Visselhövede station

Visselhövede station is on the Uelzen–Langwedel railway in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is served by RegionalBahn passenger trains operated by DB Regio and goods trains run by the East Hanoverian Railways (OHE).LocationVisselhövede is classified by the Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station and is located about 1.5 kilometres southwest of the town centre on the L 171 state road in the direction of Kirchlinteln–Verden an der Aller. It was built as a through station and is oriented east-west.Connexions to other means of public transportThe station bus stop, Visselhövede Bahnhof, is on Hauptstrasse and is served by the Weser-Ems Bus Company route to Rotenburg an der Wümme and by local town bus services.FacilitiesStation building and surroundsThe station has a comparatively large station building on the northern side of the tracks that now belongs to the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) and is no longer open to the public. Immediately east of the station building is a small flight of steps which is the entrance to the home platform where there is a ticket machine. The platform can also be reached from around the western side of the building, but the path is in very poor condition due to numerous, deep potholes which preclude wheelchair access. In front of the station building a small car park has been retained in the shape of a pothole-covered area of tarmac with no markings and a covered bicycle stand. The station has not yet been adapted for disabled use and the whole station yard is in need of refurbishment (as at 2008).