The Bocholt–Wesel railway is a single-track branch line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia from Wesel in the Lower Rhine region to Bocholt in western Münsterland.

In 1856, the Holland Line was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME), but ran from Wesel along the Rhine via Emmerich to Arnhem, missing Bocholt.

On 26 May 1875, the CME finally received a concession for the construction of a branch line from Wesel to Bocholt, which was opened for passenger traffic on 1 July 1878.

The siding of the precast concrete plant of Max Bögl in Hamminkeln is served as necessary to supply materials for construction projects, mostly tunnels, by trains operated by Bocholter Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH on behalf of DB Schenker.

In the local press of 16 May[5] and 20 May 2011[6] it was revealed that the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, VRR) was undertaking a feasibility study that would examine the electrification of the Bocholt railway.

[9] The line has been served by Alstom Coradia LINT diesel railcars since the takeover of operation by Abellio Rail NRW in December 2016 and this will continue until 2022.

[10][11][12] In June 2018, it was announced that the implementation of the infrastructure measures was threatened by a further delay, as the municipality of Hamminkeln was not prepared to pay its share to improve the safety of three private level crossings.

This will be realised by the inclusion of the line into the route of the Rhein-IJssel-Express (RE 19), which will involve portion working, with sets being split or joined in Wesel.