Scenic route
Rasender Roland
Putbus → Göhren · Germany
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Nicknamed the Racing Roland, this 750 mm-gauge steam railway has linked Rügen’s white-sand Baltic resorts of Binz, Sellin and Göhren since 1895.
Stations
- 0 kmPutbus
- 2 kmBeuchow
- 4 kmPosewald
- 6 kmSeelvitz
- 8 kmSerams
- 11 kmBinz LB
- 13 kmOstseebad Binz Jagdschloss
- 15 kmGarftitz
- 18 kmSellin West
- 19 kmSellin (Rügen) Ost
- 20 kmBaabe
- 22 kmPhilippshagen
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 61934 — 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 0.2 km from the shape of RB 32
- 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 Rasender Roland?
The Rasender Roland runs 24 km from Putbus to Göhren.
How long does the Rasender Roland take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 6 min for the 24 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Rasender Roland?
Rügensche BäderBahn, with Steam, 750 mm.
How old is the Rasender Roland?
The line has been in service since 1895. 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 Rasender Roland run?
7 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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