Heritage route
Zittauer Schmalspurbahn
Zittau → Oybin · Germany
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750 mm-gauge steam climbs from Zittau to the sandstone crags of the Zittau Mountains, serving the pilgrimage village of Oybin since 1890.
Stations
- 0 kmZittau (SOEG)
- 1 kmZittau Haltepunkt
- 2 kmZittau Süd
- 4 kmZittau Haltepunkt Vorstadt
- 5 kmOlbersdorf Niederdorf
- 7 kmOlbersdorf Oberdorf
- 8 kmBertsdorf
- 9 kmOybin Haltepunkt Niederdorf
- 10 kmOybin Haltepunkt Teufelsmühle
- 11 kmOybin
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 17404213 — 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
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.4 km from the shape of train 200
- 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 Zittauer Schmalspurbahn?
The Zittauer Schmalspurbahn runs 12 km from Zittau to Oybin.
How long does the Zittauer Schmalspurbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 45 min for the 12 km. That is an average of 16 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Zittauer Schmalspurbahn?
SOEG, with Steam, 750 mm.
How old is the Zittauer Schmalspurbahn?
The line has been in service since 1890. 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 Zittauer Schmalspurbahn run?
4 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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