The line leaves the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway north of Neumünster station.
From then on, it runs west through the Geest landscape.
In addition to Neumünster, it passed through the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Dithmarschen.
The most important station on the line is Hohenwestedt.
Near Beldorf the line crosses the Grünental high bridge (Grünentaler Hochbrücke) over the Kiel Canal.
It runs to the eastern side of Heide station and continues as the Heide–Büsum railway under the Hamburg–Husum–Westerland railway.
The line leaves the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway north of Neumünster station. From then on, it runs west through the Geest landscape. In addition to Neumünster, it passed through the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Dithmarschen. The most important station on the line is Hohenwestedt. Near Beldorf the line crosses the Grünental high bridge (Grünentaler Hochbrücke) over the Kiel Canal. It runs to the eastern side of Heide station and continues as the Heide–Büsum railway under the Hamburg–Husum–Westerland railway.
Neumünster–Heide railway