2026
  18.4 m
Punctual within 3 minutes
  94.6 %

Viadukt Wehr, 1971. 412 m, eleven spans.

Network schematic, 2026 revision. Crossings mark interchanges.

Kaltenmoor depot. 41 vehicles, 96 staff.
02

## Lines and journey times

Journey times are end to end, measured from the published departure at the first stop to the published arrival at the last. They include standing time at Steinhafen Hbf.

Line From To Stops Minutes Every First and last
N1 Steinhafen Hbf Kaltenmoor 12 38 15 min 04:52–00:18
N2 Steinhafen Hbf Bergkamp 12 51 20 min 05:04–23:41
N3 Ostmole Werftinsel 8 22 10 min 05:20–01:05
N4 Steinhafen Hbf Flughafen Nord 7 29 12 min 04:10–00:52
N5 Bergkamp Grenselund 19 64 30 min 05:38–22:56
N9 Steinhafen Hbf Kaltenmoor 12 41 60 min 00:40–04:40

### Line N2 in full

1. Steinhafen Hbf Zone A 0
2. Marktbrücke Zone A 3
3. Rathaus Zone A 6
4. Nordbad Zone A 9
5. Ostmole Zone B 13
6. Speicherreihe Zone B 17
7. Viadukt Wehr Zone B 22
8. Talstation Zone B 27
9. Kaltenmoor Süd Zone C 33
10. Hüttenwerk Zone C 38
11. Bergkamp Ost Zone C 44
12. Bergkamp Zone C 51

Yellow square marks an interchange. Final column is minutes from Steinhafen Hbf.

### Rolling stock

Type 2
  Harbour tram, 1988, 92 places. Line N3 only.
Type 3
  Regional railcar, 2003, 148 places. Lines N5 and N9.
Type 4
  Low-floor railcar, 2016, 176 places. Lines N1, N2 and N9.
Type 6
  Airport express, 2024, 210 places, luggage racks. Line N4.

Vehicle allocation is published each Monday at 06:00 and is subject to depot availability.

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## Departures, Steinhafen Hbf

Board as displayed at 09:08 on a normal weekday. Real-time data is refreshed every 20 seconds at the stop and every 60 seconds here.

Departs Line Destination Platform Status
09:12 N2 Bergkamp 3 On time
09:14 N4 Flughafen Nord 1 On time
09:18 N1 Kaltenmoor 5 4 min late
09:22 N3 Werftinsel 2 On time
09:27 N5 Grenselund 4 Short formation
09:32 N2 Bergkamp 3 On time
09:34 N4 Flughafen Nord 1 On time
09:38 N1 Kaltenmoor 5 On time

Platforms 1 and 2 are on the harbour side. Platforms 3 to 5 are reached by the underpass at the north end of the concourse, or by lift from the ticket hall.

A service shown as short formation runs with one coach instead of two. Seating is reduced by roughly half; the bicycle spaces are unaffected.

04

## Fares and zones

### Single fare in euro

From / To A B C D
A 2.40 3.60 4.80 6.20
B 3.60 2.40 3.60 4.80
C 4.80 3.60 2.40 3.60
D 6.20 4.80 3.60 2.40

Zone A covers the city and the harbour. Zone B runs to the viaduct, zone C to Bergkamp, zone D to Grenselund and the upper valley. A journey is priced on the zones entered, not on distance.

### Tickets

Single, one zone
  2.40
Day ticket, two zones
  8.40
Day ticket, all zones
  11.90
Group day, up to five people
  19.50
Monthly, all zones
  62.00
Annual, all zones
  620.00

Children under six travel free. Under 18 pay half.

Sold at staffed windows, at every validator machine, and on the authority app. Cash is accepted at the eleven staffed windows only.

05

## Accessibility

Seven stops are not yet step-free: Speicherreihe, Hüttenwerk, Talstation, Werftinsel Nord, Grenselund Dorf, Bergkamp Ost and Nordbad. Work at Nordbad begins 06 Oct 2026 and is funded. The remaining six are scheduled between 2027 and 2031.

Staff assistance can be booked with 60 minutes notice between 06:00 and 22:00 on 0800 41 41 41, or at any staffed window. Booked assistance is met at the platform, not at the entrance.

Step-free stops
  84 of 91
Boarding ramps
  All Type 4 and Type 6 vehicles
Wheelchair spaces
  2 per railcar, 4 on Type 6
Audio and visual announcements
  100 % of the fleet
Tactile paving
  Every zone A and zone B platform
Induction loops
  11 staffed ticket windows

06

## Onboard

Type 4 interior. 176 places, 48 of them seated.

Validator, type V3. One at each door.

Bicycles
  Carried free of charge outside 06:30 to 08:30 and 16:00 to 18:00. Two spaces per vehicle.
Quiet coach
  Rear coach on every Type 3 and Type 6 service. No telephone calls.
Validators
  One at each door. Paper tickets must be validated before the vehicle moves.
Power
  Two sockets per seat pair on Type 6. None on Type 2 trams.
Lost property
  Steinhafen Hbf, level minus one. Weekdays 08:00 to 18:00. Items held 90 days.

07

## The people who run it

Ines Marek Driver, line N2 With the authority since 2014 Drives the 05:04 out of Steinhafen four mornings a week. Has logged 41 000 km on the Bergkamp gradient.
Tobias Kern Revenue protection With the authority since 2009 Checks roughly 900 tickets a week. Carries a printed fare table because the app is slower than he is.

The authority employs 612 people. 214 drive, 96 maintain the fleet at Kaltenmoor, 71 work on track and structures, 84 staff the windows and the control room, and the remainder plan, account and answer the telephone.

Recruitment for the 2027 driver intake opens 02 Nov 2026. Training runs 14 months, is paid from the first day, and requires no previous rail experience.

Vacancies: personal@linienord.example

08

## Service updates

- 12 Aug to 30 Aug

  ### Viadukt Wehr resurfacing

  Line N2 is replaced by bus between Speicherreihe and Talstation. Add 14 minutes to every journey. Buses depart from the forecourt, not the platform.

  Planned
- 03 Sep, from 22:00

  ### Signal renewal at Ostmole

  Line N3 runs every 20 minutes instead of every 10. Last service to Werftinsel departs 23:40 rather than 01:05.

  Planned
- From 28 Jul

  ### Lift out of service, Bergkamp Ost

  Northbound platform is reachable by stairs only. Step-free alternative: alight at Hüttenwerk and continue by line N5.

  Active
- 15 Sep

  ### Annual timetable change

  New departure times on all six lines. Printed booklets available at staffed windows from 01 Sep. Journey times on N5 improve by 3 minutes.

  Notice