| Weißeritz Valley Railway |
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| Native name | Weißeritztalbahn |
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| Line number | 6966 |
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| Locale | Saxony, Germany |
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| Route number | 513 |
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| Line length | 26.335 km (16.364 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
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| Minimum radius | 50 m (164 ft) |
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| Operating speed | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) (maximum) |
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| Maximum incline | 3.47% |
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Connecting line from Freital-Potschappel |
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-0.113 |
Freital-Hainsberg |
184 m |
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0.973 |
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1.192 |
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1.583 |
Spinnerei Coßmannsdorf siding |
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1.620 |
Freital-Coßmannsdorf (former Bf) |
192 m |
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1.995 |
Steinbruch Coßmannsdorf siding |
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2.556 |
Rote Weißeritz (43 m) |
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2.941 |
Rote Weißeritz (38 m) |
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3.123 |
Rote Weißeritz (28 m) |
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3.170 |
| Einsiedlerfelsen tunnel | | (17 m; opened out in 1906) |
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3.196 |
Rote Weißeritz (30 m) |
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3.614 |
Rote Weißeritz (17 m) |
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3.760 |
Rote Weißeritz (15 m) |
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4.197 |
Rote Weißeritz (13 m) |
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4.286 |
Rote Weißeritz (17 m) |
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4.411 |
Rote Weißeritz (24 m) |
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4.550 |
Rote Weißeritz (24 m) |
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4.645 |
Rote Weißeritz (15 m) |
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4.728 |
Rote Weißeritz (13 m) |
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5.175 |
Rabenau |
249 m |
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5.195 |
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5.391 |
Rote Weißeritz (29 m) |
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5.909 |
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6.758 |
Spechtritz (former Bf) |
274 m |
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6.800 |
| former route until 1912, | | connection to Malter Dam |
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6.885 |
Spechtritz cork mill siding |
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7.973 |
bridge over stream (20 m) |
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8.478 |
| Seifersdorf bridge | | (70 m; former route until 1912) |
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8.660 |
Seifersdorf |
301 m |
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9.926 |
Goldgrubenweg bridge (45 m) |
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10.404 |
dam construction cooperative siding |
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10.820 |
Malter |
335 m |
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11.244 |
Bormannsgrund bridge (66 m) |
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13.800 |
Former route until 1912 |
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14.006 |
Rote Weißeritz (18 m) |
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14.322 |
Wholesale company siding |
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14.357 |
Ratsmühle Dippoldiswalde siding |
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Dippoldiswalde km change +85 m |
348 m |
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16.172 |
Rote Weißeritz (22 m) |
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17.263 |
Ulberndorf |
374 m |
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18.443 |
Rote Weißeritz (15 m) |
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18.505 |
Kitchen furniture factory siding |
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18.820 |
Obercarsdorf |
395 m |
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Former route until 1924 |
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20.140 |
Bundesstraße 171 (16 m) |
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20.730 |
Schmiedeberg-Naundorf |
410 m |
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metal processing factory siding |
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21.731 |
Schmiedeberg viaduct (170 m) |
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21.825 |
Schenkgasse (21 m) |
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22.052 |
| Schmiedeberg (Bz Dresden) | | (island station) 445 m |
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23.074 |
| Schmiedeberg foundry siding; | | former route until 1924 |
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23.303 |
Buschmühle |
462 m |
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23.785 |
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25.400 |
Kurort Kipsdorf Ldst |
517 m |
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26.137 |
Kurort Kipsdorf |
534 m |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Weißeritz Valley Railway (German: Weißeritztalbahn) is a steam operated narrow gauge railway in Saxony, Germany. The line connects Freital, near Dresden, with the spa of Kipsdorf in the Ore Mountains, and follows the valley of the Red Weißeritz.
The line was the second Saxon narrow gauge railway to be built, and is also considered to be the oldest public narrow gauge railway in Germany still in operation.
Since 14 September 2004, the line has been operated by Saxon Steam Railway Company (formerly the BVO Bahn), a company that also operates the Fichtelberg Railway and Lößnitzgrund Railway.