The Altenbeken–Kreiensen railway is part of a former long-distance route in Germany from the Ruhr area via Altenbeken, Ottbergen, Holzminden, Kreiensen and Seesen towards Berlin.
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The section from Altenbeken to Ottbergen connected with the Solling Railway (Sollingbahn), opened in 1873, and the South Harz Railway (Südharzstrecke), opened 1868–69, creating an important west-east connection to Göttingen, Halle and Leipzig.
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Altenbeken station is in the municipality of Altenbeken in the Paderborn district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The first test runs were made 25 September 1930 on the track Braunschweig-Paderborn between Kreiensen and Altenbeken.
The tunnel, which was never completed, was designed to avoid bridging the valley at Altenbeken.