European trams

Kirnitzschtalbahn tramway, Germany

The Kirnitzschtal tramway, also known as the Kirnitzschtalbahn (Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway), 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 historic rolling stock built between 1925 and 1968.

The line is operated by the Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna Sebnitz mbH (OVPS), which translates to the Upper Elbe Public Transport Company Pirna Sebnitz Ltd. This company also operates local bus services in the area around and between Pirna and Sebnitz, together with boat services on the river Elbe.

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Map of the route

 

No 8 at the terminus at Bad Schandau Nos 2, 24 and 22 outside the terminus at Bad Schandau
Nos 9 and 7 at the terminus at Bad Schandau Setting off for Lichtenhain waterfalls
Passing loop

Lichtenhain terminus
No 8 leaving Lichtenhain No 2 passing through Lichtenhain
The driver's view No 8 en route to Bad Schandau

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