Heritage route
Brohltalbahn
Brohl → Engeln · Germany
Brohltalbahn in pictures
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- Distance
- 18 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 12 km/h
- Top speed
- 20 km/h
- Operator
- Brohltal-Schmalspureisenbahn
- Train
- Vulkan-Expreß · 1000 mm
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1901
- Riders per year
- ≈ 70k
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Vulkan-Expreß ambles at Tempo 20 from the Rhine at Brohl 400 m up into the volcanic Eifel, on metre gauge laid in 1901 to carry the region’s tuff and phonolite.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3954076 — 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 0.3 km from the shape of P
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Brohltalbahn?
The Brohltalbahn runs 18 km from Brohl to Engeln.
How long does the Brohltalbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 18 km. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Brohltalbahn?
Brohltal-Schmalspureisenbahn, with Vulkan-Expreß, 1000 mm.
How old is the Brohltalbahn?
The line has been in service since 1901. 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.
View on the world railway map →Read more on Wikipedia (in DE) ↗
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