Kirnitzschtal tramway

Kirnitzschtal tramway
Cars at the Beuthenfall stop
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRVSOE
LocaleSaxony, Germany
Termini
Stations9 including 2 termini
Service
TypeElectric tramway
Operator(s)RVSOE
History
Opened1898
Technical
Line length7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track with passing loops
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification600 V DC overhead line
Route map

km
closed 1969 
0.0
Bad Schandau Hotel Lindenhof
Bad Schandau Forellenbrücke
0.4
Bad Schandau Stadtpark
Bad Schandau Pflanzengarten
to depot
Depot loop
Waldhäusel
(near Ostrau)
Ostrauer Mühle (Zeltplatz)
(near Altendorf)
Mittelndorfer Mühle
Forsthaus
Schneider loop
Nasser Grund
7.5
Beuthenfall
8.3
Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

The Kirnitzschtal tramway, also known as the Kirnitzschtalbahn, is an electric tramway in Saxony, Germany. The line runs through the valley of the Kirnitzsch river in Saxon Switzerland, from the town of Bad Schandau up to the Lichtenhain Waterfall, in the municipality of Sebnitz. The line is principally a tourist service, being the only tramway to serve a National Park in Germany, and uses historical rolling stock built between 1925 and 1968.

The line is operated by the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge GmbH (RVSOE). This company also operates local and regional bus services in Saxon Switzerland and the adjoining Osterzgebirge (Eastern Ore Mountains), together with boat services on the Elbe river.