Wilkau-Haßlau–Carlsfeld narrow-gauge railway

Local nameMuseumsbahn Schönheide
LocationSchönheide, Czechia

The Wilkau-Haßlau–Carlsfeld narrow-gauge railway was the first, steepest and longest of the narrow-gauge railways in Saxony. The line was around 42 kilometres long, had a track gauge of 750 mm and ran from Wilkau-Haßlau via Kirchberg and Schönheide to Carlsfeld through the Ore Mountains. Only near Rothenkirchen did the line pass through the Vogtland region The railway, opened in 1881 in four stages, was one of the busiest narrow-gauge railways. Services were gradually closed down between 1965 and 1977.

Since the Wende, two railway societies have operated a progressively rebuilt section of the line as a heritage railway. So far a four kilometre section near Schönheide Mitte as well as the two station yards at Schönheide Süd and Carlsfeld have been partially reconstructed.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkau-Haßlau–Carlsfeld_narrow-gauge_railway

Address 40 Neuheider Straße, Schwarzwinkel 08304, Germany

Coordinates 50°30'50.356" N 12°30'39.994" E

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