The Prussian state railways (Preußische Staatsbahn) received the concession for the construction of the line on 10 June 1914.

This would have meant that the investment made a few years ago for the reopening and the enlargement of the Petershagen-Lahde station would have gone to waste,[3] but the abolition of local services was averted.

Due to the very low demand for through traffic, the operation of through services between Minden and Rotenburg was abandoned from Mondays to Fridays.

The only rolling stock used is the pictured class 628 diesel multiple unit, although the track has long been electrified.

[4] The very small number of passing passengers during the week meant that the line then only shuttled between Verden and Rotenburg.

Although the line was electrified long ago, electrically operated trains were only gradually introduced during the week in 2013.

Since the timetable change in 2014/15, the Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser (evb) have been contracted to operate this line with class 628 sets.