Mountain route
Brienz Rothorn Bahn
Brienz → Rothorn Kulm · Switzerland
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A 25% steam rack line, Europe’s highest unelectrified railway, climbs from Lake Brienz to a 2,244 m summit in an hour.
Stations
- 0 kmBrienz
- 4 kmPlanalp
- 7 kmBrienzer Rothorn
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1335549 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of Zahnrad
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Brienz Rothorn Bahn?
The Brienz Rothorn Bahn runs 7.6 km from Brienz to Rothorn Kulm.
How long does the Brienz Rothorn Bahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 7.6 km. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 15 km/h.
Who runs the Brienz Rothorn Bahn?
Brienz Rothorn Bahn, with H 2/3 steam rack locomotive.
How old is the Brienz Rothorn Bahn?
The line has been in service since 1892. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How high does the Brienz Rothorn Bahn climb?
2,244 m above sea level at its highest point.
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