In the east it reaches Holstein Switzerland, which is dominated by lakes and terminal moraines.

From 1912 to 1961 the line was crossed on a bridge by the Kiel-Segeberg Light Railway (Kleinbahn Kiel–Segeberg) in Wankendorf.

On 29 September 1985 passenger rail transport were abandoned between Neumünster and Ascheberg (Holst).

However, in 1996, a railway bridge near Ascheberg (Holst) station was demolished and the connecting points were altered.

In October 2006, the barriers at the Christianstraße crossing in Neumünster have been dismantled and on both sides of the road a fence has been built over the tracks.