Radebeul–Radeburg railway

Radebeul–Radeburg railway
Train on the Radebeul–Radeburg railway leaving Radebeul East station
Overview
Line number6970
Termini
Service
TypeNarrow gauge railway
Route number509, 12501
Operator(s)Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR, Saxon Steam Railway Company
Depot(s)Radebeul
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 1884
Technical
Line length16.49 km (10.25 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
Minimum radius75 m (245 ft)
Operating speed30 km/h (20 mph)
Maximum incline16.6 or 1.66 %
Route map


km
0.00
Radebeul Ost
1.57
1.60
"Weißes Roß"
2.84
Niederlößnitz power plant
3.51
Lößnitzgrund valley
4.75
Friedewald Haltepunkt
6.13
Friedewald Bad
8.58
Moritzburg
10.31
Cunnertswalde
11.57
Bärnsdorf
13.86
Berbisdorf
15.16
Berbisdorf-Anbau
15.98
chamotte plant
16.01
Radeburg South Junction
17.92
Radeburg South
16.28
glassworks
16.55
Radeburg
16.63
end of track
Reichsautobahn works
(until 1938)
18.08
Radeburg North
North Saxon Railway

The Radebeul–Radeburg railway, also known as the Lößnitzgrundbahn ("Lössnitz Valley Railway") and locally nicknamed the Lößnitzdackel (Lößnitz Dachshund), is a 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge narrow gauge steam-hauled railway in the outskirts of Dresden, Germany. It should not be confused with the Lößnitz Tramway, known in German as the Lößnitzbahn or the Lößnitzschaukel, which was a metre gauge interurban tramway that connected Dresden with Radebeul.

Primarily a tourist attraction, the Radebeul–Radeburg railway maintains a year-round timetable. It runs between Radebeul East station on the main Deutsche Bahn line between Dresden and Meissen and the small towns of Moritzburg and Radeburg north of Dresden. Scheduled traffic on the line is maintained by Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH (former BVO Bahn), using steam locomotives built in the 1950s.

Older trains, using engines and cars built in the late 19th and early 20th century, are maintained by the non-profit Traditionsbahn Radebeul. The older trains operate on the line for special events.