Classic route
RE 3 Dresden–Hof
Dresden → Hof · Germany
Saxony corner to corner: out of Dresden up the Tharandt ramp, then Freiberg, Chemnitz, Zwickau and the Vogtland to Hof, on a chain of lines the Freiberg link joined up in 1869.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 3648829 (126 km), relation 12652958 (96 km), 222 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.2% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 17 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of DB S1
Questions and answers
How long is the RE 3 Dresden–Hof?
The RE 3 Dresden–Hof runs 222 km from Dresden to Hof.
How long does the RE 3 Dresden–Hof take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 49 min for the 222 km. That is an average of 79 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the RE 3 Dresden–Hof?
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, with RE 3.
How old is the RE 3 Dresden–Hof?
The line has been in service since 1869. 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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