Heritage route
Lillafüred Forest Railway
Miskolc → Garadna · Hungary
Narrow-gauge line through the Bükk mountains via two tunnels and two viaducts, opened for timber and now Hungary’s best-loved forest train.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2382661 — 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 3 m from it
- 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 Lillafüred Forest Railway?
The Lillafüred Forest Railway runs 14 km from Miskolc to Garadna.
How long does the Lillafüred Forest Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 45 min for the 14 km. That is an average of 19 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Lillafüred Forest Railway?
Lillafüredi Állami Erdei Vasút, with Mk48 diesel locomotive, open-sided carriages.
How old is the Lillafüred Forest Railway?
The line has been in service since 1920. 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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