Strasburg) ran approximately every two-hour and took about 130 minutes to run and were followed by Regionalbahn trains, stopping at all stations. In 1996 the timetable was changed. Some minor stations were closed. Since then, Regional-Express trains have run every hour, stopping at almost all the remaining stations. Since 1998, trains of DB Regio and a private operator, Ostmecklenburgische Eisenbahn (now Ostseeland-Verkehr) run alternately every two hours, so that overall there is an approximate hourly service between Bützow and Pasewalk. Since 2002, trains from Szczecin again run on the whole route to Bützow. They originally ran to Hagenow, but since 2006 to Lübeck. This is the first time since the war again that through trains have run between Lübeck to Szczecin. The cruising speed is poor, however, due to the many stops and the one-track line. Trains now take 150 minutes between Bützow and Pasewalk, much longer than in 1995. Between Lübeck and Szczecin, the journey takes four hours and 40 minutes; in the opposite direction it takes more than five hours. Notes References Railway lines in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Railway lines in Brandenburg Railway lines in Poland Railway lines opened in 1864 Neubrandenburg Buildings and structures in West Pomeranian Voivodeship Transport in Szczecin Buildings and structures in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) Buildings and structures in Vorpommern-Greifswald