Heritage Railways in the Black Forest
Map: Heritage Railways in the Black Forest
Key Facts
- Presentation of some interesting railways in the Black Forest
- Some are in full operation, others are run as museum railways
Description
In addition to the beautiful scenery, what makes these railway lines interesting is the significant change in elevation—in some cases—that must be overcome during the journey through the Black Forest. These gradients posed a challenge that engineers solved in a variety of ways.
Vintage steam trains run occasionally on all the railway lines mentioned here; further information is available via the links.
Heritage Railways in the Black Forest
- Albtal Railway from Ettlingen to Bad Herrenalb
- Achertal Railway from Achern to Ottenhöfen
- The Black Forest Railway (Schwarzwaldbahn)
- The 'Rebenbummler' goes around the Kaiserstuhl from Riegel to Breisach
- Höllentalbahn "Höllental Valley Railway" – scheduled service between Freiburg and Donaueschingen; the most interesting section runs through the Höllental (Hell Valley) between Freiburg and Hinterzarten.
- Dreiseenbahn from Schluchsee to Titisee
- Sauschwänzlebahn (Wutach Valley Railway) from Blumberg to Weizen
- Kandertal Railway from Kandern to Haltingen