Scenic route
Wangerooger Inselbahn
Wangerooge Westanleger → Wangerooge · Germany
Deutsche Bahn’s only narrow gauge: the tide writes the timetable as diesels haul ferry passengers across the salt marsh from Westanleger pier to car-free Wangerooge village.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1347541 — 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 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Deutsche Bahn — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Wangerooger Inselbahn?
The Wangerooger Inselbahn runs 3.4 km from Wangerooge Westanleger to Wangerooge.
How long does the Wangerooger Inselbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 20 min for the 3.4 km. That is an average of 10 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Wangerooger Inselbahn?
DB Fernverkehr, with Island diesel, 1000 mm.
How old is the Wangerooger Inselbahn?
The line has been in service since 1897. 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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