NOTICE: Requires the base
game Train Simulator in order to play. Activation key must
be used on a valid Steam account. Requires an internet
connection.
About the game
The route from Hamburg to Hanover in Germany is
one of the most important railway lines in Lower Saxony, running
from the state capital of Hanover to Germany’s second largest city,
Hamburg, and now you can take control of your own high speed
passenger train on this arterial route in Train Simulator.
The main section of the route from Celle to Harburg opened on 1
May 1847. Nineteen years later, the line reached Hamburg, and by
1906 was open to Hanoverian station, today known as Hamburg
Hauptbahnhof.
In the early 1970s, a number of trials took place to assess the
line’s capability for high speed running at 200km/h. The trials
proved to be a success and later that decade, a 78km (48 mile)
section from Langenhagen to Uelzen was relaid to accommodate high
speed trains, with the rest of the route upgraded by the end of the
1980s. Today, the 153km (95 mile) lines sees a busy mix of high
speed and commuter passenger trains alongside regional and
international freight trains.
From the major transport hub of Hamburg, the route runs south
through Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen and Celle. Landmarks along the
route include the Metronom Depot at Uelzen, one of the company’s
main maintenance depots for its commuter trains, Hamburg Docks and
Hanover Flughafen’s underground station.
South of Hamburg is also Maschen Marshalling Yard, Europe’s
largest such facility and the second largest freight yard in the
World. Covering an area of 280 hectares, the yard is around seven
kilometres long and has a total track length of 300km, handling up
to 11,000 goods wagons each day.
The line is probably most well-known for its record breaking
feat – on 13 August 1980, locomotive 120 002 set a new world speed
record of 231km/h for rotary current locomotives between Celle and
Uelzen.
The Hamburg-Hanover route for Train Simulator is an accurate
depiction of north Germany’s most important railway line, passing
through spectacular scenery, unique stations and major freight
depots. Enjoy this stunning route with the included DB ICE 2, DB
Class 101 and DBAG Class 294.
Scenarios
Eight scenarios for the route:
- An ICE Cool Morning
- Lower Saxony Regional Stopper
- Southbound InterCity Express
- Northbound Celle Intermodal
- Veddel Southbound Freight
- Diesel Dock Duties
- Night Freight Challenge
- Vans from Vinnhorst
System requirements
