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.
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 %
Network schematic, 2026 revision. Crossings mark interchanges.
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 N2 in full
- Steinhafen HbfZone A0
- MarktbrückeZone A3
- RathausZone A6
- NordbadZone A9
- OstmoleZone B13
- SpeicherreiheZone B17
- Viadukt WehrZone B22
- TalstationZone B27
- Kaltenmoor SüdZone C33
- HüttenwerkZone C38
- Bergkamp OstZone C44
- BergkampZone C51
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.
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.
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.
Fares and zones
Single fare in euro
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.
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
Onboard
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.
The people who run it
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
Service updates
- 12 Aug to 30 AugPlanned
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.
- 03 Sep, from 22:00Planned
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.
- From 28 JulActive
Lift out of service, Bergkamp Ost
Northbound platform is reachable by stairs only. Step-free alternative: alight at Hüttenwerk and continue by line N5.
- 15 SepNotice
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.