 It runs through the Egge ridge and along the northern edge of the Solling hills.The section in North Rhine-Westphalia up to and including Holzminden is also known as the Egge Railway ().The line from Altenbeken to Godelheim was opened on 1 October 1864 by the Royal Westphalian Railway Company and extended on 10 October 1865 to Holzminden.