of the line The line was gradually duplicated between 1902 and 1916. On 29 September 1974, the first section of overhead wiring was erected between Osnabrück and Rheine and on 30 May 1976 this was followed by the electrification of the section between Osnabrück and Löhne. Rail services A two-hour InterCity service operates on the line from Berlin (some to/from Szczecin) via Hanover, Minden and Rheine to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and there are individual services from Osnabrück to Münster. In addition, there are several regional transport services: on the whole line, Regional-Express services are operated by DB Regio Niedersachsen every two hours on route RE 60 (Ems-Leine-Express) between Rheine and Brunswick, on almost the whole line, Regionalbahn services are operated hourly by Westfalenbahn from Rheine to Kirchlengern on route RB 61 (Wiehengebirgs-Bahn), continuing to Bielefeld on the section of Bünde–Kirchlengern, the hourly Ravensberger Bahn service is operated by EuroBahn (Keolis) on the Ravensberg Railway from Bielefeld Hbf via Bünde to Rahden, and on the short stretch between the Bünde and Löhne, a generally hourly Regionalbahn service is operated from Monday to Friday by EuroBahn on route RB 77 (Weser-Bahn), continuing to Hildesheim. References External links NRW railway archive of André Joost: [strecken/2992.htm Description of line 2992] (only part in North Rhine-Westphalia, German) Information on railways around Osnabrück (German) Homepage of the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Transport Association (German) Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway lines in Lower Saxony Railway lines opened in 1854 Emsland (region) Buildings and structures in Minden-Lübbecke Melle, Germany Buildings and structures in Osnabrück Buildings and structures in Osnabrück (district)