Heritage route
Fichtelbergbahn
Cranzahl → Oberwiesenthal · Germany
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Saxon narrow-gauge steam, every day of the year: 750 mm VII K locomotives hauling green coaches 238 m uphill to Oberwiesenthal, Germany’s highest town.
Stations
- 0 kmCranzahl
- 5 kmNeudorf
- 6 kmHaltepunkt Vierenstraße
- 8 kmKretscham-Rothensehma
- 11 kmNiederschlag
- 14 kmHammerunterwiesenthal
- 16 kmUnterwiesenthal
- 17 kmKurort Oberwiesenthal
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 2689898 — 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 0.2 km from the shape of train 1001
- 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 Fichtelbergbahn?
The Fichtelbergbahn runs 17 km from Cranzahl to Oberwiesenthal.
How long does the Fichtelbergbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 55 min for the 17 km. That is an average of 19 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Fichtelbergbahn?
SDG, with Saxon VII K steam, 750 mm.
How old is the Fichtelbergbahn?
The line has been in service since 1897. 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 often does the Fichtelbergbahn run?
4 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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