Heritage route
Lößnitzgrundbahn
Radebeul Ost → Radeburg · Germany
View on the map →Wikipedia ↗Stations · 4
Daily steam on Dresden’s doorstep since 1884: out of Radebeul’s villa streets into the wooded Lößnitzgrund, past Moritzburg’s moated hunting palace to little Radeburg.
Stations
- 0 kmRadebeul Ost
- 6 kmFriedewald(Kr Dresden) Bad
- 9 kmMoritzburg
- 16 kmRadeburg
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 61649 — 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
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 3002
- 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 Lößnitzgrundbahn?
The Lößnitzgrundbahn runs 16 km from Radebeul Ost to Radeburg.
How long does the Lößnitzgrundbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 05 min for the 16 km. That is an average of 15 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Lößnitzgrundbahn?
SDG, with Saxon VII K steam, 750 mm.
How old is the Lößnitzgrundbahn?
The line has been in service since 1884. 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 Lößnitzgrundbahn run?
2 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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