Scenic route
Molli
Bad Doberan → Kühlungsborn · Germany
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A rare 900 mm-gauge steam line running since 1886, Molli puffs right down the middle of Bad Doberan’s tree-lined avenue on its way to the Baltic shore.
Stations
- 0 kmBad Doberan Stadtmitte
- 6 kmHeiligendamm
- 9 kmSteilküste
- 12 kmKühlungsborn Ost
- 12 kmKühlungsborn Mitte
- 14 kmKühlungsborn West
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 56285 — 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 under 100 m from the shape of MBB
- 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 Molli?
The Molli runs 15 km from Bad Doberan to Kühlungsborn.
How long does the Molli take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 40 min for the 15 km. That is an average of 23 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 45 km/h.
Who runs the Molli?
Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli, with Steam, 900 mm.
How old is the Molli?
The line has been in service since 1886. 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 Molli run?
11 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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