Scenic route
Harzquerbahn
Nordhausen → Drei Annen Hohne · Germany
HSB’s metre-gauge trunk across the Harz: 2-10-2 tank engines storm out of Nordhausen up the Zorge valley to Drei Annen Hohne, the junction where the Brocken steam begins.
- Distance
- 46 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h
- Average speed
- 23 km/h
- Top speed
- 50 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmNordhausen Nord
- 1 kmNordhausen Hesseröder Straße
- 2 kmNordhausen Altentor
- 3 kmNordhausen Ricarda-Huch-Straße
- 4 kmNordhausen Schurzfell
- 4 kmNordhausen-Krimderode
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- 6 kmNiedersachswerfen Herkulesmarkt
- 7 kmNiedersachswerfen Ost
- 8 kmNiedersachswerfen Ilfelder Straße
- 10 kmIlfeld Schreiberwiese
- 11 kmIlfeld
- 11 kmIlfeld Neanderklinik
- 12 kmIlfeld Bad
- 14 kmNetzkater
- 18 kmTiefenbachmühle
- 20 kmSophienhof
- 32 kmSorge
- 40 kmElend
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of HSB
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Harzquerbahn?
The Harzquerbahn runs 46 km from Nordhausen to Drei Annen Hohne.
How long does the Harzquerbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 46 km. That is an average of 23 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Harzquerbahn?
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, with Class 99 2-10-2T steam.
How old is the Harzquerbahn?
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.
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